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 Sony DT 18 55mm f35 56 Lens New UK Stock  US $173.02
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 Sony Alpha SAL1855 18 mm 55 mm F 35 56 Lens no box US $149.95
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Sony / Minolta lens compatibility?
I'm looking at a Sony a350 camera, but the reviews I'v been reading sat that the lenses aren't very good. I have an old Minolta XD slr with several lenses; As I understand things, these lenses are MD mounts (?). Would these lenses be completely compatible with the a350? Auto focus works?
I like Nikon better, but everyone has good & not-so-good lenses. Some of Sony's lenses are excellent.
The Maxxum/Sony mount is not compatible with the MD Minolta mount. There was (and you can probably still find) an adapter that allowed you to put the old lenses on newer cameras.
I had Minolta when the Maxxum first came out & had their own adapter. It magnified the lenses 2x, lost 2 stops of light, and lost some quality. Plus it was hard to manually focus when there was no indicator & the view was dark.
Old Minolta AF lenses will work fine on the Sony. MD lenses are MF so will never AF on anything.
Personally, I'd recommend buying a camera (Canon/Nikon/Sony) and not worrying about compatibility. The new lenses are great & using old lenses isn't fun.