Minolta MD 50mm 1.7 Adapted to the Sony A6000
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- Опубликовано: 19 май 2016
- A look at the Minolta MD 50mm f1.7 adapted to The Sony a6000. I purchased the lens at my local thrift store for only $6. I got the adapter from Amazon for $15 bucks (link below). In this video review you'll see a brief overview of the Minolta lens, you'll see how to mount the lens to your mirrorless camera using a cheap K&F Concept adapter, and finally I take the minolta a6000 combination out to take a few sample photos and videos.
Adapter: www.amazon.com/Concept-Adapter... 
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One of my favorite film lenses ever, from one of my favorite film cameras ever, the Minolta X-700, and one of the biggest reasons I ended up picking a mirrorless camera over a DSLR. Sadly it hasn't seen as much use as I planned due to my current camera's lack of focus peaking or a viewfinder, but upgrading to an A6000 will fix both of those problems.
you're part of the reason why I got the Sony a6000. thank you for the great videos
+bigyounk28 Thank you much:)
Me too
I recently found your channel, but sad to see you haven't posted in a while! Nonetheless, very informative! Its given me new excitement for my old A6000 and a6400!
This is the exact combo I use for 50% of my photographs. It's amazing.
+Cameron Seibold Awesome!
Just got an adapter and tried out some of my dad's old Minolta lenses. Just awesome, and a bit sentimental as well.
Hi, thanks for the video. Now with combining these vintage glasses to digital bodies, do we have to set a certain things (on the menus) on the digital cameras? or is it just mount and shoot straight away? thanks again.
+Adhitia Sofyan you do need to change some settings. I made a basic how to video:) ruclips.net/video/nV9Kd8mm-1U/видео.html
I adapted a Minolta MD 50mm f1.7 lens to a Nikon D3000. It works really well, although I have to make the adjustments through trial and error, as the adapter doesn't have CPU contacts. But the image quality this lens brings is really worth the effort. Besides, I paid nothing for the lens, as my father (who was a professional photographer many years ago) gave me it.
Excellent video. Greetings from Spain.
+marian13s ¡Hola, buenos días! Thanks for sharing your story. A very generous gift from your father. Appreciate the kind words. Hasta luego;)
Trying out this lens tomorrow on my Sony a6000! Gonna upload a video with some photos and videos from what I capture!
I purchased this lens myself, after looking up vintage lenses, its a great lens on my a6000 and A7iii. I also have the 28mm F2.8, Also a nice lens. Both lenses were bought for £30 each. In my eyes very good value for money.
I wanna try these old lenses on my a6400, thanks for the information.
love your channel. thanks for this!
+PhanTheMan You bet! Thanks for watching:)
thanks for the review! bought the lens and adapter online and can't wait to try it. i should start checking out my local thrift stores next time. : )
+Yinghui That's great to hear! Definitely check those thrift stores:)
so i got both of them and i have 2 questions. how do you remove the lens from the adapter? and is it normal that my aperture (f-stop number) is not showing in my viewfinder? it's just staying at f0.0 even when i change it... :(
+Yinghui I've got two answers for you:
1) To get the lens off, press the metal button on the adapter and at the same time turn counter clockwise. It should come right off.
2) Yes, F0.0 is normal. Unfortunately that info isn't transferred to the camera.
Congrats on the new gear and really good questions. I'll try to cover those issues in future videos:)
Wow, thanks for the quick reply! It's good to know that the aperture is normal. I've been trying what you said but it only loosens the lens. It might be stuck or maybe I'm not pushing hard enough. Hopefully I'll figure it out.
seriously dude1!!!! what kind of thrift store are you going to????
Just got this with an xg-a for less than a dollar lol
Hi - Do you happen to have a tutorial on how to set up the camera to take photos with the vintage lenses? I’m not sure what settings to use on the camera to get going.
I have the same lens, it's awesome!
I have a question - what would be the difference between the K&F adapter and the $99 Metabones adaptor???
