My new favorite 35mm rangefinder | Konica IIIA
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- I recently bought a bargain Konica IIIA after being highly recommended by a friend as a superb 35mm rangefinder. I have to say so far I am really enjoying it. Its simple and straight forward with no unnecessary or extra features to slow it down or make it finicky. Great build quality and the ability to produce great images makes this a less known but very capable film camera.
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I am so excited to see your special effects come back in videos and nearly shocked 😭 when seeing the shoutout! Thanks man, you are truly a kind human and always provide great quality videos. You deserve more views and best wishes for the camera service gigs!!
haha, the effects were overdue for a return. Happy to do it man, make sure you put that Konica to work! Always appreciate the support.
can’t wait to shoot with it!
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Awesome. An old friend of mine was cleaning out his gear collection and gave me a Konica III. It truly is built like a tank.
nice! they are solid for sure
Cool video Graham! I love my Konica IIIA. I’m no repair expert such as yourself but I’ve taught myself to work on my IIIA. There is something really special about an all-mechanical camera. Made it an even better shooting experience for me knowing how all the mechanics work.
Thanks! Completely agree.
I have a Konica III that I've had since 1975. I've learned more about it from this video than I ever knew.
Lol well that’s reassuring. Glad to hear it
I had an Auto S2 with the sticky shutter. The rumor is that the whale oil they used to lube the mechanism is the culprit.
Whale oil... never would have guessed that.
Great video! I have the Japanese version of the iiia. I love love love it! Though I’m mostly an SLR guy, this camera becomes me because of the stellar build And image quality. I’m constantly amazed at the images coming out of it. Thanks for reviewing it!!!
Thanks! agree, I usually go SLR but these are fantastic both build and image wise.
Hey, glad to know a youtuber I like likes a camera I like too! (I own a Konica III)
haha Thanks Stefano. It's a fantastic little camera. I think the fully manual nature of it and advance placement scare off the less experienced in film. Otherwise this would be much higher on the radar I'm sure.
That film looks really cool! Do you remember ehat fim you used for those shots?
expired provia 400 I believe, thanks!
I carry mine with 2 finger loop on the right side when shooting. No interference then.
Thanks for the tip!
Love my Konica IIIA. Same issue with the strap and my inelegant solve has been to use a tripod screw mounted strap like the Black Rapid. Not sexy looking but works.
Dunno if I missed this - but another strike against usability is that you have to commit to a shutter speed before cocking. It's annoying. If you cock first and then decide you want to shoot at 1/500, you're gonna damage something.
Great review! Love the IIIA but it's worthwhile adding that the IIIA has field of view correction as well as a 1:1 viewfinder so its quite special in that regard
Thanks Jack! Ya Randall reminded me of that 😒 knew I was forgetting something
It would be amazing if you could please review the Olympus OM10! Great videos :)
Thanks Lucy! I have one so I’ll try and get around to that
What light meter is that? I'd love to get one for my Konica IIIA
This particular one is the TTArtison which is fairly straightforward and simple. There are others like keks, Astrhori and others as well.
Graham I actually bought one of these at a yard sale a few weeks ago and if you check my channel im doing a shootout between 8 cameras including this one. But the iii you can use it manually by changing the Shutter speed first and after the aperature, they wont move together when you do that.
If you still have the camera , the aperture knob is a little hook that you can depress and it will move independent from the shutter. The camera manual even says "Although it is possible to set shutter and aperture seperately as in conventional shutters, when the EV method is in use a change in shutter speed will automatically shift aperture setting"
I removed the internal coupling to make it easier.
@@graham_white Thats sound extreme and most of us would break the camera if we tried lol, its not hard at all. Just change the Shutter speed first then aperture.
@@SchroderPhotography Surprisingly its not too complicated, and from my research a large amount of these cameras have the pins removed already. I just prefer it over the alternative. I can always re insert it if needed, takes 5 minutes.
Just stumbled on to this video. I would lioe to find a Yashica T4.
you and me both! they keep getting more expensive though.
