Beloved by millennials and Gen Z-ers alike, the Canon AF35M point-and-shoot is a brilliant compact film camera which is equipped with a fantastic 38mm f.28 lens. The first 35mm autofocus compact camera that Canon ever produced, this beautiful, hard-wearing, and tactile piece of kit is also considered a collector’s item by photophiles across the globe.

You can tell that the Canon AF35M is relatively old-school considering it’s powered by AA batteries. The battery life isn’t top-notch on these older models either, so be prepared to replace the batteries regularly.

Equipped with an active autofocus system, the Canon AF35M has a shooting distance range of 0.9m (3ft) and a filter thread diameter of 48mm. Prefocus is available using the self-timer lever, while the self-timer itself offers a delay of approximately 10 seconds and is activated by pressing the shutter button and self-timer lever at the same time.

The flash is a built-in pop-up, and the recycling time (which is the interval between the firing of the flash and the relighting of the pilot lamp) is about eight seconds. The number of flashes is measured at approximately two rolls of 36-exposure film.

We’re big fans of this dinky yet powerful vintage dream, but it’s relatively hard to source – so snap up yours from the AnalogueCameraClub via Etsy before they’re all gone.