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Konica SLRs
Yahoo! Konica SLR Users Group
URL: 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/konicaslr/
Moderated mailing list on Konica SLRs. Full of helpful and knowledgeable contributors. Reading ist possible without registration on the Yahoo! site, for posting and other functions registration is mandatory. Searchable archive.
Alan Myers' Technical Hub
URL: http://hometown.aol.com/amfoto6/amfoto6_001.htm
A site with much information on general photography and some pages on the Konica SLR system. Very good tips on photography and second-hand buying. On Alan Myers' home page are some photo galleries.
Denis' Konica Nikon & Digital Photography Pages
URL: http://cybernetdenis.net/index.htm
A site with much information and tips on general photography, on Konica and Nikon SLR systems as well as digital photography. Good overview over bodies, lenses and accessories. Some photo galleries of Konica users.
Urs Brunner's Konica Collector Pages
URL: http://www.konica-collector.com/default.htm
A site with information on the Konica SLR system. Time tables and detailed descriptions. A chart with descriptions of all Konica lenses is under construction. Special interest are the old bodies with the first »F« bayonet and the Auto-Reflex. For those bodies you will find manuals there. There is a good page for the differentiation of Autoreflex T and Autoreflex T2 and an interesting collection of old advertisements for Konica SLR bodies.
Mike Butkus
URL: http://butkus.org/chinon/#KONICA
On this site are English language user's manuals for the Autoreflex T, T3, A3, TC, for the FS-1, FC-1, FP-1, FT-1, and TC-X and for the Konica point-and-shoot C35. No other information on Konica SLRs, but quite a lot on other camera systems.
Wulff Photography & Design
URL: http://www.archiphoto.com/personal%20pages/Konica.html
Some personal thoughts and opinions about Konica Equipment.
Paul Trunfio's Photography Pages
URL: http://polymer.bu.edu/paul/konica/index.html
A nice article about beginning photography with an old Konica SLR. Many valuable tips for beginners. Some lens performance tests.
Stephen Gandy's article on the Auto-Reflex
URL: http://cameraquest.com/konihalf.htm
A detailed review of Stephen Gandy on the Konica Auto-Reflex. It is the only text about Konica on the extensive Cameraquest pages on classic cameras.
Davidde's reviews
URL: http://www.davidde.com/reviews.html
A site with many reviews of cameras and lenses from different manufacturers, mainly rangefinders. Contains reviews of Konica Autoreflex T4, Hexanon AR 40mm / F1.8, and a page with lens diagrams of Konica Hexanon AR lenses.
Matt Denton's Classic Cameras
URL: http://homepage.mac.com/mattdenton/photo/cameras/index.html
Specifications, user tips, repair tips, and sample pictures of an extensive classic camera collection, including the Autoreflex T2, Autoreflex T3, and Autoreflex TC in the SLR section. Nice galleries, too.
Dante Stella's Konica FC-1 vs the Konica Autoreflex T4
URL: http://www.dantestella.com/technical/fc1.html
A comparison between Konica Autoreflex T4 and FC-1. Part of Dante Stella's photography pages.
Yohei Suzakawas Literatursammlung
URL: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9379/konica/konica.htm
Some interesting old advertisements for Konica SLR cameras.
Konica-Minolta manufacturer's pages
Konica and Minolta merged into Konica-Minolta in 2003. Therefore, there are no Konica web sites any more, all have been changed to the new name and logo.
As far as I know, none of these pages contains informations on the old Konica SLRs.
Foto-Quelle sold Konica SLRs in Germany under their own Revue brand in the 60s. The company still exists and is today a big supplier of photo equipment and laboratory services for analogue and digital photography. There are no informations about the Konica SLRs on their pages.
Konica-Minolta Germany
URL: http://www.konica.de/
German language site.
Konica-Minolta Europe
URL: http://www.konicaeurope.com/
Konica-Minolta Photo Imaging USA, Inc.
Konica-Minolta Global Site
URL: http://www.konicaminolta.net/
Foto-Quelle Germany
URL: http://www.fotoquelle.de
German language site.
