Nikon LiteTouch Zoom 70W

Specs / Camera Info

The Lite Touch Zoom 70WS AF is a relatively modern film camera released by Nikon in 2002, and one which we've found can perform well above what you might expect from its fairly average specs. It has a quite a sharp coated Nikon Zoom lens (albeit f/5.6-10) with accurate autofocus and auto-exposure. We were pretty blown away with how it performed, particularly indoors with the flash in use, and the colour balance and flash adjustment contributed towards some very nice photos. The zoom range begins nice and wide at 28mm and extends to 70mm, and its macro abilities allow for close-ups as close as 60cm (at any zoom setting). It was the successor to Nikon's Lite Touch Zoom 70W from 2000, with the main difference being an update in the design which looks pretty swish if you ask us. It also comes with plenty of the expected features from a modern-era compact, including powered film advance, powered rewind, DX-decoding, auto-loading, LCD display, flash modes (auto, suppressed, forced and slow-synch, plus red-eye reduction), self-timer, rewind override, and infinity focus mode. Takes 1x CR123A battery.

Type: Point & Shoot
Manufacturer: Nikon

Camera

Focal Length: 28-70mm (five elements / four groups)
Aperture: f/5.6 - f/10
Shutter Speed Range: n/a
Exposure Mode: auto
Metering: centre weighed
Focus: auto
Flash: included
Self-Timer Delay: yes
Film Advance: auto
Date Imprint Function: no
Battery: 1x CR2

Price Breakdown

$180: Camera
+ bag and free film dev / scan

$50: Refurbishing fee
includes internals / externals completely cleaned, corrosion and/or rust removed, lens and viewfinder removed of any spots or marks

$50: Three months warranty