Can a Minolta Maxxum 75-300mm lens mount on a Sony A3000, and which adapter do I need?
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I have a Sony A3000 and a Minolta Maxxum 75-300mm lens, but the lens will not mount directly. Does the A3000 need an adapter for this lens? If so, which Sony A-mount to E-mount adapter is appropriate, and will autofocus work?
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The Sony A3000 utilizes the Sony E-mount. Looks like the Minolta lens uses the older Minolta / Sony alpha mount. It's slightly confusing because the body is called a "Sony Alpha" but the mount isn't an alpha.
You can get the Sony LA-EA3 adapter which will allow you to utilize all the functions of the alpha lens on the A3000 except autofocus. It looks like that lens utilizes the older screw-type focus, which will require the LA-EA4 adapter instead to support mechanical autofocusing.
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Yes. The Sony A3000 uses the Sony E-mount, while the Minolta Maxxum 75-300mm is an older Minolta/Sony A-mount lens, so it will not mount directly.
You need an A-mount-to-E-mount adapter. For this particular 75-300mm Maxxum lens, autofocus depends on the adapter because this lens uses the older screw-drive autofocus system. A basic mechanical or low-cost third-party adapter may let you mount the lens, but typically without autofocus. To retain screw-drive autofocus, you need an adapter that supports mechanical AF drive, such as the Sony LA-EA4. Community answers also note that APS-C adapters like the LA-EA2/LA-EA1 were used on similar E-mount APS-C bodies.
So in short:
- No direct mounting
- Yes, an adapter is required
- Cheap adapters: usually manual focus only
- For autofocus with this lens: use a screw-drive-capable Sony A-to-E adapter
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