That said, Minolta did create the greatest professional-grade film SLR camera of all time. But that doesn’t mean its highest-end cameras weren’t as good as Canon’s or Nikons. This divide widened further in the autofocus era - an era that ironically began when Minolta unveiled its Maxxum 7000. Here is one Minolta fanboy’s nominations.įor as groundbreaking a company as Minolta was, its professional-grade camera bodies never achieved the unanimously high reputation enjoyed by Nikon and Canon’s top models. But deciding which camera to use and what glass to put on it can be daunting with a product line as diverse and decades-spanning as Minolta’s. Shooting Minolta today means you carry a small torch for a fallen comrade. You likely also know that while this company produced incredible and innovative cameras and lenses, they had difficulty in shifting to digital imaging products, and in 2006 were acquired by Sony. Autofocus, shutter-priority, in-body image stabilization, the list of now-common features that were invented or successfully implemented by Minolta goes on and on. You’ve done some research and learned about the company that pioneered many of photography’s most important innovations. Once a bid is placed it cannot be retracted.If you’ve chosen Minolta, welcome to The Cause.
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