Category: Japan

Konica FT-1 Motor A person that had been introduced to film photography in the past 30 years would take auto film advance for granted; let alone those accustomed to digital, where film winding is non-existence. In 1983 it was a novel idea. For an SLR. The Konica FT-1 does this, with other feats, in a compact and lightweight body, no...

Konica Autoreflex TC The epitome of the classic SLR of the ’70s, a light camera to carry with, no-nonsense features. Plastic body clad in black gives it the feel and appearance of an expensive shooter. The TC was made as a scaled-down version of the Autoreflex T, but I see little reason to stick to the T. The TC body...

Konica Autoreflex T In the late ’60s, the Japanese camera makers came forward with a flurry of compact SLR cameras, almost indistinguishable to the layman’s eye. Konica contribution to the lot was the Autoreflex T, a solid camera both in functions and weight. A step-up of the Autoreflex, the T proudly stood in the first line of this class. A...