This Konica is one of the earliest cameras with autofocus technology, which means that it sometimes makes the strangest decisions. I think the system uses contrast between light and shadow to figure out where to focus, so I’m pretty sure I pushed its limits with the lighting conditions (it was also raining at some points) — all in all, it was mostly reliable.
It feels like this could make for a great travel camera, because it’s a rare point and shooter with manual winding. I’ll have to run another roll through it soon to be sure.
I went through this roll of Harman Phoenix 200 in one, mostly misty morning with sporadic sunbreaks; I’d found a Konica C35 AF2 for a steal and wanted to know if it actually worked.
Its fixed Hexanon lens is supposed to be pretty sharp, but I think I’ll have to pair it with finer grain film on a brighter day to really see if that’s true. I do like how moody this combo makes my neighborhood look, though.
I really like this photo. A woman found me squatting trying to get it, so I had to pretend that I was heading down this way all along.