Konica C35 test photos

[farlymac]

This one came to me with the film door all buggered up because the catch release was out of adjustment. Took the top off, fixed the catch, did some housecleaning, straightend out the door, and put it back together.

Went to the VA clinic to get some photos on a cold, blustery day, when it was threatening snow half the time. But great cloud formations, so I used yellow and red filters on 100TMX.


00270011_2 by br1078phot, on Flickr

And here is the complete set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7699588@N07/sets/72157626307036393/

Let me know what you think.

PF

 

[Steve M.]

That's a great a lens on your camera. I have a C35 too, and am very happy w/ the image quality. No one thinks of using one of these for landscapes, but you did a fine job w/ yours. My camera's build quality is not that good, but for the money, I don't see where you can get something w/ better IQ.

Here's some first shots from mine w/ Kodak C41 B&W film. The camera really needs a hood in the bright light where I live. To my mind, the IQ is 85% of a Summar, which is pretty darned good company for a cheap Japanese rangefinder from years ago.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41465667@N06/sets/72157626556615644/show/

 

[farlymac]

Steve, you can get a vented hood for 46mm filter size from heavystar (or heavy2stars) for not much money. Your shots look nice and sharp. Do your own scanning? I think I still need to align the rangefinder on mine as it doesn't agree with the markings on the lens barrel. I took two shots of everything on this roll, one guess-to-mating the focus, and picked the better of the two. I did better guessing. The OOF showed up more when using a red filter. And I didn't get the best of scans since I was more interested in seeing if there were any light leaks, and didn't want to waste the money on a roll that might be junk. Once I get my new scanner up and running (Epson V500), I plan on doing some selective re-scans of some of my better shots.

Landscapes is what I do best, and this is a good camera for it with the 38mm lens. I realy like this style of camera, but wish I had my 500G up and running so I could have some manual control again.

PF

 

[zuikologist]

Nice work. These shots are sharp edge to edge - a great testament to the C35.

 

[konicaman]

The C35 was my first "real" camera when I was a kid. Really loved it but traded it in when I got my first SLR (Konica T3) - big mistake! Really missed a pocketable camera. Got a couple of them now_ still nice users. Yes manual controls would be nice but being able to lock the exposure when pressing the button half way down helps a bit. Usually carry one for B/W shots when traveling.