Minolta TC-1

Minolta TC-1
Overview
Type35mm point and shoot
Lens
Lens mountfixed
Lensf=28 mm · 5 glass elements in 5 groups · 2 elements with 3 aspheric surfaces
F-numbersf/3.5–16, whole stops
Sensor/medium
Film format35mm
Film speedISO 6–6400, 13 steps
Film speed detectionISO 25–3200
Focusing
Focus1+12 ft (0.46 m) min.
Focus modes
    • automatic, 455 steps
    • manual, 22 steps
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesAperture-priority, ±4 EV in 12 steps
Metering modescenter-weighted, spot
Flash
FlashBuilt-in, GN 7 (m, ISO 100)
Shutter
Shutter speed range8–1750 sec (1500 at f/16)
General
BatteryCR123A
Dimensions3+78 in × 2+38 in × 1+18 in (98 mm × 60 mm × 29 mm)
Weight7+18 oz (200 g) with battery

TC-1 is a luxury point and shoot camera that was produced by Minolta. It is a compact 35 mm clad in titanium, equipped with a G-Rokkor 28mm f/3.5 lens.[1] The TC-1 was equipped with a high quality lens and body, similar to other luxury compacts produced during the Japanese bubble economy era, including the Contax T line, Konica Hexar, Leica minilux, Nikon 28/35Ti, Ricoh GR series, and Rollei QZ 35W/35T. Expensive when initially released in 1996 with a suggested retail price of ¥148,000 (equivalent to ¥153,704 in 2019), it was produced in small numbers and since then has become collectible.

  1. ^ "主な仕様 | コニカミノルタ" [Principal Specifications]. Konica Minolta. Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved April 17, 2008.