Minolta is a storied name in photography, dating back to 1928 when Kazuo Tashima (1899-1985) started Nichidoku Shashinki ...

Some milestone anniversaries, like those of landmark programming languages or Beastie Boys records, receive a lot of attention. Others come and go with little fanfare. For example, February 20 happens ...

Japan's Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. said on Thursday it would withdraw from the camera and color film businesses, marking the end to one of the best known brands in the photography world. As part of ...

I’ve had Minolta film SLRs in bygone times and been hugely impressed with them. One of my favorites was the Minolta Maxxum ...

The DiMage Xt Biz ($400 street) is an enhanced version of Minolta's third-generation X-series digital camera. There are welcome refinements and improvements to the clever ultracompact design, but what ...

Minolta and Nikon introduced new digital cameras last week addressing disparate demographics in the blossoming digital camera market. Minolta addressed the style conscious-beginner, while Nikon ...

Minolta Corp. has expanded its digital camera line with two new Mac compatible models: the DiMAGE 7i and the DiMAGE F100. Based on the Minolta DiMAGE 7, the newDiMAGE 7i features a 5-megapixel ...

The digital camera market continues to expand, with Canon and Minolta announcing new models Wednesday. The Canon PowerShot S330 and S200 both have a 2-megapixel resolution and are housed in slim ...