Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On May 7, 2018, at 10:28 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > > 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. Thank you Frank. Do you have any experience with any of the Sony A7 series cameras? Without any brick and mortar stores it?s so difficult to determine if a a particular brand or model will work out in my hands. fond regards, George http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.imagist.com http://www.linkedin.com/imagist