Category: Gadgets and Tech

We love film cameras and there are plenty on the market to choose from – but none quite so small as the Ikimono 110 camera.

It's a retro-style camera that fits on your keyring and in your pocket – if you want to get an idea of just how small, check out the image over the page of a camera resting in the palm of someone's hand. Of course, small might be beautiful and practical, but it does mean a lack of some features you might expect – a flash for instance. But if you're taking snaps outdoors, just slap in some 110 film and you should be fine.

Sold 'blind boxed' (so you don't know what colour you might get), the cameras sell for a very reasonable £16.

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You may recall we ran a top five 60s-style cameras feature earlier in the week at our Modculture site, which featured the original Lomo Diana camera. Well, typically, as soon as we ran that feature, a new version appeared – known (for obvious reasons) as the Diana Mini.

It's essentially a miniaturised version of the original 60s-inspired Diana cam, this one offer up the option to shoot old-fashioned square shots or half-frame shots, basically two shots in the same image side by side, which means you can get 72 images on one roll of 35mm film. You can even swap between the two with a flick of the switch.

You can also shoot long and multiple exposures and add a flash for better images in poor light, all from a film camera that's small enough to fit into your trouser pocket – unless that flash is attached. Prices vary depending on the package you got for, but sell from £46.90 with the 'Shoot Forever' Diana Mini Book thrown in for free.

Find out more at the Lomo website

Some years back, I wandered into a dusty old secondhand camera shop and on the advice of the owner, bought an as-new Olympus Trip for around £20. It didn't let me down and is still in fine working order. You can do much the same at Trip Man.

The Trip was around from the late 60s through to the 80s, famously advertised by David Bailey, it was a fully automatic 35mm film camera that was both compact and solid, with a great quality f2.8 Zuiko lens and sold at a price everyone could afford. But above all, it looked very cool – and still does today.

Trip Man is still selling reconditioned Trips and accessories, maintaining that low price point, certainly compared to some of the recent Lomo cameras. The one above is a Trip 35 with white leather finish, selling for just £39.50. Just pick up some 35mm film and you're away.

Find out more at the Tripman website