The Minolta Camera History goes back to 1928 when Kazuo Tashima founded the company that produced the cameras.
The Minolta name comes from "Machinery Instruments and Optical Lens Tashima".
By 1929 the company had produced its first camera, The Nifcalette.
By 1959 the company had also expanded into copier manufacturing and the following year released its first copier, the Copymaster.
In 1962, the company adopts the name, Minolta Camera Co., Ltd.
In 1981, Minolta X-700 single lens reflex camera becomes the first winner of the "European Camera of the Year".
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