Konica single use cameras

Konica Single Use Cameras

Konica commenced manufacturing single-use cameras in 1987. As a major film manufacturer, Konica, like Agfa and Kodak, had to include disposable cameras in its range after Fuji had pioneered the concept in 1986. Over time, Konica developed a number of specialised disposables not offered by other manufacturers, notably the Waiwai / Superwide with 17mm lens and mirror on the front.

The Models

• Black & White (2002) (loaded with 400 ISO black & white film, 18 exp)
• Film-In 24+3 (<2000) (loaded with Centuria 400, 27 exp)
  • also produced as commemorative cameras for events, such as the Tour de France 2005
• Film-In 27 Flash (<2000) (loaded with Centuria 400, 27 exp)
• Film-In-Mini Konica Black-and-White (Torikkiri Konica Shirokuro) (April 1995)
• Film-In Mini (<2001) (loaded with Centuria 400, 24 exp)
• Film-In Neo (2001) (loaded with Centuria 400, 27 exp)
• Film-In Neo 800 Flash (2000) (loaded with Centuria 800, 27 exp)
• Film-In Neo Super Outdoor Jour (2003) (loaded with Centuria 400, 27 exp)
• Film-In Panorama 12 (loaded with Centuria 400, 12 exp)
• Film-In Superwide (17mm lens) (loaded with Centuria 800, 12 exp) (=WaiWai distributed in USA)
• Film-In Waterproof 24+7 (loaded with 400ASA, 27 exp). Essentially a Film-In 24+3 in a plastic housing
  • also available with marketing imprints, eg Coca-Cola
• Issimo (1998) (loaded with APS Film ISO400, 25 exp), lens: 24/8.5
• Issimo Mirror Type APS Film ISO400 (1998)
• Torikkiri Mini (April 1992)
• Torikkiri Motto Mini Flash Sepia (1997),
• Torikkiri Konica AD flash (1996, 25 exp)
• Torikkiri Konica MINI 2 Flash (1996, 24 exp)
• Torrikiri Konica Cho-Mini
• Torikkiri MiNi Goody (July 1999)
• Torikkiri MiNi Goody SUPER (September 2000)
• Torikkiri Konica Photo Hime with flash and attachable soft focus adapter (June 1998) (24 exp)
• Torikkiri Waterproof (loaded with 400ASA, 27 exp)
• WaiWai (17mm lens) (loaded with Centuria 800, 12 exp) (single use but can be hacked for reloading)

Product Code: BY-72015

Product Code: BY-36152 (blue box); BY-38986 (purple box)

Product Codes: BY-52016; BY-92438

Annual production about 500,000 units [www.thefreelibrary.com/Konica+to+recall+film,+disposable+cameras|(Product Recall Notice)]

Annual production about 500,000 units [www.thefreelibrary.com/Konica+to+recall+film,+disposable+cameras|(Product Recall Notice)]

CORPORATION BEGINS MARKETING THE WORLD'S SMALLEST, RECYCLABLE CAMERA

recall due to faulty Sony battery for flash

recall due to faulty Sony battery for flash

Hosaka Takao, Mizoguchi Shuri, Nakanishi Hiromi, Yogata Kozue and Kogo Shoji, ‘The Development of the Torikkiri Konica MiNi Goody and Torikkiri Konica MiNi Goody SUPER Single-Use Cameras.’ Konica Tech Report 14, pp. 17-20, 2001

Hosaka Takao, Mizoguchi Shuri, Nakanishi Hiromi, Yogata Kozue and Kogo Shoji, ‘The Development of the Torikkiri Konica MiNi Goody and Torikkiri Konica MiNi Goody SUPER Single-Use Cameras.’ Konica Tech Report 14, pp. 17-20, 2001

Yoshida Kojiro, Kuzuhara Takeshi, Masuda Takuro, Yogata Kozue, and Kogo Shoji, ‘The Development of the Torikkiri Konica MiNi Wai Wai Wide Single-Use Camera.’ Konica Tech Report 16, pp. 31-34, 2003

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