Let's Thrift: Shinjuku Camera Hunt

[@CarmineTavernaPhotography]

Konica auto s2 is for you... Konica's Auto-S2 was manufactured in the mid-1960's. Like rangefinders of its era, it is huge and hefty. It comes with a fixed 45mm lens that has a maximum aperture of f1.8, which can be stopped down to f16 with a continuous, clickless aperture ring. There's a leaf shutter that fires at speeds ranging from 1s to 1/500s, with an additional bulb mode. It also seems there's a shutter priority auto exposure mode - something I did not really pay attention to until I started writing this. A little needle and dial on top of the camera for displaying the light meter's choices, and a built in extensible hood for the lens were some cool novelties I discovered on this camera. Aside those, everything else was pretty standard. You had the ever-present film advance lever, a film rewind crank, and on the bottom there was a battery check button, as well as the usual button that disengages the film for rewinding.

[@tomthedestroyer]

😂 I love you commentary on these shops. So much more entertaining than the usual Japan thrift videos I’ve been watching

[@vegasstripwalking]

Great pick up. I have the same camera and lens. I wanted to take the Canon 7 and 50mm 1.4 with me when I went to Japan in March, but that camera is SO HEAVY. It takes excellent photos, but I knew my neck would be sore after a few hours. Instead I brought a smaller and lighter Olympus OM2n with me. The Canon 7 is really a fantastic rangefinder, just heavy and ugly. By the way, I also purchased some cameras and lenses at a couple Kitamura stores. They have great selection and prices. Some shops in Shinjuku were WAY overpriced.

[@dorfschmidt4833]

I strongly assume that Shinjuku Kitamura Camera is the most elaborate camera shop in the world.

[@hansformat]

Nice buy. Great camera.

[@jwkm6918]

The value of the Yen relative to the dollar is in the toilet...should be a steep discount provided you pay with a credit card in your home currency.

[@JakosBlog]

what i dont understand, why are the old analog cameras so expensive? I understand that the lenses are expensive but the cameras too? and i dont want to think of the price of the analog film... 🙈 and btw great content. i like your kind of humor :)