Minolta logo designed by in 1981. Industry Manufacturing Fate Merged with Successor Founded 1928; 90 years ago ( 1928) (as Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten), Founder Kazuo Tashima Defunct August 5, 2003; 14 years ago ( 2003-08-05) Headquarters 3-13, 2-chome, Azuchi-Machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-8556, (1998) Products,, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, laser printers Website Minolta Co., Ltd. ( ミノルタ, Minoruta) was a worldwide manufacturer of, camera accessories,,, and. Minolta was founded in, in 1928 as Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten ( 日独写真機商店, meaning Japanese-German camera shop). It is perhaps best known for making the first integrated 35mm SLR camera system.

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In 1931, the company adopted its current name, an acronym for 'Mechanism, Instruments, Optics, and Lenses by Tashima'. [ ] In 1933, the brand name first appeared on a camera, a copy of the simply called 'Minolta'. [ ] In 2003, Minolta merged with Corporation to form. On 19 January 2006, Konica Minolta announced that it was leaving the camera and photo business, and that it would sell a portion of its camera business to as part of its move to pull completely out of the business of selling cameras and photographic film. This section needs additional citations for.

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2016) () • 1928: () establishes Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten ('Japanese-German photo company,' the precursor of Minolta Co., Ltd.). • 1929: Marketed the company's first camera, the 'Nifcarette' (ニフカレッテ). • 1937: The Minolta Flex is Japan's second (after the Prince Flex by Neumann & Heilemann). • 1947: Introduction of the long lived 35mm rangefinder camera • 1958: The is Minolta's first.

• 1962: takes a specially modified -logoed camera into space aboard. The company changes its name to Minolta Camera Co., Ltd. • 1966: The SLR camera is one of the first with TTL (through-the-lens) full aperture. The first is Topcon RE Super from 1963. • 1972: Minolta signs an agreement to cooperate with in SLR development; • 1973: The is the first fruit of this agreement. • 1976: The is introduced.

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• 1977: The (N. Ke$ha Warrior Deluxe Version Zip more. America only, worldwide) is introduced, the world's first 'multi mode' SLR offering M, A, S modes, with a 'Program override' in S mode effected by a computer chip, the world's first Program mode.

• 1981: Implementation of Minolta's invention and patent of TTL (through-the-lens) OTF (off-the-film) exposure metering: the is the first to feature TTL metering and autoexposure. The manual-focus SLR is introduced; this model is sold until 1999 and is enormously successful. The (Model E) is the first Minolta product branded with an updated logo (in caps), which was in use until the 2003 merger with. • 1985: The Alpha Mount Camera becomes the world's first 35mm SLR with in-camera autofocus motor.