Hi... i have a problem with my camera sonya6000. I bought a minotal 50 mm, and my camera doesnt let me to use it. When I try to put Pre AF it doesnt let me: it sais " invalid lens" I dont know which settings I have to put for my camera can use this lens. Thanks
Hello, my father has a minolta AF 100/300 lens and asked me which Sony camera could use it and if does de same adapter would work on that lens?
Thanks for sharing. Looks very nice.
+Liberty Much appreciated Liberty:)
bought exactly that combination this weekend and it works great!Now I'm looking for something a little wider.
+Tobi Bl Very cool:) Are you looking for another prime or are you thinking about a zoom?
Yeah your video helped me a lot! I am open to everything :) but I guess there's not a big point getting a wide vintage lense because of the crop factor.
+Tobi Bl Glad my videos could help:)
this lense is a full frame? on aps-c will be like 75mm?
Hi, I have the same lens but I own a canon 70d (not full frame) I have been looking around on the internet allot but I can't find which adapter I need to put this lens on my 70d... Can you help me?
Hi! I have a Sony a6000 and recently acquired an old Sigma zoom lens for Canon (box says "Sigma UC 70-210mmF/4-5.6). I'm wondering if I can use this lens on my Sony with some kind of adapter? And if so which adapter should I buy? Sorry for all the questions I'm new to mirrorless cameras :)
Thanks for the video, do any of these K&F A mount to E mount performs auto focus?
Loved the "tututu" huming part! lol
Inportant question: for a DSLR is also need a adaptor for the lens??
Please i need to know i am thinking about buying those lens and i am worry that they don't fit on mt Sony a58
Are there any good MD/Alpha adapters, that l can use on my Minolta Dynax camera?
I have a Minolta AF 28-105 x f3.5-4.5 camera and a sony a6000. Can you tell me how to use connectors for use on sony a6000. Thanks for reading it
It is possible to change aperture using the lens aperture ring or is it locked on the lens brightest aperture? I mean, if I buy a 1.8 lens that is the only aperture that i would be able to work at that stop?
Hi +adaptedalpha thanks for all these great videos. I have a very beginner question as I'm a beginner. I have a sony a6000 camera with its kit lens and also sigma 16mm f1.4 lens. I want to be able to shot videos with bokeh effect and also, I don't want to be too close to the object to get the background blurred. What kind of lens should I look for? Is there any vintage lens to do that? So I can pay less? Thanks in advance man.
Those MD to NEX adapters don't work for me the lenses are a different size I just ordered a new adapter hopefully that will work better
hi can you tell me if alpha works sharp with minolta 400 mm lens with A mount
I have a MD Rokkor X 70 to 200mm f4 lens. It is a great lens. I got it for $22. I really like Minolta, Pentax and Olympus vintage lenses. I think Olympus makes the best lenses - dollar for dollar - in the world.
good vid thanks for sharing
I have an MD 35-105 lens that I use with my Minolta X700.
I just bought a Sony Alpha 6100.
Do you know if I can use the same adapter you used in this video? Reference the K&F Concept adapter. Do you know of other adapters that would work?
is it possible to adapt these lenses for a sony alpha DSLR?
Do you use focus peaking to focus?
Really nice channel...haven't you ever reviewed a Hoya lens? I have a HMC 28mm 2.8 MD mount and the contrast, color and sharpness are amazing. Cheers!
+Victor Bastos Thanks Victor! I haven't tried that one out yet, but it sounds like a winner:)
Does using/adapting an older manual focus lens on a sony a6300 make a difference if you want to shoot RAW?
+Austin Berghoefer Hi Austin. You can shoot raw just fine with older manual lens:)
what about the MC rokkor pf 50mm 1.7? what mount should i use for a sony nex5n?
+Eduardo Elsenbach Schmidt It should use same (MD-NEX) adapter:)
I bought my Sony a6000, only because I have Minolta MD Rokkor-X 1.7 50mm. Amazing lens!
+Yurii Baklytskii It is a very nice lens:)
How did u configure for use this lens on the sonya6000?
Do you prefer the Minolta MD over the Nikon AFD 1.8?
Great Video ! Do you think it will be good for fitness videos ? Thanks !
Hello, I'm planning to buy this camera soon, and I may be buying some of this lenses too.
