Paulo J Moreira
Konica C35 AF
This rather bland plastic Konica is one of the most important cameras ever and one that changed photography forever. This was the world's first auto focus production camera, no mean feat! After this Konica, people were finally free to take pictures in full auto mode, no exposure to worry about or focusing. This was a big deal back in 1977. It took Canon 18 months to come up with something similar.
37 years have passed and this Konica is really spartan, the AF is basic, not very precise ans exposure is limited to 3 speeds (60, 125 and 250). This unit was seized, but it is slowly getting back to life. Curiously, the shutter takes ages to fire after the AF system has done its job. There is no exposures info, just a red light. Around the lens there is a scale that shows were the AF has focused. Nice thought, since one could confirm the AF before taking the shot, trouble is, it wasn't cancelable!
It is easy now to find this Konica primitive and unrefined, but it was really a breakthrough for photography and especial for the amateur photographer.
Konica C35 AF
This rather bland plastic Konica is one of the most important cameras ever and one that changed photography forever. This was the world's first auto focus production camera, no mean feat! After this Konica, people were finally free to take pictures in full auto mode, no exposure to worry about or focusing. This was a big deal back in 1977. It took Canon 18 months to come up with something similar.
37 years have passed and this Konica is really spartan, the AF is basic, not very precise ans exposure is limited to 3 speeds (60, 125 and 250). This unit was seized, but it is slowly getting back to life. Curiously, the shutter takes ages to fire after the AF system has done its job. There is no exposures info, just a red light. Around the lens there is a scale that shows were the AF has focused. Nice thought, since one could confirm the AF before taking the shot, trouble is, it wasn't cancelable!
It is easy now to find this Konica primitive and unrefined, but it was really a breakthrough for photography and especial for the amateur photographer.