sergio_leal

I just purchased an old Konica Auto S2 and it has no hot shoe so it

needs a sync cord. Is there any way I can use my Nikon SB-20 flash

with it (some sort of acessory cord or other device that allow me to

use it in a camera withouthot shot ?

I friend of mine recently offered me a Leica IIIc for U$370.00 and

is about to send me pictures of it (it is supposed to me in very

good shape). Besides the fact that it is an old "mighty Leica", how

good does it perform? Does it have a telemeter or it will focus like

my Rollei 35T (distance scale)?

Is it possible that this old respectable lady give better photos

than the Konica Auto S2 I just purchased? After all, it ia a "Leica"

lens (eventhough the quality of Leica lens must have improved a lot

is the past decades, right?).

Roman, I got very impressed by the quality of your Konica shots (overall shapness and contrast). I hope the one I just purchased will do the same. If it does, it will be worth every penny of the U$80.00 I payed for it (excellent condition and everything working just fine).

Congratulations.

This friend who offered me all these cameras has many RF cameras (he is a collector and is always buying and selling old cameras), including a Yashica Lynx 500. How about this one ?

He insists in selling me a Leica IIIb, in very good conditions, operational for about U$350,00, but I am not sure I want to spend all these bucks to get the same images I would get with the Konica Auto S2.

How about Yashica Lynx 5000 versus Konica Auto S2. Whats the best

buy?

I already had my answers.Perhaps the moderator should just remove this thread.

Thanks.

I am very sorry. I probably did not notice it.

I will go to classic cameras forum.

Thanks.

I am about to buy an old rangefinder, either a Ricoh 500 G or

Konica Auto S2 (or both....), but first I would like to konow if

there is a clear winner in terms of lens quality and overall

performance (sharpness).I understand that Ricoh 500 G has hot shoe

while the Konica Auto S2 doesnt (but it looks sturdier, has a more

solid feel). Both have fixed lens right? Are they both multicoated?

Thanks.

I am about to buy one of these two rangefinders and I would like to

konow which one is better. There are both in very good conditions

The Ricoh 40mm/2.8 costs around U$125.00. I have a Rollei 35 T and I

was offered to trade the Ricoh for may Rollei plus U$ 35.00.

The Konica is also in good shape and costs a little less but has no

hotshoe (Ricoh does). Will they give me equally good results in

terms of shapness (are both lens equally good ??? ).What do you

think?

Thanks for any input.

I am not very fond of russian stuff (to me they are = cheap +

sturdy, less or less than average performer)but I want to be no

prejudice, so I wonder ow good is the Russian 35mm Fed 4

Rangefinder in terms of sharpness? Has anyone any experience?? I saw

one for U$ 100.oo. Is it worth??

Which of the classic RF could be called a true "poor mans Leica". I

am not conserned with aluminium body, titanium shutter, etc. but

looking for an old, small, manual RF, with very sharp german lens,

and the same time affordable (Ebay?). Rollei 35 w/Tessar lens would

be one of these but it is not a true rangefinder (what a

pity!!!!!!!). How do the old Minolta RFs behave in that range? Any

other ideas?

Yes, I know Gene, but I refer specifically to rangefinders. I have always heard that they are so much sharper that the best SLR cameras.

Is tah so in this such case, I mean with this little Konica C35.

I love SLR cameras but the sharpening myth of RF really bugs me. Besides, they are said to be very quiet and discrete.

Does anyone in this forum have any experience with this little

camera?

It seems quite good for the price I found purchased the other day.

It looks beautiful but how sharp can it be? Any very remote chance I

ever get a sharp picture as sharp as one taken with the very pricey

Leica or Contax/Zeiss lenses (please dont laugh...).

How can I find modern batteries that work with it?

Any suggestions?

Thanks everyone for your valuable inputs.

After so many people proudly stating they have the GERMAN version of this camera and that it costs more than the ones made or assembled (not sure) in Singapore, I wonder if there is any difference in the quality of the two versions. I understand that a BMW is the same, either made in Germany or in the US factory and the same must be true for Nikon products for example. Would the same be true for the little Rollei 35T?

John, today I purchased a camera just like yours (I just left a new thread on this topic). Are the images sharp enough with Rollei 35 T + fixed 40mm/3.5 Tessar lens ??

Thanks for your input.

Yes, I am already in digital photography, but I still love to play

with manual film cameras. I have been planning for some time to buy

a rangefinder without spending too much cash on a Leica or a Contax

(one of those old Minolta RF would be just fine for me), but I had

no luck. I needed a real bargain. Today I purchased on Ebay an old

(but in excellent shape) Rollei 35 T with a fixed 40mm/3.5 Tessar

lens, an external Braun 310 BVC flash (never heard of it) and a bag,

for about U$140,00. This little camera seems to have telemeter, and

manually controls speed and aperture, is that right? Was it a good

deal? I found a similar one in the used dept at B&H for 399.00 +

taxes. It can be that bad, can it? It someone could just tell me

that it can deliver me very shard images I would be more than

satisfied with my new acquisition.

Yes, I am already in digital photography, but I still love to play

with manual film cameras. I have been planning for some time to buy

a rangefinder without spending too much cash on a Leica or a Contax

(one of those old Minolta RF would be just fine for me), but I had

no luck. I needed a real bargain.

Today I purchased on Ebay an old (but in excellent shape) Rollei 35

T with a fixed 40mm/3.5 Tessar lens, an external Braun 310 BVC flash

(never heard of it) and a bag, for about U$140,00.

This little camera seems to have telemeter, and manually controls

speed and aperture, is that right? Was it a good deal? I found a

similar one in the used dept at B&H for 399.00 + taxes.

It can be that bad, can it? It someone could just tell me that it

can deliver me very shard images I would be more than satisfied with

my new acquisition.