First roll from my Konica C35 Automatic

[DougK]

Finally got the film back from the lab today and I'm pretty excited for a number of reasons:

• Obviously from the title of my post, it's the first roll of film I've put through the camera. Thanks again, Joe, what a treat this little guy is to work with!
• It's the first roll of black-and-white that I bought by choice rather than because it was the only film the store had. Normally I test my cameras with color slide film, but I had a feeling this camera would be special to work with and I wanted to try something different. I also had a feeling my subject for the test would be better shot in black-and-white.
• These are the first good scans of any film or prints I've been able to make with my Epson 2580. Very little PS editing has been done to these scans, only resizing for the web and on two of them very slight tweaks with the Levels command.

If you feel so inclined, please drop by my gallery and check 'em out; comments and polite criticism are always welcome. 🙂

On a couple of side notes... I think I'm now getting hooked on black-and-white photography. I can't say I'm going to give up color completely, but boy, there's just something about a monochrome image....

Also, if anybody has or knows of a Konica X-14 flash they'd like to part company with, let me know... I think this camera is going to get enough usage to justify the purchase. 🙂

 

[back alley]

i believe i've made a horrible mistake, i should not have sold that little camera!

very nice exposures and pretty sharp shots!

you've done well grasshopper.

btw, did i mention the surcharge...?

joe

 

[DougK]

Thanks, Joe, I appreciate that! Since I bought the camera with poker winnings, we could always play a hand or two for the surcharge... 😉

 

[back alley]

maybe a coin toss...?

joe

 

[DougK]

That would be too much like gambling for me 🙂

 

[Trius]

Doug: It's a great little camera, isn't it? Even though it is of lightweight constructions, and I wouldn't compare it to the construction of say, an Olympus of the same era, there is something satisfying about it. If you have access to some good quality processing of traditional (non-chromogenic) B&W film such as Plus-X, Ilford FP4 or Agfapan 100 (or can do it yourself), I'd try some of that.

But when you do colour, you'll really like the colour balance and contrast of the lens. How do I know....?

The first 35mm camera I every bought was a Konica C35V (the zone focus version, v=viewfinder), around 1974 at Linden Photo in London, Ontario, pretty much right across the lake from you. It lit the fire of photography for me, and stretched me to make the most of one lens and work within the confines of programmed exposure. That eventually lead me to SLRs and Zuikoholism ... OM1, OM1MD, OM2, OM2n, etc. I dipped into the Leitz world for awhile but couldn't sustain the habit once I left the pro ranks.

I had put my cameras away for quite awhile, and frankly I don't even know where that C35V went. So when I decided to resurrect photography in my life, I sought out a good C35 on that auciton place, and ended up with a C35 (rangefinder version) from someone in Calgary. The first roll I ran through it was some colour print film, and boy, did it bring back memories of those first days with the Konica!

I've since collected a HiMatic 7SII and multiple Oly rangefinders. I MUST stop for awhile to pay off the tax man resulting from a clerical error on the part of my company's payroll department. :-( Then it's time to get CLAs on some cameras, get the 4x5 Toyo and Fujinons out.

Anyway, go shoot some slow chrome film and use a tripod on some shots (I know, counterintuitive with such a small camera,) and enjoy.

Trius

 

[back alley]

ooooh, red...