Comments on: Rokkor lenses: bedrock of the Minolta SLR legacy

By: james

james — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:35:26 +0000

today I came across alot on this subject I have a x700 that was given to me.
I have alot of film stocked but its so dang expensive to develop film that is
if you use someone with hi standards(perfessional shop) using cvs,and walmat
and even walgreens I have lost alot of pictures due to thier sloppy work.
but anyways I had a friend turn me onto a company that deals in alot of used
camera stuff and yes there is an adapter that will allow you to use your old
lens on the sony SLR cameras. they happen to have one one stock at the time.
but you must use the camera in manual mode to be able to use the old lens.
so I have been told.I am currently layed off from work but as soon as I get
back on my feet i will be in the market for a sony camera. I bought a minolta
lens fir $15.00 in a pawn shop i love it to death its a (58mm f1.2-16 1:1.2 lens)
and since then i figured out i got a really good deal on that one.

By: JOGY MATHEW

JOGY MATHEW — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:52:14 +0000

I have a SR mount (manual stop)100-200 mm Rokkor lens. Also I have a 50 mm prime lens . I am planning to buy an adapter with glass (cost 20$ at ebay) and test my oldies in my sony DSLR. Some where i read thse oldies give better photos than the present AF lenses. Any body tried this?

By: Minolta 手動鏡歷史 (上) - 邪惡藍的天空

Minolta 手動鏡歷史 (上) - 邪惡藍的天空 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:36:36 +0000

[...] Part 1 of the Alphatracks Minolta/Sony SLR lens guide (阿發接環 SLR 鏡頭軌跡手冊) [...]

By: Haraye

Haraye — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:14:07 +0000

thanks very much for posting this!

By: Mickey

Mickey — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:52:51 +0000

I have many of the Rokkor Manual Focus MC/MD mount lenses (28, 50, 58, 100, 100 macro, 135, 200, 300, 400, 800 mirror, and the complete macro set) and I am VERY anxious about the rapidly disappearing film market. Where might I find additional information about the compatibility/adaptability/suitability of these lenses with digital SLRs? And what features might be lost using these lenses in a digital medium? Thanks!

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:21:22 +0000

I agree with what you’re saying and I have 4 Minolta lenses bought in the ’70s. Do you know if there is an adapter that would enable me to fit those lenses on the Sony DSLR? I’ve been going to so many different shops and I don’t get a clear answer. The bayonet mount on the new Sony is much bigger than the one on my lenses. Can you help? Thanks.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:52:48 +0000

It’s like reading a magazine article in a waiting room … and someone’s cut out the coupon on the other side of it. Great info, but like others, I’d love to read more about which lenses are compatible and maybe a paragraph or two about MD/MC to MA adapters. Thanks for the good articles.

By: Gus van der Heyde

Gus van der Heyde — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:19:47 +0000

Exellent article but like Jeff D (May 2, 2008) asked which old Rokkor lenses will work on Sony sSLR’s? Same question here. Ihave a MCMacro 50mm Rokkor QF and a MCMacro 100mm Rokkor QE lens. Can either one or both be used on a Sony Alpha 300 I intend to buy soon?

By: Jeff D

Jeff D — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:48:22 +0000

Tom, I’m wondering if you ever wrote the post about which old Minolta lenses will work on the Sony dSLRs. I’m in the market for a dSLR and would love to use my old Minolta glass if I could.