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'''Konica Minolta''' was created by the merger of [[Konica]] and [[Minolta]] in 2004.  All new cameras created since then have had the Konica Minolta badge.
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|image_text= Konica Minolta's flagship Dynax 7D with<br/>fast Konica Minolta 28-75mm 1:2.8 [[zoom lens]]
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'''Konica Minolta''' was created by the merger of [[Konica]] and [[Minolta]] in 2003; the subsequent models were branded "Konica Minolta".
  
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Konica Minolta has [http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0119_03_01.html announced] in January 2006 that it would stop all their activities related to photography, such as camera design and production, analog or digital, as well as the development and production of film and photo paper. They will transfer their digital SLR know-how to [[Sony]], who will develop DSLRs compatible with the Dynax/Maxxum system.
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One of the best new products of the company was the award-winning<REF>[http://www.konicaminolta.com/about/releases/2005/0817_01_01.html news releases (EISA award for scanner)][http://www.konicaminolta.com/about/releases/minolta/2003/0709_01_01.html (TIPA award for predecessor)]</REF> film scanner ''Scan Elite 5400 II''. Another success was the production of [[zoom lens]] units for small cameras and [[lens]] units for the microcamera modules of mobile phones.
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Konica Minolta announced in January 2006 that it would stop all its activities related to photography, such as camera design and production, analog or digital, as well as the development and production of film and photo paper<REF>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060304015130/http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0119_03_01.html news release (withdrawal)] (archived).</REF> It transferred "certain assets" (especially its know-how about making autofocus SLRs, AF lenses and DSLRs) to [[Sony]]<REF>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100206035621/http://www.konicaminolta.com/about/releases/2006/0119_02_01.html news release (Sony)] (archived)</REF>, which has developed DSLRs compatible with the Konica Minolta AF system. The binocular and photographic light meters are now supported by [[Kenko]].
  
 
==Cameras==
 
==Cameras==
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For cameras made before the companies merged, see [[Konica]] and [[Minolta]]. The very first new models from after the merger got the Minolta badge, too, and are listed below. Since Konica Minolta did not last long as a camera maker, all its products (new and reworked ones) are listed. The company still offers [[zoom lens]] modules for [[compact camera]]s of other makers.
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===Digital===
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|image_text= Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D<br/>with classic Minolta AF 50mm 1:1.7
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==== Dynax / Maxxum / α ====
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Konica Minolta continued using Minolta names Dynax in Europe and worldwide, Maxxum in North America, and α (alpha) in Japan and China. These cameras use Minolta's 35mm autofocus SLR lenses.
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* [[Konica Minolta Dynax 5D|Konica Minolta Dynax 5D / Maxxum 5D / α-Sweet DIGITAL]] - A DSLR camera with plastic body
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* [[Konica Minolta Dynax 7D|Konica Minolta Dynax 7D / Maxxum 7D / α-7 DIGITAL]] - A DSLR camera.
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==== DiMAGE ====
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|image_text= Konica Minolta DiMAGE X31
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|image_by= Martin Taylor
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Konica Minolta maintained the Dimage name that Minolta had used for digital cameras. 
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* '''X-Series:''' pocket, interior mirrored [[zoom lens]] (Minolta origin):
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** [[Konica_Minolta_DiMAGE_X21_and_X31|Minolta DiMAGE '''X21''']]
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** [[Konica_Minolta_DiMAGE_X21_and_X31|Minolta DiMAGE '''X31''']]
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** [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE X50|Konica Minolta DiMAGE '''X50''']]
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** [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60|Konica Minolta DiMAGE '''X60''']]
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** [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE Xg|Konica Minolta DiMAGE '''Xg''']]
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** [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1|Konica Minolta DiMAGE '''X1''']]
  
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These cameras have the '''Konica Minolta''' badge.  Existing camera models from before the merger still use the previous badge and are listed on the appropriate page.
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* '''A-Series:''' TTL EVF integral super-zoom lens, RAW/TIF/JPG, anti-shake for sensor (Minolta origin):
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:* [[Konica Minolta Dimage A2|Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2]], 8mp
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:* [[Konica Minolta Dimage A200|Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200]], 8mp
  
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=== Dynax/Maxxum/alpha ===
 
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The Dynax/Maxxum (Maxxum in North America, alpha in Japan, Dynax elsewhere) lenses are Minolta's 35mm Autofocus SLR lenses.
 
