What it looked like was that this was a collaboration between Cosina and Minolta in the same sense as Minolta collaborated with Leitz (in same timeframe). ...
In a message dated 1/1/06 8:34:43 AM Mountain Standard Time, j.t.hopper@... writes: Cosina seemed to have made both the Himatic G's and 7sII's bodies...
Just wanted to thank all who responded to my Tamron question. Unfortunately the 17mm I was watching went above the price I wanted to pay. Again, thanks! Ed...
... 7SII. I've added this description and a picture to the MINMAN website for ... Thanks for this article, very interesting. But, as Justin mentions, Revue was...
Wanted to add in yet another Revue model, info came from the French webpage. There was a Revue 400L which seemed to be a really close duplicate of the Himatic...
... No, in both cases the Revues and Vivitars were avaibale at same times as Minoltas. This is why the Cosina-Minolta collaborations seemed to be similar to...
... (Foto-)Quelle, > which was rather a low budget non-food super market chain, maybe like > WalMart... Foto-Quelle's place in the European photo market seems...
... Foto-Quelle seemed to be similar to Sears too. Found a reference in a site refering to a Revue that was a rebadged Mamiya C330, with lenses. Seems they...
Note that you did not say you want optical quality, just that you had fun playing with bugs. The previous answers have suggested quality options for various...
... Oh, Jason, right! Sorry, I mixed up the names... Dennis. MINMAN rules (Pretty darn simple): A. Any message (or response) must pertain to manual-focus,...
Hello - Does anyone know whether it is possible to replenish the selenium cell for the auto-wide? My repair man told me, once the cell is dead, there is...
... cover ... photos. ... someone ... first. ... Jgood21967@.... He has all the stuff you need incl. advice.I bought a kit from him for under $ 10.00 and...
I assumed Ed meant a 16mm Fisheye lens. If so, which version - the older tubby one or the newer compact one? Either way that would be a hard item to find...
In a message dated 1/3/06 9:36:47 AM Mountain Standard Time, rlemieux@... writes: I assumed Ed meant a 16mm Fisheye lens. If so, which version - the ...
Sad to say, camera shops that deal in used equipment are disappearing around here. I live about an hour northwest of Los Angeles, and treasure hunting now...
Same with Orlando I have to drive an hour for any good Minolta stuff. The only used shop here now only deals with Nikon and Canon. heather ... From:...
In the Southern Indiana/Louisville, KY area we have ONE camera shop and they don't deal with Minolta. There is one used shop in Louisville but when I asked...
Hi- Finally got around to testing my Minolta SEMI P, and I must say, I am impressed. Sorry if the images are gloomy, but the lighting was horrible and it was...
In a message dated 1/3/06 9:26:31 PM Mountain Standard Time, space_explorer2@... writes: This camera requires quite a bit of time to setup for exposure:...
The secret to loading 120 film (and any other film for that matter) into a developing tank reel is to have the reel ABSOLUTELY dry. Glad to hear that there are...
Heather, do you (or anybody in the Orlando area) know what has become of Bennett's Camera Exchange which was on 17-92 just North of "downtown" Maitland? Bill...