Help building the largest human-edited directory of the web Suggest URL - Open Directory Project - Become an editor

directopedia.org uses links and structure from dmoz Open Directory Project.
The contents has been generating using technology developed by scientec.

Konica was a Japanese manufacturer of (among others) cameras, camera accessories, photographic and photo-processing equipment, photocopiers, fax machines and laser printers. The company traced its history back to 1873 when pharmacist Rokusaburo Sugiura began selling photographic materials at his store. On August 5, 2003, Konica merged with Minolta to form Konica Minolta.

Contents 1 History 2 Products 2.1 Cameras 2.1.1 F-mount SLRs 2.1.2 AR-mount SLRs 2.2 Lenses 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

History

Products

Cameras

F-mount SLRs

The first series of Konica single-lens reflex cameras used the Konica F lens mount, named after the first camera to use it. This was a bayonet mount, and is not compatible with later Konica lens mounts. The flange-to-film distance of the F-mount was 40.5 mm, one of the smallest ever used for a 35 mm SLR. The diameter was 40 mm.

It is not identical with Nikon_F-Mount, which has a much longer flange-film distance of 46.5 mm.

• Konica F (1960-?)
• Konica FS (1962-1964)
• Konica FSW (1962-?
• Konica FP (1963-?)
• Konica Domirex (1963-?)
• Konica FM (1965-?)

AR-mount SLRs

Konica's second series of SLR cameras began with 1965's Auto-Reflex. This line came to an end in 1987 when Konica abandoned the SLR market.

Konica's AR lens mount kept the same flange-film distance that the earlier Konica F lens mount had (40.5 mm), but it has a larger diameter of 47 mm.

• Konica Auto-Reflex (1965-1968) Known as the Autorex in Japan.
• Konica Auto-Reflex P (1966-1968) Known as the Autorex P in Japan.
• Konica Autoreflex T (1968-1970)
• Konica Autoreflex A (1968-1971)
• Konica Autoreflex T2 (1970-1973)
• Konica Autoreflex A2 (1971-1972)
• Konica Autoreflex A1000 (1972-1973)
• Konica Autoreflex T3 (1973-1975)
• Konica Autoreflex A3 (1973-?)
• Konica Autoreflex T3N (1975-1978)
• Konica Autoreflex TC (1976-1982)
• Konica Autoreflex T4 (1978-1979)
• Konica FS-1 (1979-1983)
• Konica FC-1 (1980-1983)
• Konica FP-1 (1981-1983)
• Konica FT-1 (1983-1987)
• Konica TC-X (1985-1987) Built by Cosina.

Lenses

Konica SLR lenses were named Hexanon. The quality of most Hexanon lenses is regarded as superb, and many are competitive even today.

See also

• Fotomat - acquired by Konica in 1982.

References

• Konica Minolta (2004). Konica Minolta - History. Retrieved on November 6, 2005.
• Konica Minolta (2003). History of Konica. Retrieved on November 6, 2005.
• Buhl, Andreas (2005). Konica Start page. Extensive Konica SLR site. Retrieved on November 6, 2005.

External links

• Konica SLR Yahoo group.

This article is based on the article "Konica" from Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License. Here you find the list of authors of this article. The article can only edited within Wikipedia. Edit this article in Wikipedia.