110 minicameras were a popular novelty 40 years ago. Most were poorly designed and too simple to be useful. But the Ansco 50 is an exception. It is undoubtedly the best 110 minicamera ever made, and it remains useful for expressive, surprising, idiosyncratic street shooting even today.How to use this camera:1. Clip a 110 film cartridge into the back of the camera. Rotate the film-advance wheel and advance the film to the first frame. The film will automatically stop at the first frame, and you will see the number "1" in the frame-counter window of the cartridge. (note: these are simple cameras and the film doesn't alway automatically stop at the next frame, so be sure you watch carefully so you don't advance past the next frame; no point in wasting film).2. Then flip the viewfinding frame into position, compose your picture, and click the shutter button. 3. Advance the film again and repeat. You will see the number "2" in the frame-counter window.3. After you have exposed the last frame, turn the film-advance wheel and advance the film all the way to the end. You will see a hatched pattern in the frame-counter window.4. Remove the cartridge and get the film processed.Look at the example photos to see how this camera performs. The focus is very soft, as you would expect from a toy camera, yet the high quality meniscus lens is capable of capturing the texture on the brick and stucco of a house, or the berries on a bush. The outdated film retains its sensitivity to reds, yellows, greens and blues in bright sunlight. Look at the cutaway photo of the Ansco 50 acrylic lens -- it is precision-cast in a carefully calculated meniscus shape get the best focus and color fidelity possible in a camera designed to be an inexpensive novelty. Its focus is fixed from about six feet to infinity so you can use it to photograph people on the street.The camera's shutter (1/200 of a second) is well matched to any 110 film that is rated ISO 200 or more. It is fast enough to stop normal motion in conventional street photography.The camera is shipped with three rolls of outdated 110 color film. Most include Fuji film. Some may arrive with outdated "house brand" film, which was made in Germany by Agfa -- it is equivalent in quality to the Fuji. The film has lost some of its contrast, yet the colors remain acceptable as long as you shoot in bright sunlight. The camera can be used with any 110 film, color or black and white.