Konica 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 leaned toward feature-packed compacts. It’s a plastic-bodied, silver compact built around a Konica 35–60mm f/5.8–9.8 zoom lens (5 elements in 5 groups). The camera handles focus automatically with a focus lock, and offers a force-infinity (landscape) mode, a macro mode, and a self-timer. Film transport is fully automatic — it loads, advances, and rewinds the roll on its own — and the built-in flash offers auto, long-distance, and red-eye reduction modes. Shutter speeds run from 1/15 to 1/450 second, and film speed is set via DX coding for ISO 100, 200, and 400. Minimum focusing distance is 1 meter.

One notable practical detail: the Z-Up 60 runs on two AA batteries rather than the lithium cells many contemporaries required. It weighs about 200 grams. The instruction manual was printed in eight languages — English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, and Russian — suggesting reasonably wide distribution.

Documentation on this model is thin. No production years, original retail price, dimensions, or viewfinder specifications are recorded. The surviving record is mostly reseller listings and a few enthusiast notes. ePhotoZine (accessed via archived listings) lists the lens range and notes a maximum aperture of f/9.5 at the long end, with a bulb mode available. The camera has been described as "reliable and easy to use" and a good beginner-level shooter, and one writer on 35mmc.com noted keeping theirs because it was small, used modern batteries, and cost all of $4. Resale prices today range from roughly €59 to €120 depending on seller and condition, with tested units typically warrantied for two months.

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