Konica

Explore 12 Konica vintage camera models — specs, production history, reviews, and market values in the VTA archive.

Cameras

• AiBORG — A 35mm point-and-shoot viewfinder camera with a 35–105mm zoom lens, released in September 1991 with a distinctive, polarizing design.
• Auto S — A 35mm coupled rangefinder camera with a fixed 47mm f/1.9 Hexanon lens and built-in CdS exposure meter, produced by Konica from 1963 to 1966.
• Auto S2 (1965-1970) — It represents a high point in Konica’s rangefinder lineage, combining a fast standard lens. Full specifications and review.
• Auto S3 (1969-1973) — 9 Hexanon lens and a fully automatic exposure system, offering advanced metering and ease of use for amateur and enth. Full specifications and review.
• Autoreflex T (1968-1974) — It marked a revolutionary step in SLR design, combining precision metering with user-friendly automation while mainta. Full specifications and review.
• Autoreflex T2 (1970-1973) — It represents a refinement of Konica’s professional-grade SLR system, offering improved metering. Full specifications and review.
• Autoreflex T3 (1973-1976) — Designed for professional and advanced amateur photographers, the T3 combines a robust all-metal chassis. Full specifications and review.
• Autoreflex TC (1976-1982) — Designed for amateur photographers seeking automatic exposure functionality in a manageable form factor. Full specifications and review.
• Big Mini BM-201 — A fully automatic 35mm compact camera with built-in flash, released in 1990 as part of Konica’s Big Mini series. Find the complete spec table here.
• C35 (1967-1973) — The Konica C35 is a compact 35mm viewfinder camera introduced in 1967 as part of Konica’s push into the growing point-and-shoot market. It combines a
• C35 AF — The world's first mass-produced autofocus 35mm camera, introduced in November 1977. Includes full specifications and production years.
• C35 Automatic (1969-1973) — Designed for ease of use and reliability, it features fully automatic exposure control, a sharp coated lens. Full specifications and review.
• C35 EF (1975-1980) — Released in 1975, it marked a pivotal moment in consumer photography by integrating flash technology directly into th. Full specifications and review.
• C35 EF3 — A compact 35mm point-and-shoot camera with zone focus and built-in flash, released in 1981 as the final model in Konica's C35 zone-focus series.
• FS-1 — A 35mm SLR camera with built-in motor drive and shutter-priority TTL metering, . Find full specifications and production years here.
• Genba Kantoku — A rugged, fixed-lens 35mm film camera built for durability and featuring a built-in voice memo function, designed for industrial environments.
• Hexar — A fixed-lens 35mm autofocus camera with a lens reputed to be a near copy of the Leica 35mm f/2 Summicron, released in 1992.
• IIIA — A 35mm rangefinder camera with fixed Hexanon lens, produced from 1958 to 1961, available with either 48mm f/2 or 50mm f/1.8 optics.
• Pearl II (1952-1959) — Designed for amateur and enthusiast photographers, it captures 12 exposures of 6x4. Full specifications and review. This page has the complete spec table.
• Pearl III (1955-1960) — It represents the final evolution of the Pearl series, offering modest but meaningful improvements over its predecess. Full specifications and review.
• Pearl IV — A Japanese-domestic-market-only 6×4.5cm folding medium format camera with linked exposure controls and a 75mm f/3.5 Hexar lens
• pop — A fixed-focus 35mm compact camera with built-in flash, introduced as a simplified, colorful snapshot camera for casual photographers.
• pop-10 — A compact 35mm point-and-shoot film camera with fixed focus, auto-exposure, and integrated flash, made for simple snapshot photography.
• Recorder — A compact half-frame 35mm point-and-shoot camera with autofocus and motorized film transport,. With full specifications and production years.
• Tomato — A compact 35mm film camera with a built-in flash and bold red design, ideal for snapshots and everyday use. With detailed specs and production dates.

