■ Bibliography

The list of articles on SLRs and lenses of the AR System and on other Konica cameras on this page is divided thematically into 5 parts: SLR Bodies; Hexanon and Hexar AR Lenses; Rangefinders; Medium Format Cameras; and Books and Other Articles. If most of the listed articles and books are written in English, some are in German, French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish and even Polish. The articles about all cameras are arranged in chronological order, the tests of Hexanon lenses are arranged by the focal distance of the lens they treat of and books in the last sub-section are listed by author in alphabetical order. Certain titles have been shortened.

 This bibliography is a work in progress. My aim is to create a comprehensive database of Konica-related literature in one location. As there are many more articles in different languages that I have access to, I welcome all contributions.

1.  SLR Bodies

Konica F
– “What’s New: Konica F”, => Popular Photography, September 1960, p. 116.
– "Konica F", => Photographic Industries (Shashin Kogyo), January 2006.

Auto-Reflex
– “Konica Auto S Reflex”, => US Camera  & Travel, April 1966, p. 66.
– “Konica Auto-Reflex”, => Camera 35, Oct./Nov. 1966, p. 52.
– “Camera Collector [Konica Auto-Reflex]”, => Popular Photography, June 2001, pp. 72.
– “Perły z lamusa: Konica Auto-Reflex” => Foto Kurier, November 2006.

Autoreflex T (T2)
– "Autoreflex T", => Popular Photography, June 1968.
– "Test-Report: The Konica Autoreflex T", => Camera 35, June-July 1968, p. 38.
– "Banc d’Essai : Konica Autoreflex T", => Photographie Nouvelle, September-October 1968.
– “Le système de mesure du Konica Autoreflex T”, => Photo-Ciné-Revue, January 1969.
– “Focus-test – Konica Autoreflex T”, => Photo-Cinéma, No. 813, July 1969, pp. 285+.
– “Lab Report: Konica Autoreflex”, => Popular Photography, August 1969, p. 102.
– “Konica Autoreflex T", => Modern Photography, December 1969, p. 87.
– "Konica Autoreflex T", => Hobby – Das Magazin der Technik, no. 17, August 1971.
– "Konica Autoreflex T", => Auto-Journal, no. 5, March 1972.

Autoreflex T3 (T3N)
– “Readers' report: Konica Autoreflex”, => Modern Photography, March 1973, pp. 99+.
– “Banc d’Essai : Konica Autoreflex T3”, => Phot’Argus, November 1973, pp. 27-58.
– “Modern tests: Konica Autoreflex T-3”, => Modern Photography, September 1973, pp. 114-116.
– “Inside your camera: Konica Autoreflex T3”, => Modern Photography, January 1974, p. 104.
– “Konica Autoreflex T3", => Auto-Journal, no. 3, February 1974.
– “Banc d’essai : Le Konica Autoreflex T3”, => Nouveau Photocinéma, May 1974.
– “Lab report: Konica Autoreflex T3”, => Popular Photography, June 1974, pp. 114-118.
– “Le Konica Autoreflex T3”, => Reporter Objectif, No. 26, October 1974.
– “Le Konica Autoreflex T3", => Photo-Revue, September 1974.

Autoreflex TC
– “First look: Konica Autoreflex TC”, => Popular Photography, August 1976, p. 19.
– “Modern tests: Konica Autoreflex TC”, => Modern Photography, November 1976, pp. 163-136.
– “Test du Konica Autoreflex TC", => Phot' Argus No. 79, April 1977.
– “On Test: Konica Autoreflex TC", => Camera User, June 1977, pp. 28-29.
– “Lab report: Konica Autoreflex TC”, => Popular Photography, July 1977, pp. 118+.

Autoreflex T4
– “Konica Autoreflex T4?”, => Nouveau Photocinéma, February 1978.
– “First look: Konica T4 Autoreflex”, => Popular Photography, April 1978, pp. 130-131.
– “We tried it: Konica Autoreflex T4”, => Camera 35, May 1978, pp. 46+.
– “Autoreflex T4, the Best of two Worlds”, => Modern Photography, February 1979, pp. 110-112.
– “Konica Autoreflex T4”, => Amateur Photographer, May 31, 1979, pp. 70+.
– “Normtest: Konica Autoreflex T4”, => Color Foto, June 1978, p. 130.
– “Spec sheet: Konica Autoreflex T4”, => Petersen's Photographic, July 1978, p. 94.
– “Konica Autoreflex T4", => Auto-Journal, no. 16, September 1978.
– “Konica T4”, => Le Photographe, no. 1356, September 1978.
– “Modern Tests; Konica Autoreflex T4”, => Modern Photography, February 1979, pp. 110+.
– “Konica Autoreflex T4”, => Color Foto, June 1979, p. 114.
– “Konica Autoreflex T4”, =>  Fotografare, May 1995, pp. 72+.

