Minolta TC-1
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TC-1 is a camera
that was produced by Minolta
. It is a compact 35 mm
point and shoot camera
with Rokkor-G 28mm f/3.5 lens
. As a new camera it was expensive, and it remains expensive used. It has a high quality lens and body. One uncommon feature is the circular diaphragm. It has received praise for its bokeh
(out-of-focus characteristics).
In 1996, Camera Journal Press Club of Japan the awarded the TC-1 the Camera Grand Prix.
Camera
A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...
that was produced by Minolta
Konica Minolta
is a Japanese manufacturer of office equipment, medical imaging, graphic imaging, optical devices, and measuring instruments. It is headquartered in the Marunouchi Center Building in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, with a Kansai office in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture...
. It is a compact 35 mm
35 mm film
35 mm film is the film gauge most commonly used for chemical still photography and motion pictures. The name of the gauge refers to the width of the photographic film, which consists of strips 35 millimeters in width...
point and shoot camera
Point and shoot camera
A point-and-shoot camera, also called a compact camera, is a still camera designed primarily for simple operation. Most use focus free lenses or autofocus for focusing, automatic systems for setting the exposure options, and have flash units built in....
with Rokkor-G 28mm f/3.5 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...
. As a new camera it was expensive, and it remains expensive used. It has a high quality lens and body. One uncommon feature is the circular diaphragm. It has received praise for its bokeh
Bokeh
In photography, bokeh is the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light."...
(out-of-focus characteristics).
In 1996, Camera Journal Press Club of Japan the awarded the TC-1 the Camera Grand Prix.
External links
- Snob Appeal: 35s With A Touch Of Class Shutterbug magazine article
- MINOLTA TC-1 Popular Photography review (pdf: http://www.popphoto.com/pdfs/1201/top_cameras/35mm_ps/minolta_fz.pdf)
- Fun Stuff: Bokeh Ratings and Lens Awards Luminous Landscape award Official Site