1) I have a T3 and a NT3. The NT3 is touted as the better one. Why is that? (The feel the same to me.) 2) Which one's sharper, the 40/1.8 or the 50/1.7? (I...
Frank, The differences between the T3 and NT3 are minor and really only affect a couple of functions. The main one is the NT3 has a built-in hot shoe where the...
Thanks for the info. I find the 40 and 50 equal with sharpness, but then I just went with my eyes could see. All my Konica gear is newish. The black T3 does...
Came across this nice piece today: - "Hey Dad, how come that guy's camera doesn't have a viewing screen?" - "He must be too poor to get himself a real camera,...
The usual questions I get when using one of my old film cameras is, "What kind of digital camera is that?" or, "That's a professional looking camera; are you a...
jj, In correlation to your story, on those very few occasions when I still use one of my old Konicas, I too find myself looking for the LCD on the back of the...
My usual reply is, the best kind of camera I could get in 1982. The look on an older persons face is usually a wistful smile as they think back to older...
Although I seldom use it my Mamiya C330F TLR still works great! Randy Colby http://www.chaplaincolby.blogspot.com/ May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and...
After I wrote what I did, I thought about those cameras, they were not that big or extraordinarily heavy, you pushed a latch and the finder popped up, you...
Many of the old Yashica TLRs have sticky shutters. Some have locked up shutters, and this is often due to problems with the self-timers that are a real...
On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Frank ... You would have to run tests using low-speed, fine-grained film and crazy (and costly) enlargement before you could...
... I shot two rolls of film last week using JJ's Koniflex II TLR. This camera is more than 50 years old, and not only it works like a charm and makes great...
Yeah, those cameras often had quite a wide aperture on the focusing lens, but less on the taking lens, when you compare a 6x6cm picture to a APS-C sized...
Unfortunately, as they're pretty rare, the Koniflexes are expensive, but they are certainly good performers - I would rate as a Rolleicord with possibly a...
Hi Danny, It is puzzling why Konica didn't proceed with the Konica SF (I assume that is the camera you are refering to). After all, this was not a situation...
Hi all, I have just bought three Konica bodies (two T3N and one T3). Two have mirrors in quite poor condition. One seems to have gone through a failed cleaning...
Once while taking a picture with my 8x10 view camera I heard a little kid say, "mommy whats that man doing under that sheet?". Made me feel kinda weird you...
Thanks, Kosma. I was just curious. I've now used all my lenses all are super-sharp. (24, 29/1.8, 40, 50/1.7, 135/3.2.) The 135 is really amazing! It blows the...
... evilBay item 140328308794 is a FT-1 replacement mirror. I have no clue whether it fits the older cameras. ... Just replacing the mirror is a delicate...
... Actually, getting the 'greener grass' means you need to look for a proper film. Most cheap stuff (Kodak Gold, Fuji Superia, etc.) works well with cheap...
wow. this is the first i've ever heard of this camera. pity indeed they never brought it to market. vertical metal shutter. wow! one thing i find very...
Hi Chris, You're right about the quality of that photo, which is pretty crummy, but one can still discern the diagonal pattern quite clearly. It is very even,...
Okay, now that Kodachrome is gone, what sharp color film do you suggest? I had no idea that these cameras were expensive when the came out. Where they more...
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:03 PM, ... A knowledgeable person (photography chemist/technician) told me to avoid Kodak films in general and go for Fuji...
Hi Marc, Sorry, but I doubt anything other than a very similar model would fit... Your cheapest route might be to find a broken down T3/T3N or, perhaps, an...
Kosma, In 1970 I paid a little over 200 USD for a T2 with the f1.8 kit lens from either Cambridge Camera or 47th St Photo. A year later I bought a body only...
... cpicalc says that 1970's $200 would be about $1100 now - which is about the price of EOS 500D with kit lens... -- Kosma Moczek http://www.kosma.pl/...
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