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In today’s episode, Simon and I take out two particularly rugged cameras for a comparative review in New York City. On the one hand, we have the Konica Genba Kantoku which Bellamy Hunt had recently promoted in our episode of Talking Cameras and which was originally created for site supervisors at Japanese construction sites. On the other hand, we have the Nikon Nikonos V, an underwater camera which is primarily directed at divers who need to operate the camera with gloves and mask in the deep blue sea.
Both cameras have quite a cult following by now and are used not just for their original purposes but also as everyday rugged point and shoots. As a case in point, while walking around Williamsburg a young woman passed us carrying the exact same Nikonos V camera in its most common orange color. Looking the camera up on Instagram results in plenty of images of surfers using the camera at sea. In a similar fashion, the Genba Kantoku has become a rugged street photography alternative and its colorful versions are especially sought out as flashy accessories as well.
To better understand this trend and have something rugged at hand to protect ourselves from a rough, cold New York City in early December, we took the two cameras out and shot a roll of Cinestill 400D with the Nikonos and some Kodak ProImage 100 and Ilford FP4+ with the Konica. Let’s take a closer look at the two cameras and how they performed.
Gear used:
Nikon Nikonos V with 35mm f/2.5 Nikkor lens
Konica Genba Kantoku 35WB
Films used:
Cinestill 400D
Kodak ProImage 100
Ilford FP4+
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