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Post by conan on Oct 13, 2016 2:47:16 GMT -5
My Cameras
Tried to add an attachment and received "this forum has exceeded its attachment limits" - the file was an 80KB jpg
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Post by John Farrell on Oct 13, 2016 3:57:31 GMT -5
You need to copy your pictures to somewhere like Photobucket, and post the link to them here. For Photobucket, use the IMG link.
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Post by conan on Oct 13, 2016 5:09:12 GMT -5
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Post by conan on Oct 13, 2016 5:11:08 GMT -5
This is a Konica 1. A Konica collector tells me it’s a model B from 1948. It has "Made in Occupied Japan" embossed in the leatherette on the bottom and "Konishiroku" embossed on the back.
It’s a delightful small camera with all the weight associated with cameras from this time period. The lens is on a pull out and twist tube and typical for its era the cocking and release are on the front lens standard. The rangefinder is very bright and still properly aligned. Everything still works well which is a tribute to its overall build quality. Overall condition is excellent with only some small tarnishing of the front plate.
For its time few Europeans even knew the Japanese had a camera industry and of course the German manufacturers ignored them to their eventual peril.
The camera does give an indication of what Japanese post war camera manufacturing was capable of. The Konica I went on to a Model II and Model III and then the S2 and S3 series. The later model III’s (with letter designation) are really sought after not only for their usage but the excellent Hexanon lenses they carried. I also have a model III which sports the slightly quirky front double action lever wind.
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