FS-1
– “Konica's first motorized camera”, => Popular Photography, April 1978.
– “Konica FS-1, => Auto-Journal, no. 8, May 1978.
– "Konica FS-1, => Shashin Kōgyō (Photographic Industries), vol. 347, November 1978.
– “First look at Konica FS-1”, => Camera 35, November 1978, pp. 22+.

– “The New Konica FS-1", => Modern Photography, November 1978.

– “First look: Konica FS-1”, => Popular Photography, November 1978, pp. 78+.
– “Portrait du Konica FS-1", => Chasseur d'Images, April/May 1979.
– “Spec sheet: Konica FS-1”, => Petersen's Photographic, May 1979, p. 40.
– “Modern Tests: Konica FS-1”, => Modern Photography, June 1979, pp. 120-124.
– “Lab report: Konica FS-1”, => Popular Photography, August 1979, pp. 99+ & 102+.
– "FS-1" => Zoom - Magazin für Foto und Film, September 1979.
– "Test: FS-1", => Hobby, 29 October 1979.
– "Konica FS-1", => Il Fotografo, January 1980.
– “Test du Konica FS-1”, => Chasseur d'Images, January 1980.
– "FS-1" => Foto Magazin, January 1980.
– "On Test: FS-1" => Photo Technique, February 1980.
– “Le Konica FS-1”, => Photo Reporter, June 1980.
– “Normtest: Konica FS-1”, => Color Foto, September 1980, p. 136.
– “Konica FS-1", => Modern Photography, December 1980, p. 98.
– “Test: Konica FS-1, => Fotografare, February 1983, p. 110.

FC-1
– “Konica FC-1”, => Color Foto, July 1980, p. 39.
– “Spec sheet: Konica FC-1”, => Petersen's Photographic, December 1980, p. 90.
– "Konica FC-1, => Shashin Kōgyō (Photographic Industries), vol. 39, no. 1, Jan. 1981.
– “First look: Konica FC-1”,  => Popular Photography, September 1981, pp. 114+.
– “Lab report: 3 auto SLRs […Konica FC-1]”, => Mechanix Illustrated, December 1981, pp. 68+.

FP-1
– “Test Konica FP-1”, => Foto Magazin, February 1982.
– “Konica FP-1 Program: a Slight Departure”, => Camera 35, April 1982, pp. 28+.
– “Konica FP-1: Curious Oddball, Useful SLR”, => Modern Photography, May 1982, pp. 68+.
– “First look: Konica FP-1 Program”, => Popular Photography, June 1982, p. 130.

FT-1
– “Konica FT-1, => Shashin Kōgyō (Photographic Industries), vol. 41, no. 3, Mar. 1983.
– “Le Konica FT-1, => Chasseur d’images, No. 51, April 1983.
– “What after Konica FS-1? The FT-1, of Course”, => Modern Photography, April 1983, pp. 73+.
– “User Report: Konica FT-1”, => Petersen’s Photographic, June 1983, pp. 52+.
– “Konica FT-1”, => Camera Choice, July 1983, pp. 69+.
– “Modern Tests: Konica FT-T”, => Modern Photography, September 1983, pp. 100+.
– “Lab Report: Konica FT-1”, => Popular Photography, September 1983, pp. 27+.
– “Test: Konica FT-1", => Reflex, March 1985.
– “Konica FT-1 ?”, => Photo Reporter, April 1985.
– “Konica FT-1 Motor,  => Foto Magazin, March 1986.
– “Konica FT-1 Motor”, => Foto Kurier, December 1993.

TC-X
– “Normtest Konica TC-X”, => Color Foto, February 1985.
– “Test: Konica TC-X”, => Fotografare, June 1985.
– “User Report: Konica TC-X”, => Petersen’s Photographic, July 1985, pp. 36+.
– “Modern Tests: Konica TC-X”, => Modern Photography, September 1985, pp. 54+.

