<s>
was	O
a	O
Japanese	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
products	O
,	O
film	O
,	O
film	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
,	O
camera	O
accessories	O
,	O
photographic	O
and	O
photo-processing	O
equipment	O
,	O
photocopiers	O
,	O
fax	O
machines	O
and	O
laser	O
printers	O
,	O
founded	O
in	O
1873	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konica	O
's	O
single	B-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
pioneered	O
auto-exposure	O
in	O
cameras	O
with	O
focal-plane	O
shutters	O
and	O
fully	O
interchangeable	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Konica	B-Algorithm
Autoreflex	I-Algorithm
of	O
1965	O
used	O
an	O
external	O
light	O
meter	O
cell	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
lens	O
diaphragm	O
automatically	O
after	O
the	O
user	O
selected	O
a	O
shutter	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
merged	O
company	O
closed	O
down	O
its	O
photo	O
imaging	O
division	O
,	O
which	O
produced	O
color	O
film	O
,	O
color	O
paper	O
,	O
photo	O
chemicals	O
and	O
digital	O
minilab	B-Application
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
digital	B-Device
SLR	I-Device
camera	I-Device
section	O
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
Sony	O
,	O
which	O
currently	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
Alpha	I-Algorithm
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konica	O
L	O
(	O
1960	O
)	O
Hexar	B-Algorithm
45/2.8	O
lens	O
,	O
Seikosha	O
L	O
shutter	O
,	O
interesting	O
fold	O
down	O
film	O
door	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konica	B-Algorithm
C35	I-Algorithm
AF	I-Algorithm
(	O
1977	O
)	O
First	O
autofocus	O
camera	O
,	O
"	O
Jasupin	O
"	O
,	O
1,000,000	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
series	O
of	O
Konica	O
single-lens	B-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
used	O
the	O
Konica	B-Algorithm
F	I-Algorithm
lens	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
camera	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
bayonet	O
mount	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
later	O
Konica	O
lens	B-Algorithm
mounts	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flange	O
focal	O
distance	O
of	O
the	O
F-mount	B-Architecture
was	O
40.5mm	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
smallest	O
ever	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
identical	O
to	O
Nikon	B-Architecture
F-mount	I-Architecture
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
much	O
longer	O
flange	O
focal	O
distance	O
of	O
46.5mm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konica	B-Algorithm
F	I-Algorithm
(	O
1960-	O
?	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Konica	O
's	O
second	O
series	O
of	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
began	O
with	O
1965	O
's	O
Auto-Reflex	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
line	O
came	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
in	O
1987	O
when	O
Konica	O
abandoned	O
the	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konica	B-Algorithm
's	I-Algorithm
AR	I-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
kept	O
the	O
same	O
flange-film	O
distance	O
that	O
the	O
earlier	O
Konica	B-Algorithm
F	I-Algorithm
lens	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
had	O
(	O
40.5mm	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
larger	O
diameter	O
of	O
47mm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konica	B-Algorithm
Auto-Reflex	I-Algorithm
(	O
1965	O
–	O
1968	O
)	O
Known	O
as	O
the	O
Autorex	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konica	B-Algorithm
Auto-Reflex	I-Algorithm
P	O
(	O
1966	O
–	O
1968	O
)	O
Known	O
as	O
the	O
Autorex	O
P	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konica	B-Algorithm
Autoreflex	I-Algorithm
A3	O
(	O
1973-	O
?	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Konica	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
interchangeable	O
lenses	O
were	O
named	O
Hexanon	O
.	O
</s>
