Are Minolta Maxxum AF lenses compatible with Sony Alpha cameras?
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I have a Minolta Maxxum 7000i film SLR from the early 1990s and a set of Maxxum AF lenses and accessories. Since Sony later acquired Konica Minolta’s camera business, can these Minolta Maxxum lenses be used on Sony Alpha cameras? If so, are there any limitations or exceptions I should know about?
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Yes and they should all work. All of mine certainly do.
The first thing Sony did when acquiring Konica-Minolta's camera division is release DSLRs with the same mount. These were named Alpha which is the same name Minolta used in Japan, they used the Maxxum name in North America and Dynax in Europe. In other words, Sony Alpha mount IS the Minolta Alpha/Maxxum/Dynax mount.
Note that Sony offers two full-frame models, the A900 and A850. With these models, the field-of-view of your lenses will match exactly.
They also have cropped-sensor models such as the A580, A560, etc. With these models the field-of-view is affected by the 1.5 crop-factor. So a 50mm on one of these, will show the same field-of-view as a 75mm on your film camera.
Note that Sony also has non-DSLRs that use the Alpha mount. These are cropped-sensor cameras with a translucent mirror and electronic viewfinder (EVF) which are lighter than DSLRs and have special features like full autofocus during video recording and during 10 FPS continuous shooting. The flagship of these models is the Sony Alpha SLT-A55.
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Yes. Minolta Maxxum/Alpha/Dynax AF lenses use the same A-mount that Sony continued on its Alpha A-mount DSLRs/SLTs, so genuine Minolta Maxxum AF lenses generally work on Sony Alpha A-mount bodies.
Main caveats:
- On APS-C Sony bodies, the lens works normally but gives a narrower field of view due to the 1.5x crop factor.
- On full-frame A-mount bodies, the field of view matches your old 35mm film camera.
- Some Minolta xi lenses have limited functionality: autofocus works, but powered zoom features may not be fully supported.
- Some older third-party A-mount lenses may have compatibility issues depending on their electronics.
So if your lenses are genuine Minolta Maxxum AF lenses, they should generally mount and work fine on Sony A-mount Alpha cameras.
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