[pure-silver] Re: Konica F1-C

Konicas?  We talking Konicas?  Sweeeet.  I love them.
I have a C35 that has been CLA'ed by Konica Man:  Greg Weber
I have a T3 CLA'ed by Greg Weber
These will last another 30 years
The 21mm, 85mm are awesome lenses.  The 40mm is a sleeper.  I love that thing!

My favorite camera to carry around is my silent black Konica Hexar AF.

Little know fact:  Every Konica has a single "notch", just like the
double V in Hasselblads, inside the film chamber so you can see a
notch on the negative.  I know which body shot what with those
notches.  Even the lowly C35AF has a notch.  They are all in different
places too.  Open the back, take a look, you'll see it.



On Feb 13, 2008 9:18 AM, Bob Rosen <afterswift@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I
> also have a Konica C35 EF3 camera that I find ideal for street photography,
> shooting from the hip. It has a 35mm f2.8 lens, a shutter as quiet as a
> Leica, well thought out design and very well made: a joy to use.
> Bob Rosen must be a very unlucky man!
> -------------------------
> Hi Clifford,
>
> I still have that black C35 in my collection of useless cameras. My
> technician wants more for its repair than I paid for it new: about $69. I
> could also buy one for less in the used camera market. I replaced it with my
> favorite Leica CL. What I liked about the C35 was its compactness; but I
> didn't care for its trap meter needle and mechanical flash system.
> I'll grant you it has a pretty good lens; but what a pity it was part of a
> very poor exposure system. I did like the optical viewer and the custom made
> never ready case.
>
> The second Konica rangefinder was the larger model which was even worse than
> the C35 because it was so clumsy to use and so shoddily made. I have given
> it new to my brother as a wedding present. He never used it. A real dud.
>
> Best,
> Bob
>
>
>
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