Is the Konica Autoreflex TC a good camera?

Is the Konica Autoreflex TC a good camera?

The Konica Autoreflex TC is an excellent enthusiast-level camera that’s equally capable for an experienced photographer.

Does the Konica Autoreflex TC need batteries?

Even though batteries are not required for this camera, you can’t fire the shutter without moving the wind lever into the standoff position as if you were activating the meter.

What happened to Konica cameras?

On 19 January 2006, Konica Minolta announced that it was leaving the camera and photo business, and that it would sell a portion of its SLR camera business to Sony as part of its move to pull completely out of the business of selling cameras and photographic film.

When was Konica founded?

August 5, 2003, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Konica Minolta/Founded

What battery does a Konica t3 use?

Meter Power Source: Two 1.35 Volt mercury batteries, photographic type (Mallory PX-675, Ever ready EPX-675, or equivalent).

How do you use the Konica Autoreflex T?

As for the KONICA Autoreflex T….BASIC MANIPULATION FOR EE PHOTOGRAPHING

  1. Insert mercury batteries and put ON the meter switch.
  2. Insert film and set the film sensitivity speed.
  3. Set your camera to the EE mark.
  4. Determine a shutter speed. (
  5. Focus and frame.
  6. Check the exposure.
  7. Depress the shutter button to take a picture.

Is Konica C35 good?

My Konica C35 is black which looks good, better than the chrome version. It’s definitely compact, but it’s also beautifully simple. It’s solid and has some weight to it even though it is only a ‘point and (focus and) shoot’ camera.

Does Konica exist?

Since 2003: KONICA MINOLTA Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. is established by integrating the management of Konica Corporation and Minolta Co., Ltd.

When did the Konica Autoreflex TC come out?

The Konica Autoreflex TC, produced between 1976 to 1982 by Konica of Japan, is a shutter-priority automatic exposure manual-focus 35mm SLR film camera.

What was the first Konica 35mm SLR camera?

Konica began with the production of the series with the Auto-Reflex, the first focal-plane-shutter auto-exposure 35mm SLR camera, in 1965 and continued with the production and development of the series with the Autoreflex T (1968-1970), Autoreflex A (1968-1971), Autoreflex T2 (1970-1973),

What kind of lens does a Konica TC have?

In fact, mine has the famous 40mm f1.8 “Pancake” lens, renowned for its sharpness and compactness (it’s about the thickness of my thumb). The Autoreflex TC is more frequently found with the excellent 6-element, 5-group 50mm f1.7 — its normal lens at the time — but happily accepts all the older Konica AR EE lenses, so there.

What kind of camera is a Konica Hexanon?

The camera, a small and compact plastic body-shell built over a sturdy metal frame, is recognized as a camera body that can support the equally well recognized and acknowledged Konica Hexanon AR series lenses.