The First Roll Through My Konica IIIA ┃ Ilford FP4 ┃35mm Film Photography
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Hey everyone! In this video I go over some photos in Lightroom which were taken with my new Konica IIIA on my favorite 35mm black and white film downtown Dallas. This was the first roll I ran through it. The Konica IIIA is an absolute shooter and I couldn't be more happy with the results.
I've bought the camera from a gentleman called Jeff Guthrie from Japan Vintage Camera. I can strongly recommend him because he fully overhauls all his cameras. He sells both on eBay and on Etsy. I hope you enjoy the video guys!
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First video I've gone right through without feeling patronised. Very interesting content.
Hey thanks so much! That’s a very kind compliment.
I have a Konica iii, might want to sell it but I wanted to mention the film quality, really tight grain and your developing of the film is truly excellent. Tip of the hat to you.
Hey thanks so much! These where all developed in Ilford DDX which does most of the heavy lifting for you. Especially in combination with Ilford FP4 Plus.
Really appreciate it and thanks so much for watching.
The images look great! I can't wait for mine to arrive. How would you see the camera feels in the hand? I've heard it's heavy. Did it feel like it was front heavy? Also how did you like the viewfinder while out shooting?
Thanks for watching! The camera is not front heavy at all. I’m used to big cameras and although this camera is definitely on the more heavy side it’s not that heavy to me. Build quality is second to none in my opinion. Mine did receive a full overhaul, i.e. a full CLA because I bought it as a shooter so my viewfinder is clear, bright and the focus is spot on. It’s just a sheer joy to use.
Good to hear! I should have mine by noon today. Just in time to shoot in the snow storm that's about to hit!
@@Flying4Film Have fun and keep me posted!
It actually arrived this morning so I put a roll through it. So easy to focus and not too heavy. That being said, I found the coupled aperture and shutter speed ring to be super annoying, which is what a lot of people mentioned in reviews. I'll definitely be doing the mod to decouple them.
Glad you have it! Yes, it’s an easy mod to decouple the rings. Mine was already decoupled when it came in. There is a video on TH-cam about it. Only takes 20 minutes or so but you do need the correct tools.
I have Konica IIIA since last year. With 50mm/1.8 on it. It's an amazing camera. Full. stop. Thank you for your review - the images are so tasty!
Thank you so much and thank so much for watching. Yes, it’s an amazing camera. I have a few more videos for it in store.
@@TheFilmFellow Your photos are so precisely exposed! May I ask you - do you normally use LV ring on Konica 3A to set up correct exposure or you have it disabled? Also, how you adjust your EV-LV settings for Ilford FP4? It has ISO125 while LV parameters normally assume either ISO100 or ISO400. For example, if a lightmeter says that the LV ring should be set up for 13 (at ISO100) - what would be your adjustments for FP4?
On my copy the EV ring has been decoupled so I use my Sekonic L308s to meter the scene which give me a combination of a shutter speed and aperture for ISO 125. If the aperture is lets say a 13 I usually choose 11 which is just a little overexposure which never hurts. Thank you for your nice compliment.
Thank u for the video, I enjoyed it and it was helpful. I’m purchasing the same camera from the same seller. 👍🏻
Thanks so much for the compliment and for watching! Yes I completely love the Konica IIIA. The results are so stellar. Jeffrey is a great guy to deal with. Highly recommended. Glad you’ve enjoy the video.
nice video and camera. You got a new sub.
It is, it’s a very nice camera! Thanks for subscribing and thanks for watching!
Where could I buy a hood for my f2,4/48 mm Konica III?
I bought mine on EBay. I’m almost convinced they have one for the 48mm lens. The 48mm F2 has a 35.5mm filter thread so you’d have to find a vented hood for that or hunt down the original Konihood which I have as well.
May I ask What’s the setting for the first flash shot , thank you
Absolutely. So the actual settings on the camera were F8 @ 1/250. The flash I used was an old Metz flash with a fixed guide number of 21 so adjust setting with aperture or your feet. I did use a small dome diffuser to soften the light a tad but growing up on indoor flash photography I kinda like that look. Thanks so much for watching.
@@TheFilmFellow thanks for the details, really helpful, I’m playing with flash with my old film camera, hopefully can get some nice results as yours
You’re very welcome. I did a video on using flash with film. That might help you as well. Flash photography is fun.