Kodak Star 235

The Kodak Star 235 is a 35mm point-and-shoot film camera from the early 1990s. Beyond that, the record is thin. A 1990 commercial for the camera exists, and a photographer on Lomography has posted shots taken with one at the Harrah's Auto Museum, dated 1991. That places the Star 235 in production around that period, though no confirmed production years are documented.

Surviving information on this model is sparse. It was a 35mm point-and-shoot with an electronic flash, sold as an affordable consumer camera. The listings disagree on focus. One describes a "Kodak Star 235 AF" variant, while another calls the plain Star 235 a manual point-and-shoot. The AF designation appears to be a separate variant, so the focus system of the base model remains unclear. No lens specifications, shutter details, or dimensions are documented anywhere in the record.

The sample photos do tell us a few things. Lomography users have shot Kodak Vision 3 250D, Ilford Delta 100, LomoChrome Metropolis, and Kodak ColorPlus 200 through it. One photographer noted their Harrah's Auto Museum shots came out "kind of dark" - they were using Fuji HG100 film and suspected they should have used ISO 400. That's user error more than a camera flaw, but it suggests the exposure system favors faster films.

On the used market, prices vary widely. A $20 listing in excellent condition appeared on Craigslist in Virginia, and a Russian listing asked 1,000₽. An untested "parts only" unit went for 3,190₽ on shopozz.ru, and a tested example with case was listed at 4,290₽. One Bonanza listing bundled it with "Electronic Flash" in the title at $16.62, though that may be a lot price. The camera has also shown up in shopgoodwill.com lots, sold as-is with other items.

There are no formal reviews, no service literature, no original retail price and no confirmed production years. If you own one and know more about the lens details, the focus system or when it was sold, the archive would welcome the correction.