2.  Hexanon and Hexar AR Lenses

Primes
– 21mm f4.0, => Photo-Cinéma, July 1969.
– 28mm UC f1.8, => Popular Photography, September 1976.
– 28mm UC f1.8, => Popular Photography, August 1979.
– 28mm f3.5, => Nouveau Photocinéma, May 1974.
– 28mm f3.5, => Petersen's Photographic, August 1978.
– 28mm f3.5 Hexar, => Popular Photography, July 1976.
– 28mm f3.5 Hexar, => Modern Photography, missing date.
– 35mm f2.0, => Popular Photography, September 1983.
– 35mm f2,8, => Chasseur d'images no. 83, 1 June 1986.
– 40mm f1.8, => Modern Photography, June 1979.
– 40mm f1.8, => Popular Photography, August 1979.
– 50mm f1.4, => Popular Photography, May 1976.
– 50mm f1.4, => Modern Photography, February 1979.
– 50mm f1.4, => Popular Photography, September 1983.
– 50mm f1.7, => Nouveau Photocinéma, May 1974.
– 50mm f1.7, => Popular Photography, May 1976.
– 50mm f1.7, => Popular Photography, July 1976.
– 50mm f1.7, => Modern Photography, November 1976.
– 50mm f1.7, => Modern Photography, September 1983.
– 50mm f1.8, => Modern Photography, September 1985.
– 50mm f1.8, => Chasseur d'images no. 112, 1 May 1989.
– 52mm f1.8, => Photo-Cinéma, July 1969.
– 55mm f3.5 macro, => Modern Photography, June 1972.
– 55mm f3.5 macro, => Popular Photography, May 1976.
– 55mm f3.5 macro, =>Amateur Photographer, 2 October 1982.
– 55mm f3,5 macro, => Chasseur d'images, May 1989.
– 57mm f1.2, => Popular Photography, May 1976.
– 57mm f1.2 => Modern Photography Photo Buying Guide 1980.
– 57mm f1,2, => Chasseur d'images, May 1989.
– 57mm f1.4, => Photo-Cinéma, July 1969.
– 57mm f1.4, => Nouveau Photocinéma, May 1974.
– 85mm f1.8, => Modern Photography, June 1969.
– 85mm f1.8, => Nouveau Photocinéma, May 1974.
– 85mm f1.8, =>Amateur Photographer, 2 October 1982.
– 85mm f1.8, => Popular Photography, September 1983.
– 100mm f2.8, => Modern Photography, June 1969.
– 100mm f2.8, => Popular Photography, August 1979.
– 135mm f2.5, => Popular Photography, July 1976.
– 135mm f3.5, => Petersen's Photographic, August 1978.
– 135mm f3.5 Hexar, => Modern Photography, missing date.
– 200mm f3.5, => Photo-Cinéma, July 1969.
– 200mm f4.0, => Petersen's Photographic, August 1978.
– 200mm/4, => Chasseur d'images, June 1985.
– 200mm f4.0 Hexar, => Modern Photography, missing date.
– 400mm f4.5, => Modern Photography, August 1973.
 
Zooms
– 28-135mm, => Popular Photography, October 1983.
– 28-135mm, => Modern Photography Buying Guide '85.
– 35-70mm f3.5, => Popular Photography, February 1980.
– 35-70mm f3.5-4.5, => Chasseur d'images, April 1989.
– 45-100mm f3.5, => Modern Photography, November 1976.
– 80-200mm UC f4.0, => Modern Photography, November 1976.
– 80-200mm f4, => Chasseur d'images, April 1989.

Other lenses 
– 45mm f1.8, => Modern Photography, October 1965.
– M-Hexanons [28mm f2.8, 50mm f2.0 and 90mm f2.8], => Popular Photography, June 2000.
– M-Hexanons [28mm f2.8, 50mm f2.0 and 90mm f2.8], => Fotomagazin, October 2000.


