Again minolta raised the bar with new lens designs, like the circular fisheye 7. I spent a couple of hours at a zeiss test day at uk importer robert white where i tested all of the lenses on my canon 5d mk2. Was a little surprised by the close focus length doesnt focus closer than about 8 ft or so. May 21, 2011 i wouldnt recommend trying to use old minolta manual focus lenses on a nikon camera. Sears manual focus camera lenses 80200mm focal ebay. The essentials a guide to the best of minoltas camera. The minolta is cheaper by all means, but the xc 55230 is also particularly cheap. Also see question do my minolta manual focus lenses work on the minolta 7d or 5d or sony alpha dslrsslts. Minolta sr mount lenses do not work on these cameras directly. Some users prefer the 25150 lens for the range covered in a single lens. Minolta manual focus macroclose up camera lenses for sale ebay. Using manual focus lenses on mirrorless cameras admiring. Here are the best macro lenses for both general and macro photography. If you have original minolta af lens manuals in languages other than what you see here, or for different lenses, please email me if youd like to help by sending scanned copies as pdfs.
The mount itself was both electronically communicating with the lens as well as used a mechanical arm to control aperture and a screwtype drive to control focusing. Sigma manual focus camera lenses 80200mm focal for sale. Minoltas flange distance was shorter than nikons, so any adapter would need to have its own corrective optics to allow the lens to focus to infinity on a nikon body. The system also included an extensive range of autofocus lenses, flashes, a motor. There were a number of special purpose lenses in the minolta manual focus lens ranges. The unsung heroes of 35mm photography part iii manual. How using a manual focus lens can make you a better. Make sure this fits by entering your model number the 80200mm f2. Next weeks article my minolta maxxum lenses will let you know which lenses i added.
Fit and finish are good, but it still feels like it has an overabundance of plastic, like the sony 1870mm kit lens. I have discovered this type of lenses when i first tried my fathers camera. Very good this item is rated in very good condition. Get the best deal for manual focus lenses 80200mm focal from the largest online selection at. For further details see delivery estimates in cart. Jun 20, 2014 its one of the very first manual focus slr lenses that i ever bought and i used it together with a 50mm minolta prime lens and it covered pretty much every need. Tokina manual focus camera lenses 80200mm focal for sale ebay. Sep 06, 20 while many manual focus lenses, even those 4050 years old, can be quite expensive if they are toptier optics, rare, or have the words leitz or zeiss written on them, there are tons of very high quality lenses out there that can be had for very little money. Get the best deals on sigma manual focus camera lenses 80200mm focal when you shop the largest online selection at. Its the first minolta lens you should have and its good enough to be the only one you need. Minolta produced an extensive array of lenses for the manual focus slr system, and thankfully, given the lens mount remained the same throughout the history of the company the lenses from any era will mount onto all manual focus bodies, with varying degrees of functionality. Discussing what minolta lenses do you use on your sony.
If you want them to be used on nonminolta camera bodies, you need to have a camera body with a shorter flange distance from the film plane to the mount itself. The minolta amount system was at first marketed as maxxum in north america. Get the best deal for manual focus lenses 80 200mm focal from the largest online selection at. Combined with the 2280 and 80240mm zoom lenses, the s1 makes a light and compact kit for travel photogaphy. Shooting minoltas autofocus line of lenses can do double duty for some shooters, as theyre compatible with all sony amount dslrs. When sony took over the system in 2006, 18 lenses were reintroduced as sony amount lenses. If you are looking for a minolta autofocus lens please click here. I wouldnt recommend trying to use old minolta manualfocus lenses on a nikon camera. This is a valid reason to go the manual focus route, though i will say that with fujifilms f2 wr fujicron series now in circulation the budget argument is much less of a. Minolta did the same thing when it switched from its manual focus sr mount in favor of the electronic maxxum mount. Can be used with manual focusing on cameras without ssm support that is, minolta film bodies released before 2000 minolta dynaxmaxxum. The minolta af lens manual front covers are shown below.