Compact

• AA-35 — The Konica AA-35 — sold in some markets as the Konica Recorder — is one of the last half-frame compact cameras from a major manufacturer, produced in
• Big Mini BM-302 — Konica Big Mini BM-302 (1990) — compact 35mm point-and-shoot with a sharp 35mm f/3.5 lens, macro mode, and auto-variable flash. A cult-classic pocket camera from Konica's Big Mini series.
• Big Mini BM-510Z — Konica Big Mini BM-510Z, a mid-90s 35mm autofocus compact zoom camera. Little-documented Big Mini Zoom variant with 35-70mm lens.
• Big Mini HG BM-300 — Konica Big Mini HG BM-300: 1990 35mm autofocus point-and-shoot with a sharp 35mm f/3.5 Konica lens. A cult classic compact with red-eye reduction and close-focus mode.
• Big Mini Jr BM-20 — Konica Big Mini Jr BM-20: 1990s compact 35mm point-and-shoot with fixed-focus 34mm f/3.5 lens, auto exposure, and built-in flash. Little else is documented.
• C35 EFP — Konica C35 EFP (1978): 35mm fixed-focus viewfinder camera with built-in flash, Hexanon 38mm f/4 lens, and 1/125s shutter. One of the first cameras with built-in flash.
• C35 Flashmatic (1968) — Konica C35 Flashmatic (1971-1974), a compact 35mm rangefinder with a four-element Hexanon 38mm f/2.8 lens and the namesake Flashmatic auto-flash exposure system.
• DG-1 — Konica DG-1 Digital Foreman (1998) — a ruggedized 1.08MP digital camera for construction sites, first of the Digital Foreman series, Japan-only.
• DG-2 — Konica DG-2 (2001) — rugged 2MP digital camera aimed at the construction industry, with rubber case and oversized controls. Successor to the DG-1.
• disc 15 autofocus — Konica Disc 15 Autofocus (1983) — a compact disc-film camera with sliding body, Hexanon 12.5mm f/2.8 lens, autofocus, and motorized film advance. Thinly documented but genuinely known.
• EFP3 — The Konica EFP3 is a simple, budget-friendly 35mm point-and-shoot camera that Konica produced for the casual photographer. It's a fixed-focus, fully
• EYE — Konica EYE (1964): fully mechanical 35mm compact viewfinder camera with fixed Hexanon 35mm f/2.8, Seikosha shutter 1/30-1/500, no meter. Introduced at ¥23,000.
• Kanpai — Konica Kanpai (1989) — a fixed-focus 35mm party camera with a microphone that fires the shutter when you yell Kanpai! Little else is documented.
• KC-400 — Konica KC-400 (1987) — an early digital camera with a striking blue body, saving images to 2-inch floppy disks. Little else is documented.
• Konilette — Little is documented about the Konica Konilette, and much of what survives is conflicting. It appears to have been a folding bellows camera made by
• Konilette 35 — Konica Konilette 35 (1959) — a budget 35mm bakelite viewfinder camera with a 45mm f/3.5 Konitor lens and scale focus.
• MR.640 — Konica MR.640 (1988): a weatherproof 35mm autofocus point-and-shoot with a unique dual 40mm/60mm switching lens.
• MR.70 — The Konica MR.70 is a compact 35mm point-and-shoot from the mid-1980s — part of that interesting category of dual-lensed compacts that offered two fixed
• MR.70 LX — The Konica MR.70 LX is a fully automatic 35mm compact point-and-shoot that followed the MR.70 from 1987. Its defining feature is the twin-lens design — a
• Q-Mini — Konica Q-Mini — an obscure mid-1990s OEM digital camera, likely a Panasonic-made rebadge identical to the Canon PowerShot 350. Little is documented.
• Top's AF-300 — The Konica Top's AF-300 is a 35mm point-and-shoot from the early 1990s, part of a small Top's family that began with the fixed-focus Top's before this
• Z-up 110 Super — The Konica Z-Up 110 Super is a plastic-bodied, silver 35mm autofocus point-and-shoot released in 1996. It sits in Konica's mid-range Z-Up series, a family
• Z-up 110 VP — The Konica Z-up 110 VP is a 35mm point-and-shoot compact with a zoom lens, first released in 1998. The camera is known for its golden titanium finish and
• Z-up 115e — The Konica Z-Up 115e is a 35mm compact point-and-shoot with a 38–115mm zoom lens, part of the long-running Z-Up family that Konica produced from 1988 into
• Z-up 140 Super — The Konica Z-Up 140 Super is a 35mm point-and-shoot compact from the late 1990s — a mid-range, fully automatic camera built around a 38–140mm Konica zoom
• Z-Up 60 — The Konica Z-Up 60 is a fully automatic 35mm point-and-shoot from the late 1990s — one of the more simple models in Konica's Z-Up range, which otherwise
• Z-up 70 Super — Konica Z-Up 70 Super: late-90s autofocus 35mm point-and-shoot with 35-70mm zoom, sliding lens cover, and CR123A battery. Thin documentation but a reliable everyday compact.
• Z-up 70 VP — Konica Z-Up 70 VP: a late-1990s fully automatic 35mm compact point-and-shoot with a 35-70mm zoom lens, autofocus, and built-in flash.

