It's a little jargon heavy, but Dyxum forum moderator Shao Z. has documented the process of modding up some 60's era f/1.2 Minolta lenses and setting them to work with his Sony A700 DSLR. Obviously ...

Central sharpness is very good at f/2, excellent from f/2.8 to f/16 and good at f/22. The edges lag some way behind and are good at f/2 and f/2.8, very good at f/4 and f/5.6, good at f/8 and fair at f ...

Minolta SR lenses (both MC and MD series - they fit the same bayonet) are not compatible with the newer AF mount, which Sony is still using after they bought Konica-Minolta. But you can get cheap ...

There are so many beautifully made lenses out there, no longer used because they are perhaps manual focus or belong to a camera system that is discontinued or out of favour. Many of them can be used ...

I have a Minolta XGM that I've owned for 20+ years. Back in the day I was really into photography, but I haven't used this camera for at leat 10 years now. I've just gotten somewhat back into ...

Minolta is a storied name in photography, dating back to 1928 when Kazuo Tashima (1899-1985) started Nichidoku Shashinki Shōten ("Japan-German Camera Company") and released the Nifcarette, a folding ...