The 90s were strange, if I’m thinking of all 110 cameras I acquired and used. No great images came off these little shooters, but I had so much fun, that I still put film in one of them still with me and go for a walk.
The Kodak Tele-Ektra 350 came on the market in or around 1980-1981. In the 90s this type of camera could’ve been purchased for a pound or so in charity shops, many brand new in box. These are not at all complicated to use, just put a 110 cartridge in, set the lens to normal or tele (normal being your 2 to 5 meters, tele meaning farther way, of course). However, this is not the focus.
The focusing is by means of symbols. When switching from normal to tele, the magnification of the viewfinder changes and in tele mode you have a panel of 5 focus modes in the viewfinder. A second control, behind the shutter button, chooses ‘sunny’ or ‘cloudy’ exposure.
Lens is a Reomar f8, with a shutter between 1/60 to 1/250, frame is 13×17. Not much, but it works for snaps. If one takes into account the pros and cons of these cameras, their good and bad points, one will be satisfied with good photographs taken on the road or in holidays. Just buy a roll of 110 film and see it for yourself.