Konica Autoreflex T3 / Autoreflex T3N
The Konica Autoreflex T3 is one of those classic examples of a great camera getting even better as the company refines and improves upon earlier designs. Introduced in 1973, the T3 can make the argument that it is the best of the Autoreflex T series (there is a T4, but it used more plastic and doesn't feel quite as robust).
In general the Konica Autoreflex T cameras are full-featured and heavy duty SLR cameras that make use of the excellent Hexanon lenses that Konica produced. These days, they are a bit more overlooked in favor of the more popular brands such as Pentax, Nikon, and Canon but, if you get your hands on a Konica Autoreflex T3, you will feel like you have been let in on a very good secret.
The Autoreflex T3 is pretty similar to its T2 forebear with some much appreciated new features, such as a depth of field preview built into the self-timer arm, refinements to the shutter release, and film advance mechanisms that made them smooth and a more enjoyable tactile experience, a hot shoe, a multiple exposure switch, and an expanded ISO compatibility range running from ISO 12 to 3200. Don't forget the many features of the T2 that were continued in the T3, such as shutter and aperture shown in the viewfinder, an all-mechanical shutter that is not dependent on battery power, and the ability to operate in a shutter priority auto exposure mode!
In 1976, Konica released a slightly updated version of the T3, referred to as the T3N or T3 New. The T3N made the accessory hot shoe of the T3 a permanent part of the camera, added a viewfinder shutter for preventing stray light from entering the viewfinder eyepiece and skewing metering in certain conditions, and it added a new split-prism focusing screen to the camera. Other than those differences, the T3N is the same as the T3, and these latter cameras are still marked only with "Autoreflex T3" on the body chassis.
Be it a T3 or a T3N, if you want a solid SLR camera that is a bit off the beaten path of the more common SLR choices, as well as a camera that will allow you access to lenses of incredible quality, the Autoreflex T3 will fit that bill handily.
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