3.  Rangefinders

– “The Konica Camera”, Miniature Camera Magazine, March 1951, pp. 198+.
– “New 35-mm Products: Konica III”, => Popular Photography, August 1956, pp. 80+.
– “What’s New : A Report on the Konica III-A”, => Popular Photography, September 1958, p. 22.
– “What’s New: Konica III-M”, => Popular Photography, July 1959, p. 94.
– “Konica III M, => Shashin Kōgyō (Photographic Industries), vol. 89, Sept. 1959.
– “Konica Domirex”, => British Journal of Photography, vol. 110, 1963, p. 314.
– “Konica Domirex”, => Camera 35, vol. 7-8, 1963, p. 36.
– “Konica Domirex”, => Photo Methods for Industry, vol. 6, 1963, p. 281.
– “Konica Domirex”, => US Travel and Camera, vol. 26, 1963, p. 60.
– “Konica Domirex - A Prototype”, => Popular Photography, June 1964, p. 65.
– “Konica EE-Matic, => Popular Photography, September 1964.
– “Konica Domirex”, => British Journal of Photography Annual, 1965, p. 51.
– “Konica Domirex”, => Popular Photography, vol. 57, 1965, p. 164.
– “Total automation plus f/1.8 lens [Konica Auto SE]”, => Popular Photography, April 1968, p. 120.
– “Konica Eye2”, => Photo-Cinéma, no. 801, July 1968.
– “Konica C35”, =>Camera 35, Apr./May 1969, p. 57.
– “Konica Domirex”, => British Journal of Photography, vol. 117, 1970, p. 489.
– “Konica Domirex”, => SLR Yearbook, 1971, p. 230.
– “Konica C35E & L, => Shashin Kōgyō (Photographic Industries), vol. 242, Mar. 1972.
– “Konica C35" , => Photographie Nouvelle, July-August 1973.
– “Lab report: Konica Auto S2”, => Popular Photography, October  1973, pp. 134+.
– “Konica Auto S3" , => Popular Photography, March 1974, pp. 85+.
– “Little Konica makes even daylight flash easy”, => Popular Mechanics, November 1974, p. 180.
– “Modern tests: Konica Auto S3”, => Modern Photography, May 1975, pp. 114+.
– “Lab report: Konica C35A”, => Popular Photography, September 1975, pp. 90-92+.
– “Konica C35AF”, => Popular Photography, November 1977, p. 174.
– “New era with first autofocusing 35mm”, => Modern Photography, November 1977, p. 70.
– “Autofocus, as predicted [Konica C35AF]”, => Popular Photography, December 1977, pp. 86+.
– “First automatic-focus camera [Konica C35AF]”, => Popular Mechanics, December 1977, p. 66.
– “Camera with automatic focus [Konica C35AF]”, => Mechanix Illustrated, June 1978, pp. 54+.
– “Konica Domirex”, => Petersen’s Photographic, Far East Journal, vol. 8, 1979.
– “Modern Tests: Konica C35AF: First Auto-Focus Still Camera", => Modern Photography, April 1979, pp 136+.
– “Les compacts en couleurs Konica C35 EF3”, => Phot’Argus, 1 April 1982.
– “Konica AA-35", => Auto-Journal, no. 2, February 1985.
– "The super-quiet Konica Hexar”, => Popular Mechanics, April 1992, pp. 12+.
– “Konica Hexar”, => Foto Kurier, July 1992.
– “Konica Hexar”, => Popular Photography, December 1992, p. 76.
– “Konica Hexar”, => Popular Photography, December 1993, p. 77.
– “Konica Hexar”, => Petersen's Photographic, November 1994, p. 102.
– “Konica Hexar”, => Popular Photography, December 1994, p. 89.
– “Konica Hexar”, => Popular Photography, December 1996, p. 92.
– “Konica's Quiet Hexar: A re-appreciation”, => Popular Photography, November 1997, p. 33.
– "Konica Hexar Silver”, => Chasseur d'Images, March 1998.
– "Konica Hexar Silver”, => Popular Mechanics, December 1999, p. 141.
– “The interchangeable-lens rangefinder Konica!”, => Popular Photography, January 2000, p. 84.
– “Konica Hexar RF”, => Foto Kurier, January 2000.
– “Konica rangefinder with lenses”, => Popular Mechanics, February 2000, p. 6.
– “Hexar RF”, => American Photo, March 2000, p. 85.
– “Konica Hexar RF”, => Popular Photography, June 2000, p. 122.
– “Konica Hexar kontra Leica M6”, => Foto Kurier, July 2000.
– “Konica Hexar RF”, => Petersen's Photographic, November 2000, p. 28.
– “Konica M-Hexanon 21-35mm f/3,4-4,0”, => Foto Kurier, May 2000.
– “A hex on Hexar? ”, => Popular Mechanics, September 2000, pp. 9+.
– “Hexar RF, => Shashin Kōgyō (Photographic Industries), vol. 58, no. 12, Dec. 2000.
– “Konica Hexar RF”, => Popular Photography, December 2002, p. 111.
– “Konica Hexar RF”, => Nihon Camera (Japanese Camera), February 2006.
– “Hexar AF, => Shashin Kōgyō (Photographic Industries), vol. 64, no. 685, May 2006.

