What is the cheapest used Chinon Bellami in the UK?

The cheapest used Chinon Bellami currently listed is £55.00 at eBay, based on 3 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

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Used Chinon Bellami for Sale — From £55

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Great for: street travel general

Chinon's barn-door compact — the Bellami, fixed 35mm f/2.8, program EE, scale focus, 1980.

The Chinon Bellami is a fixed-lens 35mm compact from 1980, a small viewfinder camera with a distinctive barn-door lens cover. Opening the cover was linked to the film-advance lever, and the camera was also sold in Europe as the Revue 35 CC. It was aimed at users wanting a pocketable compact with automatic exposure and a fast lens.

Built for 35mm film, the Bellami has a fixed Chinonex Color 35mm f/2.8 lens of four elements in three groups. Focusing is by manual scale from one metre to infinity rather than by autofocus or rangefinder. It uses a Seiko programmed EE shutter running from 1/8 to 1/1000 second with a CdS meter for programmed automatic exposure. There is no built-in flash; a dedicated side-mount accessory flash was offered. It runs on two button cells.

The fast 35mm lens, small body and barn-door cover make the Bellami suited to street, travel and general everyday use for photographers comfortable with scale focusing. The programmed shutter handles exposure automatically while the f/2.8 lens copes with lower light than many compacts of its class. It is a compact camera with some character in its handling.

On the used market, check that the barn-door cover opens and closes cleanly with the advance lever and that the lens is clear of haze, fungus and separation. Confirm the scale-focus ring moves smoothly and test the programmed EE shutter and CdS meter, since the electronics govern exposure. Inspect the button-cell battery compartment for corrosion, check the film advance and rewind, and verify the film-door light seals are intact.