Talk:Minolta

message: In the introduction it is stated that Minolta were probably best known for the first integrated auto-focus SLRs. This is opinion only. Ten years earlier (1977), Minolta were at least as well-known for the first multi-mode, computerised, programmed camera, the XD7 (which needs adding into Milestones - it seems to be missing).
Which leads on to the next bone of contention : all the model names listed are American. The XD-11 was unknown outside America, being badged as the XD7 in Britain, Europe, and possibly wider territories? Although this may seem an unimportant detail, the "7" designation was critical to Minolta's marketing strategy (which underlines the importance of the XD7), being carried forward to the X700, X7000, Dynax 7xi, etc. 88.105.179.103 (talk) 18:30, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amendments required 

message: Totally missing here (even from the timeline summary) are the XK and XE-7.
The XK was a full heavy-duty system camera in SR mount, introduced at Photokina 1972, with the usual interchangeable finders and focussing screens, and also a horizontally-travelling rolled titanium shutter, to directly challenge the Nikon F2 and Canon F-1 of the day.  Additionally, the XK's horizontally-travelling rolled titanium shutter was fully electronically controlled, complete with an aperture-priority auto-exposure mode (unlike Nikon and Canon, whose shutters were totally mechanical).
The XE-7 was introduced around 1975 as a very robust "regular" SR series camera, but also with a fully electronic shutter (Leitz-Copal vertically-travelling rigid-blade design) complete with an aperture-priority auto-exposure mode.
The omission of the XK also makes the following statement totally incorrect:
> The XD-11 was the last attempt by Minolta to enter the professional and semiprofessional 35 mm SLR market until the Maxxum 9 in 1998. Elements of the XD-11 design (called the XD-7 in Europe) were utilized by Leitz for the Leica R4 camera.
And besides, the XD-11 was not even remotely professional or semi-professional, being of much weaker construction than the XE-7, let alone the XK.
-- HWSager (talk) 03:27, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing XK and XE-7 (which have other worldwide designations too) 

message: Should the Minolta and the Konica articles be merged with the Konica Minolta article? Konica's talk page can be accessed here for convenience. --Mayfare 23:46, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In short, no; but see my much longer comment at Talk:Konica. -- Hoary 00:48, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge 

message: Would whichever user put in the following JPEG:
please explain same using clearer language? FYI, it's impossible for a 'frame counter' (which only counts film frames) to fog film! Now if you want to say that:
::using a plastic camera body (versus a metal camera body) can fog infrared film
then please reword same.--MurderWatcher1 20:58, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Autofocus SLR's Section question 

message: Another comment I'm adding, separate to the above that I made.  Now if we could only get more images of these fine cameras, and will someone please, if possible, put in an image of a Minolta Maxxum SLR or DSLR with that fabulous autofocusing 500mm mirror lens? They were the only ones to produce this optic and Herbert Keppler of Popular Photography made a comment on this optic in that magazine. Sony now has this optic and I'm wondering why Canon and Nikon haven't responded.--MurderWatcher1 21:35, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Autofocusing 500mm Mirror Lens 

message: I've come across numerous uses of the phrase "Minolta colors" with regard to Minolta lenses, and people use the phrase as if they expect readers to know what it means.  IMO, this phenomenon is notable enough that it belongs in the article.  However, I haven't been able to find a source that really nails down what "Minolta colors" actually means.  Any suggestions? Skaraoke (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 09:24, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Minolta Colors" 

message: Why does this have an infobox for a specific camera model at the beginning and not an infobox for the company?
Cacolantern 18:40, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox 

message: Why no mention of the Minolta A, a breakthrough product in the U.S. market?P0M (talk) 03:53, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  single lens rangefinder cameras? 

message: I've read references to the transfer of rights for non-digital photographic technology from Minolta to Seagull in China. From what I can gather this may have been limited to the manual-focus assets. Can anyone confirm this?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mwerneburg (talk • contribs) 18:10, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  non-digital Minolta assets 

message: It seems that the logo with 4 white bands is the Minolta logo and the logo with five white bands is the Konica Minolta logo. Faucheur (talk) 06:35, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong logo? 

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