Are older lenses compatable with Sony A33 and Sony A55: We have spent tons on lenses for her Sony A350, so I wanted to know, before I buy her a new camera, will the old lenses work on the newer DSLR cameras?
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The A33 isn't much of an upgrade to the A350. The A55 is, but do you *really* need the extra features? I doubt it. You might be better saving for the A77 which is due to be announced in the New Year. As far as lenses is concerned, if you have any Sigma lenses then these will need to go back to Sigma for re-chipping. All current Sigma lenses are incompatible with the A33/55 (and probably A77). If buying new Sigma lenses, then the box has a new sticker showing that is has been updated. Any other lens that works on the A350, works on the A33/55.
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Sorry Pat, I am not familiar with this camera. I have the Sony A77. What I can say is that this is a superb lens and light enough to hand hold. I am extremely pleased with it. I had put some pics on Amazon .com from this lens. If they are still there, it should give you some insight. All the best.
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Hi Yadid: I can't speak about other dSLRs, but I have to say that I really enjoy the tilting screen on the A300/A350. I didn't expect to use it very often, but I have found myself using it as a waist level viewfinder quite often. The fact that Sony's design, which uses a secondary sensor, allows you to focus while in the live-view mode puts it head and shoulders above the competition in my opinion. Most of the competing live-view technologies have to autofocus after the mirror flips up, so the Sony system is quicker to use. I never owned the A2, but I owned the Dimage 5 and 7 predecessors, which used many of the same components, including the lens. Either the A300 or A350 will offer quicker performance and better low-light capabilities. Image quality will depend on lens choice. The Minolta GT lens on the A2 was an excellent performer, so you will need to carefully evaluate which lenses you choose. Some people slam Sony for not offering as much in the way of lenses, but what they do offer is generally very good. In addition, you can choose from almost all the Minolta AF lenses. Some of these are mediocre, but Minolta also offered some truly excellent optics, as you know from your A2. Try http://www.mhohner.de/sony-minolta or http://www.dyxum.com for some in depth information on A-mount lenses available from Sony and Minolta. As far as a higher-end camera, you didn't say what you were hoping to do with your images. The A700 is a suburb instrument, and it offers many features not available on the A300 or A350. It costs quite a bit more however. Unless you need some of the things the A700 offers, (faster continuous shooting, higher-resolution LCD, PC Sync port, tethered-shooting, etc.) you might be better off buying the A300 or A350 and spending more on high quality lenses. Good luck, I hope this is helpful. --Tom Bonner
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It's my understanding the Alpha lenses work on the A cameras... I have an a77.
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I'm sorry I don't know the answer to that question. I have a 18 to 55 mm and a 18 to 135 mm Sony which are great lenses. I just don't have any experience with a alpha a300. A call to their local distributor or the Sony website should get that information for you.John F
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Sorry I have no experience with an Alpha a300. I have a Sony a35 in which the lens fits perfectly. If you go to a local camera store and just ask if it would fit and then purchase online - I think that would be your best bet. MM
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I forgot you I think you have to go into your menu and go to "release w/o lens" choose "enable" I have a A 33 so check the manual on what it might be I worked at Ritz camera for 6 years i sold a lot of the A550 I love sony I won this camera I love it hope this helps
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you can also visit dyxum.com for a VERY in-depth listing of all of the compatible lenses for the alpha system, as well as reviews and ratings for each one based on user experience. In addition, you'll find a very helpful, unbiased, knowledgeable forum full of users ready to help out the alpha photographer, or any photographer for that matter. Check it out, it'll be more help than you ever though you needed. I have an A200, and i visit Dyxum regularly. happy shooting!
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Hello C.M. I do not know if the lenses would fit a Nikon 55-300mm lens as I use them with my Canon camera. I do however use them on my 55-250mm lens that has a 58mm thread. So my assumption is YES, they would fit because they are not made by Canon. But I honestly am unsure. I hope this helps, I apologize if it doesn't.
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I did what you are trying to do - bought this body to use with my old EOS lenses, and they were NOT compatible. The old lenses were from a Canon EOS A2 that I bought in 1994, so they were pretty old. They were EF lenses, but they still weren't compatible. I know that some newer EOS film lenses are compatible, but you need to keep in mind that the focal length will be a little different when you put a film lens on a digital body. I can't remember exactly how great the difference is though. Hope this helps!
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Only the A200, A300 and A350. They all share the same basic chassis, later cameras are different.
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If the A230 uses the Alpha mount they should be compatible, I would double check here is a link on the specifications. http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/news-item.pl?news_id=193&mdl=SAL1855 The best part about the Sony Alpha Model Body's is you can purchase Old Minolta lenses on ebay fairly cheap. I personally have purchased about 4 Minolta lenses and let me tell you the quality of the optics is superb. My favorite lens is the Minolta Maxxum AF 50mm 1.7 Prime. You can find it for around $50 on eBay.
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You should confirm with Sony, but yes they are compatible. The past concern was with the proprietary hot shoe. Sony has since followed the standard hot shoe interface and this is no longer an issue. This flash works fine on my A7.
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Many thanks for replying. Have just ordered an adapter ( cheaply), as I only wanted the lens to play around with. Lesson learnt ; Hubby cannot buy lenses without me knowing what he's paying out for !!
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It is compatable with my Sony a65. It should be compatable with a77 also, having same menu for shutter opening without lens getting ENABLED, and with manual mode with manual focus setup. The exposure is controlled with by using histogram and exposure scale display. But no auto focus, no aperture control. I use it with old manual focus lenses with further adding lens adapters, enabling me to varry the apperture and focus manually.. Hope this is satisfactory.
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I have the Sony Alpha 700, but I understand that all of the Sony lenses fit the Alpha cameras, as do the Minolta lenses. I am not familiar with the a3000, however.
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Hello, What Sony Adapter there are 4 available model no??? I don't use Sigma on Sony some have problems & may have to change the chip in the Lens in order to work properly. check with Sigma??? buy Sony or Zeiss.