Konica III

[bdeyes]

Beg to differ with ZeissFan, but the Konica III does indeed have the integrated EV lever that ties the aperture and shutter speed together. It is easy to override though, and in the sample I have, a previous owner has disconnected it, so that the aperture and shutter speed rings can operate independently. I did not mind the linkage function as originally intended, and actually got used to using the EV setting.

 

[ZeissFan]

I've seen several variations of the Konica III, and it doesn't surprise me that your camera has the EV lock. I wonder if that means your camera is one of the later models.

I have two of these (used to have three), and none of mine had an EV lock. Sort of wish that one of them did.

 

[jmkelly]

@bdeyes - the early production Konica III came with the Konirapid MFX shutter - no EV lock (I have one sitting next to my laptop as I type this). The later production came with the Seikosha shutter which incorporated the EV lock function.

I have exchanged info on the Seikosha shutter with a few folks and not one cared for the EV lock.

 

[bdeyes]

Jmkelly,
Thanks for explaining the shutter variations for the III. The reason I like the lock is that I am getting more accustomed to the EV values as explained by Fred Parker in his "Ultimate Exposure Computer" (based on sunny-16), and once I master that, I can just apply the EV settings to the Konica. Once applied, the whole range of aperture and shutter combinations are linked, so I don't have to concern myself when adjusting one of them up or down. And, if I ever find myself in an uncertain lighting situation, I have my small hand-held meter at my side, to confirm my EV hunch. But even then, I will still use it to set the EV on the Konica. My only complaint is that the EV setting is on the bottom of the lens mount, so setting it (and more importantly confirming that it has not shifted), may prove to be the achilles heel of the EV lock system.