Konica C35 AF
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The Konica C35 AF was the first mass-produced autofocus camera, released in November 1977. It featured a fixed-aperture
Hexanon 38 mm f/2.8 lens
, a built-in electronic flash, and an automatic exposure system to select the appropriate shutter speed
. The C35 employed a leaf shutter with three speeds, 1/60, 1/25, and 1/250. While most of the camera's features were electronic, the film advance was still mechanical.
Aperture
In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. More specifically, the aperture of an optical system is the opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane. The aperture determines how collimated the admitted rays are,...
Hexanon 38 mm f/2.8 lens
Photographic lens
A camera lens is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically.While in principle a simple convex lens will suffice, in...
, a built-in electronic flash, and an automatic exposure system to select the appropriate shutter speed
Shutter speed
In photography, shutter speed is a common term used to discuss exposure time, the effective length of time a camera's shutter is open....
. The C35 employed a leaf shutter with three speeds, 1/60, 1/25, and 1/250. While most of the camera's features were electronic, the film advance was still mechanical.