I'm travelling again this week so once again I'm packing something small and lightweight.
This little gem popped in a charity shop last year, complete with box, case, instructions and remote control for the princely sum of £8.75.
The Fujifilm Zoom Date f2.8 (also sold as the Silvi f2.8) was introduced in 2003 and is unusual in a number of ways… First of all is the zoom range of 24-50mm, I can't think of any other compact camera that features a lens that wide in a zoom. Then there's the f/2.8 maximum aperture on said lens (although according to Hamish Gill's 35mmc blog the programming doesn't often make use of that particular specification!)
The camera also has twin shutter release buttons and an option in the menu allows use of either one or both to be selected. I can't really see the point in that 'feature' though… There's also a 'Self Snap' mode that makes use of the 24mm end of the zoom lens, pre-dating the selfie craze by a number of years! Again, this isn't something I can see myself using…
(Perversely, I'm loading it with Kodak film… I'm such a rebel!)