On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:02:00 -0800, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:47:42 +1100, Jon Anderson
wrote:

On 11/25/2014 7:47 AM, Ed Huntress wrote:

Old Minolta lenses work very nicely with Sony Alpha digital cameras.
The adapters are available from several sources.

And of course, any of the Maxxum lenses will work too. There's some good
ones that can be had dirt cheap compared to anything current. That's why
my brother got me into Sony cameras (besides being a dedicated Minolta
shooter for decades). Not many other brands will adapt to the Sony, but
with an M42 adapter, there's a fair number of good manual lenses that
can be had cheap.

The A100 is a decent starter camera, and can be had pretty cheap if one
is patient. Here's a listing of sold A100's on eBay for a good idea of
prices.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Digital-Cameras-/31388/i.html?_udlo=&_udhi=&_ftrt=901&_ftrv=1&_sabdlo=&_s abdhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=&_sop=1 2&_dmd=1&_ipg=200&_nkw=sony+a100&LH_Complete=1&LH_ Sold=1&rt=nc
Dyxum.com is a superb site for anything Alpha mount.


Jon

Thanks Jon! I didnt know Sony made cameras other than movie cameras (
I have a few Sony HandiCam 8mms)

Digital SLRs is a whol new world to me. Im learning more and more
each day!

Gunner

The Sony A7 , A75, A7-II, etc. -- full-frame cameras -- are pretty
popular among pros right now, replacing a lot of medium-format cameras
for all-around use. They're mirrorless, 24 MP, with 14-bit RAW. Sony
has the best mirroless resolution at the moment; it's very close to
the through-the-lens viewer appearance of a mirrored DSLR, with less
mechanism, weight, and size. And less noise.

For half the price the Sony NEX-7 mirrorless is much more compact.
It's APS-C, so a lens from an old 35mm camera works like a lens that's
50% longer: a 50mm Nikkor-F lens appears to be 75mm, in other words.

I've been using an NEX-7 for a year now, and it's done everything I
want. I use the kit lens 90% of the time but it's nice to be able to
use it with my old Nikon lenses, especially my 55mm Micro-Nikkor. At
24 MP, it has the resolution. And the dynamic range is superior to
anything I've used before, even though the full-frame chip is supposed
to be slightly higher.

All in all, it's the right camera for my work and for fun.

--
Ed Huntress