Category: Japan

Konishiroku Konica II B-m Konica I Konica II Bm Konica III Konica III M Rangefinders made in Japan in the 1950s. The Konica II is the second generation of the Konica post-war triplets, between the Konica I and Konica III. Each generation had several variants, all paving Konica’s way to the small circle of camera makers that lasted till the...

Konishiroku Konica III / IIIA Konica I Konica II Bm Konica III Konica III M The three early Konica 35mm rangefinder models, named I, II and III, were made from 1946 till the mid-1960s. Although they were of the same family, each generation looked and felt different. The early Konica I was a no-frills camera, a model that emerged from the...

Konishiroku Konica I Konica I Konica II Bm Konica III Konica III M The early 35mm format Japanese models were Leica clones, designed to closely resemble the tried-and-true model. The earliest of these models was the Nicca Nippon Standard of 1932, a US$13,000 worth of metal and glass if you stumble upon one. A year later, Canon followed with the Kwanon, which may fetch...

Konica Auto S2 In the late 1950s, hobby photography caught up with the public, no longer the domain of specialized trade. A new market segment had opened, looking for a friendly camera at a budget price. The Japanese majors geared up: Olympus with a long list of ’35’ models with alphabet soup suffixes, Canon with the Canonet,  Minolta with the...