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Question: Can I use the lenses I have been using with my Sony A700?  (18-250mm, Minolta AF 50mm.
Document: 1080p 60 Hz AVCHD - but the performance is mediocre.8. No need to bother with mirror lockup (mirror is stationary)9. Stabilization in the camera body, reducing lens size-weight-cost and making all Minolta AF lenses good options for FF use. If you're just breaking into FF, and you're on a budget, get the Maxxum AF 50mm F1.7, the Maxxum AF 35-70mm F4, and the Minolta AF 70-210 F4.
That's a huge difference. When I tested the Nikon D7000 using an equivalent 17-50mm Sigma lens, it was -8 @ 17mm and -24 @50mm (beyond the AF settings). So the Sony smashes it out of the park in comparison. I will continue to run some more tests, but the a99's dual-focusing system seems to be the real deal.
Owing two Nikon D800 bodies, I was able to compare the image quality on the both using Minolta's standard 50mm andSony 24 -70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Cameras, A99 and D800; it was a tie and both were tack sharp. I was especially impressed with the 24-70mm lens. It is one of the best lenses in the range and very sharp, fast, and quiet.
Upgrading from a Sony A700, the A99 works wonders. For my full-frame lenses, this camera is magic. For my cropped-sensor lens, I'm amazed at how it's automatically supported. Combine a Minolta 40 F1.4 with this camera, and the bokeh becomes ridiculous. I'm so far super-impressed by this product although burst in full frame fills the buffer too quickly. More internal memory (separate from the removable cards) would help buffer more 24 Megapixel shots.
And Sony cameras have the advantage of a huge used market of Minolta AF lenses. There are Minolta lenses that are 25-30 years old, that can be purchased quite affordably, that work incredibly on the A99. (I shoot with a couple of such lenses myself). Because Sony builds stabilization into the camera body, these ancient lenses work perfectly on the A99 and even have image stabilization.
I just plan accordingly having extra batteries if I really plan to shoot a lot in a day. All these extras cost battery live, one day I'll get the battery grip.I'm an old Minolta owner and have been looking forward to Sony building something I wanted to use my old lenses on. I have a few new Sony lenses but also want one or two Carl Zeiss lenses.Probably the only negative is that the grip, flash, and sound units are too costly.
That being said, Tamron makes some great lenses (far less the Sony and or Zeiss); and while they do not utilize the dual AF....they are full frame lenses. For me that's far more important. It's great with use in low-light situations (full frame helps a great deal here), it focuses quickly for me needs, you also can bump up the ISO without degradation of the results, and it's plain &#34;phun&#34; to use.
Note that the zooms hold the f-number across the full zoom range. Also, be sure to set the AF micro-adjust for these lenses. There are other superlative AF Minolta lenses such as the macros and the very, very pricey 17-35mm F3.5G with the greenish optical coating (not the orange).10. Built-in lens compensation but only with output to jpeg11.
Additionally, the Sony non-G lenses get good reviews (I've tried the 85mm f/2.8 and came away very impressed). Finally, you have the entire library of old Minolta A-mount lenses at your disposal, most of which can be found for a song on Ebay. I already have three, which I've paid a total of $90 for, including shipping.
*Hot Shoe - The hot shoe is seemingly the standard hotshot, however it has a Sony proprietary pin connection for data transfer. You can use this with interesting accessories such as a stereo boom mic, however I haven't had the opportunity to try these. The camera also comes with an adaptor for the old Minolta style shoes. *GPS - The camera features GPS, however I haven't used this feature yet.
Answer: yes but any of your aps-c lenses will be forced into crop mode, since the a99 is a full-frame camera. would advise you ditch your 18-250 and invest in a 24-70 or similar full-frame compatible focal length to take advantage of the camera's entire sensor. Your miniolta 50 will be fine.