Sony Alpha and manual lenses

hacksawbob · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1293 Location: LANCS UK

Please post your comments here for new members as a reference. Mount adapter, compatability, AF confirm chip availability etc

hacksawbob · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1293 Location: LANCS UK

http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/minolta_af_lens_adapter.htm M42 adapter available, but in body AF turned off Rolling Eyes

lahnet · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1164 Location: Denmark

hacksawbob · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1293 Location: LANCS UK

Hi is it correct there is no AF? that really pisses me off that they disable that feature when it is not necessary. Is there an AF chip available? what mounts other than M42 have tried/are available?

LeFanch · Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:49 am Post subject:

Hi!

I own an A100, and a bunch of M42 lenses so I might be able to answer...

You are right, there no focus confirmation.
There are chips available, I got one from Haoda Fu that has 4 different focal length stored (50, 85, 135, 200) to enable antishake features. It does help, but I must say it is faster and easier to use the focusing screen I put in it. Well, sometimes.

I have some Adaptall-2 lenses, also, no problem at all, even though the adapters (I mean Minolta - AD2) are not easy to find and are pretty expensive, them. I use AD2-M42...
There are adapters for Pentacon6 lenses as well. Never tried any.
there is also an adapter for Minolta MD lenses which has a lens in it to correct for different Flange to film distance. It is said to degrade image quality a bit.

LeFanch

chekawa · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:16 am Post subject:

LeFanch · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:28 am Post subject:

chekawa · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject:

Thank you hacksawbob.....
Yes it does seem a little bit on the high price side but not if you have allot of Adaptall lenses.

I have sort of been out of commission for a while and just started to get back into the swing of things. My M42 collection grew in the past year but I was unable to really get out and use them. But getting back to the Adaptall Adapter I think I might try it and but this collection of Adaptall lenses to work.
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE LINK.

montecarlo · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 1865 Location: Romania

Not a manual lens but a Zeiss: http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/zeiss_za_1680_3545/index.htm

chekawa · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject:

Flor27 · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 1195 Location: Paris, France

Hi,

What is the best dSLR for old Minolta mount lenses ? My knowloedge are around zero about that.

Thanks !

peterqd · Expire: 2014-01-04

Flor27 · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 1195 Location: Paris, France

Thanks Peter !

I will digg to find out more.

Flor27 · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 1195 Location: Paris, France

Ok, there is some available adaptors (CameraQuest & Jinfinance), here is the way they are working :

http://rokkorfiles.com/olympus.htm

lauge · Expire: 2013-05-30

I was wondering if any of you have experience with a C/Y to A mount adapter or know if this is possible at all. This suggest that it might be possible, but it might not work if the C/Y bayonet is to wide to go into the A bayonet with an adapter. It could be nice to get a drawing or something of the C/Y mount, and OM mount as well Smile

lauge · Expire: 2013-05-30

I found this adapter for Nikon to Minolta/Sony, has anyone tried this? How much does an extra element effect the end result?

kuuan · Expire: 2014-12-26

chipped Sony / M42 adapters with focus confirmation can be had:

http://haodascreen.com/m42minolta.aspx
http://eadpt.cn/eadpen.htm

without focus confirmation:
http://www.enjoyyourcamera.com/Minolta-Accessories/Lens-Mount-Adapter-for-M42-Lenses-pe-for-Sony-Alpha-a700-a200-a100-Minolta-Dynax-7D-5D::45.html?XTCsid=42d047805181a896c0088088e56b6226
http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/minolta_af_lens_adapter.htm

disclaimer:
I have not tried any and don't have any relation with producer/seller

Spaetberufener

Blunderstein · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 74 Location: Stockholm, Sweden

I use Sony Alpha bodies (A100, A700 and A350) with various mf lenses. It works fine, except that the A350 can only be used in manual mode (not A=aperture priority) unless you have a chipped adapter.
Apart from m42 and Adaptall-2 I also use some Pentacon lenses, sometimes with a tilt adapter.

/Erik

conor12 · Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 129 Location: Dublin

I just want to add that the a300 (and I assume the a350) is unable to fit the helios-40-2 on it. The helios is just too fat at the base and hits the protruding sony logo. Works fine on the a100 though...

Blunderstein · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 74 Location: Stockholm, Sweden

NathStone · Joined: 15 Mar 2009 Posts: 1

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

Welcome!

As you could read before M42 screw mount lenses will work with available adapter.

my_photography · Expire: 2016-12-25

ReiLord · Joined: 04 Jun 2009 Posts: 38 Location: Poland

I have A200 + M42 adapter with the AF confirmation but i don't use the AF confirmation because it takes too long to get the confirmation. Besides the chip sometimes disconnects from the body and some motor inside the body is starting to run (usually for some 4-5 seconds) and freezes the camera since the lens is found (chip is again connected with the body). Besides the thread of the adapter is so strange... f.e. when i connect to the body my Tair 3S the focusing ring is (looking on the body from the screen/back side) on the left hand and all marks (aperture, focal length etc.) are on the right hand. The lens is screwed in the adapter/body almost quarter of the turn too far. BTW: the adapter costed ~35-40 EUR.