Konica AA

[Perhaps]

Konica made one very neat, fast, and well made half-frame, with fantastic glass; think it was called AA , I'll try to find it - sharpest lens I ever used.....

 

[Kat]

Konica AA-35? I see it on ebay, but not so often. Fully automatic with built in flash, right?

 

[Perhaps]

I think that's it - can't find ine, but it was auto, bronze colored metal body, 100-400 settings, and SHARP !!!!

 

[Cale Arthur]

Like this?

Konica AA-35

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[Perhaps]

Konica AA-35

Konica AA-35

FOUND IT - finally found it, this is a GREAT camera, giving fantastic results to 8X10, good color, aa battery.....
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well, can't figure out how to post pix....every forum seems different, so if anyone has a hiunt, let me know...thanks

 

[bmattock]

Konica IIIM also had half-frame capability. Well-regarded, if finicky.

 

[btgc]

Perhaps, I just got one, put through test roll, and seems that overexposing one fstop helps (thanks to ISO dial, which I miss on Epic). Test roll were el cheapo GRAIN400 from trashbin, so I'll try with slower and sharper film.
I have to admit, that even I will not shoot tons of HF, I love how it's designed and operates. Btw it darn fast - I shot serie with passing cars and most of them are taken before they fully enter frame - I operated like I do with Epic. Non-moving lens on AA35 matters !

 

[kuvvy]

Had one of these some years ago but the quality of the shots were very poor. maybe I got a bad one but sold it again a little later.

 

[daniel~]

It looks so cool! In domestic market in Japan, it's under the name "Konica Recorder".
There's also a beautiful red version.
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Hard to believe it's an oldie from 1984... I'd have bought one if it is not so hard to find.

 

[btgc]

Daniel, week after I got mine I saw another one going off for US$5 equivalent !!! My heart cried, though I were rock-strong not to bid, 'cause I wanted to get another stuff I don't have yet.
I can just agree - worth having just because how it's constructed.

UPD:
btw, can anyone look at manual (or give a link to online free manual, yet have to find one) - some sources say that AA35/Recorder has passive AF, though I'm not pretty sure. I just forgot to shoot through window to see if it locks on glass or goes further.

 

[nikola]

I just stumbled on this auction: link

...mean price! 😀

 

[nikola]

...and this great promo material -> link
😀

 

[btgc]

just have uploaded on flickr some pics from AA-35....