It's a little jargon heavy, but Dyxum forum moderator Shao Z. has documented the process of modding up some 60's era f/1.2 Minolta lenses and setting them to work with his Sony A700 DSLR. Obviously ...

Minolta SR lenses (both MC and MD series - they fit the same bayonet) are not compatible with the newer AF mount, which Sony is still using after they bought Konica-Minolta. But you can get cheap ...

Central sharpness is very good at f/2, excellent from f/2.8 to f/16 and good at f/22. The edges lag some way behind and are good at f/2 and f/2.8, very good at f/4 and f/5.6, good at f/8 and fair at f ...

About three years ago I posted a thread trying to sell lenses and accessories for my Minolta XG-M. Well, I still have them and they're just collecting dust. I'm offering them free for local pickup.

I have a Minolta XGM that I've owned for 20+ years. Back in the day I was really into photography, but I haven't used this camera for at leat 10 years now. I've just gotten somewhat back into ...