4.  Medium Format Cameras

– “Tele-Koniflex”, => Popular Photography, June 1955, p. 92.
– “Koni-Omega Rapid”, => U.S. Camera and Travel, October  1963, pp. 64+.
– “Large cameras [the Koni-Omega]”, => Modern Photography, August 1965, pp. 32+.
– "The Konica SF", => Modern Photography, vol. 31, 1967, p. 172.
– “The Koni-Omega M”, => Popular Photography, November 1967, pp. 104-7.
– "Koni-Omega M", =>Fotografare, April 1968.
– “Koni-Omega Rapid M”, => U.S. Camera and Travel, April 1968, pp. 58-60+.
– "The Konica SF", => Camera, vol. 47, 1968, p. 58.
– “Test report: Koni-Omegaflex M”, => U.S. Camera and Travel, November 1968, pp. 62+.
– “Lab Report: Koni-Omega Rapid M”, =>Popular Photography, January 1970, pp. 112+.
– “Lab Report: Koni-Omegaflex M”, =>Popular Photography, August 1970, pp. 110+.
– “First Look: The Konica Rapid Omega 200", =>Popular Photography, April 1974, pp. 102-103.

5. Books and Other Articles

– Beauchamp, M., “Japan's Kodak”, => Forbes, 1986, vol. 137, p. 90.
– Borell, A., Konica, mon amour, Heering Verlag, 1975, 176 pp.
– Borell, A., Konica. Die F- Reihe, Heering Verlag, 1982, 192 pp.
– Condax P. L., The Evolution of the Japanese Camera, IMP, 1984, 100 pp.
– Emanuel W.D., The Konica Reflex Guide: How to use the Konica…, Focal Press, 1974, 88 pp.
– Emanuel W.D., The Konica Compact 35mm Guide, Focal Press, 1974.
– “Far East journal: Konishiroku or Konica”, => Petersen's Photographic, May 1979, p. 30.
– “Froehlich's Japanese cameras”, => Fortune Magazine, January 1958, p. 232.
– Hansen, B. & Dierdoff, M., Japanese 35mm SLR Cameras, Hove Books, 1998, 256 pp.
– Heiner Henninges, Konica Hexar, Laterna magica Verlag, 1992, 132 pp.
– Herz, N., The Konica Pocket Handbook, Verlan Books, 1960, 64 pp.
– Holbrook, W. J., "The Konica Camera", Miniature Camera Magazine, March 1951, p. 198.
– Jacobs, Jr. L., Konica Autoreflex Manual, Amphoto, 1973, 175 pp.
– Jacobs, Jr. L., The Konica Guide, Amphoto, 1978, 120 pp.
– “Konica-made folders from the middle 1930's”, => Modern Photography, March 1971, p. 36+.
– Kamera Rebyu - Kurashikku Kamera Senka, No. 10, Asahi Sonorama, Sept. 1987, 160 pp.
– Keppler, Herbert, "Konica-Minolta Maxxum 7D: Anti-Shake Shake-up: The anti-shake's in the body", => Popular Photography and                   Imaging, vol. 68, no. 10, October 2004.
– Luc, Jean-Pierre, Un automatisme révolutionnaire. Étude de l’Autoreflex T, 1970, 6 pp.
– MacNamara, Michael J., "Konica-Minolta Maxxum 7D:ROck Solid: New 6MP DSLR can be shaken, but not stirred", => Popular                          Photography and Imaging, vol. 69, no. 2, February 2005, pp. 52-55.
– Matanle, I., Collecting and Using Classic SLRs, Thames and Hudson, 1996, 264 pp.
– Mitchell, B., Konica TC & FS-1, Amphoto, 1980, 128 pp.
– Miyazaki, Shigemoto, "Konika kamera no 50nen: Konika I-gata kara Hekisā RF-e, Asahi Sonorama, 2003, 190 pp.
– "News: Sayonara Konica Minolta", => Popular Photography and Imaging, vol. 70, no. 4, April 2006, p. 15.
– Petzold, P., The Konica Autoreflex TC-T3-A3 Book, Focal Press, 1978, 104 pp.
– Schultze, B. A., Handbuch zum Konica System, Carl Braun Camerawerk, 1976, 128 pp.
– Tauleigne, C., Konica Hexar RF et Hexar AF, éditions VM, 2000, 112 pp.


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