Minolta md mc lens to nikon f mount adapter
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Difference between Minolta MC and MD mounts and can they be used on AF camera?
I am looking at some older lenses for sale. There are a lot of Minolta MC and MD mount lenses out there. Can they be used on an AF mount body at all (as a fully manual lens)? Will either of the MC or MD lenses have any automatic features (aperture, focus, etc)? I am looking to update a 1990's era Minolta film camera, so it is not clear whether these older lenses will work or not.
I see from this question, Using SLR Lenses on DSLR Cameras, that it appears that older lenses do not work with the AF mounts? Will they not fit at all?
Minolta MD/MC (like Canon FD/FL) are not usable on dSLR/dSLT bodies without an adapter with an optical element in it to act like a short teleconverter so you can achieve focus to infinity. And a cheap one will be likely to have cheap glass, and can reduce image quality. A simple ring adapter will limit the focus capability of the lens to less than infinity, and could be useful for a macro or portrait lens. But overall, adapting MD/MC to dSLR/dSLT bodies is problematic.
Mirrorless cameras, however, have much shallower registration distances than dSLR/dSLT mounts. So all the mirrorless mounts: micro four-thirds, Sony E, Fuji X, etc. can use simple ring adapters with Minolta MD/MC lenses. But be aware that the crop factor is liable to cause a few issues, here. MD/MC are manual focus film lenses, so it's unlikely you'll find anything wider than 28mm at affordable prices. And on a 1.5x or 2x crop sensor, 28mm isn't particularly wide any more. There's also the fact that mirrorless cameras tend to be small, and SLR lenses can be large. Many mirrorless adapters tend to prefer rangefinder glass--if they can find/afford it.
You also, of course, lose autofocus, aperture control from the body (i.e., you can only shoot in full manual or aperture priority modes), and EXIF information from the lens, since these lenses have no electronic communication to speak of.
MC & MD are functionally similar.
Will fit on A mount with adaptor - will not infinity focus with no glass. Will infinity focus with extra lens in adaptor so quality is at mercy of adaptor.
Manual operation. Probably get "focus peaking" with an eg A77.
Will fit on E mount with glassless adaptor (AFAIK).
No. The Minolta/Sony Alpha mount is different from the old Minolta manual focus mount so the old manual focus lenses will not fit at all.
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Minolta md mc lens to nikon f mount adapter
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Difference between Minolta MC and MD mounts and can they be used on AF camera?
I am looking at some older lenses for sale. There are a lot of Minolta MC and MD mount lenses out there. Can they be used on an AF mount body at all (as a fully manual lens)? Will either of the MC or MD lenses have any automatic features (aperture, focus, etc)? I am looking to update a 1990's era Minolta film camera, so it is not clear whether these older lenses will work or not.
I see from this question, Using SLR Lenses on DSLR Cameras, that it appears that older lenses do not work with the AF mounts? Will they not fit at all?
Minolta MD/MC (like Canon FD/FL) are not usable on dSLR/dSLT bodies without an adapter with an optical element in it to act like a short teleconverter so you can achieve focus to infinity. And a cheap one will be likely to have cheap glass, and can reduce image quality. A simple ring adapter will limit the focus capability of the lens to less than infinity, and could be useful for a macro or portrait lens. But overall, adapting MD/MC to dSLR/dSLT bodies is problematic.
Mirrorless cameras, however, have much shallower registration distances than dSLR/dSLT mounts. So all the mirrorless mounts: micro four-thirds, Sony E, Fuji X, etc. can use simple ring adapters with Minolta MD/MC lenses. But be aware that the crop factor is liable to cause a few issues, here. MD/MC are manual focus film lenses, so it's unlikely you'll find anything wider than 28mm at affordable prices. And on a 1.5x or 2x crop sensor, 28mm isn't particularly wide any more. There's also the fact that mirrorless cameras tend to be small, and SLR lenses can be large. Many mirrorless adapters tend to prefer rangefinder glass--if they can find/afford it.
You also, of course, lose autofocus, aperture control from the body (i.e., you can only shoot in full manual or aperture priority modes), and EXIF information from the lens, since these lenses have no electronic communication to speak of.
MC & MD are functionally similar.
Will fit on A mount with adaptor - will not infinity focus with no glass. Will infinity focus with extra lens in adaptor so quality is at mercy of adaptor.
Manual operation. Probably get "focus peaking" with an eg A77.
Will fit on E mount with glassless adaptor (AFAIK).
No. The Minolta/Sony Alpha mount is different from the old Minolta manual focus mount so the old manual focus lenses will not fit at all.
Minolta md mc lens to nikon f mount adapter
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