This Old Camera …& Lens: Konica FC-1 – Hexanon 40mm f/1.8.
Have mentioned this camera and lens…
…in another recent post.
As stated in that post, I need it like a hole in the head. Why?
I can make up some reasons and try to rationalize the purchase. Emphasis on try. Because I would be lying. Here are the real reasons in no particular order.
- It is an all black SLR.
- I really like, Darth Vader, your SLR is ready, all black SLRs.
- It has automatic (shutter priority) metering.
- Cheap SLRs w/ metering > Cheap old cameras requiring a light meter or estimating exposure.
- Don’t shout at me. This is opinion only. You do you.
- I like Konicas… A lot.
- Great value. Great metering. Great lenses.
- Chris said the lens was great.
- Nice.
- Chris made me an offer I could not refuse.
I already have a Konica SLR.
I really like that camera, and it came with a great lens.
A great pairing.
The film.
Kodak Ultramax 400. A solid film.
Developed with Cinestill CS41.
The occasion.
Brought it along as I was testing a new film to me…
…in downtown Raleigh.
The pics.
Thoughts.
Sentiment set aside, it is an SLR. So I like it.
But I must admit that I like this camera much more than I expected to. Mainly because I had no idea it existed before seeing it in the camera shop.
The camera.
- Great build.
- Good looks.
- Solid ergonomics.
- Accurate auto exposure.
- I used to think I preferred aperture priority cameras, but film cameras like this have me thinking that, with limited analog ISOs, shutter priority is preferred. Being daylight, I set the camera at 1/1000s and let it rip except when I was in the shadows.
- Also easy to see the chosen f stop in the viewfinder.
- Very easy to focus.
The lens.
- Compact fpr an f/1.8 lens.
- Sharp.
- Pleasing focus fall off.
- Great colors.
- Pleasing bokeh.
Welp. Welcome FC-1.
Another solid SLR.
Happy capturing.
-ELW
Eric L. Woods 
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