Minolta Autocord III Medium Format Film Camera with Rokkor 75/3.5 Lens Japan F/S

Minolta was founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1928 as Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shoten (, meaning Japanese-German camera shop). It is perhaps best known for making the first integrated autofocus 35mm SLR camera system. In 1931, the company adopted its current name, an acronym for Mechanism, Instruments, Optics, and Lenses by Tashima. " It was not until 1933 that the brand name appeared on a camera, a copy of the Plaubel Makina simply called "Minolta. In 2003, Konica Corporation merged with Minolta to form Konica Minolta.

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