Konica C35 EF │ First film point and shoot camera with flash! │Fuji Superia Premium 400│Thrift Find
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- Hey there RUclips, welcome to Crunchy Fingers!
Join us this time to talk about another point and shoot film camera, known for being the first one with an incorporated flash, the Konica C35 EF!
Get to know how this camera works, few tips and tricks, and Eva's story behind finding this camera (best thrift find ever!) and shooting a rather unique roll with it: the only available in Japan Fuji Superia Premium 400. Sample images included! Check out this camera, which was one of Andy Warhol favorites!
If you want want to head directly to the story of this thrift find and film testing go here 0:07:50
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Love the double exposure trick 📸 thanks
I found this camera at home! The AA-batteries inside had leaked, but after 2 days of cleaning the metal parts with q-tips and vinegar I finally got it working!! Can't wait to try it out :) Hopefully I'll be going to Japan this spring, so definitely gonna be on the lookout for those Fjui premium rolls. Thanks for such an informative video!
Such a good find!!! Hope you enjoy a lot shooting and making memories with it ☺️
addicted to your channel right now guys!!! amazing
Haha thank you for the lovely comment! We are so happy you like our content and we for sure will keep ‘em coming!! Take care 🤗
Just bought this camera! Can't wait to try it! Thank you for this video :)
Hope you enjoy shooting with it very much! ☺️ and thank you for passing by and commenting
📸 Great video, I just grabbed one of these in Bangkok and can’t believe how sharp it is 😎
Great summary of this little thing. I've had quite a few of the older Konica compact and I've never met one I didn't love (except for some of the later 80s versions made by Cosina aren't so great) .... Contrasty, great color, super sharp. It's funny that more people do not discover these and instead spend all their time lusting after a T2 or other super "popular" models.
Right??? I’m the same - there are so many affordable awesome cameras that need a home.. why to expend unjustified money on one just cause a celeb had it... 🤦🏻♀️ this one really surprised me, and now I’ll love it forever!
@@CrunchyFingers Definitely! I think some of it is the celeb appeal, but it's also just a high-priced top-shelf camera of it's day (that T2)... I actually have one which belonged to my grandfather, but honestly I've never liked it a whole lot - it's quite heavy and compact and the grip is uncomfortable to me - it just feels sort of impersonal to shoot. Meanwhile I've an old Rollei 35, a cheap Pentax PC35 and 3 different Konica C35 types and I like them ALL more than the T2 (and the Konicas make better images for sure).
The first one I got was also a hand-me-down (the EF one you show here) which was my late grandmother's camera! I didn't use it for at least a year because it seemed to toy-like and plasticy, but when I finally got the first roll back from the lab I was *shocked* at how amazing the frames from it were. Those little Hexanon lenses are fabulous. :)
I have same camera with u, where do u get the lens cap? Mine's somehow different w/o the string attached to the body.
Hi! I bought this one and the flash blew up. Any tips?
Interesting the history on that camera, the first one with an integrated flash
Yes!! Little details that can easily be forgotten but made them a bit more special ☺️
I love your review, very insightful!! Did your night shots in Japan (and your shot of the Eiffel Tower) have flash on when you took them? :D thank you in advance!
hey there! i recently got my own C35 EF (my first film camera eep!), and this is one of those first videos i watched and i loved this
Ey thank you! I haven’t yet tried the double exposure… but it’s something in the wish list for sure! But in principle it should for sure come as a double exposure because with that trick you cock the shutter without advancing the film! If you ever try before we do, please let us know what you get!
3 euros...crikey. Great quality video and fun story, interesting facts about the film stock, thanks
Hi! I just got this film camera and this is a great video to know about it more! But I'm still a little bit confused with its viewfinder. What is the red arrow in the bottom right? What is its purpose? Does it being in red color mean anything?
Thank you in advance!
Hi, im going to buey my first automatic and i cant decide between this one and the olympus styles.can you help me ¿
Nice. Thanks! :)
Hey a friend from /r here, I think is an amazing video, you make a really good job review it. Sound and video quality are really good. You just win a new subscriber. Keep it going
@Enrique Cal, hey there! somehow YT thought this might have been a spam comment and filtered it out (hellooo YT??), aaaanyhow! thank you a lot for your kind comment and for the subscription! ☺️
hello, i really need a fast response but can you help me choose between canon af35m and konica c35 ef
Get the Canon.
hi! Can I use a LR44 (1.5V) battery for the metering?
hi! do you need to wind the film wind lever (top right) every time you take a picture? thanks a lot!
@Irene Millano Hey! yes, before every shot the film wind lever is used to move the film to the next frame and cock the shutter to make the camera ready to take a picture. Hope you have fun shooting! ☺️
Your video is very informative :)
one question, I have the same camera as well and the film rewind crank isn’t moving every time I pull the film wind lever. Is it something I should worry about? or it wont affect the film as long as the film counter is moving? it’ll be a big help answering my question :)))
Hi shiela! If your crank isn’t moving it most likely mean that the film is not being advanced, even if the film counter goes up (I’ve tested the camera without film and I the counter advances every time I take a shot until I open it again, so the counter is not connected to the film advance per se). I suspect that your film didn’t latch well if you don’t see the film rewind crank moving when you use the film winder. If this is not the case then your film winder is somehow broken and doesnt move the film. Hope you get to fix this issue and shoot with the camera! Cheers!
