Done with a marvelous late 80s point-and-hope, the Canon AF35ML, of which I have two working examples. One I got for $38 from KEH in Atlanta, the other I found a few weeks later in Value World, on the shelf with the junk cameras (Vivitar no-focusers, Kodak disc cameras and Sports Illustrated freebies) for $2.02. Value World is the home of palindromic pricing. I think they do it in an attempt to confound customers who might be inclined to do a little ad hoc re-pricing.
What makes the AF35ML so special is the ML suffix. I couldn't tell you what it stands for, but it means that (unlike the lowly AF35) the camera has a lens unheard of in the annals of point-and-shoots, opening to a drive-a-truck-through-it f1.9. That, coupled with its non-automatic flash (you want flash, you have to pop it up yourself) means indoor photography in natural light, as long as you use ISO 400 or faster. The AF35ML is rated for film as fast as ISO 800. I actually snagged an acceptable photo of the old Clark's Restaurant tiles inside Panini's on East 9th and Huron, no flash (and hence no reflection off the shiny tiles). You just need steady hands.
I know, this picture is pretty, not gritty. I should be ashamed, but I'm not.
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