Konica Instant Press medium format rangefinder instant film camera. Serial #240994. Made in Japan. This Konica Instant Press camera is 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 format and uses Polaroid or Fuji pack film. Camera has rangefinder focus. Close focus down to 2 feet or .6m. Camera is Ex/Ex+ or 8/8.5 of 10 cosmetic condition. No dings or dents. Nice original fairly nice condition. Some small marks around from prior use. Clean film rollers. Good working shutter. Smooth film pull. Clear and bright rangefinder. Perfect Bellows. Clear and Bright Rangefinder. Clean lens. Good working shutter. This camera was recently CLD'D best as possible for a vintage camera in September 2023. 

 

Konica Hexanon  110mm f/4 lens. Serial # 3002217. Made in Japan. F/stop range is f/4- f/64. Shutter speed range is 1/500- 1 second and B,T. Lens is Ex ++ or 9 of 10 cosmetic condition. Clean glass. Clean lens coatings. No marks or scratches on the lens. Good working shutter.

 

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The Konica Instant Press is a professional-quality instant camera sold circa 1983-84 by Konica. It integrates a Polaroid-branded CB103 film back which accepts 3¼×4¼" peel-apart instant film.    Like the top-grade folding Polaroid packfilm models (the 180, the 190, and 195), the Konica Instant Press offers a superior lens (a Hexanon 110mm f/4.0) and full manual control over exposure settings. The Copal #0 Shutter runs from 1 second to 1/500, plus T and B; and a white lever above the lens (without click stops) sets apertures between f/4 and f/64. The minimum focus is only 0.6m. This is much closer than Polaroid professional (180, 190, 195) cameras, whose closest focus is approx. 1.3m.  The Konica Instant Press does take some features from the iconic press cameras of the mid-20th century, such as the Speed Graphic. It folds closed into a sturdy package, retracting the lensboard using bellows; and it focuses via a top-mounted rangefinder/viewfinder (having just a single eyepiece, unlike some Polaroid models). The Konica also pays special attention to ergonomics, with a large handgrip for the photographer's left hand molded into the camera's plastic body. Focusing is done with an oversized knob in the center of the fold-out front panel (reminiscent of 1950s Polaroid Pathfinders); from here the shutter release is within finger reach atop the front edge of the door. This is threaded for standard cable releases.    The numbers of Konica Instant Press cameras produced were apparently not large. Because compatible instant packfilm from Fujifilm remains available (as of 2011), this remains an eagerly sought-after model today. 

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Don't let this scarce just CLA'D Konica Instant Press camera get away from you. Hard to come by Konica Press instant film camera with manual shutter in this nice original condition that has been CLA'd. Includes one(1) pack of Fuji FP-100c outdated film, expired 11/2016. Sells with NO RESERVE at a price of $895. I have more interesting Polaroid cameras and Polaroid Backs, Mamiya, Hasselblad, Fuji and Rolleiflex Medium Format cameras, Large Format cameras and Lenses, Vintage and Collectibles and Soft Focus Lenses. More great buys on my other auctions, eBay Store and Web Page.   

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