Konica C35 - A Great Little Camera

[@howpow]

I forgot to say that if you are storing the camera you should always remove the battery. I use a 675 hearing aid battery.

[@news603redux]

We had one of these in the family for decades and I have to say it had one of the sharpest lenses you could ever ask for.

[@howpow]

Thanks, they were great little cameras. Cheers, Howard

[@alyro-ls1dv]

thanks you for the video of this really beautiful camera, very compact, very straight design, excellent components as of the lens and the copal shutter, really state of the art little rangefinder, focussed on the upmarket amateur and hobby photographer who in the 1960s wanted to step up from the widespread box type cameras. these little japanese gems where so well build and stand the test of time even until today. thanks to konica for the camera and to you for the video on it.

[@howpow]

Hi alyro. Thanks for the wonderful comment. Especially talking about and praising Konica. They made some fabulous quality cameras over the years and it's good that some of their expertise carried through to Sony cameras. Cheers, Howard

[@malcolmthomas8161]

Nice camera, Howard!

[@howpow]

Thanks Malc, this is nice and light, you would like it. 👍👍

[@CBortlearts]

Hey Howard! Hope all is well with you. I have been really liking the small cameras more lately. My Rollei 35, Braun Paxette (which I really like and only paid 15 bucks for it!), and my Kodak Retina. I am amazed by the picture quality and the fact that I can drop them in my front pocket.

[@howpow]

Hi Christopher, good to hear from you again. I'm pretty well, I'm tapering off the cortisone and life's pretty normal. Small cameras certainly have an appreciable weight advantage and with your Rollei 35 the picture quality is very high. I had a Paxette as a teenager but the shutter broke fairly quickly. I have trouble seeing you with your Paxette in your front pocket. 😃

[@jp3576]

Thanks, Howard. Aways informative!

[@howpow]

Thanks JP, always good to hear from you.

[@andrewwilkin1923]

Hi Howard, lovely camera. Got a few Konica SLR's (T3 & TC) and have always been impressed by the quality of the Hexanon lenses. Regards turning the meter off, setting the camera to B on some similar fixed lens Japanese rangefinders (E.g. Ricoh 500G) turns the meter off. Alternatively you can just remove the battery for long term storage.

[@howpow]

Hi Andrew. You're quite right about removing the battery for storage. I should have mentioned it and also what the battery was. I shoot these videos on my phone in one take, and I don't always manage to say everything I intended to. This was actually take 15. Obviously some takes are much shorter than others, so I wasn't at it all day. I'll pin a comment about this. Cheers, Howard

[@avnostlga]

Good morning, Howard. A nice little camera you have. All the cameras you have a quite nice.

[@howpow]

Hi Brian. Luckily most of my cameras are in pretty good condition. I think a lot were bought and not really used all that much. Have you been out shooting recently?

[@avnostlga]

@@howpow Howard, I appreciate that your cameras are all in such good nick. For whatever may be the reason. Unfortunately, no. I have not been out to photograph lately. Health hasn't been what it should. Which I suspect is mostly psychological. See my doc tomorrow. Will know more then. There's just no passion in me right now. When do you go on holiday?

[@howpow]

@avnostlga Hi Brian, sorry to hear that your health issues have you feeling so flat at the moment. Hopefully your doctor can fire you up a bit when you see him, and get your shutter button finger operating again. We head off on the 19th for our little trip. Should be good 👍

[@avnostlga]

@@howpow , Thank you, Howard. It'll be fine. Whatever they say. I do miss going out taking photos. That's on me, the feeling uninspired. I'm sure it will be a lovely trip. You, the missus, and the sea. A recipe for a healthy life.

[@howpow]

@@avnostlga Thanks Brian. I'll send you a couple of photos.