Hello Konica!
Aramex dropped off my Konia Auto S3 rangefinder today. It turned out to be a lot smaller then I expected, maybe around half the size of the Yashica Electro 35 GSN which I got last week. I actually bought this camera because it was going to be small since Nat will be using it and its small enough to fit into her hand bag. Now we just need to find something to shoot!
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Mar 23, 2009
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21 Comments, add your own...
1. dev | March 23rd, 2009 at 9:34 pm
kewl. umm. question. how many cameras do you have all together? lol.. ;p
2. Mark | March 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 pm
i think 10 or 11
3. Bu Yousef | March 23rd, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Looks nice… How old is this one again?
4. Bu Yousef | March 23rd, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Sorry – just read the old post… 70s.
5. Mark | March 23rd, 2009 at 10:07 pm
1970’s
6. Bu Yousef | March 23rd, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Apologies :)
7. dev | March 23rd, 2009 at 10:51 pm
wow.. thats quite a collection.. :)
8. Mark | March 23rd, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Nikon FE
Nikon F65
Nikon D70
Nikon D90
Pentax Z1
Sony F717
Sony W300
Sony T700
Holga 120n
Yashica Electro 35 GSN
Konia Auto S3
9. Mathai | March 24th, 2009 at 7:54 am
Nice collection *drools*
Its missing a Leica , also I would have thought a person of your tastes would have a classic German camera.
10. Mark | March 24th, 2009 at 8:29 am
a leica is always the last camera you get. traditionally you are supposed to sell all your cameras before you die and then get a leica ;)
11. Mathai | March 24th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Lol ! true :D
12. Tayaran | March 24th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Just wondering why don’t you invest in some quality lenses for your Nikon D90 instead of buying more cameras and why are you so into shooting film instead of DSLR?
13. Mark | March 24th, 2009 at 9:30 am
I have invested in quality lenses for my D90. I have a 50mm 1.8 and a 28mm 2.8. Thats all the lenses I need.
Now as a bonus I have the 50mm 1.4 from my Nikon FE, its manual focus and exposure but its great (shot the picture above with it). I also have a shity 28-80mm G type lens that came with the F65 which I never use. Finally I have a 18-105mm VR lens that came with the D90, I never use it also cuz its too big and not bright enough for me but its there in case one day I need a zoom lens (maybe Gulf Run 5?). But my 28mm and 50mm lenses are the only lenses I use really. I actually spent like 5 years with just the 50mm and just recently acquired the 28mm.
Shooting film is a different experience compared to shooting digital, its more entertaining plus you’ve got better and nicer film cameras compared to digital.
14. Holla | March 24th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Too many cameras and nothing worth a shit to shoot here. Good luck.
15. Tayaran | March 24th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
When I bought my D90, I asked for the body only and I saved almost $400. I paid $1029 CDN for it. I also have a 50 mm 1.4 G and I use it a lot… more then anything else so I understand why you’re happy with it but I mean a nice fast zoom lens would be nice for some walking around photography. Do you mind telling me more about your 28 mm lens and how much you got it for?
16. Mark | March 24th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I didn’t want the D90 kit but I got it when it was first released like in September or something and they hadn’t released thee Body Only version back then.
I would never carry a zoom lens for walking around because they are too big and too heavy. I just carry my 50mm or 28mm, makes the whole camera a lot more portable.
This is the 28mm lens I have
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-28mm-Nikkor-Digital-Cameras/dp/B00005LE71/
17. Mark | March 24th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
I just checked your 50mm lens out, its cool that it works with full frame cameras but the problem I have with G lenses is they don’t work with older cameras like my Nikon FE.. no way to control the aperture!
My 50mm 1.4 is a much older model. Its manual focus and its not a D lens meaning I have to control the shutter speed and aperture manually.
18. Tayaran | March 24th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Thanks for the link, I want to buy a prime wide lens but I think I want something wider. If you have pictures with that lens and your D90 somewhere online, please post a link so I can take a look.
19. Tayaran | March 24th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
By controling the shutter speed and aperture manually, do you mean if you set your camera on Aperture priority, it doesn’t give you the shuutter speed automaticly as you change the aperture? I never had to chance to play with one of those.
20. Tayaran | March 25th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Did you give up on me or what? lol
21. Mark | March 25th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
oh sorry. forgot to reply back.
the lens has no electronic part. the camera can’t read the amount of light passing through it and it can’t calculate the shutter speed or aperture so it has to be done manually. there is no way to know if a shot is over exposed or under exposed until u take your first shot and then judge accordingly
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