![]() The Minolta brand first appeared in 1937. In 1937 it was renamed Chiyoda Kogaku Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha or Chiyoko for short - this name appears on many early Minolta TLRs and lenses. Minolta began making cameras in 1928 as "Nichi-doku Shashinki Shokai" (Japanese-German Camera Factory), set up by Kazuo Tashima, who ran the company until 1972. I'm looking for early postwar models and in the market if anyone's selling! The model range is enormous, because each spec change is seen as a new model - and they made lots of them. Minolta TLRs Minolta TLRs Minolta vies with Mamiya for the longest production run of Japanese TLRs, but started much earlier with the original Minoltaflex. ![]()
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