Lens for a manual camera?

Lens for a manual camera?

Added (1). I have a minota srt-102 and would like to try renting a new lens. Would I need a mirrorless lens or would a DSLR lens work? I've never changed the lens before so low price recommendation for a beginer to play with would be great.

No one rents lenses for Minolta AF or manual focus bodies. Minolta had too small of a market share, and they were not producing pro-level equipment. Therefore there was little to no call for renting equipment. Canon and Nikon were and still are the professional's choice, and get be rented from places around the world.

In the mid 80s when AF SLRs first came onto the market, Minolta changed its lens mount. They were near bankruptcy when they were purchased by Konica, who sold the camera division to Sony. Sony kept the same lens mount to this day. However, none of the AF lenses by or for Minolta or Sony will work on the SRT bodies.

No one makes lenses for Minolta manual focusing bodies. Your only option is to buy used from places like keh.com, eBay or craigslist. No. The only thing that would fit would be a used lens that has the old Minolta SR-mount. The camera body has a specific arrangement for mounting lenses, so no modern lens will fit. You need to look on the second-hand market (including eBay) for lenses with the Minolta MC or MD mount. As an alternative, you can get a T mount adapter and look for the much wider range of lenses with a T mount fitting. Both answers are correct, as the old Minolta mount is actually called SR but it is commonly called MD.

I don't know any place any where that rents SR/MD lenses. You can find them for almost nothing on Craig's List and Ebay, along with the cameras most of the time. There are a couple of lenses that still get a decent price, but most are only a few dollars just to get rid of them. I haven't used my SRt-101 in years. SLR? I once had a Nikkorex F 35mm SLR camera that was fully manual which I paired with a 50mm f/1.8 AF-D (from a previously acquired F-801). I loved that the AF lens was so light since the camera was built like a tank (unbelievably heavy). The camera eventually broke though (take-up spool cracked) but the lens survived. After half-a-decade lounging in the bag of my son's D50, the lens is now kicking it up again with a new partner, a recently acquired D70 which refuses to autofocus.

One thing allowed the setup to work. The AF-D lens has an aperture ring. Make sure the lens you get also has one. If not, you'll be stuck with the smallest aperture size - too dark and unworkable in most shooting conditions. To add to that, Minolta's own lenses were called, "Rokkor," (Rokkor-X in North America), and had an excellent reputation.

You can OWN most of the lenses you need quite cheaply.

No. The only thing that would fit would be a used lens that has the old Minolta SR-mount.

The camera body has a specific arrangement for mounting lenses, so no modern lens will fit. You need to look on the second-hand market (including eBay) for lenses with the Minolta MC or MD mount. As an alternative, you can get a T mount adapter and look for the much wider range of lenses with a T mount fitting.

Both answers are correct, as the old Minolta mount is actually called SR but it is commonly called MD.

I don't know any place any where that rents SR/MD lenses. You can find them for almost nothing on Craig's List and Ebay, along with the cameras most of the time. There are a couple of lenses that still get a decent price, but most are only a few dollars just to get rid of them. I haven't used my SRt-101 in years.

SLR? I once had a Nikkorex F 35mm SLR camera that was fully manual which I paired with a 50mm f/1.8 AF-D (from a previously acquired F-801). I loved that the AF lens was so light since the camera was built like a tank (unbelievably heavy). The camera eventually broke though (take-up spool cracked) but the lens survived. After half-a-decade lounging in the bag of my son's D50, the lens is now kicking it up again with a new partner, a recently acquired D70 which refuses to autofocus.

One thing allowed the setup to work. The AF-D lens has an aperture ring. Make sure the lens you get also has one. If not, you'll be stuck with the smallest aperture size - too dark and unworkable in most shooting conditions.

To add to that, Minolta's own lenses were called, "Rokkor," (Rokkor-X in North America), and had an excellent reputation.

You can OWN most of the lenses you need quite cheaply.