Aengus MacNaughtonChinon Genesis IV — actually is an SLR, built-in zoom, flash, and AF. Released in the early 1990s, it was the final entry in a line of similar cameras and, I think, has about the best ergonomics and features of them all. 38-135mm lens (f4-5.6) and a number of shooting/exposure modes. It even has a feature called ‘Standard Zoom Composition’ where the camera adjusts the zoom to create a pleasing composition around the subject. Hmmmm — too much ‘AI’ for me!!!
I shot a roll of Cinestill 400D at a local park (Font Hill park, Ellicott City, Maryland, USA). First day was sunny and hot (around 100 degrees F!!!), second day was slightly overcast and oh-so-much cooler (95!).
So — sometimes the AF would not lock in, so I had to point at something close, push the shutter button down half-way, and then the AF would get that subject, then switch back to what I wanted to shoot, recompose and hit the shutter button again and the AF would work. The SLR view was very bright and accurate, though it was not easy to judge exactly how sharp the (AF) focus was on the subjects.
As for the results — when zoomed all of the way in on a distant subject, the AF was not spot-on, the image is soft and it looks like a lot of chromatic aberration. But zoomed in on closer subjects *SOMETIMES* the focus/image would be much sharper/better — but then sometimes the focus was definitely on something else. Overall exposure was great — the film to me looks pretty generic — not as saturated and punchy as a Kodak Gold/ColorPlus, and not as vibrant as a Fuji — but not as subdued as a Portra. So — OK in this situation, but maybe not worth the extra expense.
All shots in the album are as developed/scanned by The Darkroom — no edits.
