Konica

Konica is a Japanese company known for cameras, film, and optical equipment.

Founded in 1873, it was a pioneer in photography—introducing Japan's first camera and the first autofocus camera.

In 2003 it merged with Minolta to form Konica Minolta, which now focuses primarily on office equipment and imaging technology rather than consumer cameras.

photography

camera

Image capturing device

  • filmMovie or coating
  • lensLight-focusing curved glass
  • 35mmFilm width measurement

point-and-shoot · SLR · compact · negative · print · exposure · shutter · aperture · flash · autofocus

brand

Minolta

Former camera manufacturer

  • CanonJapanese imaging corporation
  • NikonJapanese imaging corporation
  • FujifilmJapanese photography corporation

Olympus · Pentax · Kodak · Leica · Sony · Panasonic · Hasselblad · Polaroid · Sigma · Epson

Japanese

Tokyo

Japan's capital city

  • JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
  • OsakaJapanese port metropolis
  • corporationLegally separate business entity

manufacturing · headquarters · conglomerate · multinational · precision · engineering · quality · export · global · Asia-Pacific

Categories
Opposites
camera/imaging brand rivalry

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Hasselblad · Zeiss · Canon · Nikon · Phase One

film vs digital imaging

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Rugged wearable camera brand

DJI · smartphone camera

Family

icon, iconic, iconoclast, iconography, iconoclasm, iconoclastic, iconically

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G