Customer Reviews

Canon Sure Shot 85 Platinum Zoom Date 35mm Camera Kit (includes strap, case, film and battery)

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Don't waste the extra $30 for the kit version of this camera. The sholder strap is more like a necklace and the only other added components are a cary case that is only big enough for the camera and will hold nothing else and 1 roll of film.

This camera has been declare as a best buy from Consumer Reports so you cannot go wrong with the unit itself, but don't expect to be impressed at all with the added pieces in the 'kit'.

Stick with the camera alone for ...

This Camera is really a good one to use and handle, the dial mode selection is very easy. The kit serves its purpose, we can keep 4 rolls and a battery in the side pouch, which I feel is more than enough for a normal photographer. Pictures are crystal clear, very neat and perfect images, no shadding or patches. The Zoom buttons are in a comfortable place, which makes the user to focus very easily, unlike other cameras. It is worth the money you pay for the Camera which comes with Free Kit. It is rated one among the best in the Consumer reports

Camera takes okay pictures on "red eye" or "auto setting." However, the delay between depressing the shutter button to the actual picture can seem like an eternity. Therefore, many opportunites are missed. Especially when photographing children. In the past I have used cameras with similar features that did not have such a significant delay. Obviously, this delay is the difference between a good picture and no picture.

I bought this camera based on Canon's good reputation and also the fact that it received good ratings from Consumer Reports. Though the camera takes good, sharp pictures outside in the daylight, the red eye reduction feature is completely worthless when using the flash. I have had the camera for four months and have taken several pictures with it, including ones from a recent vacation. I am disappointed in the way many of the pictures where I used the red eye reduction feature turned out. The camera itself is very easy to use and lightweight, however, I would not have chosen it if I knew in advance how poorly the red eye reduction works. I guess in the future, I will have to stick with 400 speed film and no flash in low light conditions.

The camera was purchased through a Consumer Report recommendation. After 65 years of picture taking, I used a camera that does not flash in low light in the auto mode, does not take take clear pictures outdoors (for the most part), and is blurry on even slow action pictures. I planned taking the camera to Spain for my usual 12 or so rolls of pictures. Thank God the trip was canceled or I would have come home with garbage.
Canon is luke warm in honoring its warranty and I'm waiting for a report from a local Canon repair shop for resolution of the situation. I'm not surprised the camera is being offerred at such a low price on the Internet, if this is typical of the performance.

The camera is o.k. I purchased this camera because consumer reports gave it a good review. Every picture I have taken with the red eye reduction flash on everyone still has red eyes. I am very disappointed with this feature

I had a Ricoh 35mm for about 12 years (I loved that camera - I took it everywhere). It finally just broke. I needed a new camera - after many hours of research we decided to buy a canon. We bought the 85 and the 120. We took identical pictures with both cameras. The 85 had red eye problems even when the red-eye function was on. The 120 has similar but fewer red-eye problems. The color and crispness was beautiful. However, the red-eye simply ruins the photos. I never used the red-eye function on my Ricoh - and when reviewing my last few hundred photos - I noticed that I never had red-eye. I'm so dissapointed that Ricoh no longer sells the 35mm. I returned both cameras. I am now stuck with no camera. Do not buy a canon buy this camera!

I bought this camera for my mom, I received a free roll of film Kodak Max 400. The pictures came out super, it was clear, the colours were rich, bright and very detailed.
I recommend the use of this film, its excellent, not only for this particular camera but any other camera.

This camera was and still is a A+ camera for me. I have had it since 3rd grade and it was a great starter camera. It is very easy to take pictures with. It also is extremely user friendly and you don't have to be a rocket scietist to use it!!! [...]

This camera is a piece of crap! I had a Nikon many years ago that I foolishly sold, for this more "Easy to use" Sure Shot. It should be called the Sure Sucks. Red eye everywhere even when the function is turned on, and the "auto focus" when shooting indoors in low light is terrible. This "hold button halfway down, then wait for the light, then shoot" garbage is ridiculous in today's technology. I am selling this as quickly as I can and am truly disappointed in the Canon name- which I trusted when I bought this camera.