The focus on most of them is just manual, so my question is:
Is the "focus peaking" function available with these adapted lens?
Thank you so much, you're videos are being very useful to me.
+GreenFish86 I'm glad my videos have been useful for you. If I understand your question correctly, yes peaking will work with this lens.
Is the focal distance more or less than 50mm? Considering the lens was not designed for apsc
Got it work well on my xt1. Going try on a a6000
+Ray Geary Awesome! Wish I could adapt the X-T1's big beautiful viewfinder to my A6000:)
+AdaptedAlpha yes they dropped the spec from nex6 Finder. Uhh!! Try the 135 nikor ai is very nice 2.8
+Ray Geary The 135/2.8 looks like a beauty. It's still holding its resale value too ($150-$250) on eBay:)
Is there an adapter for a lens that works on the Minolta maxxium stsi ?
+Samantha Rosario I believe Sony makes one, I've only adapted older Minolta lenses (MC, MD).
What is the difference between MD Rokkor and MD Rokkor- X lenses ?? I am on the verge of buying MD Rokkor 50mm f1.7 . It does not have X marked it in :/
+Nikhil Kumar (NikGamesandVFX) Here's a good article that explains the difference. Scroll down about eight paragraphs.
www.rokkorfiles.com/Lens%20History.html
Hope this helps:)
Thank you very much for fast reply : ) My doubt got sorted..i really hope your channel grows big..best of luck : )
Hi. I'm trying to decide which of these 50mm lenses I intend to buy. Have you noticed any difference in image quality between the ROKKOR-X and regular MD lenses?
+Alberto Lavenère I haven't tested these lenses head to head, but I posted some images on Flickr for you. Hope this helps:). flickr.com/photos/144089705@N04/sets/72157667120262034
yo thanks for the vid, im looking to get a lumix g7 and i have that md lens from a vintage minolta x-700 and i want a adpater to use the md lens on the g7, does that adapter work for the lumix g7?
If you get the micro four thirds version yes
Great video!
But how does this lens compare to the Pentax 50mm f1.7 or the f1.4? From your video it seems to perform on par with Pentax, except on that last shot of the Beta fish which was really sharp in the center.
+Hananias Q (JPR_Tech) I'll be doing some direct comparisons in the future.
Sweet look forward to your videos! I must say I'm glad to have bumped into your channel. It is a breath of fresh air, compare to a lot of reviewers out there! Keep it up.
+Hananias Q (JPR_Tech) Much appreciated:)
I have a Kalimar 50mm that is on my old Minolta X7-A, and an 80-200. It says MC on the front where yours says MD. How similar are these lenses and do they have adapters for these? I have an a6000 and want to start using these old legacy lenses. Thanks!
+Koal Photography I've never used the Kalimar 50, so I can't speak to the similarities, but if the lens uses the Minolta SR mount it should use the same adapter.
Thanks a lot! I ended up buying a K&F MD - NEX and it did work. The Kalimar lens on the other hand, not so great. I might look at ebay for a Minolta 50mm rokkor or similar MD lens. Thanks again for replying and the great videos!.
+Koal Photography Glad it worked out:)
Great video! Thanks for doing these videos.
Question. Can I use this lens with a5100?
+Agnius Narkevičius You can with the right Adapter. a5100 uses the same mount as the a6000, so you'll need a Minolta MD to NEX Adapter, just like the one shown in the video. Happy adapting:)
AdaptedAlpha thanks!!!
Would using a circular matte over the front of the lens create smoother, more circular bokeh?
+Jack MacDonald There are lots of tutorials out there on how to create different shaped bokeh. Haven't done it myself yet. Might be a good idea for future video.
I'd love to see what you can do with it! I'm interested in the anamorphic oval bokeh look, but am also looking for a way to smooth things out if the polygon shape of the aperture becomes too apparent.
where did you get the adapter from?
Do you prefer this One over the Rokkor or the Rokkor-X Version of the 1.7
+GoatPvP I only own the rokkor-x version, but they should be very similar. Here's a good website explaining the difference. Hope this helps:) www.rokkorfiles.com/Lens%20History.html
Americans are so lucky. Our thrift stores in Canada never have vintage lens for $6. Either we don't have any selection of lens or they are $20 - $30 each.
