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was a Japanese manufacturer of cameras, lenses, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, and laser printers. Minolta Co., Ltd., which is also known simply as Minolta, was founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1928 as . It made the first integrated autofocus 35 mm SLR camera system. In 1931, the company adopted its final name, an acronym for "Mechanism, Instruments, Optics, and Lenses by Tashima".

Key facts

Company.name
Minolta Co., Ltd.ミノルタ
Company.logo
Minolta Logo.svg
Company.logo_size
170px
Company.logo_caption
Minolta's fourth and final logo, designed by Saul Bass in 1981
Company.fate
Merged with Konica into Konica MinoltaMinolta trademark sold to JMM Lee Properties (2017)
Company.successor
Konica Minolta
Company.founder
Kazuo Tashima
Company.foundation
(as Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten)Osaka, Japan
Company.location
3-13, 2-chome, Azuchi-Machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-8556, Japan (1998)
Company.industry
Manufacturing
Company.products
Cameras, film cameras, lenses, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, laser printers
Camera.camera_name
Minolta XD-7 (Minolta XD-11, Minolta XD)
Camera.image
Minolta XD-11.jpg
Camera.image_alt
Minolta XD-11
Camera.caption
A chrome Minolta XD-11
Camera.maker
Minolta
Camera.type
35 mm SLR
Camera.filmformat
35mm

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Instance of
enterprise
Country
Japan
Headquarters
Osaka
Legal form
public company
Followed by
Konica Minolta
Official website
www.minolta.com
Image
Minolta XD-11.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Minolta
Commons category
Minolta
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2003-08-05
inception
1928-01-01
location of formation
Osaka
product or material produced
photocopier
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