Vivitar IC 101 Panorama 35mm camera (new old stock)
Vivitar IC 101 Panorama 35mm camera (new old stock)
The Vivitar IC 101 Panorama is a very simple snapshot 35mm camera that's a good reusable alternative to disposable cameras. It has a single shutter speed, fixed focus, and requires no batteries. It has surprisingly good good optics for a 'toy' camera. It's best used with color negative film outdoors. The manual says subjects from 1m to infinity should be in acceptable focus. The "panorama" in its name refers to its fixed ultrawide cropping format; if your photo lab doesn't support panorama format you might see black bars on the top and bottom of your pictures.
Condition notes
This camera is new old stock sealed in shrink wrap inside its original box. The box has a small amount of wear (see photos). It also includes a black case and its original instructions.
Example photos
Here are some pictures that other people have taken with this model of camera: https://www.lomography.com/cameras/3315935-vivitar-ic-101-panoramic/photos
Specs (from camera-wiki.org)
- Badging: Vivitar
- Film Format: 135 (35mm) with a 13x36mm film area
- Lens: 28mm (estimate)
- Aperture: f/8
- Shutter: 1/125 mechanical leaf shutter
- Focusing: fixed focus
- Viewfinder: Eye level finder
- Battery: none
- Weight: 100 g (3.5 oz)