Minolta MC & MD lenses on the A 7 series

[Wally The Confused]

Just been through a long journey, trying to fit my MD Rokkor 85mm 1.7, to my A 7 II.

MC & MD  refers to the lens only.  They both use  the Minolta   SR   mount.

 

They will Not    fit the Sony  A  mount.

In 1985 Minolta changed to the Maxxum  system, and was still in use, when Sony bought Minolta.

So the Maxxum & later  Dynax lenses, will fit straight onto what Sony call the   A  mount.

 

So far, all Sony's adapters, accept A mount lenses only.

In one renowned  camera shop, they tried mounting a Sony adapter to my A 7 II, then had to use a second adapter  ( Non Sony ) to fit the MD to the camera.

Needless to say, using 2 adapters did not work.

I have a straightforward metal tube labeled   Nex - MD.

To use it, I have to go to Aperture priority & via the on screen menu, scroll to Manual Focus.

From there, the rest is on the lens, ie  aperture ring  & focus.

 

Turning the camera  knob to Manual  does not work, as it then comes up on screen :

Lens not Attached.  So I am guessing M on the knob, only works with Sony lenses, or whatever it has electrical connection to.

 

Hope this saves someone a lot of frustration.

 

 

[activatedfx]

Yup. That's the way it works with all legacy, manual focus lenses. You buy a "dumb" adaptor (no electrical contacts) for your legacy mount to Nex mount, turn on "Release without lens" ("Gear" icon, tab 4 - "Release w/o Lens") and then use Aperture Priority. (Or full manual)

 

Trick 1: set up one of the Custom buttons (I use C2) to magnify the focusing area. ("Gear" icon, tab 6 - "Custom Key Settings") Two taps on the Custom key and you're image magnifies 6x. A third tap goes to 11x. 4th tap or 1/2 shutter press brings you back to 100%.

 

Trick 2: You need to tell the camera the focal length of the MD (or any adapted) lens, so the IBIS works correctly. ("Camera" icon, tab 7 - "Steady Shot Settings") You can also assign that function to another Custom button! (I use C4)

[Wally The Confused]

Thanks for the info & explanation, Ill try it, next time I get out with the camera.