> Actually Minolta used to make 2 DSLR's, the RD175 that had 3 sensors > based on one of their 35mm SLR's, and one based upon their APS SLR. They > (Minolta), Fuji, and Kodak were the only ones making DSLR's back then. But the > market moved > past them and they dropped out of the playing field. I know that. Minolta DSLR based on APS SLR was called RD3000 and it was derived from Vectis 1. And here is another bonus for Minolta - there are quite a large number of Vectis AF lenses on ebay and still in some shops, that provide APS sized image circle - many users could benefit from these smaller lenses now. Maybe Minolta discouraged by the first efforts to create DSLR (RD3000 was very pricey - it was about 7000-8000$) is very careful marketing-wise now?
-- Regards Sylwek