That means that this item is between 8089% of original condition. Canon ef mount nikon f mount pentax k mount sigma sa mount sony amount. Jun 29, 2017 for many, the idea of using manual focus lenses on your fujifilm xseries camera is a budget minded one, hoping to save a few bucks vs buying native fujinon lenses. Minolta and konica minolta released the following lenses for minolta amount cameras between 1985 and 2006. Andreas lindemann 77 view pdf 0,23 mb minolta mc w. I guess an evf is better for the manual focus but at the same time i prefer to have a tilting lcd for low angel shots.
Minolta lens mount compatibility photography forums. The case for improving your photography with manual focus. Can minolta manual focus lenses be mounted on sony camera. Mcrills minolta maxxum 35mm cameras and minolta lens maxxum. Olympus abandoned its om mount for the fourthirds system. International orders are processed the next shipping day.
Zeiss are manufacturing their classic manual focus primes with mounts for pentax zk canon ze and nikon zf. Those lenses can be used with the minolta manual focus mount. There is no link on the cover image, but below each cover youll see the different language versions, which is a link to a larger image. Compare 0 items add items to compare add 1 more item x. Camera compatibility all minolta nonaf slr cameras filter size 49mm minimum focus ft 1. Sigma manual focus camera lenses 80200mm focal for sale ebay. Builtin flash with a zoom head, programmed ae and metered manual. Canon fd mount sears 80 200 mm f4 manual focus macro zoom. Konicaminoltas camera business was bought by sony in 2006. Get the best deals on minolta manual camera lenses when you shop the. Are old manualfocus lenses any good on a modern digital slr or mirrorless camera.
It comes outfitted with a large number of manual settings as well as some automatic settings. Minolta and konica minolta released the following lenses for minolta amount cameras between 1985 and 2006 while most autofocus lens designs were new developments, some optical constructions were derived from minolta srmount lenses as indicated. Get the best deals on sears manual focus camera lenses 80 200mm focal when you shop the largest online selection at. Compatible equipment was made by a number of third parties. Both of these lenses allow switching to manual focus. And, knowing it now, i realize that this means im going to take even more time to take those shots i still take. Minolta manual focus telephoto camera lenses for sale ebay. Get the best deals on minolta camera lenses 80 200mm focal when you shop the largest online selection at. But great art is rarely created is rarely created in a rush. Which old slr lenses fit on which new digital slrs, and will they still focus.
Must have minolta manual focus lenses the x700 is a beautiful camera. That means manual focus of the lens and manual control of the lens aperture fstop. Its one of the very first manual focus slr lenses that i ever bought and i used it together with a 50mm minolta prime lens and it covered pretty much every need. Information and opinions on minolta manual focus slr cameras, from the 1966 srt101 to the current x700. Would be very interested to hear about your experiences. Minolta did the same thing when it switched from its manual focus sr. This is a type of camera that uses digital memory cards to store all of the photos and video that you capture. Lens is super bright, super contrasty, and amazing for 200mm on a full frame. I like and use minolta sr lenses a lot and this is a growing database of them.
This lens chart is for minolta manual focus model lenses only. This is a minolta 200mm manual focusing telphoto lens that fits a minolta slr film camera that uses md mount lenses. I get by fine with a5000 and manual lenses, but i am not a big evf user. Whether you are traveling on a yearly vacation or are walking to a nearby park, camera lenses allow you to capture photos of anything and everything. There are many mc and md lenses to choose from and even some premc lenses. While most auto focus lens designs were new developments, some optical constructions were derived from minolta srmount lenses as indicated. Today, the minolta 3570 fills that role as the 2470 isnt quite up to the quality of the other two vivitar lenses. Canon fd manual focus cameras manual focus camera comparison charts. If you want them to be used on non minolta camera bodies, you need to have a camera body with a shorter flange distance from the film plane to the mount itself. Minolta s flange distance was shorter than nikons, so any adapter would need to have its own corrective optics to allow the lens to focus to infinity on a nikon body. Zeiss manual focus lenses for nikon, canon and pentax.
