Manufacturer Logos in Transition! Part 3
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I’m sorry
Because we can’t speak english
I am using DeepL translate, so it may be a strange sentence,
but I would like you to understand
Thank you
In this issue.
I wrote this because I was curious about Minolta’s manufacturer logo for film SLR cameras.
I would like to compare the products currently on sale at our vintage shop Japan Inc. with reference products.
Minolta SR-1
![](http://vintageshopjapan.com/jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2-8-473x360.jpg)
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This is the manufacturer’s logo for the SR-1 released in 1959.
![](http://vintageshopjapan.com/jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/3-7-549x360.jpg)
The engraved letters were commonplace at the time.
![](http://vintageshopjapan.com/jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/4-6.jpg)
(Reference product) MINOLTA α 3xi
![](http://vintageshopjapan.com/jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/5-5-470x360.jpg)
It appears to have been released around 1991.
![](http://vintageshopjapan.com/jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/6-5.jpg)
The plastic body has a printed manufacturer’s logo.
And the letter O has a great design that doubles as the manufacturer’s logo.
![](http://vintageshopjapan.com/jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/7-3.jpg)
I could also see the difference in the manufacturer’s name, which was all lower case in the SR-1 era and all uppercase in the α 3xi era, and I could understand the transition of Minolta’s unique notation!
I hope this column has given you an idea of the ideas of the makers.
Thank you for your interest.
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