Trying out a kenko slr

Yebisu · Joined: 13 Feb 2011 Posts: 1299

I bought a brand new kenko SLR for very cheap (about 20 dollars). I ran a roll of Kodak Gold 100 through it to test it out. I found it really hard to use the focus screen especially when compared to me Nikon FE. The metering seemed a bit hit and miss too. I ended up with quite a lot of overexposed shots. I think I used an Ai 50/1.4 on all the shots. Scanned on a v700.

Link for info on the Kenko camera http://www.kenkoglobal.com/kf-1n.html

Here are the best of a pretty bad bunch Wink

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I'm not sure what happened to the colors in the last shot!

Pic of the Kenko

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

This Kenko camera looks a lot like the Nikon FM2
Nice photos.

Yebisu · Joined: 13 Feb 2011 Posts: 1299

I wish it handled like the FM2. It's great that manual SLRs are still being made. And I really wanted to like this camera. But I don't think I'll be using it again. It was too difficult to get accurate focus.

visualopsins · Expire: 2025-04-11

Too bad. The camera looks to be a nice compact size.

Yebisu · Joined: 13 Feb 2011 Posts: 1299

Yep. It's a shame. I went out with my Nikon FE today. It was so much better. The FE is such a pleasure to use. I'll post up the shots when I get the film developed.