Category: SLR

Minolta ER The first compact SLR camera in 35mm format was the Ihagee Kine Exakta, introduced in 1936, which adopted the Leica interchangeable lens and focal plane shutter concept. As with other inventions, the Soviets threw their hat in, claiming the GOMZ Sport preceded it, but precise dates for both models are uncertain. Both countries were experiencing economic crises at...

Minolta XG-M After the successful run of the Minolta SRT compact SLR line, Minolta continued with the X series, from the X-1 of  1973 through the XE and  XG to the XD models, last introduced in 1982. The XG-M  is a no-aspirations, vanilla SLR camera meant for the lower market end, offering a full-featured camera at a competitive price. The...

Minolta Maxxum STsi The photographic industry Is relatively young, about 170 years old, but as with other modern technologies, it updates at an increasingly fast pace. A good example is written communication, which, within two generations, had evolved from Telex into short-lived fax technology, then into email, and now instant text messages over endless platforms. The same is true of...