Does the smartphone app zoom function work? What about with older Minolta lenses?
745106
I do not think so due to the lenses that I know do not have a "zoom motor"; only auto-focus motor. Except you are talking about "digital zoom" and not "optical zoom". Even if that is possible, you have to manually operate the optical zoom ring on your lenses.
170722
I just got an Alpha 58 and put my ancient 70-210 zoom on. Not only did it work, but when I turned it to full zoom (AKA "macro" position) and focused close, the screen lit up a green "MACRO" mode indication with the little flower. So it properly recognized a specific detailed function from a 25-year-old lens!
591703
Make sure in the settings that the zoom lever on the camera body is set to zoom for the lens. You can also set it to digital zoom and nothing. Maybe yours is set to nothing. Also check the "manual/servo" switch on this lens is set to servo
1460184
Yes, I had a minolta for years and purchased a sony dlsr. Have telephoto and wide angle lens for the minolta and they both interchange on my sony camera.
741801
No. You need to look for SR mount if you ever encounter another minolta lens. The SR mount eventually became A-mount. All other minolta lenses, MC, MD...you will need an adapter, which will only work as manual focus.
781337
Pick up a lens with a low F stop. I have a Minolta Maxxum AF 50 mm f 1.7 on my alpha and I can take pictures without flash.
951077
The viewfinder does indeed zoom with the lens - I got the camera out to check. It works really well. The only time I notice that the viewfinder and the lens can get out of sync is when you're vey close to a subject (e.g. in a macro situation) and there's parallax. In such (macro) cases it's best to rely on the screen on the back.
1994846
The Minolta adapter has a small lens built in to the adapter. I didn't find this worked as well as the adapters with out an additional lens. I didn't like the results. I used it once.
643655
Everything should work...I might question the remote, those things are a little quirky and are sometimes model-specific. Depends on the style of memory card you are using, if you are using the SD style then it will work. All of the lenses I am using come from my old Minolta system, so your lenses should work just fine.
2012320
Yes. Zoom and Focus are manual with the inner ring for the later. It s a little bit to freaky not so gradual control. Its endless so no physical connection with lens I guess.
2143521
As well as any other A-mount body. Bear in mind the new AF-D mode and built in focus-limiting features only work primarily with the newest supported sony lenses. I use the minolta 28-135, 70-210, and 50 on my A99 with no issues however. Strong motor with plenty of torque to make these old lenses focus quickly (albeit noisily).
1460186
Yes it is, most all Minolta lenses should fit and function, but may not sync with all the Preset buttons..like, AV, M, P, SV...You said old Minolta lenses, perhaps too old it will not AF, just use manual focus only...And you can also use Minolta flashes too.
1634469
My Minolta auto-focus lenses from the 90's work just fine on Alpha series cameras. The focal length of the lens on a digital camere will be roughly 1.5 times the rated lengths. The sensor is smaller than 35 mm, so some cropping occurs.
1808250
Yes, you have to download the free Logitech app from the AppStore. The only limitation is there are only two zoom settings.
1895113
This lens mounts to a smartphone, its not a camera. I assume you would need a tripod that is compatible with your smartphone, although I have not tried this configuration.
777403
I honestly don't know. However, it's my understanding the Minolta lenses within the last 10 years are compatable with Sony A-Mount cameras. Hope this is helpful.
244389
I have an Alpha 37 Sony and purchased an adapter under the Minolta name to use the FD lenses from my A-1. The lenses work fine but the camera must be operated in manual mode.