Thanks for the video. Taught us what we needed to now be dangerous. Cool beans. From Toronto, Canada, currently in NYC and will use this for a tourist street shoot.
Have to agree, shame they pulled out from the camera business, so pioneering, the combination with Minolta was interesting and I suppose their DNA lives on in Sony They are still very big in the reproduction business, printers and copiers....
Hello to anyone reading, I recently came across my grandfather's Konica Autoreflex T and have been having some slight problems. Aside from the shutter sticking on occasion (which I understand just means it needs to be lightly dissembled and cleaned), the film counter does not reset after film is replaced (if the shutter does work). I'm digging around the depths of the internet for help, figured I would try here :)
Hi, nice mechanical camera, try repeatedly winding and firing the shutter, quite often they will improve with some excercise, a CLA (clean, lube and adjust) would be a good idea, not a job for the inexperienced...
@@thephotographersbag thank you for your reply! I found a couple videos online demonstrating a CLA. Unfortunately there aren't many resources in my area that can work on it, I will keep digging
Wasn't the Topcon RE Super the first SLR with TTL back in 1963? And after it came Pentax Spotmatic with TTL as well in 1964. However, this camera was an innovation itself on that period with its mechanical shutter priority mode.
Used this model for many years. The problem today is lubrication of the lens. The Konica lens is built similar to a Shimano ten speed bicycle cassette that has many small ball bearings. How to clean and lubricate can be a real problem. I found the 1.4 57mm lens to be superb since it matches what your eye really sees.
The shutter was made by Copal and the same shutter was used by Nikon in their Nikkormat cameras. It’s a very reliable shutter and it makes quite a distinctive sound when fired. An impressive camera for the time when it was introduced. Nearly as old as me!
@@BCCAP Hi, they are great cameras and the lenses are fantastic, and very well regarded, it their lens mount that is an issue, they don't adapt well to any DSLR but work great with mirror less, they are a bit of a hidden treasure, cheap, well built and optically very good, nice choice as a first film camera,sounds like your enjoying it and that's fantastic, best wishes and stay safe...
Thank you for the video. I picked one of these beauties from an estate sale recently and I wanted to ask if there was a way to test the new batteries that I just installed without having film? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I prefer my auto exposure camera to offer "Shutter Priority" mode. I mainly set it for 1/125 second OR FASTER, and have never lost a shot due to me being clumsy or just getting jostled by the crowded room at an event or wedding! Aperture Priority caused me to loose some EXSPENSIVE or "Once in a Lifetime" shots! So, not a happy camper when that happens!
Lazy shutter, most probably just need some cleaning and a litte bit of lubrication around the auto aperture-stop ring behind the mount. In an auto-reflex, cleaning and one drop of light oil solved the issue.
I just inherited an autoreflex A. It seems very similar (minus the on/off and the self timer) to this model. I used to shoot on a Pentax me super. For the EE setting does that set everything automatically? I won’t need to change apperature or the f stop? Thank you!
Hi, correct, it is a shutter priority camera, you choose the shutter speed and it calculates the required aperture and sets it for you, you can use it in a manual mode where you select both....
Hi, the camera is mainly mechanical with the battery only required for the metering and the shutter priority mode, the camera should advance and fire the shutter, is the shutter release in the locked position? Is there a finished roll of film in the camera? Otherwise it seems defective, worth checking the condition of the shutter, they are very reliable cameras, please come back if still having problems.....
@@thephotographersbag Will the advance lever be prevented from advancing when the rewind button is depressed? I noticed that yours stayed depressed the second time you pushed it (before you held held it in while rewinding the roll). I understand that it is a feature of this camera that the rewind button stays depressed while rewinding the film.
Good Evening I just bought a Konica Autoreflex T But I dont know exaxtly how the lightmeter works. When I change the apeture there is no movement from the needle but when I change the lighting or the shutterspeed the needle moves. Can you help me with this? Thanks.
The camera is a shutter speed priority automatic, it will set the matching aperture to the selected shutter speed and film speed (ASA/ISO) So set the film speed and this setting applies to the whole film unlike digital where you can change the ISO between shots Then select your shutter speed as required for your desired effect and the camera will set the appropriate aperture automatically, if you require a different aperture, change the shutter speed until the desired aperture is displayed in the viewfinder, sounds like you have a working camera, enjoy
Hi, was gifted a T3 with 50 mm 1.7 lens last Sunday and would like to get a second/third lens as I do as I intend to get into architecture, landscape and macro photo, but as beginner I would welcome any pointers. I also own a Nikon d7000 and was intending to share lens as I initially heard you could, but have since heard it is very difficult or nigh on impossible due to the flange distance. Am I correct? Thanks
Hi, very nice gift, firstly you need to run a film through the camera to check if it is working properly, just use the standard 50mm to start with, they are very sharp and suitable for most situations, you are correct that Konica Hexanon AR mount lenses will not fit on a Nikon body due to the flange depth issue, they will fit on mirror less cameras but not DSLRs, from your types of subjects you may want to shoot, a wideangle lens such as a 28mm may be in order, for macro work I would suggest starting with a set of extension rings, or a reversing ring for use with the 50 mm lens, There was an adapter in the early release time of the Autoreflex cameras that enabled Nikkor lenses to be attached to the Konica cameras, these are very rare and hard to find now....please feel free to come back to me at any time if you need help....
