Minolta lenses compatibility

[grego123]

Hi, I have several lenses belonged to a Minolta Maxxum 3000 and apparently they fit a Sony DSLR. 3 lenses in total, Prime AF 50MM F1.7, AF 35-80MM F4-5.6 and AF 80-200MM F4.5-5.6, Autofocus/manual. 20 years old. I have recently been told that the auto focus will not or might not work on Sony DSLR's. is this true? I was thinking of buying a Sony DSLR but would like to know if all my lenses will work in AF and manual modes.

 

[Dao]

This site has a lot of information regarding Sony / Minolta lenses information.


Dyxum lens database for a-mount cameras

 

[minicoop1985]

I've had zero issues with the following Minoltas on my wife's Alpha A230:

28-80 f3.5-5.6
35-70 f4
100-200 f4.5
28-135 f4-4.5

Once her SLT-A55 gets back from a cleaning, I'm sure we'll test the ones we still have out on that too. So far, these have all worked just fine, and all but the 28-80 (that thing never really was that impressive) have performed better than the 18-55 SAM kit lens. You'll do fine and save some cash with the old Minolta lenses.

The only thing I can think of being an issue (if you want to call it that) is that these lenses were developed for full-frame 35mm cameras, not crop sensors. To be perfectly honest, I don't really think this is a problem.

Is that 80-200 the "Zoom xi" with the electric zoom motor? That thing was absolutely dreadful to use quickly. I'd highly, highly recommend swapping it for a 100-200 or a 70-210. Or, best of all, a 28-135.