New Konica III

[Tom hicks]

Got a Konica III to add to my collection. hope it gets here soon
so I can put it through it's paces.

 

[apples]

lucky!...Ive been hunting for this beast for a while myself.

 

[Jack Conrad]

Yeah, you best grab one when you see one, they aren't very common.

 

[Retrotech68]

Great find! Congratulations. I have been searching for a nice one like yours for a long time too...

 

[Tom hicks]

Thanks everyone , picked this one up off e bay for $157.00 there are several more , as well as a Konica II and an IIIM.

 

[pinkarmy]

Thanks everyone , picked this one up off e bay for $157.00 there are several more , as well as a Konica II and an IIIM.

congrats and enjoy!!

 

[raid]

The IIIA or IIIM would be costlier usually.

 

[shiro_kuro]

I have a III and it is great camera ,enjoy .... I see the III IIIA IIIM often enough in the camera stores here in Japan ..... apparently the lubricant is prone to dry out and ay need a CLA . Mine was CLA'd by Weber but it ended up not working after about 6months , the shutter mechanism sticks ... should get it fixed ..... anyway great lens and excellent feeling in the hand .

 

[Tom hicks]

I just received this little jewel a few hrs ago , Wow what a pleasant surprise , this is a very nice piece of equipment. I'll have some pics to post in a couple of days.

Tom

 

[Tom hicks]

Got my test roll done today, shot some old 200 gold

It looks like it is pretty sharp . And yes the close focus and frame line can be a challenge. May try an external find with parallax adj.

1st image was at min focus 3 feet ,did not get it centered but it looked like it was.

2nd image of my old truck after it was rolled by my 18 year old. :bang: it 's all good no one was hurt.:angel:

3rd image is of the new truck.

Again this does look , and may well be my fav. rangefinder cam.


Tom

 

[dazedgonebye]

I've got about half a roll through my new IIIA. I have to say, it's been more of a pleasure to shoot than I anticipated.