FUJIFILM DL Super Mini

The Super Mini or Fuji Tiara in Japan is one of those high end compacts that not very many people heard about. That is partly because of the way, how the DL Super Mini was introduced to the market. Apart from Japan domestic market (under the name Tiara), there was a very limited release in Europe, quickly followed by the DL Zoom.

The camera is super compact (smaller than the Mju and the Yashica T4/T5 series) and it is equipped with a Fujinon EBC 28mm f/3.5. Shutter speeds 1/2 to 1/800 sec. Four focusing modes and nice aluminum body. There are the usual flash modes ( Auto, red-eye reduction, flash off, backlight compensation, Night Portrait) and the usual annoyance that comes with them, mainly the resetting back into "auto" each time you switch off the camera. The camera has a panorama switch which masks part of the negative and a sensor right below the flash that warns you if your finger is in front of the flash. An interesting thing are the four different focusing modes : AF, Infinity mode, manual focus (you set the camera focusing distance manually from 0.35 meters to 10 meters and infinity) and Snap mode. This Snap mode will focus between 1.5 and 3 meters and the camera will choose a small aperture to throw everything in sharp focus. With a 28 mm lens, in theory, with f/5.6 you can have everything in focus between 1.83m to 8.41m. This makes the camera fairly swift to take pictures with without having to wait for the AF. 

What’s included?

The camera, soft pouch and strap

Condition A

Cosmetic: Excellent condition, with minimal signs of use

Optical: Viewfinder clean with minimal dust. Lens clean with no haze/fungus/scratches

Electronic: All electronic functions are working perfectly