Sorry to hear Michael:( Some of my thrifts have starting hiking prices as well.
Lol, this was one extremely lucky purchase. My "local thrift store" has a dusty and fungal zoom lens for 25 euros. Minolta 50mm is €30+ on eBay at least
This is a small camera that goes best with smaller lenses like the Leica M.
Any ideas what adapter I need for vintage chinon lenses please?
+crimp - Is it a screw mount?
Thank you! Just me being a confused person! I need the MD to NEX just like the video!
Is the adapter tight? Thanks!
I decided on getting the K&F adapter but can't decide between the regular K&F, the K&F copper, or the one with the tripod mount. Does anyone know if the tripod mount is removable or the difference between the copper one and the regular one? I assume the copper is supposed to be a higher quality adapter? If anyone reads this I'd like to know your opinion because that's about all I can go off of. The copper one is only about $3 more by the way. Also I was thinking that I might just get it from this website. www.kentfaith.com/sone-nex-e-mount-adapter does anybody know if this is the manufacturer's site? I was thinking I would go with them in hopes that delivery would be faster than ebay.
How does the bokeh workout with portraits?
+Fr0zenfr0st I'll have to shoot some samples:).
will the mount work on the Sony a5000
+Carlos Garcia The a5000 and a6000 both use Sony's E-mount. So the MD to NEX adapter I used in this video would work on both cameras:)
My Minolta MD 50mm/f1.7 (on an Alpha 6000 + K&F Concept adapter) only goes down to 18 not 22 !!
Love yout channel dude! I have a question, what is the difference between MC and MD?. Which is better?.
+hernancca Here is an article that should answer your question:). www.rokkorfiles.com/Lens%20History.html
Thank you!!
Does it perform well with video
+SkyRocketCash Yes, this Minolta performs very well. The field of view might be a little narrow on an aps-c camera, but I'm a big fan of using these old lenses 50mm for video.
Ive been lookin into buying minolta lenses for my a 350 (which is a mount )so noadaptrr neededas fars as i know thebprices aon ebay uk are great at the momentso may splurge on a few finances willing
It is auto focus or is manual? do I need an electronic e mount adapter?
Hello Boy Idiot...watch the video!
I'm an old Minolta man, so for anyone who wonders what IQ this and other vintage Minolta lenses will give, rest easy! These lenses are monsters, and if you never heard photographers speak of Minolta colors, you're way too young!
I bought it once in a thrift store for about 5 Euro coupled with an old Minolta camera. A price like that isnt to be found anymore though.
I payed 50 euros for a Minolta x300 and this lens and I thought it was a good deal ahaha
Photo section at a thrift store?
+Adam Wilkin My thrift stores usually put all their film cameras and camcorders in one spot.
@@AdaptedAlpha I'm finding that many thrift stores are selling lenses on ebay instead of in store. At least I can't find any thrift stores with lenses and see listing by the salvation army etc on ebay.
which adoptet i should buy for autofocus i have a6300?
+Harshit Tomar sorry, no autofocus with this lens:(
can this fit on my canon t6i?
+Allan Yes, but I haven't done it myself. You'll need the right adapter (MD to EOS/EF) lots to choose from Amazon and Ebay. I always recommend reading the reviews before purchasing. Also, here's a youtube video link of it being done. Hope this helps:) ruclips.net/video/sXVHuV4kblY/видео.html
AdaptedAlpha thank you so much man
nice video, nice lens but bro your betta need more space to be happy :D
+Alvaro Sanchez Thanks for the kind words. Finn the Fish is recovering from fin rot, part of his treatment is changing the water really often. The smaller bowl helps with that. Happy adapting:)
i found the MD ROKKOR 50MM 1.2 + the camera + a minolta bellow for microphotography for $15 at the swap meet.......
bullshittttttttttttttttt
Realy Not Sharp Photos
great those lenses are like 100$ now
Good video thanks - but get a bigger bowl for your fish :)
I got mine for 4.95
Stop doo doo doo please