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  1. I've just bought a Sony A7 and an LE-EA4 adapter to use with the Minolta 70-210 f4 zoom but can't get back button focus to work, seemed straightforward, followed someones guide 1. Choose Menu > Custom Settings > Pre-AF > Off 2. Choose Menu > Custom Settings > Custom Key Settings > AEL Button > AF On. 3. Choose Menu > Custom Settings > Custom Key Settings > AF/MF Button > AF/MF Ctrl Toggle. 4. Choose Menu > Custom Settings > AF w/shutter > Off. however pressing the AEL button you hear a clunk but the lens doesn't focus? turn back on AF w.shutter and lens works fine, so then it occurred to me maybe the LE-AE4 just doesn't allow it for some reason? Anyone have this working or can tell me if there's something else to change or disappointingly tell me it's never going to work!!!
  2. I have a a6000 and the Minolta 3600hs flash. I also have the hot shoe adapter to it will work on the camera. I have been on a couple portrait shoots since getting the adapter. My problem is it seems like the TTL doesn't always work. Every time I use the camera the mode on the back just says on not auto. I used to be a canon shooter then moved to mirorless for the size. I used hot shoe flashes a lot on those dslrs with no issues. Even when I change the flash compensation in the camera settings nothing seems to change.
  3. Hi all does any one know if the polarising filter unit for the Sony FE 400mm f/2.8gm lens part number Sony VF-DCPL1 Drop-in will fit a Minolta AF 400 f/4.5 A mount lens I don’t want to part with over £400 if it won’t fit or is there any other solution.
  4. TL;DR: got any recommendations for a cheap fast manual non-radioactive 50mm prime? I have an a6500 with the 16-70mm kit lens and also the 30mm f1.4 Sigma lens, which I love by the way. However, I want to use some legacy primes to experiment with different focal lengths, perhaps a tilt adapter later on, etc. I also don't want to use a radioactive lens, because firstly I don't have a basement in my small apartment to "hide" the lens away when I'm not using it, secondly, I have a dog, thirdly I just don't want to take the risk. I have shortlisted it to the following: Minolta rokkor-md 50mm 1.4 - might be radioactive?? but f1.4 is very fast and apparently it's sharp too Helios 44m 58mm f2 - this is a lens primed for its swirly bokeh but I've heard on crop sensor bodies the bokeh doesn't swirl as well Auto-Takumar 55mm f2 - this has great "soap-bubble" bokeh, and works well on crop mode. The only thing holding me back from pulling the trigger on this lens is that it may be radioactive (according to the Angry Photographer it's not but others say it is, and Pentax was notorious for radioactive lenses in that era) and also it's very RARE and fairly expensive. I'm in love with the look of the Takumar lenses, by the way. Konica 50mm Hexanon f1.7 - this lens is very sharp wide open and very inexpensive, don't think it's radioactive (is the bokeh any good?) Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AF/AFD - not that vintage but fairly cheap and certified non radioactive (lens-makers stopped using thorium in the mid-80's) Anyone got any suggestions/tested the radioactivity of these lenses? Also, does the radioactivity vary from lens to lens? Thanks.
  5. From the album: Rokkor 50 1.4 on Sony a6000

    Granny was rocking my newborn daughter on the deck, and I snapped a photo with my a6000 and Minolta Rokkor 50mm 1.4.
  6. From the album: Rokkor 50 1.4 on Sony a6000

    Took a shot of this silk tree, what we southerners call mimosa, outside my mother-in-law's house with my Minolta Rokkor 50mm 1.4 on a Sony a6000.
  7. Purchased this lens a couple of weeks ago. Never really owned a prime in this focal length. It's been a lot of fun shooting with it. More images using this lens on the A7M2 can be found here.
