Phillip Franklin wrote:
>
> Generally speaking most photographic historians seem to give credit for these
> most important
> photographic milestones:
>
> Konica - Inventor of the 35mm SLR
> Olympus - Inventor of OTF TTL Flash Control
> Minolta - Inventor of the Auto Focusing Lens
It was actually Honeywell who patented the original AF technology. They
sued Minolta and others for infringement and won a pretty penny from
them, as I recall.
george
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