Minolta lens mount question

<p>Hello!<br>

I'm pretty new to photography and i was hoping you guys could help me out with a couple questions.<br>

1. I'm shooting with a Minolta maxxum 5000i. The name of the mount for the lens is called A mount, i think?Recently I bought a third party lens (vivtar) thinking it was going to fit on my 5000i but the lens was made for the minolta Sr series. Do they sell an lens adapter or converter that would allow me to use the sr series lens on my A mount 5000i?</p>

<p>Any Response pertaining to this subject would be very helpful and appreciated, Thank you.</p>

<p>-Soobin Kim</p>

<p>Yes there are adapters available but they have to incorporate another lens to allow focussing to infinity. This causes a magnification factor and also degrades lens performance. On top of this you will not have any auto facilities and it will have to be used totally manually.</p>

<p>The Minolta Maxxum series of cameras are auto-focus, and while not the cameras that are covered under <strong>Classic manual Cameras</strong> , they are orphaned, since Sony bought out Konica-Minolta. You will need to look at a site like KEH.com for a good assortment of AF lenses for your camera -- and they should be fairly inexpensive. Also, new lenses for that mount are sold under the Sony name for their Alpha DSLRs. On the other hand, I'll bet you can buy a nice used Minolta manual-focus camera like the SrT101, XE-7, or X-700 for less than what an adapter will cost you, and have more fun with the manual camera.</p>

<p>hello soobin,<br>

an invaluable resource for all minolta related lens and bodies is www.dyxum.com</p>

<p>your camera should take any of the minolta af series lenses and for that matter the newer sony lenses. however, what mark said above, they are not inexpensive! even the humble af50mm 1.7 fetches over 100 pound sterling in auctions. they are very much in demand. depending on your type of photography, i would suggest getting a minolta 28mm 2.8. not as good as the faster version so prices are still affordable but it is no mean slouch.<br>

the other option is to get a cheap m42 converter and buy m42 lenses. of course, you would be losing auto aperture. if you don't mind manual focusing, there are bargains to be had.</p>

I think waht MArk said was the right way to go..... You're at a crossroads either you investigate

other lenses and options for this body or you take Mark's assessment and get a body for this lens!

Like he said you'll have more fun with a manual camera! The Sony route takes you somewhere else.

It depends where you want to go! OR how you want to get there!

<p>I was a long time Minolta user and I have some of both systems. I have 2 X700s and many lenses for the manual focus system. I also have a Maxxum 9000 and some lenses for the A mount. For my use I thought it would be better to have lenses for the new A mount that would work on autofocus and would interface with the camera body. If you look around at camera stores and auction sites you can find bodies and lenses for the A and MD mount very cheap.<br>

Marvin</p>