Difference between revisions of "Minolta"
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== Minolta Cameras== | == Minolta Cameras== | ||
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* Minolta F-300 | * Minolta F-300 | ||
* [[Minolta Minoltina AL-S]] | * [[Minolta Minoltina AL-S]] | ||
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===35mm Rangefinder=== | ===35mm Rangefinder=== | ||
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| + | * [[Minolta A5]] | ||
| + | * [[Minolta CLE]] | ||
* [[Minolta HiMatic|Minolta Hi-Matic 7]] | * [[Minolta HiMatic|Minolta Hi-Matic 7]] | ||
* [[Minolta HiMatic|Minolta Hi-Matic 7s]] | * [[Minolta HiMatic|Minolta Hi-Matic 7s]] | ||
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===35mm SLR (non-AF)=== | ===35mm SLR (non-AF)=== | ||
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* Minolta SRT 100X | * Minolta SRT 100X | ||
* Minolta SRT 101 | * Minolta SRT 101 | ||
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* Minolta XT | * Minolta XT | ||
| − | ===Dynax/Maxxum=== | + | ===35mm SLR AF (Dynax/Maxxum)=== |
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The Dynax/Maxxum (Maxxum in North America, Dynax elsewhere) line of Cameras is an Autofocus line of SLR cameras. The cameras are not compatible with the previous manual focus SLR lenses. | The Dynax/Maxxum (Maxxum in North America, Dynax elsewhere) line of Cameras is an Autofocus line of SLR cameras. The cameras are not compatible with the previous manual focus SLR lenses. | ||
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* [[Minolta Dynax XTSi]] | * [[Minolta Dynax XTSi]] | ||
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| − | + | * [[Minolta 110 Zoom SLR]] | |
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Minolta and [[Konica Minolta]] use the Dimage nameplate on all of the digital cameras. | Minolta and [[Konica Minolta]] use the Dimage nameplate on all of the digital cameras. | ||
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* Minolta Dimage Xt | * Minolta Dimage Xt | ||
* [[Minolta Dimage E323]] | * [[Minolta Dimage E323]] | ||
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===Medium Format=== | ===Medium Format=== | ||
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* [[Autocord]] | * [[Autocord]] | ||
Revision as of 01:13, 21 January 2005
Minolta is often thought of as a second rung camera manufacturer in the photography world, one step below Nikon and Canon. However, Minolta has been a pioneer in a number of ways. They were the first to develop the Autofocus SLR with the Maxxum/Dynax 7000. The Maxxum/Dynax 7 had a revolutionary user interface and the Dimage 7 in many ways created the Prosumer Digital catagory of cameras. They also generally have a very competitive price/performance ratio.
Minolta has had a small but dedicated following among some professional photographers.
One critisism of Minolta has been their slowness to get onboard with a digital SLR camera that was compatible with the Maxxum lenses. In late November 2004, Konica Minolta finally released the much anticipated Maxxum 7D DSLR.
In 2004 (?) Minolta merged with Konica to form Konica Minolta. All new camera's after that time were badged as Konica Minolta (see also Konica Minolta).
Contents
Minolta Cameras
- Minolta F-300
- Minolta Minoltina AL-S
35mm Rangefinder
- Minolta A
- Minolta A5
- Minolta CLE
- Minolta Hi-Matic 7
- Minolta Hi-Matic 7s
- Minolta Hi-Matic 7sII
- Minolta Hi-Matic 9
- Minolta Hi-Matic F
- Minolta HiMatic
35mm SLR (non-AF)
- Minolta SRT 100X
- Minolta SRT 101
- Minolta SRT 101b
- Minolta SRT 102
- Minolta SRT 202
- Minolta X-300
- Minolta X-700
- Minolta XD-7
- Minolta XD-11
- Minolta XK
- Minolta XM
- Minolta XT
35mm SLR AF (Dynax/Maxxum)
The Dynax/Maxxum (Maxxum in North America, Dynax elsewhere) line of Cameras is an Autofocus line of SLR cameras. The cameras are not compatible with the previous manual focus SLR lenses.
- Minolta Dynax 300si
- Minolta Dynax 303si
- Minolta Dynax 3xi
- Minolta Dynax 4
- Minolta Dynax 40
- Minolta Dynax 404si
- Minolta Dynax 5
- Minolta Dynax 5xi
- Minolta Dynax 5000
- Minolta Dynax 5000i
- Minolta Dynax 500si / Maxxum 400si
- Minolta Dynax 500si Super / Maxxum 500si
- Minolta Dynax 505si / Maxxum HTsi
- Minolta Dynax 505si Super / Maxxum XTsi
- Minolta Dynax 60
- Minolta Dynax 600si Classic
- Minolta Dynax 7
- Minolta Dynax 7000
- Minolta Dynax 7000i
- Minolta Dynax 700si
- Minolta Dynax 7xi
- Minolta Dynax 8000i
- Minolta Dynax 800si
- Minolta Dynax 9000
- Minolta Dynax 9
- Minolta Dynax 9xi
- Minolta Dynax XTSi
Other Film Cameras
Digital
Minolta and Konica Minolta use the Dimage nameplate on all of the digital cameras.
- Minolta Dimage 7
- Minolta Dimage 7Hi
- Minolta Dimage 7i
- Minolta Dimage Xt
- Minolta Dimage E323
- Maxxum 7D Digital SLR
