The Minox 35 PL is for those who craved the James Bond aesthetic but mostly used it for birthday cakes and garden parties.
Pocket-sized and sleek, it’s smaller than a pack of cigarettes, while its full program automation meant you never had to set down your drink to capture the moment. It was a masterpiece of downsizing, arriving the same year as the Mercedes 190 “Baby Benz” – the moment when ‘small’ officially became premium. Its iconic folding front makes it disappear into your hand, ready to pop out whenever the 1982 New Wave summer called for it.
It’s the perfect tool for garden afternoons and nights that lasted longer than planned – as long as you have a fresh battery tucked inside – because without power, this little marvel is just a very pretty paperweight.