Supreme x Minolta MN4K300WP Waterproof Camcorder
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — Minolta
MN4K300WP 4K Ultra HD Waterproof Camcorder
About the original
The Minolta MN4K300WP is a 4K Ultra HD waterproof camcorder built around a 56-megapixel CMOS sensor with 18x digital zoom, anti-shake stabilization, a 3-inch touchscreen, and a body rated to 10 feet underwater without a separate housing. A 1,050 mAh rechargeable battery and SD card slot up to 256 GB support full-resolution recording with built-in LED fill light. Minolta was founded in Osaka in 1928 by Kazuo Tashima as Nichidoku Shashinki Shoten and produced cameras under its own name until merging with Konica in 2003; after Konica Minolta exited the camera business in 2006, the Minolta trademark is now licensed to Elite Brands for consumer electronics. The SS26 Supreme collab applies a box logo to the stock camcorder, which retails for $199.
About Minolta
Minolta was a Japanese camera and optics manufacturer founded on November 11, 1928 by Kazuo Tashima in Osaka as Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten, meaning Japan-Germany Camera Shop. Tashima relied on German technicians Billy Neumann and Willy Heilemann, and imported German lenses and shutters for early models. The company adopted the Minolta name in 1931, an acronym for Mechanism, Instruments, Optics, and Lenses by Tashima. In 1985 it released the Maxxum 7000, the first commercially successful autofocus SLR. Minolta merged with Konica in 2003 and exited the camera business in 2006, selling its imaging division to Sony. Supreme has collaborated with Minolta on a co-branded compact film camera.