Hey man great video! I recently came into a IIIa and it has the classic shutter stick and dim viewfinder. I was thinking about tinkering with it myself but wanted to ask if it was worth getting into or if I should just send it to someone to CLA? Im pretty handy and have taken a couple cameras/lenses apart but don’t want to start something I can’t finish. Im sure you can understand haha. Any advise/help would be greatly appreciated 🤙🏼
Thanks Zach! It’s a cope all shutter so it’s not overly complicated from my opinion. But it is very easy to mess something up badly if you’re not careful and cautious. Making sure everything is aligned and taking things apart and be careful of tension and coils. Usually with these it’s a simple fix. No matter what video or photo every step so you can ensure it goes back together properly.
My first rangefinder was the QL17. I like the look and feel of those old rangefinder cameras. More than that of an SLR. I just picked up a Hi-matic E. It's as hefty and solid as the QL. I brought it back to life, but haven't used it yet. Unlike the QL, which is fully manual, the Hi-matic E is basically a P-mode rangefinder; also battery reliant. I'm kind of in the fence about it. I purchased it mainly for the 40mm 1.7 Rokkor-QF lens, which to my understanding, is much better than the lens on the Canonet. I initially wanted to go the 7sii route but didn't want to spend the amount they were asking on the bay. From my understanding, the lens on the E is identical to that on the 7sii. What's your take on the E? Thanks.
I actually have a Hi-matic but it needs a complete overhaul before I can use it. I think they are very comparable to the QL but canon has the Name and also not requiring batteries makes it seemingly more reliable for cameras around this time frame. I would assume that is what gives it more hype to the majority who don't know all the little details. Minolta glass is fantastic and it wouldn't surprise me if it was better than the QL but I'm not sure it substantial enough to notice to the average person. And yes I wouldn't think there is a huge difference between the glass on the E and the Sii. Overall the E is just as good as the QL for sure, the only thing is you have the added concern of if it fails electronically its done unlike the QL.
Great video dude!!
Thanks Jude!
Man , I m confused, I don't know what to choose between a Konica C35 and an Yashica 35 GS, which of them has better image quality?
Image quality won’t be much different honestly. Both have great lenses but I would probably go Yashica that’s just preference though
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Hello! What would you recommend for a rangefinder now? I would like one with a light meter and easy to focus if possible, please. Any thought? Thank you so much!!
dang, kind of a loaded question that really depends on preference. the Olympus SP and MC are solid.
@@graham_white thank you so much! Will look into these.
What you are missing with EV, Exposure Value, is that you could have a small card with the descriptions of the EV numbers. No meter needed! You can change your settings, for example, shooting sports and you need more speed? Add more and the aperture will always match. If you shoot with EV for much time, you see that it is genius. I learned on a Rolliecord V without a meter using the chart on the back. Genius. We have simply forgotten how photography works without a machine telling us what to do, or worse, doing it for us. Even a meter only tells you what would be the right exposure for 18% gray. Relying on it alone gets you a lot of 18% gray pictures. Ever wonder why your whites are gray and so are your blacks???! EV never does this.
What r the improvements of IIIm？except for the useless lightmeter and half frame👀
Lol ummm I think that’s basically it.
@@graham_white So which one of the two is more recommended? I think 3a has better looking, while 3m support half frame, even though I won't use it on a regular basis. 3m is slightly cheaper in the cam shop near my home🤔
I am looking for a rangefinder from this period that has interchangeable lens system. Not leicas or canon. Something you could recommend me?
Something like the contax/Kiev/Nikon S / series? Kiev is best budget option and the 1-4 I believe are Contax bodies just rebranded before factory switched over. All use the same mount
WHAT EDITING APP YOU USE? YOU ARE AMAZING
Thanks! I use adobe suite.
I have the knonica IIIL, msy i ask what is the M F X part?
Those are flash sync options for different flashes. You probably won't ever use them.
@@graham_white ohh okay, thank you!
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Cool video Graham! I love my Konica IIIA. I’m no repair expert such as yourself but I’ve taught myself to work on my IIIA. There is something really special about an all-mechanical camera. Made it an even better shooting experience for me knowing how all the mechanics work.