  
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The Dynax line of cameras are the line of cameras that use these lenses.
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|image_text= Konica Minolta Z6
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|image_by= Uwe Kulick
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* [[Konica Minolta Dynax 7]] / [[Maxxum 7]] / alpha 7 - A reworked SLR camera for 35mm film that uses the Dynax lenses
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* '''Z-Series:''' [[TTL]] EVF ZLR PASM [[Jpeg|JPG]], integral super-zoom lens (Minolta origin):
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** [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z10]] - 8x zoom, 3.2mp, no accessory flash
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** [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2]] - 10x zoom, 4mp, GT APO Lens
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** [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3]] - 12x zoom, 4mp, GT APO Lens, Anti-Shake
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** [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5]] - 12x zoom, 5mp, GT APO Lens, Anti-Shake
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** [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z20]] - 8x zoom, 5mp, no accessory flash
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** [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6]] - 12x zoom, 6mp, GT APO Lens, Anti-Shake
  
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* [[Konica Minolta Dynax 7D]] / [[Maxxum 7D]] / alpha-7 DIGITAL - A digital SLR camera that uses the Dynax lenses
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* '''G-series:''' compact digital zoom (Konica origin):
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* [[Konica Minolta Dynax 5D]] / [[Maxxum 5D]] / alpha Sweet DIGITAL - A similar SLR camera for Dynax lenses with plastic body
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:* MINOLTA DiMAGE G400
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:** same as Konica Revio KD-420Z (both marketed as Konica Minolta products!)
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:* MINOLTA DiMAGE G500
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:* Konica Minolta DiMAGE G530
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:* Konica Minolta DiMAGE G600
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:* ''[http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1024&message=11614529 Accessing raw output on G series]''
  
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- A digital SLR camera that uses the Dynax lenses
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* '''DG-Series'''
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** Konica Minolta DG-5W
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** [[Konica Minolta DG-4W]]
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** Konica Minolta DG-3Z
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** Konica Minolta DG-2
  
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=== DiMAGE ===
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* '''E-Series''' (made by [[Premier]])
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:* Konica Minolta DiMAGE E40
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Konica Minolta maintained the Dimage name that Minolta had used for the digital cameras. 
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:* Konica Minolta DiMAGE E50
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:* [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE E500]]
  
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* Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1
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* [[Konica Minolta Dimage A2|Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2]]
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* [[Konica Minolta Dimage A200|Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200]]
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* [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE X21]]
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* [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE X31]]
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|image_text= Konica Minolta Zoom 60
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* Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60
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|image_by= Uwe Kulick
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* Konica Minolta DiMAGE X50
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* [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE Xg]]
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* [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z10]]
 
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* Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z1
 
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* [[Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2]]
 
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* Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3
 
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* Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5
 
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* Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6
 
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* Konica Minolta DiMAGE G400
 
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* Konica Minolta DiMAGE G530
 
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* Konica Minolta DiMAGE G600
 
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=== other digital ===
 
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* Konica Minolta DG-4W
 
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* Konica Minolta DG-5W
 
  
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=== compact cameras ===
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=== Film camera===
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<div class="floatright">http://static.flickr.com/54/136552202_b81ae107cf.jpg</div>
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SLR
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Konica Minolta just reworked two of the older [[Minolta#compact_cameras|Minolta Riva/Freedom zoom]] models for 35 mm film
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* [[Minolta Dynax 7|Minolta Dynax 7 / Maxxum 7 / α-7]] - A reworked [[Minolta#Minolta_Autofocus_35mm_SLR|Minolta AF-SLR]] camera for 35mm film.
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* Konica Minolta zoom 130c DATE
 
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* Konica Minolta zoom 160c DATE
 
  
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== Links ==
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Compact cameras
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Konica Minolta reworked older [[Minolta#Minolta Compact 35mm Film Cameras|Minolta Riva/Freedom zoom]] models for 35 mm film
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* [[Konica Minolta Zoom 60 Date]]
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* [[Konica Minolta Zoom 80c]]
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* Konica Minolta Zoom 130c Date
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* Konica Minolta Zoom 160c Date
  
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* [http://www.minolta-forum.com/ The unofficial Minolta User Forums - English, German, French, Italian and Spanish]
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* [http://www.network54.com/Forum/151930/ Unofficial Moderated Konica Minolta Digital Camera Forum]
 
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* [http://www.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1024 Konica Minolta Talk Forum]
 
  
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== Lenses ==
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Konica Minolta continues to produce camera lenses. It still offers compact zoom lenses with aspherical plastic lenses for small CCDs and zoom ranges from 6&times; to 25&times;, as well as light-weight mono-focal and zoom lenses for [[compact camera]]s and miniature lens units for cell phone cameras. Manufactures such as [[JVC]]'s also feature Konica Minolta lens in the '''everio''' line of video camcorders. 
  