Hello! Can I ask if you used the flash when you took photos at night here 12:51 13:02 cause I bought this very camera but the flash isn't working. I would love to take night photos like that as well so please answer me. Thank you so much!
Hi Chrislie! No, no flash was used in those photos! If one use flash on those kind of pictures one would get very dark pics because the flash is not strong enough to light up very far away subjects like the buildings and people in the street. I actually never used the flash with this camera yet, you’ll get great pictures!! wish you lots of fun with it ☺️☺️
Thank goodness! One last question what's the size of the lens cover for this camera? Mine doesn't have one so I need to buy. Thanks again 😊
46mm filter thread size! I also got one without it and bought it super cheap later on.
Love this video! How would you compare this to a Minolta Hi-Matic AF 2? Im torned between these 2!
Hi! thanks for commenting, glad you enjoy this video. Regarding your question, we don't have a Minolta Hi-Matic AF but we did some research for you and here’s what we think
They are similar in many aspects like the focal lenght (38mm), aperture (2.8 max aperture), built in flash, self timer and they even look almost identical. However the Minolta has a autofocus function, although primitive since it was one of the first cameras having but it’s rather impressive if it works properly, in the view finder there are light indicators to tell you if you’re focusing on a near or far object, on the other hand the Konica you have to set the focus manually using the zone system, it’s can be hard in the beginning but once you learn it you can apply that knowledge with any other camera.
Also, both are automatic cameras and neither the aperture nor shutter speed can be manually changed, the Konica tells you what aperture is going to shoot at and you can lock it by half-pressing the shutter to recompose or control your depth of field. The Minolta will beep at you if you the subject is too dark or too close.
I would say it comes down to why you want the camera, if you want to improve your zone focusing skills the Konica is a beautiful camera, but if you are a bit unsure about estimating distances and just want to point and shoot and have those sweet film tones you can go for the Minolta, both are great and I wish you’ll be happy with whatever you choose 💕
/Eva & Jimmy
Thank you so much for the reply 🥺 I really appreciate it!! From your response.. I guess the Konica would be a better choice? Also because I've read up that some people who shot using the Hi-Matic still ended up w blurry films 💔 I used to have a canonet but the process of focusing was a pain for me.. I prefer my Olympus trip haha
@@nurfadhilah3723 ohhh! if you have an Olympus trip then you are already acquainted with using zone focusing in your camera, so I would indeed recommend the Konica. People getting blurry shots with the Minolta can mean that the autofocus is not so reliable, as it is old and probably not so accurate. I personally love the canonets but using rangefinders it is a completely different thing. Let us know how it goes with your new camera, wishing you the best 🤗
@@CrunchyFingers yeah my Olympus trip works fine! (If not for the fact that it's aperture blade is stuck 😞) okay!! I'll check the Konica C35 range out! Thank you so so much!!! Hope you guys are well and stay safe ♥️
You too Nur!! 🥰🥰
What’s the name of the shop ? I just got my Konica C35EF. ❤️what films do you recommend? I’m a newbie in film cams ❤️
You mean the shop where I bought the film in Tokyo? I don’t remember the name, but it was around the shibuya crossing, maybe you can look around there. As for films the one I talk there, the Fuji superia 400 is very nice and affordable, otherwise I am a big fan of Fuji pro 400h (a bit more expensive) or Kodak pro image (but not sure if it’s sold where you are at!) good luck and hope you enjoy a lot your c35EF! 🥰
nice review. I got this camera last week. am planning to shoot my first test shot next week.
Cool! First tests are always exciting - i hope your copy works wonders! Thanks for commenting ☺️☺️
Another great one!
Ey thanks a lot! 🙏🏻
I had to watch this video twice because the first time I was stunned by your beauty and didn't hear anything you said.
are these photos gone to process? or straight from the camera? thanks for vid :)
For all analog cameras, after the film has been exposed it needs to be developed before any pictures can be seen! Be careful to never open the camera while it has film inside before it’s winded back to the canister! Good luck!
Love you guys channel 💕 and your pictures just became a new subscriber.....
Thanks so much Tate!! Hope you enjoy the videos that will be coming up! 🥰🥰
Have a question i wanted to ask. What is a good price camera for a beginner like myself for shooting film
And how much was the Voigtlander film cam from your last video???
Well the Vito B was a very unusual thrift find for us, just 5 dollars, because the store didn’t really know how to test if it was working. I would recommend not to go super cheap and get a somewhat good camera that will be reliable and give you good results while you learn. I would say somewhere between 50-100 dollars is a good budget!
Ok thanks 😊 for the answer!!!
hey did u use flash in cinestill 800t?
Hi! I have not yet used this camera with film or cinestill 😅 I will at some point
Hi, Did you use flash on your first night shots?
Hi Iana! No, the shots at night were taken without flash, that is why the scene is evenly lit and capturing all the lights from the street ☺️
hi how do i know if my light meter is working?
Hi! you can point your camera at different places with more or less light (towards a light, and then towards a dark pillow for example) and you should see the needle in the right side moving up and down. Then it means is reading the different light conditions and working. Good luck! :)
Shot more with this camera , I like it though
I will! Thank you!!
Wow do you remember the name of the market?
The one I went it is the Ohi Racecourse Flea Market, really massive!