Are older lenses compatable with Sony A33 and Sony A55 I really don't know much about DSLR camera's. My wife owns a Sony a350 and wanted to upgrade to a either a Sony A33 or a 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? I'm sure it does but you know what they say about people who assume. Are older lenses compatable with Sony A33 and Sony A55 I really don't know much about DSLR camera's. My wife owns a Sony a350 and wanted to upgrade to a either a Sony A33 or a Sony A55. ... » Read More Are older lenses compatable with Sony A33 and Sony A55 I really don't know much about DSLR camera's. My wife owns a Sony a350 and wanted to upgrade to a either a Sony A33 or a 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? I'm sure it does but you know what they say about people who assume. « Show Less
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I recently bought a Sony STL-A55V camera and shot a number of high school play cast members portraits using a Sigma 90mm f2.8 fixed lens and did not have any problems at all. I really liked the results. I have some Sigma zoom lenses and I will try those and see if a problem occurs with them. I upgraded from a Sony A300 and think that the A55 is far better camera. I sold the A300 which I enjoyed for two years but I was never happy with its low light performance. The features on the A55 are a lot of fun.
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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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You just haven't had the problem yet.http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/info_100910.htm
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I have a Sony a550 and it work perfect! I have combined it with several lens using few and all the extensions and they are great.However, further search have to be done on your model to determine if it is compatible with the a330.
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Hi, I have the exact same lens and camera (purchased recently as an upgrade from d90), I will let you know when I do some test shots! I hope they work well together, because it is one of my fav lens. =]
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Gerry, this lens is an A-mount SONY lens that will fit your Alpha 58 just fine! Your camera is one of the many A-mount cameras SONY has produced over the last decade. (My SONY 18-250 lens works on my SONY A330, A57, A65 and A77 cameras.) Enjoy what your camera and this lens will be able to do together.
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I purchased it for firmware updates which worked like it should. I only have the 35 so I would assume it is comp with that lens, but check the sigma website to be sure. Happy shooting :)
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Thank you for contacting us. You may use an old lens with the item you are inquiring about as long as you use the correct adapter to connect the two.
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Hi Dan, As far i know all Nikon lenses are compatible with one another there is no limitation with the model numbers like in Cannon. I hope you should be good. To be on the safer side try going our to a digital camera store and check it once.
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Yes, the lens does work. We have an A55 and A99 and the lens works great on both. It is just the focal length will be different on the half-frame A55. This is an amazing lens, and the go-to-lens for all our portrait shots.
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you should check out this site... it has excellent reviews of lenses for the sony alpha series dslr cameras.http://www.dyxum.com/lenses/index.asp
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Tim, while you are right about the old lenses i.e. pre-EOS, also remember that any full frame canon DSLR such as the 5D or the 1D mark 3 will only use the EF lenses and will not work with the cheap EF-S lenses since the mount is different
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I am not familiar with the Nikon D3300. I imagine it will accept the older AI lenses but you have to check with your camera manual to see what limitations there are. Please keep in mind this is a manual lens designed for film cameras.
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My answer is.. it depends. I use my camera for indoor action shots, which is low light, but fast action. One of the reasons why I chose the A33 was its continual auto-focus. I needed to have a constant aperture lens and chose a Minolta A-Mount lens (A-Mounts work in both Sony and Minolta as Sony bought Minolta a few years ago). I have the Minolta 70-210 F4 "Beercan" lens which works fairly well. You can get one on eBay for under $200 and it is a solid, metal (no plastic) lens made in the 80's.
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When I went from AE-1 to Digital Rebel, I was not able to use the old lenses. When I went from the Rebel to the mirrorless, I'm able to use the lenses with the adapter.
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I bought one for use on the a33 and it worked perfectly. It is a great lens.
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It is my understanding that all the Canon lenses for the DSLR cameras are interchangeable. I would contact Canon to make sure.
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I also had a Minolta 7000i, with 5 different lenses from Sigma for the Minolta. I took them to Best Buy and tried them on a Sony a230 dslr.......... they all worked flawlessly........... I would expect the same or better from your old Minolta lenses........ a big plus there are a ton of the old Minolta lenses for sale on Ebay for pennies on the dollarSony Alpha DSLR-A290L 14.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55 Lens Sony kept the Minolta lenses mounts.............may not be true of manual focus lensesI don;t know if Canon and Nikon kept the same mounts for their new DSLR's I also had a Minolta 7000i, with 5 different lenses from Sigma for the Minolta. I took them to Best Buy and tried them on a Sony a230 dslr.......... they all worked flawlessly........... I would expect the same or better from your old Minolta lenses........ a big plus there are a ton of the old Minolta lenses for sale on Ebay for pennies on the dollarSony Alpha DSLR-A290L 14.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55 Lens Sony kept the Minolta lenses mounts.............may not be true of manual focus lensesI don;t know if Canon and... » Read More I also had a Minolta 7000i, with 5 different lenses from Sigma for the Minolta. I took them to Best Buy and tried them on a Sony a230 dslr.......... they all worked flawlessly........... I would expect the same or better from your old Minolta lenses........ a big plus there are a ton of the old Minolta lenses for sale on Ebay for pennies on the dollarSony Alpha DSLR-A290L 14.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55 Lens Sony kept the Minolta lenses mounts.............may not be true of manual focus lensesI don;t know if Canon and Nikon kept the same mounts for their new DSLR's « Show Less
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Your question does not make any sense. The Sony A55 camera uses lenses built for the Sony A-mount. You need to buy the A-mount version of the lens.