C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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rangefinder-35mm
The Konica Auto S2 (1965) is a fixed-lens 35mm rangefinder with a fast **Hexanon 45mm f/1.8** lens — a six-element design widely praised for sharpness and contrast. Coupled rangefinder, Copal SVL leaf shutter (sync at all speeds), CdS shutter-priority autoexposure (you set shutter, camera picks aperture; bring the meter needle within marks). Built around the same chassis as later Konica fixed-lens rangefinders but with a particularly well-corrected lens.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Ilford HP5 Plus is a flexible ISO 400 black-and-white film with classic grain and strong push-processing tolerance.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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About this camera
Konica's late-60s fixed-lens rangefinder. Hexanon 45/1.8, leaf shutter, shutter-priority AE — and one of the sharpest 60s rangefinder lenses you can buy used.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens | Hexanon 45mm f/1.8, 6 elements / 4 groups |
| Years | 1965–1968 |
| Shutter | 1/8s – 1/500s, Copal SVL leaf |
| Flash sync | All speeds |
| Meter | CdS, shutter-priority coupled |
| Modes | Shutter priority, manual |
| Weight | 770 g |
| Battery | 1× PX625 mercury (meter only) |
Released 1965, succeeding the Konica Auto S (1963). Production ran three years until 1968 when the Auto S3 arrived (a smaller, lighter body with a 38/1.8 lens). The S2's Hexanon 45/1.8 became the lens that S2 owners refused to give up — for many users, the S2 is the optical peak of Konica's fixed-lens rangefinder era.
Sharpness reviews of vintage 60s rangefinder lenses consistently rate the Hexanon 45/1.8 in the top tier — alongside the Canonet QL17 GIII's 40/1.7 and the Olympus 35-SP's 42/1.7. The S2 itself is heavier and bulkier than those alternatives (770 g vs the QL17's 620 g), but the build quality is excellent and the lens performance at f/2.8–8 rivals any 35mm rangefinder of the era.
For 2026 buyers, an Auto S2 at $120–250 is a remarkable deal for the lens quality. The trade-off is bulk (heavier than most fixed-lens RFs of the era) and the mercury-battery dependency.
Lens fixed. Standard hot/cold-shoe flashes work via leaf shutter all-speed sync. Original case is leather.
C41
Kodak Portra 160 is a professional C-41 color negative film with fine grain, soft contrast, and natural color.
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Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight-balanced C-41 color negative film with warm color, moderate grain, and a classic consumer-film look.
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