Talk:Minolta

Amendments required

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)

Part of the text appears to be copied from EBI's self-promotional materials, namely "EBI continues to deliver on our stellar reputation", so the article needs particular attention to the source of and editing of such content. (I am unable to do it.)Dragonbones (talk) 10:27, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

Missing XK and XE-7 (which have other worldwide designations too)

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)

About X-370s, please.

Greetings

I´m looking info about X-370s cameras. Would you, please, add it?

Thanks.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 200.77.173.8 (talk • contribs).

Merge

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)

In short, no; but see my much longer comment at Talk:Konica. -- Hoary 00:48, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

It's clear that the proposal to merge was overwhelmingly opposed. I've therefore removed the "Shall we merge?" templates from the articles. -- Hoary (talk) 23:23, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Autofocus SLR's Section question

Would whichever user put in the following JPEG:

Infrared negatives fogged by the frame counter of a Minolta Maxxum 4.

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)

Not my picture, but it is accurate. Early film SLRs used a gear that fit into the sprocket holes to detect the film position when advancing the film to the next frame. Modern film SLRs usually use an infrared beam to count the sprocket holes when advancing the film. The change occured when SLR cameras became more electronic and was about the time autofocus was introduced.

However, IMO, this picture does not belong, there is no text regarding infrared photography. This picture might add to an acticle on infrared photography. Mattman944 (talk) 06:07, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Text was added to article (referencing what I said above) by another person on 20 June 2009 so now picture is accurate and is appropriate. Issue resolved. Mattman944 (talk) 14:23, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

The Autofocusing 500mm Mirror Lens

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)

"Minolta Colors"

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).

Infobox

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)

This article makes the statement that Minolta were the first to adopt open aperture TTL metering in an SLR. This is incorrect. Topcon launched the first commercial open aperture TTL camera, the Topcon RE in 1963.

Paul at UKcamera.com 20:19, 9 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.144.226.111 (talk)

single lens rangefinder cameras?

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

non-digital Minolta assets

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)

Wrong logo?

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)

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