Konica Auto S2 - pics and a question

[anerjee]

First post here. Been a digital p&s shooter all my life. I started out with film a few months back with an old Canon slr (Rebel 2000), by accident and curiosity. Eventually bought a Konica auto S2, and have been playing around with it.

Here are a few pics -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27987207@N04/5263278071/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27987207@N04/5263873408/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27987207@N04/5263866548/

auto S2 + superia 400 xtra

I think the pics have a focusing problem. I got the camera serviced, but the problem seems to have remained. I cannot seem to get precise focus -- it usually ends up a few feet behind.

For example, in the playground pic, I was aiming for toy scooter in the foreground.

In some cases, the main object seems to be in focus, but I suspect it is because of depth of focus with the narrow apertures I used.

So, I am a bit frustrated. While I like shooting with rangefinder (brighter and bigger viewfinder), I seem to get more consistent results with the slr.

Any ideas, opinions, advise?

 

[ZorkiKat]

Hi, does the lens barrel wobble? Not just the focusing ring, but the whole assembly itself, moving at the parts where it is attached to the camera body? If so, this may be the cause of the focusing error. Quite a common ailment for cameras like this.

 

[btgc]

KAS and KAS2 have very common problem - most of them arrive with RF mirror unglued from place where it should sit on. If it were glued back in place without RF adjustment, it may explain your issue.

Taking granted you focus properly, you'll need to check whether actual focus and RF coincidence at different distances match (say, closest and mid distances + infinity).