The Film Retriever

Roger Moore on bottom, Tony Curtis on top. Coffee right This is a review of the Pentax Espio Mini - a camera i had for a couple of months and shot half a film with it (the other half was shot with my OM-2n). This is a compact point and shoot camera from the mid-90's, a camera that did not receive a lot of attention when new (there are not many coming up for sale in the second hand market) and it took people a bit of time to re-discover and elevate it to an almost cult camera that fetches around £120 to £200 on the Internet (that is more that my Nikon F5). The Espio Mini is Pentax's take on how the Mju -2 should look like. They are about the same size and weight although the little Pentax is more square and more easy to hold. The battery compartment cap is small and easy to break. Beware  Where the Espio Mini really shines, it is in the viewfinder department. The camera projects frame lines and shades part of the viewfinder in order to compensate for par...