Foto-Quelle Austria
URL: http://www.fotoquelle.at
German language site.
Foto-Quelle Netherlands
URL: http://www.fotoquelle.nl
Dutch language site.
General photography
For those of you speaking German, there are many more links to interesting pages about general photography on the 
German language link page, which I did not include here because the pages are in German language only.
Photozone
URL: http://www.photozone.de/
Huge site with many good articles about technical issues, some about composition, discussion forums, and equipment reviews.
Photo.net
URL: http://www.photo.net/
Many discussion groups about almost anything related to photography. Many introductions to special topics, book reviews, and galleries.
The Nocturnes Night Photography Web Site
URL: http://www.thenocturnes.com/
Very interesting site about taking photos at night. Some nice galleries, good tips and tricks.
The Ultimate Exposure Computer
URL: http://www.fredparker.com/ultexp1.htm
Tips for exposure value determination.
Other cameras
Pentax
Pentax Worldwide
URL: http://www.pentax.com/
Official manufacturer's site. From here, all local Pentax manufacturer's sites can be found.
Bojidar Dimitrov's K-Mount page
URL: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/
Site about the Pentax 35 mm SLR system with the several variations of the K bayonet mount. Clear, complete, and informative.
Asahi Optical Historical Club
URL: http://www.aohc.it/
English and Italian language page about the Pentax SLR cameras from the Asahiflex over the 110 up to the medium format 645. Lots of information.
Die Cast Pro Asahi Pentax Cameras and Lenses
URL: http://whitemetal.com/
Site about the Pentax SLR cameras with M42 screw mount. Many images, technical data and manuals. Clear and informative.
The Unofficial Pentax Collector's Starter Page
URL: http://www.concentric.net/%7Esherfy/special1.html
Site about older Pentax SLRs. Some interesting articles, more for collectors than for users.
Soviet rangefinders (FED, Zorki, Kiev)
Nate's Communist Cameras
http://www.commiecameras.com/
Extended site about cameras from the Soviet Union and German Democratic Republic. Probably the most complete overview of Soviet rangefinders on the net. Well-structured and informative.
Jay's FED-1 & Zorkij-1 survival site
http://jay.fedka.com/
Extended site about Soviet rangefinders, mainly from the early years. Many repair tips (i.e. rangefinder adjustment), how-tos and so on. Much of which is also usable for later models. A true treasure trove for do-it-yourselfers.
Wayne Cornell's Cornell History and Vintage camera web site
http://home.att.net/~wayne.cornell/index.htm
Extended site about Soviet cameras. Good overview over camera models, lenses, and accessories. Production figures, some repair tips.
Mark Tharp's Russian Rangefinders
http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/marine/569/rusrngfdrs/index.html
Site about Soviet rangefinders. Many manuals and tips for use.
Stephen Rothery's Soviet Camera Collection
http://www.btinternet.com/~stowupland/
Extended site about Soviet Cameras with emphasis on rangefinders. Good model overview, some galleries with sample images.
Third party lenses
Third Party Lenses Resource Megasite Home Page
URL: http://medfmt.8k.com/third/index.html
The site on the net about lenses from third-party manufacturers like Tamron, Vivitar, Soligor, and others. Text only, no images, but a huge amount of good information. Part of the Medium Format Photography Megasite (see below).
Mittelformatkameras
Medium Format Photography Megasite
http://medfmt.8k.com/
Site about medium format photography. Very extensive and informative. Many issues of general interest besides the medium format. Huge link list about photography. Text only, no images, but a huge amount of good information.
Repair
Keinath's Fotohomepage
URL: http://www.keinaths-fotohomepage.gmxhome.de/
Extensive link list to articles about repair and modification. There is a German language version on http://home.arcor.de/keinath/Selbstbau/selbstbau_&_modifikationen.htm
Camera Repair Resource Guide
URL: http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/camrep.faq.html
Repair tip site as FAQ (list of frequently asked questions). Mainly aimed at Olympus users, but has a good and informative general section.
Classic Camera Repair Forum
URL: http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/forum/
Moderated forum about camera repair and restauration.
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