Konica Autoreflex TC with Konica Hexanon AR pancake 40mm F1.8 lens.

distinction because the body used plastic parts for bringing down the weight and lowering the cost of construction, but the frame was still made of metal. The top cover with the prism housing was cast as one piece of plastic but was very resistant to wear. There was no standard silver and black version like most cameras of the era, the Autoreflex TC was offered only in black. It featured an improved, brighter viewfinder and was equipped with split-image focusing and a micro prism ring. A new version of Konica’s Hexanon AR 50mm F/1.7 lens was developed specifically for the Autoreflex TC. Its design and optics have garnered accolades and it has become known as one of the best 50mm lenses of the era.

There were several version of the Autoreflex TC. The first version featured the Konica logo in all upper-case letters, a metal back lock and different film guides than later models. An early change turned the metal back lock into a plastic part. Later, when the Konica logo changed to lower case letters except for the initial capital, the metal base plate, with the serial number stamped on the bottom, became a plastic piece with the serial number moulded into the back and highlighted with white paint.

This camera is a later model.