[shoplink 48351 ebay] [/shoplink] The image above shows the [shoplink 48350 ebay]Maxxum 7D[/shoplink]

Ten years ago Sony officially acquired Minolta (Source: DC.watch.). And since than a lot changed. Nowadays the Alpha DSLR system is struggling to survive. Sony focus is on the new E-mount system development. Sony keeps promising they want to keep the A-mount system well alive. It would have been a smart move from Sony to somehow launch some cool A-mount product today to bring back some excitement.

A bit of history:

The first A-mount film camera was the [shoplink 48353 ebay]Minolta Maxxum 7000[/shoplink] (February 1985).

The last digital Minolta A-mount camera was the [shoplink 48348 ebay]Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D[/shoplink] (July 15 2005).

The first Sony A-mount camera was the [shoplink 48349 ebay]Sony A100[/shoplink] (June 5 2006).