@@thephotographersbag Thank you for your reply and pointers, I have since been given a booklet showing all lenses and adaptors referred too. Have got some film and will be putting it through its paces once batteries sourced and given a quick clean,
Hi, old brochures are very useful if they show system information, please keep me posted on how you get on and feel free to come back to me at anytime, enjoy, they are really nice cameras and lenses and very much "under the radar".....
@@thephotographersbag Hi, thanks again and will do. The booklet, I mistakenly referred to, is actually more of a poster size but folds down into a little pocket sized booklet/brochure. It is the original that came with the camera. There is a lot of information ranging from lenses to bellows 3. I hope the instruction manual will surface, although I have seen a scanned copy on the internet.
Hi again, On the upside, I was today given the brochure, I believe you was originally referring. However, yesterday I took it too a shop I know and was told by the assistant, after a couple of clicks to test it , as I was told there was a fault, that the shutter had a problem and the technician it would send it to may charge roughly £100. I am thinking about attempting to try my hand at rejuvenating, if possible, as I told the previous owner today that as a kid I enjoyed taking things apart to see how they worked. Also, two things I would get from the exercise are 1. Knowledge of it's mechanical workings and if I do get it to work it would be another string to my bow and also a great deal of satisfaction, as I have never attempted this before although I am guessing it's a job not for the faint hearted. I am open too and would greatly appreciate any of your input/thoughts and knowledge It would be a shame to reconcile it to a door stop. Many Thanks
Thanks for the video. Taught us what we needed to now be dangerous. Cool beans. From Toronto, Canada, currently in NYC and will use this for a tourist street shoot.
I love Konica autoreflex cameras. The bodies and the lenses are very much underrated.
Have to agree, shame they pulled out from the camera business, so pioneering, the combination with Minolta was interesting and I suppose their DNA lives on in Sony
They are still very big in the reproduction business, printers and copiers....
Much better shutter that the Pentax Spotmatic
Hello to anyone reading, I recently came across my grandfather's Konica Autoreflex T and have been having some slight problems. Aside from the shutter sticking on occasion (which I understand just means it needs to be lightly dissembled and cleaned), the film counter does not reset after film is replaced (if the shutter does work). I'm digging around the depths of the internet for help, figured I would try here :)
Hi, nice mechanical camera, try repeatedly winding and firing the shutter, quite often they will improve with some excercise, a CLA (clean, lube and adjust) would be a good idea, not a job for the inexperienced...
@@thephotographersbag thank you for your reply! I found a couple videos online demonstrating a CLA. Unfortunately there aren't many resources in my area that can work on it, I will keep digging
Wasn't the Topcon RE Super the first SLR with TTL back in 1963? And after it came Pentax Spotmatic with TTL as well in 1964. However, this camera was an innovation itself on that period with its mechanical shutter priority mode.
Used this model for many years. The problem today is lubrication of the lens. The Konica lens is built similar to a Shimano ten speed bicycle cassette that has many small ball bearings. How to clean and lubricate can be a real problem. I found the 1.4 57mm lens to be superb since it matches what your eye really sees.
Hi, thanks for the information, luckily I have not had any issues with my Hexanon lenses yet, very underated system, big fan ..
Thank you. I own 3 of them, but they're the T3's.
Hi, yup I'm a Konica addict too, love my T3n, the TC and the compacts, underated cameras and lenses....
@@thephotographersbag God bless you then. There are very few of us.
Superb camera. I own two T2 chrome bodies.
Hi, no argument from me, a hidden gem, great value and quality....
The shutter was made by Copal and the same shutter was used by Nikon in their Nikkormat cameras. It’s a very reliable shutter and it makes quite a distinctive sound when fired.
An impressive camera for the time when it was introduced. Nearly as old as me!
Thanks for the information, I wondered if the shutter was from Copal, great to have it confirmed.....
I'd love to try one of those. Once things return to normal, I might buy one.
They are good cameras and nice lenses too...
I just bought one as my first 35mm and it's really fun and easy, lenses are really cheap but seem sharp
@@BCCAP Hi, they are great cameras and the lenses are fantastic, and very well regarded, it their lens mount that is an issue, they don't adapt well to any DSLR but work great with mirror less, they are a bit of a hidden treasure, cheap, well built and optically very good, nice choice as a first film camera,sounds like your enjoying it and that's fantastic, best wishes and stay safe...
Thank you for the video. I picked one of these beauties from an estate sale recently and I wanted to ask if there was a way to test the new batteries that I just installed without having film? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I prefer my auto exposure camera to offer "Shutter Priority" mode. I mainly set it for 1/125 second OR FASTER, and have never lost a shot due to me being clumsy or just getting jostled by the crowded room at an event or wedding!
