Thanks. What I had was the plain C35 with a battery to lightmeter wire
which had disintegrated due to acid.
Chuck Norcutt
Piers Hemy wrote:
> No, C35 is not the same as C35FD, so not a bad mistake at all. Nor if it had
> been C35V, C35E&L or C35 Automatic. Explained here:
> http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Konica_C35
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 15 April 2010 19:22
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Konica Auto S3, was: 90/2
>
> I once had a broken C35... same thing? It looked to me not worthy of fixing
> (even though just a solder joint on the battery box) so I tossed it. Bad
> mistake?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Piers Hemy wrote:
>> S3 is significantly smaller, and 54% of the weight of the S2 - that
>> would sway my opinion. You might also find S3 referred to as C35FD,
>> but in that case the manual might be in Japanese.
>>
>> Piers
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: 15 April 2010 16:41
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: [OM] Konica Auto S3, was: 90/2
>>
>> I tried to find an on-line manual for the Konica Auto S3 to find out
>> what's so special about it. But I only found one for the S2. What's
>> the difference and why so coveted?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> Nicholas Herndon wrote:
>>
>>> Instead I was able to placate my GAS by buying a Konica Auto S3 for a
>>> nice price. It's a camera I've been wanting for years. I love those
>>> fixed lens rangefinders from the 70s, they are great cameras, and the
>>> Auto S3 for me was the holy grail (well, that and a black Canonet
>>> QL-17 GIII, one of which I saw recently that went for $130, which is
>>> unheard of).
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