Olympus TRIP 30 AF

I had been a devotee of SLRs for many years, but finally succumbed to the temptations of a lightweight pocket camera for holiday snapping. Olympus had always had a good reputation and the prices seemed reasonable, so I took the plunge, although not without some trepidation. I took the camera along for its first outing on a cruise and hoped for the best. Yes, I know that I should have shot off a couple of rolls beforehand to check it out, but it was all a last minute decision (both the holiday and the camera). I shot about a dozen rolls of film in a week and headed for home hoping for the best ... more

I bought this camera for the trip of a lifetime, when I went travelling in India. It was the best i could afford at the time costing £70. It is reasonably small and compact and takes a universal 35mm film found pretty cheaply almost anywhere. It is, what i tend to call a Phd camera (push here dummy) as i am not very technically minded, i wanted a camera that was easy to set up A point and shoot type of thing and this was the best I found for my needs. The camera has a good sized lens cover that just slides away and is easy to operate, although you do have to be careful about putting it into ... more