:?: I have reached the point of submitting to digital photography - does anyone know if any digital camera will accept Minolta dynax/maxxum lenses? I don't want to waste good lenses.
Thanks, Phil.
Thanks, Phil.
All Sony dSLR and SLT cameras and Sony NEX with an adapter.phil.p":1f3ixq6q said::?: I have reached the point of submitting to digital photography - does anyone know if any digital camera will accept Minolta dynax/maxxum lenses? I don't want to waste good lenses.
Thanks, Phil.
But not with the A900 which is full frame. I've had mine since it was first released - great camera!brianhabby":1zz7cu5r said:The fact the Minolta AF lenses work with the Sony cameras has kept their value much better than some other brands. Just be aware that you will need to allow for the apparent increase in focal length because of the smaller sensor in your digital camera.
For example a 200mm lens will appear closer to a 320mm
regards
Brian
Olympus claimed that as their 4/3 cameras and lenses were designed as a system they worked better than using film lenses on a digital body. I don't know how true it is, but their system certainly work very well, I just wish this photographer diddickm":2i6ac6ar said:The various camera-interest forums seem to debate endlessly whether the computation of 35mm lenses is such that when used with APS-sized sensors, they work well because the centre of the field is where best performance is found, or badly because the performance is a compromise over the whole 35mm field, rather than optimised for the APS size...
Many of the current Sony lenses are just cosmetically upgraded Minolta lenses - some possibly with different lens coatings. I use several older MInolta lenses on my Sony a900 and they are excellent.phil.p":160zcds8 said::wink: I've no doubt that purpose designed lenses perform better - I'm just not going to buy stuff if what I've already got is adequate.
phil.p":2easda6l said::wink: I've no doubt that purpose designed lenses perform better - I'm just not going to buy stuff if what I've already got is adequate.
Konica and Mikolta joined for a short while - "A" series lenses marked Konica-Minolta are the same as the Minoltas - just a re-badge job.phil.p":3s0so95o said:No mention of Konica yet?
Thanks for everything up to now!
Phil.
dickm":1fh02rk5 said:One thing noone has mentioned directly is that, as a consequence of the small sensor size and hence effective focal length multiplication compared to film, it's difficult (well, actually almost impossible) to find an affordable film lens that will give true wide angle on a digital camera. On 35mm, a 28mm focal length lens is about the affordable limit for wide angle, and that equates to nearly 40mm focal length on most digital bodies. So if wide landscapes are your thing, then you'll probably have to bite the bullet and buy an expensive dedicated w/a lens.
One thought - didn't Minolta make a 110 film SLR? Wonder how the lenses for that (if you could find them) would perform, as the sensor size of 110 film is nearer to APS? Or possibly, lenses for an APS film camera if Minolta/Konica made one?
My 11-22mm zoom gives a 22-44mm 35mm equivalent on my E1 which is wide enough for me.dickm":1utlwv1e said:One thing noone has mentioned directly is that, as a consequence of the small sensor size and hence effective focal length multiplication compared to film, it's difficult (well, actually almost impossible) to find an affordable film lens that will give true wide angle on a digital camera.
Like this one :shock:dickm":1utlwv1e said:So if wide landscapes are your thing, then you'll probably have to bite the bullet and buy an expensive dedicated w/a lens.
cambournepete":5j9exwsm said:My 11-22mm zoom gives a 22-44mm 35mm equivalent on my E1 which is wide enough for me.dickm":5j9exwsm said:One thing noone has mentioned directly is that, as a consequence of the small sensor size and hence effective focal length multiplication compared to film, it's difficult (well, actually almost impossible) to find an affordable film lens that will give true wide angle on a digital camera.
phil.p":176r2jdy said::?: I have reached the point of submitting to digital photography - does anyone know if any digital camera will accept Minolta dynax/maxxum lenses? I don't want to waste good lenses.
Thanks, Phil.
cambournepete":3t4xw95d said:Like this one :shock:
Maybe, but it's f2.8 at the wide end and really clear - many reckon it's as good as a prime and it's more useful...DTR":32nf6kav said:cambournepete":32nf6kav said:My 11-22mm zoom gives a 22-44mm 35mm equivalent on my E1 which is wide enough for me.
Finding an affordable wide angle prime for a cropped sensor is a bit more tricky
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