Paulo J Moreira
KONICA AUTOEFLEX T3
I was never a great fan of Konica, the oldest Japanese camera manufacturer. The lenses are highly regarded, but somehow, I kept avoiding their cameras, especially the SLRs. I confess that I am completely surprised with this T3 model. it is not Olympus compact or beautiful, but my Nikon FM pales in comparison with this Konica for build quality and bulk. Weighing a few grams less than my bicycle, this Konica has a fit and finish beyond belief. The film rails are one of the best that I have ever seen. Every part is superbly machined and assembled, I have no ideia how much it cost, but whtever the price, it delivered the goods.
The viewfinder is reasonably bright with the 1,4 lens, sporting a split image and micro prism arrangement. It is also very informative with the chosen speed and auto apertures. The battery is dead, I know that it is a shutter priority camera, and comes from a line of pioneers of auto SLRs. I still have to understand how it works. Last but not least, a modern vertical travel shutter, again, a Konica first.
KONICA AUTOEFLEX T3
I was never a great fan of Konica, the oldest Japanese camera manufacturer. The lenses are highly regarded, but somehow, I kept avoiding their cameras, especially the SLRs. I confess that I am completely surprised with this T3 model. it is not Olympus compact or beautiful, but my Nikon FM pales in comparison with this Konica for build quality and bulk. Weighing a few grams less than my bicycle, this Konica has a fit and finish beyond belief. The film rails are one of the best that I have ever seen. Every part is superbly machined and assembled, I have no ideia how much it cost, but whtever the price, it delivered the goods.
The viewfinder is reasonably bright with the 1,4 lens, sporting a split image and micro prism arrangement. It is also very informative with the chosen speed and auto apertures. The battery is dead, I know that it is a shutter priority camera, and comes from a line of pioneers of auto SLRs. I still have to understand how it works. Last but not least, a modern vertical travel shutter, again, a Konica first.