Sony LA-EA5: B&H Photo / Amazon Kai put out an interesting video about Minolta lenses and cameras that are technically first-party and worth giving a look. While you will probably find more classic Minolta lenses at your local photography shop, there are some lenses available used through retailers like Amazon and B&H Photo that will work with the […]
The Monster LA-VE2 AF adapter for E-mount is a Minolta AF adapter that can now be purchased on Amazon. MonsterAdapter LA-VE2 is an electronic lens adapter to mount Minolta Vectis interchangeable lenses to Sony E-mount cameras with Autofocus enabled. It is an upgraded version of the previous MonsterAdapter LA-VE1, which is only MF capable. Key […]
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Minolta decided to get out of cameras in 2006 and then later sold its DSLR camera division to Sony, which lead to some interesting hybrid DSLR designs from Sony before Sony went mirrorless. Now it looks like Konica Minolta wants a piece of the instant print market that polaroid established and Fujifilm Instax now dominates. […]
The Sony LA-EA 5 is a bit of a nitch product, but if you do not have Sony/Minolta A-Mount glass already you can get new and used A-mount lenses at a pretty decent price point still. It looks like the adapter works quite well from the video above, but mainly for photography and if you need […]
Sony announced a new updated Sony LA-EA5 A-Mount to E-Mount Adapter today that uses E-mount cameras PDAF pixels for autofocus instead of a translucent mirror. Sony Electronics Announces New LA-EA5 Lens Adaptor for A-Mount Lenses New Adaptor Enables Advanced Autofocus Capabilities When Attaching A-mount Lenses to Latest E-mount Bodies SAN DIEGO – September 1, 2020 […]