A keen bargain hunter could easily purchase an xd11 with 24mm f2. Minolta rokkor pf manual focus camera lenses for sale ebay. What makes minolta lenses such a great option for photographers. There are four major generations of minolta manual focus lenses with several subgenres in each generation. For many, the idea of using manual focus lenses on your fujifilm xseries camera is a budget minded one, hoping to save a few bucks vs buying native fujinon lenses. Minolta 200mm f4 md manual focusing telephoto lens. A photographer looking to purchase a new lens for their mirrorless camera in 2016 might find that there are many manual focus lenses made nowadays alongside the autofocus ones. This item has been tested as fully operational and includes only what is photographed in the listing. While many manual focus lenses, even those 4050 years old, can be quite expensive if they are toptier optics, rare, or have the words leitz or zeiss written on them, there are tons of very high quality lenses out there that can be had for very little money. Our goal is to maintain the most complete and uptodate lens chart available so if you do not see your lens here please let us know and we will update this chart as soon as possible. Using manual focus lenses on mirrorless cameras admiring light. May 22, 2009 minolta xi lenses manual focus handling. A little sensitive to flare, but overall amazing lens.
Get the best deals on sigma manual focus camera lenses 80. Im not necessarily tied to the 70210, but i do already have a mdfx adapter. Has anyone had experience with the xc 55230 against some of these older legacy manual focus zooms. The 7000 featured one afsensor, shutter speeds of 12000 to 30 seconds, flash. Fotodiox adapter for minolta lens to nikon body photo. Which minolta cameras do these manual focus lenses accommodate. All of these are at least as sharp, and usually sharper than regular lenses, even at infinity. How using a manual focus lens can make you a better photographer. The system used a lens mount called amount, with a flange focal distance 44. Feb 25, 2012 those lenses can be used with the minolta manual focus mount.
While they get less street cred than their manual focus rokkor siblings, these are excellent lenses in their own right. Learning to focus with a manual focus lens will help your mind to understand how to better use autofocus lenses particularly those with focus limiters. Shooting minolta s autofocus line of lenses can do double duty for some shooters, as theyre compatible with all sony amount dslrs. The 80200 is also great for low light work as well. Minolta manual focus slrs this page deals with the various manual focus slrs that were built by minolta from the midsixties to the early eighties. The system also included an extensive range of auto focus lenses, flashes, a motor drive and other accessories. In addition to adding electronic features to the camera lens interface, the physical dimensions of the mounting hardware are different, making the new lenses incompatible. While they get less street cred than their manual focus. About manual focus lenses, there are quite a few articles on the internet, to help you understand what this is all about and how to choose your ideal setup for your camera. Get the best deals on minolta manual focus macroclose up camera lenses when you shop the largest online selection at. Lenses have been covered here a few times before especially in the dslr cinematography guide and even a guest post by matthew duclos, but i thought this video put together by caleb pike over at dslr video shooter was as thorough and brief as one could be on the subject of nikon prime lenses.
But with a close focus filter gets insanely detailed shots up close. Please read my about lens ratings page to understand how the ratings are to be read all ratings are based on my experience with these lenses on my fullframe sony alpha 7 if you purchase the lens through one of the affiliatelinks in this article we get a small compensation with no additional cost to you. The minolta amount camera system was a line of photographic equipment from minolta introduced in 1985 with the worlds first integrated autofocus system in the camera body with interchangeable lenses. The zeiss zf lenses also manual focus and iris are much more expensive. Can i use my old apo converters with my ssm lenses, or do i. Excellent is just one word to describe the 100mm f2. What you need to know about manual focus camera lenses. The case for improving your photography with manual focus lenses. Standard kit lenses for the s1 were the 2856 and 56.
Make sure this fits by entering your model number the 80 200mm f2. Why every photographer should use a manual focus lens. That means that this item is between 80 89% of original condition. Top 9 classic lenses every collector should own contrastly. If the register is longer, the lens usually cannot focus to infinity. These lenses by minolta are equipped with a manual focus system that allows you to adjust the focus of the lens by hand. They have more than one lens per manual, because many are basically the same.
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