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![Minolta XD-11 with Rokkor-X 24mm by camera.bear on Flickr.In 1973, Leica and Minolta signed an agreement that would allow the two companies to work closely in SLR designs. The decision to co-develop cameras with Minolta was due to two years of disappointing sales of the Leica M5 rangefinder.
Minolta’s XD series (and specifically the XD11 [XD in the domestic Japanese market, XD7 in Europe]) became the basis for Leica’s R4, R5, R6, and R7 SLR camera chassis.
Minolta’s influence can be seen in the R series cameras and also the Leica CL, and later Minolta’s CLE.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvz8o6Zsqb1qap34mo1_500.jpg)
Minolta XD-11 with Rokkor-X 24mm by camera.bear on Flickr.
In 1973, Leica and Minolta signed an agreement that would allow the two companies to work closely in SLR designs. The decision to co-develop cameras with Minolta was due to two years of disappointing sales of the Leica M5 rangefinder.
Minolta’s XD series (and specifically the XD11 [XD in the domestic Japanese market, XD7 in Europe]) became the basis for Leica’s R4, R5, R6, and R7 SLR camera chassis.
Minolta’s influence can be seen in the R series cameras and also the Leica CL, and later Minolta’s CLE.
