Joe Hilbert

The Konvas was made to shoot Kodak positive perferated stock, which was the Russian standard, instead of the Bell and Howell negative perferated stock used elsewhere. The Konvas only needs modification if a registration pin has been added for the positive perfs, which is rare. Extremely rare. The Kinor 35, a more full-featured cousin to the Konvas, does require modification. This is due to the inclusion of the registration pin.

If you want to see some results of what a Nikon R10 can do, you might want to check out the feature-length film, Sleep Always, which was shot mostly on a R10 with a widened gate. Sleep Always