Minolta Maxxum Sony
November 13th, 2003
US $3.99
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Question: Minolta/Sony Lens Question?
I have a Minolta Maxxum 5 as well as a Sony Alpha 100. Their lenses are interchangeable. I have the opportunity to buy lenses from a Maxxum 7000 which I know is much older. Is the lens mount still the same? Or was that before Minolta switched to their latest mount? I'd just hate to buy lenses that I won't be able to use on my Sony.
Answer: Minolta introduced the A-mount when they released the Maxxum 7000 in 1985. Any A-mount lens made for the Maxxum will mount to your Sony. Minolta also offered an adapter to mount the older manual focus MC/MD mount lenses on the Maxxum.
Sony is expected to release a full-frame (24mm X 36mm) sensor camera in late 2008 or early 2009. Since the Maxxum lenses were designed for the 35mm format (24X36) they will be just fine on the full-frame camera.
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Question: Do you need help / advice on the purchase of a DSLR ...?Hey guys! here is my problem: I have an old camera reflex, which is a Minolta Maxxum 300si with the standard 35-70 lens and a Promaster 70-200 lens. I want to move to a DSLR. I was at Wolf Camera and they said that the only DSLR that I work with my lenses is the Sony Alpha A100. Does anyone know? Is not that expensive only for the body because I have lenses for it (like $ 600 I think). Should I buy? Or should I suck and somehow rather, as a kit of Nikon? (I do not even want to think about that price!) I am very armature at the moment (my only real experience is high school & Newspaper Yearbook, which was 7 years ago) but I want to do some classes and make this my "official" hobby. sorry for being so long, but all the help would be much appreciated! thanks!
Oh yeah, please not too technical. I really do not remember anything else when it comes to all this! thanks!
Answer: A-100 Sony camera was Popular Photography magazine last year, so it is a horrible camera. The fact is that more cameras have left since the test for the 2006 honors. Would not be a horrible mistake to buy the Sony because you have a pair of lenses (assuming it will fully work with the new camera - will anyone ???), but if you were starting from scratch, I am strongly in favor of the Nikon family. Others may argue that Canon is their favorite and that's fine. In February 2007 issue of Popular Photography has an article that compared the top 10 MP DSLR's. I took the scores and ranks the cameras similar to the way Formula 1 gives championship points. I just gave 5 for 1st place up to 1 for the last place, splitting the difference when cameras tied in their categories. Evaluated the Image Quality (giving this twice the weight as much as anything else), Ease of use, control and flexibility of the system. The final order and my scores are: Nikon D80 - 17.5 points - BEST in Image Quality, system control and flexibility Canon Rebel XTi (400D) - 13.5 points - Tied for best in Flexibility System Pentax K10D - 11 points - Tied for best in terms of ease of use Samsung GX10 - 11 points - Tied for best in terms of ease of use Sony Alpha 100 to 7 points - LAST in image quality, ease of use and flexibility of the system. "Then again, this is the same magazine that put the Sony Alpha 100 dead in this last comparison is called the camera the previous problem! (In a follow-up to this seeming error, Pop Photo published the explanation that only the D80 and Sony had been tested by end-of-year deadline for choosing the House of the Year. Sony has won the power of low price and built-in image stabilization. The other 3 that beat Sony in shoot-out were not tested until after the House of the Year was chosen, because they were not yet available.) Go to the original question and read answers to other opinions. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index; _ylt = AiG00eHyd0oq5b.X7J.jiULzy6IX? qid = 20070113133139AAHWJY0 If you want to get the "best" for the real world, Consider the Nikon D200 or Canon 30D if you can afford it. For about $ 300-500 less, look at the results of the recent PopPhoto test and choose from this list according to your tastes. Personally, I use a Nikon D200 and would recommend it without hesitation to someone who has some knowledge of photography. For those who want the "best", but it is starting with a little 'class "entry" knowledge base, I suggest the Nikon D80. There are people out there that will indicate their preference for Canon cameras and I will not argue with them. The Canon 30D and 400D are excellent cameras as well. He would visit a store camera or camcorder and stores to collect them and see what you think. This review is available online at: http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/3569/10mp-dslr-shootout.html Here's another reference outside of photo printing. Consumer reports compared the Nikon D80, Canon Rebel XTi and Sony Alpha. Personally, I would say that the Nikon came out on top here, too. It beats the Sony in "noise-free ISO" with an acceptable rating at ISO 1600 (kind of optimistic, I think ...) compared to the Sony's ISO 400. It beats the Canon (in my opinion), having a spot meter that the Canon does not offer. Http: / / www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/news-electronics-computers/november-2006/shootout-10 -megapixel-digital-slr-cameras-11-06/overview/0611_digital-slr-shoot- out.htm Here's another comparison of interest: http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Canon-Rebel-XTi-vs-Nikon-D80-vs-Sony-Alpha-A100-Head-to-Head-to-Head- Digital-Camera-Review-.htm [Note the navigation menu at the top of the review] The next thing to consider is to start with slow and where you can go from there. If you're new to this, I would say only to get the "kit" lens, which seems to be the target 18-135 for the D80, and get started. Once you know where you really want to go with your photo, Nikon has a family almost limitless targets to choose from.
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