[Leica] SL redux, end of story

[Frank Filippone]

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