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Published — 4 July 2026 ⏭ snappiness

The Minolta RD-175 from 1995 Is Pure Genius

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This video is a long time coming, and not just because this camera is 30 years old now :) (1995 was 30 years ago???) The Minolta RD175 is the first DSLR under $10,000, and it did this by using three separate 1/2" CCD sensors to get the cost down. It was a good value then and incredibly still works well today.

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