Konica Top's
INCLUDED ITEMS:
- Konica Top's 35mm film camera
- Konica strap
- CR123A battery
- Roll of Kodak Colorplus 200 (may vary due to availability)
CONDITION: Pre-owned. Film tested and fully working. Excellent condition, with normal signs of light use. Twelve photos from the test roll (taken with Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400) can be viewed in the images.
MORE ABOUT THIS CAMERA: Released in 1991, the Konica Top's was a slightly updated version of Konica's popular 1988 model the Pop-Super. The main updates seem to be a small change to the style of the body (most notable in the vertical orientation of the flash), the addition of a self-timer function, and an LCD display instead of the old manual counter - but other than these little tweaks everything else about this camera is roughly the same as the Pop-Super. Mechanically its fairly unsophisticated with an f/4.4 focus-free lens, fixed 1/125 sec shutter speed, and DX reading at two settings: 100/200 and 400 ISO, but to its credit it does have automatic flash, automatic film advance, power rewind, and a built-in lens shield. And the combination of all this means a very easy photo-taking experience for the user. The technical limitations of this camera does mean it can overexpose or underexpose photos on occasion (especially overexpose) - but we have found if you use a slower speed film (200 ISO is good, and 100 is even better) it reduces the likelihood of overexposure happening and can lead to some very charming vintage-style photos. The focus-free lens also helps create a soft-focus style retro dreamy look in many of the photos.
YEAR RELEASED: 1991
LENS: Konica lens (3 elements in 3 groups)
FOCAL LENGTH: 34mm fixed-focus
APERTURE: f/4.4 - f/8.0
SHUTTER SPEED: Fixed at 1/125 sec
AUTOFOCUS: Focus free
FOCUS LOCK: No
INFINITY FOCUS MODE: No
MACRO MODE: No
CLOSEST FOCUS DISTANCE: 1.5m
DX READING: Auto (2 Zones: ISO 100/400)
LCD PANEL: Yes
FILM CHECK WINDOW: Yes
FLASH: Auto
RED EYE REDUCTION: No
FLASH RELOAD TIME: 3 sec
SELF-TIMER: Yes
FILM ADVANCE/REWIND: Auto advance / auto rewind (and forced rewind button)
TRIPOD SOCKET: Yes
POWER SOURCE: 1x CR123A battery
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