Five Frames With A Konica Genba Kantoku 28WB, A Day Trip

Analog Diary - Film photography favorites with a Konica Genba Kantoku 28WB, on a day trip to the city.

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A round trip downtown for a street shoot session, this time with a Konica Genba Kantoku 28WB, a ruggedized 35mm film camera manufactured by Konica who produced a range of these construction cameras in the '80s.

Konica Genba Kantoku 28WB

The series was designed for building construction supervision, it is waterproof (JIS protection grade 7), dust, sand proof, and anti-shock. The model range includes bodies with 28mm and 35mm fixed focal lengths, a 40-60mm switchable dual lens, and a 28-56mm zoom lens.

The 28WB is fitted with a sealed autofocusing 28mm F3.5 lens constructed of 8 elements in 7 groups, a sure sign that the camera was destined to be a super sharpshooter. Later ECO models, with orange body panels instead of utilitarian blue or dark green, come with a +2 EV compensation selector and low-consumption flash units.

Using the camera, an autofocus point-and-shoot is fairly straightforward. One thing you have to remember to do on powering up is whether you want the autoflash on auto (default), on, off, set self-timer, or infinity focus on. This is done by rotating the selection via the Mode selection button. The setting will be displayed on the LCD panel.

Konica Genba Kantoku 28WB

Film loading, film advance, and rewind at end of the roll are automatic. The Genba Kantoku 28WB is powered by a 2CR5 for its motor drive and electronic camera operations, while a date version, which records up to the year 2019 needs an additional CR2025 battery for the calendar operation.

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