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PHOTO · FILM

Konica

Cameras and film under the Konishiroku and Sakura names.

Founded
1873–2003
From
Tokyo, Japan
Status
Defunct

Built the first mass-produced autofocus compact before merging with Minolta.

LANDMARKS

  1. 1977Konica C35 AF

In the library

1977Compact

Konica C35 AF

Konica35 mm film

The first mass-produced autofocus camera.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: John Nuttall from Hampshire, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
1993Compact

Konica Hexar

Konica35 mm film

A quiet autofocus compact with a fast 35 mm lens.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Mfunnell at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
1946Rangefinder

Konica I

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

A 1946 Konica rangefinder for 35 mm film, focused by aligning a double image in the finder.

1950Rangefinder

Konica II

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

A 1950 Konica rangefinder for 35 mm film, focused by aligning a double image in the finder.

1956Rangefinder

Konica IIA

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

Konica rangefinder camera of 1956, quiet and compact compared with SLRs of the time.

1956Rangefinder

Konica IIB-m

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

Konica rangefinder camera of 1956, quiet and compact compared with SLRs of the time.

1956Rangefinder

Konica III

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

A 1956 Konica rangefinder for 35 mm film, focused by aligning a double image in the finder.

1958Rangefinder

Konica IIIA

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

A 1958 Konica rangefinder for 35 mm film, focused by aligning a double image in the finder.

1959Rangefinder

Konica IIIM

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

Konica rangefinder camera of 1959, quiet and compact compared with SLRs of the time.

1959Rangefinder

Konica S

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

Konica rangefinder camera of 1959, quiet and compact compared with SLRs of the time.

1959Compact

Konilette 35

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

Konica 35 mm compact of 1959, from the long run of film point-and-shoot cameras.

1960SLR

Konica F

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

Konica single-lens reflex from 1960, from the decades when the 35 mm SLR dominated serious photography.

1960Rangefinder

Konica IIB

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

Konica rangefinder camera of 1960, quiet and compact compared with SLRs of the time.

1960Compact

Konica L

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

A 1960 Konica 35 mm compact with a fixed lens, made for everyday snapshots.

1961Rangefinder

Konica S II

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

A 1961 Konica rangefinder for 35 mm film, focused by aligning a double image in the finder.

1963Rangefinder

Konica Auto S

Konica35 mm film · Fixed lens

An early rangefinder with automatic exposure from a CdS meter.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: R. Henrik Nilsson, CC BY 4.0