  8. Let´s take a trip to 1993 in this video review for the Minolta APO 100-300mm Tele Zoom Lens https://dsphotosblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/01/minolta-apo-100-300mm-video-review/
  9. Get some margaritas and pudding, put your best 70´s dress on and watch my latest Video Review for the vintage Minolta 50mm Macro QF 3.5 on the Sony A7II! http://www.dsphotoblog.com/?p=674
  10. Hi guys, I'll be purchasing the A7r2 soon and i want a cheap super tele photo lens for my amatuer bird watching thing. I'm thinking of minolta 100-400 APO but still wandering if it's going to be autofocus with the la-ea3 on A7r2? Please let me know if anyone has tried mounting the minolta lens with the la-ea3 adapter Ps. would be great if you could let me know the tracking af ability on the minolta lenses as well Thanks everyone in advance
  11. Got my new Lense and Adapter :-) The Lense cost me only 70€. This old Tele Lense is pretty lightweight for its focal length and i´m quite surprised how good the results are :-) No sharpening on those samples, just usual LR workflow, but you have to boost the contrast and saturation quite a lot. Again this is a very good bargain if you are looking for a tele lense! Here are some Pics i made today with Sony A7II + Minolta APO 100-300mm:
  12. Got my new Lense from a local Photostore, its an old Minolta 50 mm MC Macro Rokkor QF 3.5 used with a Xsource Adapter on my A7II. Amazing how sharp this old lense is and how good the Bokeh is. Its built like a tank and the focusring is like butter. You have to boost the contrast in LR but theres no sharpening needed. I got this baby for 70€ :-))
  13. Here is a Video i shot today on the A7II + Minolta APO 100-300mm. Picture Profile 7, SLOG2. Handheld. I´m surprised how good this lense performs also on Video. I got this lense for 70€ only. Get one if you can!
  14. Since a few months, I do collect experiences with several Minolta Rokkor MD and MC legacy lenses on the A7. So far, I tried out: MD 17mm f/4 MD 35mm f/1.8 MD 50mm f/1.2 MC 85mm f/1.7 MD 100mm f/3.5 macro MD 135mm f/2 MD 300mm f/4.5 RF 500mm f/8 A description and extensive evaluation of most of these lenses can be found on this old but beautiful page: http://www.rokkorfiles.com/Lens%20Reviews.html I use a Novoflex NEX/MIN-MC-MD adapter, which is excellently built and extremly precise. Infinity stop is always exactly at infinity on all the lenses (except the RF, which is not meant to stop at infinity), which is nice for night photography. With all the lenses, I got good to very good results without anyoing reflexes or disturbing vignetting. My favorites are the MD 135mm f/2, which is extremly sharp and the MC 85mm f/1.7 which shows wonderful smoothness in portraits. Especially the 135mm delivers a bokeh to die for. Example photographs can be seen on http://500px.com/lui and http://500px.com/groups/minolta-rokkor-lenses/photos . All the best
  15. Owning most of the beautiful Contax C/Y lenses, I could never really decide to spend the massive $$$$ for the 21mm Distagon. I might have gone for it if it wasn't so heavy and bulky too and it seems it's distortion is even more than the 18mm. I think nobody denies that it took the crown in 21mm in it's time, and most others in that range didn't even get near. Nevertheless, there are a few other mothers with beautiful daughters. So, what about alternatives in vintage glass? Recently, I tested two other famed ones side-by-side on my Sony A7R, the Minolta MC W. Rokkor 21mm f2.8 and the tiny Olympus Zuiko 21mm f3.5 (the later multicoated version). They can both be bought for a fraction of the C/Y Distagon. Both are floating element designs, the Rokkor is focusing down to 25cm and the Olympus to 20cm, and both have a front thread that doesn't rotate. My Rokkor is in good, used condition and the Zuiko is a limited edition version and like new, a true collector's item. Observations: stopped down the Rokkor has the lead in corner sharpness, both are sharp from the start in the center. Remember, this is pixel peeping on A7R FF with 36 mpx, you may have difficulties to see a difference anything less. Distortion is complex mustache for both, but a bit less with the Zuiko. CA is visible in the corners on both, but manageable. WO, the Rokkor has more vignetting, at f8 both are excellent. The colors are warmer with the Rokkor. Conclusion: You can't go wrong with these, they are head-to-head, choosing one is more about personal preferences. I like the colors of the Rokkor better, but it's heavier, built like a tank. The Zuiko ist tiny for it's performance. I checked a Rolleinar 21mm too. While many Rollei lenses were built by Zeiss and just had a different coating, Zeiss never gave their 21mm design away. The 21mm Rollei is identical (apart from the mount) to the Mamiya Sekor, so let's see: Not too bad either, but a bit weaker than the Olympus 21mm f3.5 in most categories: A tad softer in the corners, more vignetting, a bit more distortion and a tiny bit less wide. Worst point though: T stop seems to be much weaker (or they are lying about f-stop): wide open @3.5 the Olympus is a full stop faster than the Rollei/Mamiya at f4! So, if you are looking for a cheaper, much smaller and lighter vintage alternative to the Zeiss Contax Distagon in 21mm, the Olympus is it! It's only fault is the red ring that can show up on rare occasions with heavy backlight. Check this site: http://www.stefanrohloff.de/20_olyspecial.php?en=1 The Zeiss (Jena) 20mm Flektogon is another interesting alternative, but I didn’t test it here – sample variation of these lenses from former East Germany is massive and a test of a single one wouldn’t give you really useful info.
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