I got this camera from the local flea market for 5$. At first, the cocking lever was missing, and after I tried with the lever from another camera the shutter couldn't be released. Turn out that the shutter mechanisms were stuck in cocking position due to the old lube drying out. The aperture blades are also stuck with oil and didn't move when turning the aperture ring. The metering is seen fine but the string on the range shift lever is loose, so I had to replace that too. The lenses were dirty as usual but after cleaning they are in excellent condition. The metering adjustment is a little bit tricky on this camera. After the CLA, the camera is ready to take a photo of the modern world.

The Konica Auto S was introduced by Konishiroku in 1963. It has a dual-range CdS meter rather than the selenium meter of its predecessor, the Konica S III. It has Hexanon 47mm f1.9 lens, Copal SVA shutter, and a Pull-out lens hood. This one only has ISO(ASA) setting up to 200. Other may have up to ISO 400.

I hope you enjoy and get some useful information from the video.
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Chapters
00:21 Intro
01:30 Disassembly
04:58 Top units removal
06:36 Main shutter and focusing unit removal
07:26 Working on the shutter mechanisms
20:00 Working on the focusing unit
24:30 Cleaning CdS cell
25:10 Cleaning the viewfinder
26:46 Cleaning the lenses
28:36 Repairing the body and the cocking gears
31:18 Testing the shutter speed
32:00 Replacing the metering string.
32:45 Reinstalling and adjusting the light meter.
36:08 Reinstalling lenses and adjusting the infinity focus.
38:24 Replacing the light seals.
39:37 Reinstalling the leatherettes.
40:57 Reinstalling the rest of the parts.
42:33 Repainting the letters.
43:35 Final checking.
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Amazing Background music

- Deep relaxation
- A Very Brady Special
- Royal Coupling

by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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