Nikon's Fantastic Plastic Point & Shoot: Reviewing The Nikon L35AF aka 'Pikaichi'

The Nikon L35AF is a great Point & Shoot 35mm film camera filled with 1980s-era Plasticky Goodness! Nikon's nickname for this camera is "Pikaichi" which means Top-Notch in Japanese. This auto-everything camera has a great 5 element Nikon lens and fantastic metering and focusing systems. Also, outdoors fill flash works great!

[clafphotography]

Hi, thanx for this cool review ! Very complete !

[StephenB_IndependentThought]

Great review, very informative, thanks. I have one on order. Also, a quick comment and that is to increase the volume on your mic. At 100% volume on my laptop you were audible but low volume.

[drdufault]

Just picked up a whole box of old photo gear from an estate, and lo and behold, there was a Nikon L35AF2 inside. The batteries had been left inside, and were quite corroded, but after some vinegar treatment (and luck) I got the camera to turn on. Am presently shooting the first roll of film through it now.

[sminhle]

Sir do you encounter the loose battery cover problem? Any suggestion to fix it? Thank you!

[Camaro-itht]

Testing without a roll of film, does the film rewind function works or it has to have a film loaded? Asking because the film advance motor works after each shot without any film inside.

[bluebiegrace]

Sir, I enjoy your reviews, a request though, please use a microphone.
You have a soft voice even I turn up the volume.
Thank you for your informative reviews!!

[zippiizhappy]

Hi Eric. I would like to ask if this camera is better for an amateur than the Olympus 35DC? I’m new to shooting film but I would like to have a camera that I can use for a long term. Thank you in advance!

[victorvannatter]

It's actually metal under the plastic apparently. I love mine even though it isn't a minolta😁

[martymcgill]

I just bought one of these. Will they turn on without film in them? I put new batteries in the camera and it does nothing, and I don't want to waste a roll of film on a dead camera.

[melvinch]

It produces great pictures if it nailed focus.... AF is its Archille's heel.

[vangstr]

Alright, I have sub'd. This is a great little camera if you can find one that still works. I have gone thru 4 of these, however the electronics will start to fail when they've reached their user mileage. I have found Minolta and Canon versions are better for color than this L35AF. However for BW, I think this one has a slight edge over those other two.