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Konica S2 worth the cost of restoration?


Mine came a late DP-1, which has a wire resistor ring. It happens to be accurate in daylight.

I haven't tested its low light tolerance.
 
Contact Greg Weber, a Konica repair expert, www.webercamera.com. As a possible reference on cost, 12 years ago I bought an Auto S2 from him, which he had refurbished to mint condition, for $200. It is still going strong and an excellent camera (which I knew because that was my first camera, bought new in 1970).
 
One better ask thyself if loves that camera and how much use is it going to take. Then the repair cost should be considered.
 
If it were me, I would get a S3 and send that in, assuming that a CLA will be about the same. The S3 has a better lens, Pop or Modern Photo mag tested it and called it the sharpest semi wide on a fixed body, rivals Leica.
 
Paul Howell said:
The S3 has a better lens
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Well, the lens on the S2 renders like a Zeiss-Contax, which is world class.

Who has actually compared the two to validate if one is actually better than the other?

I much prefer the ergonomics of the S2 over the S3, and I only paid $10 for it.
 
Paul Howell said:
If it were me, I would get a S3 and send that in, assuming that a CLA will be about the same. The S3 has a better lens, Pop or Modern Photo mag tested it and called it the sharpest semi wide on a fixed body, rivals Leica.
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I’d really like to see that often mentioned test.
The S3 lens seems very ordinary to me from the high res scans I’ve seen.
I doubt it’s even made by Konica.
I wouldn’t be very surprised if it’s the same basic config as the Tokina made Hexanon 40mm f1.8 AR mount, from few years later. Or indeed, as has often been pointed out, the 40mm in the 7s II.

Anyhow the tiny finder, the small ergonomics and no metering in manual, makes the S3 uninteresting to me.
 
$100 to get a nice camera like konica tuned up for the next however many years sounds entirely worth it.
 
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