Konica III, IIIM filter size

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Hello,
I was lucky enough to snag a Konica III and a IIIM camera for a pretty fair price, but I need to know; does anyone out there know the filter sizes for these camera's lenses? Also, what were the original hood configurations? Were they slip-on, or something else? I could probably just use a screw-in hood on them using the filter size, but I was just curious.

Thanks
 
That depends on lens. 48/2 lens has 35.5mm threds. I got durable plastic cone shaped hood from ebay for my KIII.
 
If the IIIM is the same as the IIIA (50mm f/1.8 Hexanon) then you're looking for a 43mm filter (the S & W parallel-sided ventilated hood will happily sit on the end of a filter without vignetting).
 
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The Japan model differs from the export model. They have different lenses and different filter sizes.
 
raid said:
The Japan model differs from the export model. They have different lenses and different filter sizes.
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Read what Raid said...that's good point. When hunting for broken aperture blade, I finally sent shutter to Greg Weber which in turn fetched blade from Japan, with two tries as there were differences between Japan and U.S.A. models and mine appeared to be Japanese, which later has travelled over big water (and then one more time to me).
 
Konica III, IIIm filter size

Konica III, IIIm filter size

Just a thought; I've heard half-frame cameras were supposed to have been made at the time for people on a budget, who could get twice the amount of shots on a roll. Why would Konica make a high-end camera with a half-frame option?

Thanks
 
The film advance requires two moves to advance a frame. Pull down once, it is automatically suitable as half farme.
 
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