Instant

• Instant Press — The Konica Instant Press is a fascinating oddity: a fully manual Polaroid pack-film camera released by a major Japanese manufacturer a full decade after

Medium Format

• Koni-Omegaflex — Konica Koni-Omegaflex M: rare 6x7cm TLR with interchangeable twin lenses, made 1968-1975. Hexanon 90mm f/3.5 standard.
• Koniflex — Konica Koniflex: the company's only TLR, a rare 1950s 6x6 medium format camera with Hexanon 85mm f/3.5 optics. Koniflex I and II versions.

Rangefinder

• Auto S 261 — Konica Auto S 261 (c.1967) — a 126-cartridge version of the Auto S line with CdS auto exposure, fixed 40mm f/1.8 lens, and flash cube support.
• Auto S1.6 — Konica Auto S1.6 — 35mm rangefinder from 1967, an upgraded Auto S2 with a fast 7-element Hexanon 45mm f/1.6 lens and Copal SVA shutter. Offered for only about two years.
• Auto-Reflex and Autorex — The Konica Auto-Reflex — sold as the Autorex on some export markets and introduced in the mid-1960s — is one of those cameras that earns its reputation on
• Autoreflex A — Konica Autoreflex A (1968-1971): a stripped-down Autoreflex T, this 35mm SLR offered shutter-priority auto-exposure with a CdS meter and Konica AR mount.
• Autoreflex A3 — Konica Autoreflex A3: 1973 budget 35mm SLR sibling to the T3, with aperture-priority AE and manual modes, Hexanon 50mm f/1.7 kit lens, and TTL metering.
• Autoreflex T and Autoreflex FTA — Konica Autoreflex T and FTA (1968–1970) — the first focal-plane 35mm SLR with auto-exposure and TTL metering, priced at $199.95 with the 57mm f/1.4 Hexanon.
• EE-Matic — Konica EE-Matic (1963–1967): 35mm rangefinder with battery-free selenium auto-exposure. Sold as Wards XP and Revue Auto-Matic.

Slr

• Autoreflex — Konica Autoreflex T (1968-1970): the first 35mm SLR with TTL metering and full auto-exposure. Shutter-priority AE, AR bayonet, mechanical body.
• FM — Konica FM moving magnet phono cartridge — a rare, little-documented sleeper from the camera maker's brief audio line.
• FP — Konica FP — an obscure, undocumented model in Konica's vintage camera lineup. No specifications, dates, or reviews have survived in the archive record.
• FP-1 — Konica FP-1 (1981-1983): Konica's only fully automatic program-mode SLR with no manual overrides. Three apertures, electronic shutter, rare today.
• FR — The Konica FR is a compact, fully manual 35mm SLR with aperture-priority auto-exposure, introduced in 1976 as a lighter, simpler successor to the
• FT-1 and FT-1 Pro Half — Konica FT-1 (1983–1987) — the last serious SLR Konica built, with a quiet 2fps motor drive, silicon photodiode metering, and the ultra-rare Pro Half promotional variant.
• T — The Konica T holds a genuine place in camera history: it was the world's first Japanese production 35mm SLR with a leaf shutter. Introduced in 1961 and
• T3 — Konica Autoreflex T3 (1973–1975): a big, solid shutter-priority 35mm SLR with TTL metering, AR bayonet mount, and a full-information viewfinder.

Other Models

• 135 — A late-model 135mm telephoto lens for Konica AR-mount cameras, produced from 1978 to 1987. With the complete spec table and when it was made.
• 135mm — A manual-focus telephoto lens for 35mm SLR cameras with Konica AR mount, offered in f/2.5 and f/3.5 versions. This page has detailed specs.
• 40MM — A compact manual-focus lens with a fast f/1.8 aperture, designed for AR-mount cameras. Covers the complete spec table and when it was made.
• 50mm — A series of 50mm prime lenses made by Konica for AR and Leica M mounts, including a limited titanium edition released at Photokina 2000.
• 52mm — A standard prime lens for Konica’s 35mm SLR system cameras, produced from 1965 to 1974. Includes full specifications and production years.
• 55mm — A manual focus macro lens for Konica AR-mount SLRs, introduced in 1969 with a maximum magnification of 1:2. Find detailed specs and production dates here.
• 80-200mm — A manual-focus telephoto zoom lens for Konica AR-mount SLR cameras, offering a versatile 80-200mm range with constant f/4 aperture.
• EFP2 — A compact 35mm point-and-shoot film camera introduced by Konica in 1984. With the complete spec table and when it was made.
• F3.5 — Aperture designation used across multiple Konica lenses, not a standalone product model. Includes the complete spec table and when it was made.
• FT-1 — A 35mm SLR with built-in motor drive and microprocessor-controlled exposure, aimed at serious amateurs and professionals.