This may be a bit off topic of SLR but it is Konica related. Ebay has an old Konica Pearl II 645 rangefinder. I have wanted a folding rangefinder for years...
... Shhhh! I was hoping no one would notice that! The post-WWII Pearls by Konishiroku (which are all very similar looking, "clamshell" designs with matte...
I may be misunderstanding what you're say here, Alan, but it seems to me that you are referring to 620 film, when you say it's the same film as 120, only...
Hi everyone, Well, a friend gave me this camera with flash and lenses. Seemingly worked well yesterday. Today, it is not cooperating - the motor advances the...
It could be simple connection issues... Give the contacts a really good cleaning with a Dremel tool or emery cloth. If the crack(s) is in the wrong place, I...
Try cleaning the battery chamber with vinegar & after that use a pencil eraser on the contacts..You might have to remove the bottom plate & check to make sure...
Dave, Clean up the battery pack with white vinegar and glue the broken edge of the clip with super glue. Also clean off the contacts on the body. You might get...
... good ... the ... Lenses I have are: 50 f1.8 28 f3.5 80-200 f4 zoom all Konica Hexanon AR, all mint -, ex++. What are the reputations of these lenses? They...
... check to ... to clean ... It is getting some juice as everytime I open the back, the motor winds and the frame count advances to 1. And the self timer...
... If it is a bad circuit board, it went bad when I put the new batteries in this morning. Is that just bad luck? Could I have somehow caused a power surge?...
Hi, FT-1 are sensitive to a drop in voltage, and the battery compartment is a bit fragile. The camera will work fine down to a certain voltage, then give a low...
Hi, You're right PK (you're not misunderstanding, I'm made an error in that earlier post). I meant 620 cameras (not 127, which as you noted can't be re-rolled ...
Dave, It just may have been. I believe the problem is an amplifier board. Since you are getting the other functions to work you are probably getting enough...
... Yep, I've have those flashing lights. ... Yep, I had those leaking batteries. or just ... Copper tops. ... Working on that. ... Yep ... Have emailed him. ...
Dave and others, The situation has improved some. I used Q-Tips and some vinegar, and removed most of the green corrosion - a bit under the spring, a bit on ...
Dave, One of the better Hexanon lenses. It is pretty common and can be had for just a few dollars nowdays. Was the standard lens in the latter years. If you've...
Well, folks, I done did it again. This is my fourth PC in the last four and a half months. It's really getting too expensive to stay on line. Sheesh! Modern...
Jon, I've had Dell computers for quite a few years now & I've gotten them for my kids which they used thru College ( & Law School for the oldest boy)...Never...
Scott, If memory serves, the shell for the "super box" was a Dell cast-off. That in itself proves nothing about Dell computers in general since it was...
Randolph, you should get that Pearl and use it. In this digital day and age when you can actually use a 50 year old camera affordably and it is a superb little...
... I know it's strange, but I have always used name brand computers, and never had any trouble, on my desk is a 2001 IBM Aptiva, still going strong, even...
The other day we found a roll of film, it's B&W and is from January 1965, we know that because someone once said it contains photos from Winston Churchills ...
I just got finished with some computer glitches and it caused me to reflect on the little trouble I've had over the years... I'm an old timer to it, having...
I know it's not an SLR. But I own one. Does anyone know how to perform the "patch" upgrade to this fine fine camera? It adds a few extra features to the...
I did it to mine and it worked correctly. I'll look around and see if I can find the sequence (it's a bit long and involved). I got it off the net somewhere...
I finally found the stealth mode sequence. I found a printed paper version in a file at home and followed the url at the top of the sheet to find this: ...
... for ... No, I mean actually adding to the eeprom to add the functionality. I doubt that Konica still does it since they're out of the camera business these...
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