Maxxum Sony
Posted on Thursday, April 1, 2010 in Photography
minolta to sony camera lens compatibilty?
I am looking at buying a barely used Sony Alpha A100k for my daughter for the reason I have been told that my Minolta Maxxum autofocus lenses will fit and work fine since the Sony cameras are basically Minolta built after the buy out of Konica/Minolta I just need to know if this is true. are these lenses compatible with the Sony cameras if so she could come out with thousands of dollars worth of lenses I am not using anymore
The A-100 is a great camera. Its only down falls are the AF is a little slow and the noise levels are pretty bad above ISO 400.
Every Minolta Maxxum lens will work on any Sony Alpha camera, this includes all of the third party lenses from Tamron, Sigma, Tokina, Promaster, and many more. The only ones that have any real issues are the early Sigmas, they have a high rate of AF gear failures (the plastic gears can't handle the faster more powerful AF motor in the Alphas) and some will not auto focus.
Check out http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/forums.html this is a Minolta "A" mount / Sony Alpha only web site. There are many camera, lens, and accessory reviews it is free to join and the members are eager to help with any questions about Maxxums or Alphas.
I owned two A-100's and loved them, I only upgraded to an A330 & A350 because I need and use the live view often. (bad knees)
TOM
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