Minolta

A great telezoom. Known as the "beer can"

The best telephoto lens I have ever owned.

Small, lightweight and pretty nice

Why Minolta selling to Sony was the last nail in the coffin for my Minolta era

My first digital SLR -- and a great camera too

The camera love of my life!

My first ever SLR

It was small, automatic and electronic

Why does one select (and stick with) certain camera brand? In my case it was coincidence and growing-fond-of

Soft in shape but still a hard core and rugged camera with many facilities