Collectors are now hunting for this notoriously flawed half-frame film camera

The Yashica Samurai was an unusual 1980s bridge camera that revived the half-frame format with a sharp 25-75mm f/4-5.6 zoom lens, programmed auto-exposure, and a 4.5fps motor drive. Despite its solid build and fun handling, its primary drawback was a loud, slow, and inaccurate contrast-detection autofocus system. Uniquely, Yashica produced a left-handed version of the Samurai S-L, which was highly appreciated by left-handed photographers. Introduced in 1987, the camera struggled commercially and was discontinued by 1991, but is now a collector's item for its oddities.