Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The elector-mechanical Minolta mount was replaced by a fully electronic mount with the Sony 6xxx (APS-C series) cameras some years ago. Different mount register. Different size. Different connections compared to the more modern mount. THese all fit the APS-C sensor size of the older Minolta branded cameras and the SLR ( Mirror based) Sony cameras still being made today. The old mount was called A mount or Maxxum Mount, or Alpha mount.. The new mount ( for the A7, A9, and A6xxx series ) is called the NEX mount or the E Mount. To add to the confusion, some of the Sony NEX mount lenses are for APS-C sized sensors, and will not cover the A7 full frame sensor. None of this is actually printed on the lenses. There is a good treatise on the subject by a person called Brian Smith..... look him for a really good list of what fits what. Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net On Monday, May 7, 2018, George Lottermoser via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > On Feb 5, 2017, at 10:14 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> > wrote: > > I've recently added a used Sony a7rII to the toy box. With this > camera and the 280/4 APO aliasing is very rarely a problem and I suspect > the 90-280 APO would also benefit from this 42MP sensor. The Sony's sensor > is also stabilized, so it works with the 280/4 APO. It also works with the > FD 500mm L, the 100 APO and the 60 Macro. It doesn't try to detect > unintentional wobble. Can you share your thoughts re: comparison of Sony > a7rII with Sony a7II? Do you have any thoughts about the III upgrades to > these models? I?m confused by the ?E-mount? designation. I thought Sony > use an A mount inherited from Minolta. Thanks, fond regards, George > http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.imagist.com > http://www.linkedin.com/imagist > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information