Minolta Freedom 90c 35mm Point and Shoot Film Camera

The Minolta Freedom Zoom 90C is a 35mm point-and-shoot camera from the 1990s, known for its unique “Eye Start” feature. It’s equipped with a 38–90mm f/3.5–7.7 lens made up of four elements — two of them aspheric — delivering impressive image quality for a compact zoom camera.

This model is widely believed to be a rebranded Leica C2-Zoom, the result of a long-running collaboration between Minolta and Leica from the ’70s through the ’90s. A standout feature is its broad film metering range: it reads DX-coded film from ISO 32 to 3200—ideal if you enjoy shooting with less conventional stocks like Kodak T-Max P3200, a beautiful high-speed black-and-white film with rich grain.

The Freedom Zoom 90C also includes Minolta’s Auto Standby Zoom (ASZ), which automatically adjusts the focal length to match the subject in the viewfinder. When the camera detects that it’s been lifted to your eye using Eye Start technology, ASZ kicks in to help lock focus. A fill flash is available for backlit scenes but can be disabled as needed.