Customer: "Do you have any point-and-shoot cameras?"
Sales Person: "Yes. They all need to be pointed and they all need to be shot."
Given the fact that so far, no camera by itself decides what should be the subject of a photo and when the shutter should be fired, all cameras can be considered "point-and-shoot" cameras. Some just lend themselves to that moniker a little more easily. The Kodak Star series of cameras may be the "pointiest" and "shootiest" of all this style of cameras. With its sleek, early 1990s design aesthetic, this pocket-sized camera is perfect for taking on hikes, out to dinner with friends, or on a walk around the neighborhood. The biggest problem you might have is remembering that it's in your pocket.
The pop-up flash opens up the camera body to reveal a prime, 35mm f/4.5 Ektanar lens. A prime lens on a point-and-shoot? That should be expensive, but it's not. The clean viewfinder helps you frame your shots and the fixed focus means there's no "hunting" from an auto-focus lens. Just fire the shutter and the camera does the rest. Before you can even say "Kodak", the film is wound and you're ready for your next shot. When you get to the end of the roll, the Star 935 rewinds your film and invites you to capture more memories.
Keep a few extra rolls of film handy for your Star 935. You'll be pointing and shooting it often and for a long time to come.
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Kodak Star 935
Don't know much about the Kodak Star 935? Well, that's ok because neither do we. It doesn't honestly look like there is a lot out there to learn. The Star 935 was part of a long line of Kodak Star cameras that debuted in the late 80s and 90s. Mostly these cameras seemed to be budget cameras, often sold at department stores in blister packs with a roll of film. Kodak seemed to want to target the "Under $100" market but they didn't do it by much as most Star cameras sold for between $70-95.
The most interesting info we dug up is how varied their countries of manufacture were. If you are the type of camera collector that wants to collect a camera made in every country, buy one of every Star camera and you're nearly there. Here is an abbreviated rundown of the series to give you an idea of what we mean:
Star 275 - made in China
Star 335 - made in Hong Kong
Star 435 - made in Taiwan
Star 535 - made in Mexico
Star 635 and 735 - made in Brazil
Star 835AF - made in Thailand
Star 935 - made in Japan
Considering these cameras were all distributed only a few years apart, the wide variety of countries of origin, as well as which countries specifically were involved, says some interesting things about the economics of camera manufacturing.