I've been having a great time with a Lomo Smena-35, a $12, Soviet-era plastic manual-everything 35mm camera.  The camera feels flimsy in your hands - the plastic is cheaply cast, the back flexes when you press on it, the camera rattles when you carry it, and the first time one of them hit the ground, the back flew open, exposing a roll of film to daylight.

Despite the flimsy construction, the Smena has a decent, fast (f/4) glass triplet lens and can take wonderful pictures. The focus, aperture, and shutter are all manually controlled, with no automation whatsoever.

To shoot with the Smena, you set the distance, preset the aperture to f/8 and set the shutter speed based on weather symbols. The semi-wide open aperture provides decent depth of field in case you miscalculate the distance. Then, pull back the shutter cock and press the shutter release. Advance the film, or you may get a double exposure if you forget to advance it later.

If you're familiar with the "Sunny 16" rule, you can fix the shutter speed and change the aperture accordingly.

After shooting a couple of rolls with this plastic wonder, I'm convinced that my picture-taking has improved. Color print film is pretty forgiving, too, so you may find your prints turning out remarkably well.

If you'd like to get your own Smena 35, they are available from http://www.freestylesalesco.com.

I have an english copy of the manual here.