Konica II first images

[Tom hicks]

Picked up a beautiful little Konica II two weeks ago .

Went to the Alliance air show in Fort Worth area , cold and dark day but here are some of the results

 

[Tom hicks]

More from the event

 

[TXForester]

Nice looking camera. The images look sharp. Is that a Cessna 120 in the second set?

 

[Tom hicks]

Nice looking camera. The images look sharp. Is that a Cessna 120 in the second set?

thanks , It's a 170

 

[Kenj8246]

Nice, very nice. Love that Corsair in the first set. I'm still keeping my eye peeled for a Konica I, II or III. 🙂

 

[raid]

Tom,
When will you pick up a Konica III?

 

[Tom hicks]

Tom,
When will you pick up a Konica III?

Raid , I have a I , II, III, IIIA. and love them all .

Raid, here are some shots of my grandmothers house I spent many summers there . 904 N Baylen .. Pensacola. she owned it from 1942 to 1988 . one of the most view and photographed historic home in Pensacola. Yes I'm from that area.

Next time I come thru we need to get together.

Tom

 

[raid]

What a surprise! The house looks awesome. Do you still visit Pensacola?

As for Konica models, you have the good ones.

 

[Tom hicks]

What a surprise! The house looks awesome. Do you still visit Pensacola?

As for Konica models, you have the good ones.

Yes , My grand parents were from the Brewton Alabama area , dad was bore in Miami, Mom Born and raised in De Funiak Springs . Mom went to FSU, Dad, Auburn . I was born in Opelika Alabama. My grandmother was big in real-estate meaning she own a lot of property . She owned 30 some odd cottages across the bay bridge called Shady Shores . spent my youth at those and on the Beach. She also owned beach front property off Seanic Hwy which she developed into condos and just above the hwy, started a few housing developments. Much more . My grandfather and father work at the naval air station . Both were Machinist . We moved to Tx in 62 Dad got a job with Texas Instruments. Mom was a school teacher. I have lot of family both side in the panhandle and in South Florida.

Tom

 

[raid]

Wow. You have deep roots here.

 

[Tom hicks]

Raid, here are some of the properties.

The Bluff condos and , one of two additions at . Heritage Oaks.

Shot of one of the houses, restriction , must be brick and no smaller that 2500 sq ft .

 

[raid]

We have friends who live there, and we have often been there. We live on Scenic Hwy corner with another street south of Summit.

 

[Tom hicks]

Small world indeed.

 

[Tom hicks]

How long have you been in Pensacola.

 

[raid]

Since I joined UWF in 1987.

 

[MarcoVenturiniAutier]

I don't know all cameras ever built, but I know many. I had never seen/heard of Konica II cameras. I like it! Thanks for posting!

 

[Tom hicks]

Here is a link directly related to this camera and how it came about.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124642

 

[jcb4718]

It's a great camera, I have one. The lens is a Heliar design (5 elements in 3 groups). It's the earliest 50mm Heliar I have seen. It's not razor sharp but it does produce a nice bokeh. It's smooth, not at all busy. Overall, it produces excellent images.

 

[Tom hicks]

I don't know all cameras ever built, but I know many. I had never seen/heard of Konica II cameras. I like it! Thanks for posting!

Marco , you really need to hold one of these to appreciate the build quality. Simply amazing. Some of the finest made rangefinders out there.

 

[raid]

I once had a write-up about the Konica RF cameras with photos.