<s>
TC-1	O
is	O
a	O
luxury	O
point	B-Algorithm
and	I-Algorithm
shoot	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
that	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Minolta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TC-1	O
was	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
quality	O
lens	O
and	O
body	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
luxury	O
compacts	O
produced	O
during	O
the	O
Japanese	O
bubble	O
economy	O
era	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Contax	B-Algorithm
T	I-Algorithm
line	O
,	O
Konica	B-Algorithm
Hexar	I-Algorithm
,	O
Leica	O
minilux	O
,	O
Nikon	O
28/35Ti	O
,	O
Ricoh	B-Algorithm
GR	I-Algorithm
series	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
Rollei	O
QZ	O
35W/35T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Minolta	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
TC-1	O
began	O
when	O
an	O
engineer	O
questioned	O
why	O
SLRs	O
were	O
too	O
bulky	O
to	O
carry	O
day-to-day	O
,	O
but	O
compact	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
sacrificed	O
image	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
anniversary	O
,	O
2000	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
G-Rokkor	O
lens	O
from	O
the	O
TC-1	O
were	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
limited-production	O
interchangeable	O
lens	O
in	O
M39	B-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
;	O
unlike	O
the	O
TC-1	O
,	O
the	O
M39	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
G-Rokkor	O
was	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
9-blade	O
iris	O
diaphragm	O
,	O
offering	O
the	O
additional	O
aperture	O
settings	O
of	O
,	O
11	O
,	O
and	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
