Took these images a while back, a real while back, almost a year ago, on a roll of expired Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400 which I did not have the chance to take to the lab for processing until only recently. While these images from the expired film images were marvelous, this first outing with the Konica II B was a real test of resilience as I was still a complete novice with fully manual exposures. The shoot, though enjoyable, was a real hit-or-miss session where I ended with more under and over-exposed, and a couple that are out of focus, image frames.
The Konica II B, a model from a well-built series of fixed-lens, leaf-shuttered Konica 35mm rangefinder cameras built from 1950 to 1959, with its extremely acknowledged super bright viewfinder, was a joy to use. Its exquisite ornate body shape with a curvaceous body panel design mimics the outline of the hands when the camera is held to the eye, is a hefty body weight of 681 grams without film, and does not have shoulder strap lugs either. Carrying it around is best in the camera's own leather case, or a container pouch.
While I still do relish the moments I spent with a good or an excellent film camera, the ever-increasing cost of film for film photography, and the timeline of its associated services, is the lament that is pushing me more towards the CCD image genre as the new alternative. Digital cameras with CCD sensors do not incur recurring costs or additional charges when acquired, and are readily available at prices for the asking, may, as some are saying, resurrect itself as the new film.
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