Digital SLR Camera body for my Minolta lenses?
My dad just gave me his old Minolta film camera with 3 lenses. Minolta went out of business since he’s had it but I would like to get a digital SLR camera body that would fit all the lenses he gave me. Anyone know of a digital camera body that would fit Minolta’s film lenses?
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If the lenses are the older SR mount used on the SRT-100, 101, 102, 200, 201, 202 and X series, XG-9, XD-11, XE-7, X-700 then you can buy an adapter to use them on the current Sony DSLR cameras.
If the lenses are the A-mount first introduced on the Maxxum 7000 and still used by Sony then all you need is a Sony A230/330/380,700,850900 and your Maxxum AF lenses will work perfectly. The A850 & A900 are Sony’s full-frame (24×36) DSLRs.
Sony :)
Sony uses the A-mount and you still can use those great old lenses. Hell I do that and I love my 35-70 F4 and the 28-85 F3,5-F4,5
Minolta made some quality lenses.
If they are on a manual 35mm camera without autofocus, it would require an adapter to use them on a digital. The adapters are usable, but only if you absolutely have to.
If the lenses are autofocus (off a Maxxum camera) any of the Sony digital SLR’s will work with them. I have a Minolta 50mm f/1.7 and a Minolta 24-105 f/3.5-4.5 that i use on my A300. The 24-105 is on there most of the time.