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* [http://www.konicaminolta.com company's homepage]
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=== Digital SLR lenses ===
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* 1:3,5-1:6,3/18-200mm
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* 1:3,5-1:5,6/18-70mm
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* 1:4,5-1:6,3/11-18mm
  
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== Notes==
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<references/>
  
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* [[http://ca.konicaminolta.jp/oldnew/konicaminolta/2004.html Produktgeschichte 1. Teil]]
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== Links ==
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* [[http://ca.konicaminolta.jp/oldnew/konicaminolta/2005.html Produktgeschichte 2. Teil]]
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* [http://www.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1024 Konica Minolta talk forum]
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* [http://www.konicaminolta.com company's homepage]
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**[https://www.kenko-tokina.co.jp/konicaminolta/history/index.html company history] at [https://www.kenko-tokina.co.jp Kenko-Tokina Japan] (in Japanese)
  
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[[Category: Japanese camera makers]]
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[[Category: Lens makers]]
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[[Category: Japanese lens makers]]
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[[Category: Japanese film makers]]
 
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Latest revision as of 08:58, 21 August 2022

52239400987_ac7b4c78a0_n.jpg
Konica Minolta's flagship Dynax 7D with
fast Konica Minolta 28-75mm 1:2.8 zoom lens
image by Nobby knipst (Image rights)

Konica Minolta was created by the merger of Konica and Minolta in 2003; the subsequent models were branded "Konica Minolta".

One of the best new products of the company was the award-winning[1] film scanner Scan Elite 5400 II. Another success was the production of zoom lens units for small cameras and lens units for the microcamera modules of mobile phones.

Konica Minolta announced in January 2006 that it would stop all its activities related to photography, such as camera design and production, analog or digital, as well as the development and production of film and photo paper[2] It transferred "certain assets" (especially its know-how about making autofocus SLRs, AF lenses and DSLRs) to Sony[3], which has developed DSLRs compatible with the Konica Minolta AF system. The binocular and photographic light meters are now supported by Kenko.

Cameras

For cameras made before the companies merged, see Konica and Minolta. The very first new models from after the merger got the Minolta badge, too, and are listed below. Since Konica Minolta did not last long as a camera maker, all its products (new and reworked ones) are listed. The company still offers zoom lens modules for compact cameras of other makers.

Digital

271891483_6dd4694c05_n.jpg
Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
with classic Minolta AF 50mm 1:1.7
image by Steve Harwood (Image rights)

Dynax / Maxxum / α

Konica Minolta continued using Minolta names Dynax in Europe and worldwide, Maxxum in North America, and α (alpha) in Japan and China. These cameras use Minolta's 35mm autofocus SLR lenses.

DiMAGE

44563107_cd9217e31c_t.jpg
Konica Minolta DiMAGE X31
image by Martin Taylor (Image rights)

Konica Minolta maintained the Dimage name that Minolta had used for digital cameras.

  • A-Series: TTL EVF integral super-zoom lens, RAW/TIF/JPG, anti-shake for sensor (Minolta origin):


142217153_1ccb3ac126_n.jpg
Konica Minolta Z6
image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights)
  • G-series: compact digital zoom (Konica origin):
  • MINOLTA DiMAGE G400
    • same as Konica Revio KD-420Z (both marketed as Konica Minolta products!)
  • MINOLTA DiMAGE G500
  • Konica Minolta DiMAGE G530
  • Konica Minolta DiMAGE G600
  • Accessing raw output on G series
384089391_72aa51d05e_m.jpg
Konica Minolta Zoom 60
image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights)

Film camera

SLR

Compact cameras Konica Minolta reworked older Minolta Riva/Freedom zoom models for 35 mm film


Lenses

Konica Minolta continues to produce camera lenses. It still offers compact zoom lenses with aspherical plastic lenses for small CCDs and zoom ranges from 6× to 25×, as well as light-weight mono-focal and zoom lenses for compact cameras and miniature lens units for cell phone cameras. Manufactures such as JVC's also feature Konica Minolta lens in the everio line of video camcorders.

Digital SLR lenses

  • 1:3,5-1:6,3/18-200mm
  • 1:3,5-1:5,6/18-70mm
  • 1:4,5-1:6,3/11-18mm

Notes

  1. ↑ news releases (EISA award for scanner)(TIPA award for predecessor)
  2. ↑ news release (withdrawal) (archived).
  3. ↑ news release (Sony) (archived)

Links

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