[pure-silver] Re: Konica F1-C
- From: Laurence Cuffe <cuffe@xxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:16:05 -0800
On Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at 11:31AM, "clip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<clifford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Thank you Larry,
>
>Yes I did mean the FC-1. My fingers were not connected to my brain! I agree
>with your assessment of Konica SLRs. Mine is in new condition and is
>beautifully made, but unfortunately useless without the battery holder. 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!
>
>Clifford,
>Somerset UK.
I have an Autoreflex, th first one with the ability to switch from half to full
frame (and vise versa) in mid roll. I found the lenses excellent and in this
day and age generally very cheap. Quite often having a camera which doesn't
shout "serious photographer" or "well worth stealing" can be an asset.
I also have a medium format Koni omega with the 58mm lens which is a lot of fun
too.
All the best
Larry
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Laurence Cuffe" <cuffe@xxxxxxx>
>To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:02 PM
>Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Konica F1-C
>
>
>>
>> On Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at 02:19PM, "Bob Rosen"
>> <afterswift@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>I never had a Konica reflex. And I'm glad! Unfortunately I did own two
>>>rangefinder type Konicas. They deteriorated like a 1950s American car. One
>>>lost a rangefinder mirror somewhere inside. The other gave up its meter.
>>>You
>>>didn't even need to use them.
>>>There's a good reason Konica isn't around any more. At least, I hope it
>>>isn't.
>>>
>>>Bob R
>>>
>> I wonder did you mean the FC-1? These occasionally come up on ebay. You
>> might also find them for even less money as rebadged items but you'll have
>> to google to find these.
>> I find the konica reflexes fascinating cameras from a company that made a
>> lot of cutting edge developments in its time.
>> All the best
>> Larry Cuffe
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