Konica MR.70
That's "Mister 70" to you.
Other than the presumptuous name and even more presumptuous nickname "Tele King," the Konica MR.70 is a pretty straight-forward camera. Released in 1985, it is part of that category of dual-lensed point and shoot compacts. Featuring either a 35mm f/3.2 or a 70mm f/5.8, the MR.70 offers the user the ability to jump from wide angle shooting to mild telephoto shooting with the simple flip of a switch. While built-in zoom lenses would quickly become more popular not long after the MR.70's release, this type of dual-lensed design does offer its own advantages. The first noticeable perk is that each lens is slightly faster than their corresponding focal lengths found on zoom-lensed cameras. While a 70mm f/5.8 isn't going to blow anyone away with its speed, it is still a faster maximum aperture than those of most other compact point and shoots.
Perhaps due to its simpler optical design, the MR.70 also carries a reputation for crisp, sharp, and contrasty image quality. In general, Hexanon lenses have a cult following and that remains true even when those lenses are found in compact point and shoot cameras.
As you might expect, exposure controls are entirely automatic with a shutter speed range from 1/25 to 1/250th. A built-in, pop-up flash is available for those dimmer conditions. The camera features an active IR, 13 step autofocus that is nowhere near as advanced as later autofocus cameras, but it still gets the job done.
The camera itself is fairly hefty, more akin to the Nikon L35AF, in terms of size. They commonly turn up as thrift store finds and, if you do come across one for the right price, grab it, for you have found a capable shooter indeed.
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