I found this at my dad's old house. Its the same as pic related (konica s hexanon). I always loved to take pictures with a cool story behind, but i find it mesmerising doing it with my phone. Will this camera work? Will it take decent pictures? I don't know nothing about photography, nor cameras.
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Camera-Specific Properties: Equipment Make NIKON CORPORATION Camera Model NIKON D50 Camera Software Ver.1.00 Maximum Lens Aperture f/4.0 Sensing Method One-Chip Color Area Color Filter Array Pattern 824 Focal Length (35mm Equiv) 60 mm Image-Specific Properties: Image Orientation Top, Left-Hand Horizontal Resolution 300 dpi Vertical Resolution 300 dpi Image Created 2013:01:09 22:08:54 Exposure Time 1/60 sec F-Number f/4.0 Exposure Program Not Defined Exposure Bias 0 EV Metering Mode Pattern Light Source Unknown Flash Flash, Auto, Return Detected Focal Length 40.00 mm Color Space Information sRGB Image Width 3008 Image Height 2000 Rendering Normal Exposure Mode Auto Scene Capture Type Standard Gain Control None Contrast Soft Sharpness Normal Subject Distance Range Unknown ISO Speed Used 250 Image Quality NORMAL White Balance AUTO Image Sharpening AUTO Focus Mode AF-A Flash Setting NORMAL Auto Flash Mode Built-in,TTL Flash Compensation 0.0 EV ISO Speed Requested 250 Flash Bracket Compensation 0.0 EV AE Bracket Compensation 0.0 EV Tone Compensation AUTO Lens Type Nikon D Series Lens Range 28.0 - 80.0 mm; f/3.3 - f/5.6 Auto Focus Closest Subject, Center Selected, Top Focused Shooting/Bracketing Mode Single Frame/Off Color Mode Landscape sRGB Lighting Type SPEEDLIGHT Noise Reduction OFF Camera Actuations 13835 Saturation 2 NORMAL Digital Vari-Program AUTO
The Konica Auto S series are nice cameras with great lenses. If it works it will make nice pictures.
Look up a video on rangefinder cameras or something and how exposure works.
If the lightmeter still works this camera has shutter priority so that makes things easier for a beginner since you only have to think about 1 parameter, shutter speed.
Set the lens to 'auto', wind the film lever and press the shutter button. If you hear and see the shutter fire the camera is probably fine.
Look through the finder and move the focussing tab on the lens. If a square in the middle moves the rangefinder mechanism is probably ok.
>>2768563
inspect lens for dust and fungus. clean out dust from inside of it or you'll get spots on your photos.
i'm sure there are lists of general things to do to spruce up an old camera and get it ready for taking photos.
if you've got allergies you'll need to take precautions, i've fucked my own shit so hard by not taking a claritin before diving into some cameras.
Thanks guys for the encouragment. It was a little bit dusty, but nothing more. Im going to a photo store to buy a roll.
Pd: english is not my native language sorry
>>2768595
>clean out dust from inside of it or you'll get spots on your photos.
no you won't get spots.
>>2768684
if it's anywhere between the incoming light and the medium you will get spots
i have gotten spots
>>2768691
Unless the specs of dust are really big, or on the rear element of a wide angle, or you're using a very small aperture: no, you probably won't get any noticeable spots. It's far more likely dust got on your film and blocked the light.
>>2768563
Konica film cameras are fine, as long as yours is clean you will get good results.
I have a couple film shots from my Konica TC with a 40mm 1.8 Hexanon lens. This is one of the only times I ever shot film so pls no bully, i'm just trying to show OP the color representation.
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Camera-Specific Properties: Equipment Make NORITSU KOKI Camera Model QSS-32_33 Camera Software QSS-32_33 8.01.001 2008.01.15 Image-Specific Properties: Image Orientation Top, Left-Hand Horizontal Resolution 72 dpi Vertical Resolution 72 dpi Color Space Information sRGB Image Width 1545 Image Height 1024
Cool pics! If someone has a tutorial about the lens and that would be cool
>>2769057
What?
>>2768700
I don't care about those heads in the background. I want to look at the umbrella. But it's blurry.
>>2769069
Yeah, it was in the mid-90s that day and the sun was glaring so hot that I couldnt see what I was shooting.
