Konica Autoreflex Half Frame The year is 1966. The world camera makers rush to design and introduce compact SLR cameras. Saying ‘world’ and ‘compact SLR’ would seem all-inclusive, which is not. The Brits, Italian, French and American have all but abandoned the high-end camera lines. The only real players yet …

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, …

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 …

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 …

Konica AA-35 / Konica Recorder My first encounter with the Konica AA-35 was incidental. I had records of it and its sister, the Konica Recorder, but never paid attention to them. They looked like another entrant to the Japanese endless point and shoot parade. I went to pick up a …