Aperture Priority caused me to loose some EXSPENSIVE or "Once in a Lifetime" shots!
So, not a happy camper when that happens!
Lazy shutter, most probably just need some cleaning and a litte bit of lubrication around the auto aperture-stop ring behind the mount. In an auto-reflex, cleaning and one drop of light oil solved the issue.
Hi, thanks for the useful information, I agree it is important to excercise cameras regularly.....
Another great video, thanks!
I just inherited an autoreflex A. It seems very similar (minus the on/off and the self timer) to this model. I used to shoot on a Pentax me super. For the EE setting does that set everything automatically? I won’t need to change apperature or the f stop? Thank you!
Hi, correct, it is a shutter priority camera, you choose the shutter speed and it calculates the required aperture and sets it for you, you can use it in a manual mode where you select both....
i just got one and i’m still trying to learn, but i’m not sure if the battery is broken but my lever is stuck and i don’t have film.
Hi, the camera is mainly mechanical with the battery only required for the metering and the shutter priority mode, the camera should advance and fire the shutter, is the shutter release in the locked position? Is there a finished roll of film in the camera? Otherwise it seems defective, worth checking the condition of the shutter, they are very reliable cameras, please come back if still having problems.....
@@thephotographersbag Will the advance lever be prevented from advancing when the rewind button is depressed? I noticed that yours stayed depressed the second time you pushed it (before you held held it in while rewinding the roll). I understand that it is a feature of this camera that the rewind button stays depressed while rewinding the film.
Good Evening
I just bought a Konica Autoreflex T
But I dont know exaxtly how the lightmeter works.
When I change the apeture there is no movement from the needle but when I change the lighting or the shutterspeed the needle moves.
Can you help me with this?
Thanks.
The camera is a shutter speed priority automatic, it will set the matching aperture to the selected shutter speed and film speed (ASA/ISO)
So set the film speed and this setting applies to the whole film unlike digital where you can change the ISO between shots
Then select your shutter speed as required for your desired effect and the camera will set the appropriate aperture automatically, if you require a different aperture, change the shutter speed until the desired aperture is displayed in the viewfinder, sounds like you have a working camera, enjoy
Mine doesn’t have the on off switch on the back or top. What does this mean?
Hi, was gifted a T3 with 50 mm 1.7 lens last Sunday and would like to get a second/third lens as I do as I intend to get into architecture, landscape and macro photo, but as beginner I would welcome any pointers.
I also own a Nikon d7000 and was intending to share lens as I initially heard you could, but have since heard it is very difficult or nigh on impossible due to the flange distance. Am I correct?
Thanks
Hi, very nice gift, firstly you need to run a film through the camera to check if it is working properly, just use the standard 50mm to start with, they are very sharp and suitable for most situations, you are correct that Konica Hexanon AR mount lenses will not fit on a Nikon body due to the flange depth issue, they will fit on mirror less cameras but not DSLRs, from your types of subjects you may want to shoot, a wideangle lens such as a 28mm may be in order, for macro work I would suggest starting with a set of extension rings, or a reversing ring for use with the 50 mm lens,
There was an adapter in the early release time of the Autoreflex cameras that enabled Nikkor lenses to be attached to the Konica cameras, these are very rare and hard to find now....please feel free to come back to me at any time if you need help....
@@thephotographersbag
Thank you for your reply and pointers, I have since been given a booklet showing all lenses and adaptors referred too. Have got some film and will be putting it through its paces once batteries sourced and given a quick clean,
Hi, old brochures are very useful if they show system information, please keep me posted on how you get on and feel free to come back to me at anytime, enjoy, they are really nice cameras and lenses and very much "under the radar".....
@@thephotographersbag
Hi, thanks again and will do. The booklet, I mistakenly referred to, is actually more of a poster size but folds down into a little pocket sized booklet/brochure. It is the original that came with the camera. There is a lot of information ranging from lenses to bellows 3.
I hope the instruction manual will surface, although I have seen a scanned copy on the internet.
Hi again, On the upside, I was today given the brochure, I believe you was originally referring. However, yesterday I took it too a shop I know and was told by the assistant, after a couple of clicks to test it , as I was told there was a fault, that the shutter had a problem and the technician it would send it to may charge roughly £100.
I am thinking about attempting to try my hand at rejuvenating, if possible, as I told the previous owner today that as a kid I enjoyed taking things apart to see how they worked. Also, two things I would get from the exercise are 1. Knowledge of it's mechanical workings and if I do get it to work it would be another string to my bow and also a great deal of satisfaction, as I have never attempted this before although I am guessing it's a job not for the faint hearted.
I am open too and would greatly appreciate any of your input/thoughts and knowledge
It would be a shame to reconcile it to a door stop.
Many Thanks
does this camera need batteries if so what ones should i use
Hi, it can be used manually without batteries else use When cells of 1.35v to power the internal meter.....