Sony to develop digital SLRs with Konica Minolta

Sony, the world’s second-biggest consumer electronics maker, will develop digital cameras that use interchangeable lenses with Konica Minolta, entering a market dominated by Canon and Nikon.

Sales of the single-lens reflex models, geared toward professional photographers and hobbyists, are expected to start next year, Sony and Konica Minolta said today in a faxed statement. The cameras, to be sold under both company names, would be Sony’s first digital models that can use multiple lenses.

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