Originally posted by asharpe In the late 60's, the Auto S2 was the first camera I ever had. I've looked into getting another one from eBay from time to time for nostalgia's sake, now that it's been nearly 50 years. But I'd like it to be in excellent condition, and with ebay, you just don't know what you are going to get. The batteries for the meter are a pain now, too.
So I've discovered about the battery but we'll see how it goes. I've a few 675 batteries enroute, that should be easier to shim in there and with a more proper voltage. But for the time being I've shoe-horned an SR44 in there with aluminum foil and adjusted my ISO a bit to compensate for the volts. We'll see.
I honestly must have lucked out. It was the first one I picked up in addition to the C35EF. $20 plus 7 shipping. It was a bit baffling how good of shape it was in. Hood intact and snappy. Lens had no wobble. The case is still in great shape, no tears or broken snaps etc - leathers great. Even had the iconic late 60s early 70s woven strap that's also in amazing shape. Barely a scratch on it, on and on. I dunno how I did it. But honestly they go for cheap in comparison to all the others, likely due to their size/weight. You may do better than you think.
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Originally posted by asharpe with ebay, you just don't know what you are going to get.
This one looks fairly untainted. Worst case scenario, you resell it. I mean the S2s generally go for the price of Russian rangefinders.
But again, it's mystery as to why - I've really enjoyed mine more than expected. Grabbed it on a whim. (and that's what started the "problem")
https://www.ebay.com/itm/KONICA-AUTO-S2-35MM-RANGE-FINDER-CAMERA-W-HEXANON-4...cAAOSwscda0458