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Ken Wolff
Oct 9, 2004
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I have an old Minolta SRT 101 that I have had for years. I am thinking of buying a new digital SLR. My question is will my lens work with the new digitals or is it just to old.

TIA

Ken

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No Where Man
Oct 9, 2004
I checked Konica/Minolta’s web site, and nothing is mentioned about compatability with older non-AF lenses. From what I recall, Minolta may have changed their lens mount in the 1990’s.

Best recommendation would be to look at an alternate system – Nikon or Canon. Both make good DSLR’s, and have good lens lines.

If you’re starting out, look at either the Nikon D70, or Canon 20D. Both reasonably priced, and good performers. As far as CF cards go, can’t recommend anything other than Lexar. Prices are dropping so you could easily pick up a 1gig card for around $120.
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tacitr
Oct 9, 2004
I have an old Minolta SRT 101 that I have had for years. I am thinking of buying a new digital SLR. My question is will my lens work with the new digitals or is it just to old.

Old manual-focus lenses do not work with modern digital SLRs, which expect autofocus lenses. (I have a Canon AE1 manual-focus body and a large collection of lenses, none of which will work with my new Canon digital SLR body.) Sorry!


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nomail
Oct 9, 2004
Tacit wrote:

I have an old Minolta SRT 101 that I have had for years. I am thinking of buying a new digital SLR. My question is will my lens work with the new digitals or is it just to old.

Old manual-focus lenses do not work with modern digital SLRs, which expect autofocus lenses.

It’s not AF or MF, it’s lens mount. If you own Pentax or Nikon lenses, you can use your old manual focus lenses on their DSLR. However, Minolta changed its lens mount when they were going autofocus, so the new Minolta DSLR has a different lens mount.


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David Dyer-Bennet
Oct 10, 2004
(Tacit) writes:

I have an old Minolta SRT 101 that I have had for years. I am thinking of buying a new digital SLR. My question is will my lens work with the new digitals or is it just to old.

Old manual-focus lenses do not work with modern digital SLRs, which expect autofocus lenses. (I have a Canon AE1 manual-focus body and a large collection of lenses, none of which will work with my new Canon digital SLR body.) Sorry!

My old manual-focus Nikon lenses work on my Fuji S2 just fine. I can view at full aperture, the focus indicator works, and so forth. Only problem is I can’t meter; but that’s a design decision, not a technical limitation; the D1 and D2 series can meter with such lenses also.

So it’s not a universal rule. I believe there are ways to use some older Pentax lenses on the new Pentax digital SLR bodies, and ditto Olympus.

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Sam
Oct 12, 2004
I have the old Minolta (SRT 101 & XK) lenses as well as AF as I use both types of camera, you can get an adapter for using the manual lenses from the old bayonet to the new, it just won’t have the auto focus feature. FotoDr

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I have an old Minolta SRT 101 that I have had for years. I am thinking of buying a new digital SLR. My question is will my lens work with the new digitals or is it just to old.

TIA

Ken

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