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The Konica FC-1 was a 35mm, SLR, film camera, which was first introduced by Konica in 1980. The FC-1 featured a through-the-lens Automatic Exposure and shutter speed-priority. An external motor could be attached to the FC-1: Auto Winder F. This motor was quite large and not very fast. This Japanese camera was equipped with a Hexanon AR 40mm f/1.8 standard lens, made of six elements arranged in five groups. Specifications The Konica FC-1 was fitted with a digital-controlled, vertical travel, metal focal plane shutter, whose speeds ranged from 1 to 1/1000 plus B, 2. Flash synchronization X worked automatically at 1/100th of a second; manually, it worked at 1/60. For electronci flash, the camera had a hot-shoe on top, and X contact with synchro socket. The FC-1 also featured an eye-level, pentaprism viewfinder; field of view ratio 90º/O real image-aligment system with split-image microdiaprism and mat plane. The camera was powered by four 1.5V alkaline battery cells LR44.The FC-1 control...

The Konica FP was a 35mm, mechanical SLR camera which was manufactured by Konica from 1963. The FP featured the bayonet type Konica mount and was equipped with a Hexanon 52mm f/1.4 standard lens, made of 7 elements arranged in 5 groups. The FP was fitted with a Copal Square shutter with speeds from 1 to 1/1000th of a second plus B. Connections were provided for both electronic flash (X) and flash bulbs (M). Flash sync was at 1/125th of a second with electronic flash, and 1/30 or 1/60 with different types of flash bulbs. The Konica FP had a slot in the shutter speed dial that served as a point for an accessory Konica Lightmeter or Lightmeter II to interconnect. The first meter was large and sat on top of the camera's pentaprism. It was held by a clip at the viewfinder eyepiece. The second meter operated similarly, but was considerably smaller and protruded a bit from the front of the camera, attached via a bracket that in turn clamped under the shutter speed dial. Both meters used ...

The Konica AF3 was a 35mm, rangefinder film camera, which was introduced by Konica in 1984. It was a nifty, compact camera which featured an auto-focus mechanism, an EE system, and a built-in flash unit. The auto-focus mechanism of the AF3 incorporated an active infrared focus-detection system, which had been designed to assure precise focusing automatically. The AF3 was available in different colors, which included yellow, silver, and black. It was fitted with a Hexanon 35mm f/2.8 lens, which was made of four elements. Specifications The Konica AF3 was equipped with an electronic, programmed, behind-the-lens shutter with speeds ranging from 1/60 to 1/500th of a second. The built-in electronic flash synchronized at all shutter speeds. The AF3 also featured an Albada type, bright frame viewfinder with underexposure warning red light and Auto-focus green light indicator. Film advance was by means of a single-action rapid lever on the right side of the camera top plate. The AF3 was power...

The Konica FS-1 was a 35mm, single lens reflex, film camera which was manufactured by Konica of Japan from 1978. The FS-1 was the first SLR with built-in motor drive. It was equipped with a Hexanon AR 40mm f/1.8 standard lens made of 6 elements, arranged in 5 groups. The mount was bayonet-type Konica mount 11. Specifications The Konica FS-1 was fitted with a digital-controlled, vertically travel electronic metal focal plane shutter, with speeds: B. 2, 1 ~ 1 /1000 sec. Electronic flash synchronization X was at 1/100th of a second, which was set automatically. The FS-1 featured a Gallium Arsenide Phosphour TTL light meter and shutter-priority auto-exposure. The camera was equipped with a pentaprism eye-level viewfinder; magnification X0.67 (at infinity with 40mm standard lens); field-of-view ratio 90%; real-image alignment system with split-image, microdiaprism and mat plane. The FS-1 was powered by four 1.5V AA alkali manganese dry cell batteries. Konica FS-1

The Konica C35 was a 35mm, rangefinder, film camera which was manufactured by Konishiroku from 1968. The C35 was a compact, light and simple to handle camera with an excellent lens which took good, sharp photographs because it could be focused accurately. It featured a Hexanon 38mm f/2.8 standard lens, made of 4 elements arranged in 3 groups. It was available in black or silver. Specifications of the C35 The Konica C35 was equipped with a Copal Mat special automatic programmed leaf shutter, with speeds from 1/30 to 1/650 sec. plus B. Electronic flash synchronized automatically at 1/125th of a second. The camera`s rangefinder consisted of single-eye double-image alignment, and color compensation glass. The finder was bright frame with parallax compensation mark. The C35 offered automatic exposure adjustment with system using CdS, 1.35V mercury battery used as power source EE coupling range EV8 (f/2.8, 1/30sec.) to EV17 (f/;4.3, 1/650sec. with ASA 100 film. Konica C35

The Minolta Six was a bakelite collapsible 6×6, film camera which was introduced by Molta of Japan in 1936. Minolta Six was released as an improvement of the Minolta Vest in 6×6 format. The body was made of bakelite reinforced with metal parts. The lens and shutter assembly was mounted on a front plate, itself attached to a collapsible structure composed of three rectangular sliding boxes. The Minolta Six was equipped with a Coronar Anastigmat 80mm f/4.5 lens, which was capable of rendering very sharp pictures. The Six was manufactured with three different types of Crown shutters:1) Crown B shutter with speeds 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200th of a second plus B; 2) Crown C shutter with speeds 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/150 speeds plus B; 3) Crown S shutter 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200th of a second plus B. Minolta Six Camera

A daguerreotype was an early type of photograph which was developed by Jacques Daguerre, in which the image was exposed directly onto a mirror-polished surface of silver bearing a coating of silver halide particles deposited by iodine vapor. In later developments bromine and chlorine vapors were also used, resulting in shorter exposure times. The daguerreotype was a negative image, but the mirrored surface of the metal plate reflects the image and makes it appear positive when the silvered surface had a dark ground reflected into it. Daguerreotype was a direct photographic process in which the photograph could not be reproduced and was therefore unique. The daguerreotype was the first publicly announced photographic process (1839) and while there were competing processes at the time, the accepted scientific etiquette of the time was that discovery was attributed to first published. All of the initial photographic processes required long periods for successful exposure and proved diffi...