Old AF Lens Meets Modern Mirrorless - a photo on Flickriver

            Minolta Maxxum AF 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 lens mounted on a Sony A7 II mirrorless camera via Sony's LA-EA4 adapter.

When I bought this Sony body in late 2020, I skipped buying a lens for it. I had decided I wouldn't need one, and planned to shoot only vintage manual focus lenses with it. I have 5 adapters to do just that, and it works great. But I was finding I wasn't reaching for it very often - perhaps out of laziness. Meanwhile, I have a stable of 5 Minolta AF lenses for use with my Maxxum 7 and Maxxum 800si bodies, and as such, this adapter kept calling to me. The one thing putting me off was the bulkiness of it. But I finally took the leap, and am so glad I did. Yes, the adapter is a bit bulky (as you can see in the photo), but it looks way worse than it feels in hand. It's quite light for one thing, and I quickly realized it really didn't feel much different than a lens with a tripod collar would feel in hand. I should also comment here that it seems to work exceptionally well with the old Minolta lenses. And talk about bang-for-the-buck... I went from having ZERO AF lenses for this Sony to having 5 to pick from now.

Photo taken with a Pentax *ist DS and SMC Pentax-A 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 lens.

Taken on: August 28, 2022

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