Konica FT-1

{{Infobox camera

| maker = Konishiroku

| camera_name = Konica FT-1

| image = Konica FT-1 with flash.jpg

| caption =

| type = 35 mm SLR

| lens_mount = Konica AR

| lens =

| focus = Manual

| frame-rate =

| fsynch = 1/100 s

| speedRange = ISO 25 to 3200 [manual]

| shutterRange= 2 s to 1/1000 s

| exposure = Shutter priority, manual

| metering = EV0.7 to EV19 @ ASA 100

| flash = Hot shoe, PC socket

| battery = 4 AA or AAA

| dimensions = 91 × 143 × 46 mm

| weight = 570 g

| made_in = Japan

}}

File:76 105 Konica Ft 1 Motor (152924675).jpeg

The Konica FT-1{{Cite web|url=http://www.jollinger.com/photo/cam-coll/cameras/Konica_FTMotor.html|title=James's Camera Collection: Konica FT-1 Motor|website=www.jollinger.com|access-date=2020-03-18}} was the last SLR to be built both under the Konica name and by Konica themselves. The FT-1 was introduced in 1983 as an improvement on the earlier FS-1.

The changes included a different meter type (using silicon photodiode cells instead of the previously used gallium arsenide cells), improved quality of electronics, and a faster winder speed. It was available with black or silver top of the housing{{Cite web|url=https://www.butkus.org/chinon/konica/konica_ft-1/konica_ft-1.htm|title=Konica FT-1 instruction manual|last=Butkus|first=Mike|date=2002-05-13|access-date=2020-03-18}} and built until 1987.

Various controls were moved around on the camera, including the ISO film speed setting, the on/off switch, and the self-timer. Newly added controls are the exposure compensation knob and a switch to toggle between continuous (up to 2 frames per second) and single shot exposures. There are some noteworthy features like a film advance indicator, self-timer LED, accessory terminal (use only for dedicated Konica accessories), and an aperture LED finder display. The range of shutterspeeds starts at 1/1000 s and ends at 2s. As in the Konica F, the first Single-lens reflex camera by Konica in 1960, the FT-1 has a vertical metal focal plane shutter, even if it does not reach 1/2000 s, the shortest speed of the F.

The FT-1 uses as the FS-1 the Autoload-System for loading the film into the camera.

Lenses are fixed with the Konica AR-mount. Konica offered Hexanon-lenses with focus from 15 mm up to 400 mm. There was no low-cost or consumer line: All Konica lenses have good quality and got a good reputation: this includes the mechanics and less variation between samples.[http://www.konicafiles.com/3-hexanon-ar-lenses/ konicafiles.com, Hexanon AR lenses, especially chapter above the last big picture. Retrieved 6 November 2020].

This model was commonly paired with a Konica 50mm Hexanon AR F1.8 lens and a Sunpak autozoom 333D thyristor flash.

File:Konica Hexanon AR 28 mm f3.5(4).jpg|AR-mount (of Hexanon 3.5/ 28 mm)

File:20170530 Konica FS-1 stacked.jpg|The FS-1 (predecessor, 1979 presented)[http://www.buhla.de/Foto/Konica/eFS-1Haupt.html buhla.de, Konica FS-1. Retrieved 2020-10-21].