| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
guardian
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
Posts: 1746
|
 Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:40 pm Post subject: Hard Konica AR body cover - Affordable solution found |
 |
|
guardian wrote:
Please help if you know the answer to this:
I've recently acquired a number of Konica AR film cameras, bought for their lenses. However:
Some of the camera bodies actually work very well. They deserve proper care. I store the lenses separately, not attached to the camera bodies. This leaves the bodies open, which is the problem I'm trying to address.
I've shopped for proper Konica AR camera body covers on eBay. They are available but the cost is too much for me.
Can anyone suggest a (probably non-Konica) cap or cover which will work with Konica AR camera bodies as a body cover? I'm not trying for authenticity here. I just want to protect my Konica camera bodies which arrived in much better-than-expected condition.
Last edited by guardian on Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:50 pm; edited 2 times in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Katastrofo
Joined: 26 Feb 2007
Posts: 10405
Location: USA
Expire: 2013-11-19
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:42 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Katastrofo wrote:
I wrap mine in plastic grocery bags to keep the dust out--not very elegant, but works. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DigiChromeEd
Joined: 29 Dec 2009
Posts: 3460
Location: Northern Ireland
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
DigiChromeEd wrote:
Cling film - cut to size to cover lens mount.
_________________
"I've got a Nikon camera, I like to take a photograph" - Paul Simon |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Katastrofo
Joined: 26 Feb 2007
Posts: 10405
Location: USA
Expire: 2013-11-19
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:47 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Katastrofo wrote:
| DigiChromeEd wrote: |
| Cling film - cut to size to cover lens mount. |
I've done something like this, too, but just wrapped the whole thing in Saran Wrap. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
guardian
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
Posts: 1746
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:50 pm Post subject: |
|
|
guardian wrote:
Understood. Thanks.
Yes, I probably should have mentioned I'm wrapping in plastic now, just to keep the dirt and dust out.
But I'm really hoping someone has discovered a better way, a cap designed for something else that just happens to fit the Konica AR body and seal it up.
The covers and caps I see on eBay come mostly from China. You can buy a popular one for a dollar or two. But the more unusual caps and covers can go for closer to five bucks. I'm just hoping maybe one of the more popular covers also works for Konica AR. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
guardian
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
Posts: 1746
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
guardian wrote:
Continuing to research this matter, I just stumbled across this post:
http://forum.mflenses.com/konica-ar-body-cap-can-i-use-minolta-or-sony-t48961.html#1224892
Can anyone confirm the above, or at least comment on it. Has anyone tried Nikon?
ETA
FWIW, I just checked Nikon body cap pricing on eBay. Nikon body caps sell for a buck with FS. If a Nikon body cap would protect my Konica AR bodies, that's surely what I'm looking for! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007
Posts: 57865
Location: Hungary
Expire: 2025-11-18
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:18 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Attila wrote:
| guardian wrote: |
Understood. Thanks.
Yes, I probably should have mentioned I'm wrapping in plastic now, just to keep the dirt and dust out.
But I'm really hoping someone has discovered a better way, a cap designed for something else that just happens to fit the Konica AR body and seal it up.
The covers and caps I see on eBay come mostly from China. You can buy a popular one for a dollar or two. But the more unusual caps and covers can go for closer to five bucks. I'm just hoping maybe one of the more popular covers also works for Konica AR. |
Plastic wrap can bigger enemy than dust ... fungus!! a little bigger cardboard cap help to keep it dust free and no fungus issue like with plastic wrap.
_________________
-------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
guardian
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
Posts: 1746
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:52 pm Post subject: |
|
|
guardian wrote:
Well, I guess no one else has tried the Nikon caps. So I'll be the guinea pig.
This auction has 'em cheap:
Click here to see on Ebay
Annoying these are so affordable while the genuine Konica caps are several dollars each!
Such is life.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
David
Joined: 13 Apr 2011
Posts: 1869
Location: Denver, Colorado
Expire: 2013-01-25
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:57 pm Post subject: |
|
|
David wrote:
Is the Konica mount the same as the Minolta SRT 102? If so, I can try a Nikon body cap on my SRT2.
_________________
http://www.youtube.com/user/hancockDavidM |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
guardian
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
Posts: 1746
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
guardian wrote:
| David wrote: |
| Is the Konica mount the same as the Minolta SRT 102? If so, I can try a Nikon body cap on my SRT2. |
Thank you. That's very good of you to offer.
But, no. The AR (AutoReflex) mount was Konica's mount prior to the Minolta takeover. It is smaller than the mount to which you made reference. That's my best understanding, anyway.
I've already bought two of the Nikon caps. I will report back whether they work . . . . . or not. Course it will take a couple of weeks for my caps to arrive from China. I am in the USA. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
geoffox23
Joined: 29 Oct 2008
Posts: 30
Location: QLD, Australia
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:35 pm Post subject: |
|
|
geoffox23 wrote:
Teleconverters in AR mount can be another source for body and lens caps.
_________________
Panasonic G7,G3,G1,G1(IR)+lenses & adapters.
Pentax SP,SPF,ESII,K100D(IR),K20D,MX,ME SE,ME Super,P30t,Super Program +AF & MF lenses incl Takumars.
Konica nT3,T4,TC,TC-X & AR lenses.
FED NKVD,1,2,3,4,5B. Zorki 1,2,C,2c,3,3M,3C,4,4K,5,6. Drug. Leningrad. Kiev-2A,3,4,4A. Zenit 3M,12XP,TTL & lenses.
MF folders -Retina IIc, Ikonta, Nettar, Bessa |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
peterqd
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
Posts: 7448
Location: near High Wycombe, UK
Expire: 2014-01-04
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
peterqd wrote:
Better than cling film I think, I have all my old cameras in airtight re-sealable freezer bags (from Tesco)
_________________
Peter - Moderator |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
guardian
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
Posts: 1746
|
| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
guardian wrote:
My quest to find an affordable body cap for Konica camera bodies with AR mounts has ended with success.
I bought in China the Nikon caps here:
Click here to see on Ebay
The caps arrived today, after a ten day wait. It was necessary to make some rudimentary modifications to the Nikon caps. But in the end it all came out well. Since genuine Konica AR body caps cost circa US$5 each, the low cost of these Nikon body caps is most welcome.
If anyone else pursues this course, post back here once your caps arrive and I will explain the modifications I made. Suffice it for now to mention the Nikon caps are the right size but tighten backward compared with the real Konica caps. This can be overcome easily. I used a jewelers file, but many other tools can be used to remove just a bit of plastic.
Bottom line, I now have at affordable cost the (hard) protection I wanted for my Konica AR camera bodies. So I'm quite happy. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
Search
Memberlist
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
