hi i bought a fotasy namdt pro minolta adapter for my sony nex5t . i am trying to use a manual lens on the camera. it wont let me take a picture.
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I own a Sony NEX-5R and in the setup menu you have to go to "release w/o lens" and it must be set to 'enable'. That's how I got my adapter to work even though I don't own one like the version pictured. Good luck!
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I googled the company name who made the product; mine was different, and then user forums for their product and found someone posted the fix which required release without setup to be enabled. It works fine after that, and allows me to use some great minolta manual lenses, no auto focus.
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You have to change some camera settings. Search for "how to use manual focus lens on nex5"
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I use this adapter on my NEX7 with a Minolta 50mm 1.4 and it works great. The problem is the camera doesn't recognize that a lens is attached. There is a setting to override this. On the NEX5n I don't know where it is, but it is there. Have fun.
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With adapters, one must be sure the camera is set to "Release without lens". This is found in the settings menu. If that does not work, I have no suggestions.
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Check the spec's properly at the sony site. I bought this for my NEX7 because it was the one suggested in the Amazon description. I still have it because I through out the packaging so its useless to me. Check at Sony.com to make sure its compatible.
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This is made to work with the old screw mount Pentax-type lenses on the Sony Nex camera. You screw the old lens into the adapter and then mount the adapter onto the NEX camera. You will lose the auto focusing feature, but the viewfinder will show when the lens is in focus as you manually focus it. You must also take the lens off the "auto" setting, and manually select the f-stop, but the camera will select the proper shutter speed for you, so it's kind of like having auto-exposure.
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No, this adapter will not work. This adapter is meant for the older Minolta MC and MD mount. You need to get a Minolta AF to Sony adapter.
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I do not know about an adapter. I have the NEX-3. Sorry I cannot be of assistance. Might want to contact Sony.
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Does the lens originally fit on a Minolta film camera? The adapters are for the Minolta MD or MC lens or equivalent. I have several that aren't Minolta brand that work just fine. I'm thinking your lens is not a Minolta MC or MD mount. Google lens type and name and images of the back of the lens and see if you can find a match. Here is a link that might help you. http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-99.html. Hope this helps.
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It may not. All my Minolta gear was for MD mount, and it works fine, though all manual. When the newer Maxxum cameras came out, I think the mount changed. Need more info about your older camera. Sorry, that's the best I can do.
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No. This adapter will not work. This is an e-mount adapter for an NEX camera, to an older manual Minolta MD mount lens. You need NEX MOUNT TO SONY MA (ALPHA) LENS. YOU NEED THIS ONE: Fotasy ANAF Sony Minolta MA AF Lens to Sony NEX E-Mount Camera Adapter (Black) and you control the aperture manually. The other option is the Sony LA-EA3 with in camera aperture controls.
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As Ryan G. wrote, you will need an adapter to go from the A-Mount to the E-Mount, however, the auto-focus and the image stability will not function. With the Sony adapter you can use all of the Minolta and Sony A-Mount lenses. The LA-EA1 adapter has a motor to control the lens aperture, but nothing to drive the autofocus. I believe this adapter runs $140 something here at Amazon. Check out the listing and read the reviews to get an idea of what you will need to go through to get the camera and this lens to cooperate with each other.
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I have the Sony A 7 with the Fotasy LM-Nex adapter and a Voigtlander F 1.4 40 mm lens-- works fine. Best,George
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Generally, you only need the transmitter (on top of the camera), then a receiver on your flash or strobes. I have the A550 & A580, and this unit works and fits fine. I am not sure if the A57 has the same Minolta/Sony mount. If not, you will need the adapter on top of your camera
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It worked with my Minolta lens and macro bellows, all I can say is try it if it doesn't work return it...
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Hi, I hae a ols Minolta Maxxum with lenses Maxxum AF(this lenses can not work in manualy, dont have aperture ring). Now I bougth a Nikon D5200 and I want to use the Monolta Maxxum AF lenses in this camara. I can use this adapter?
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Since the lens is now just mechanically - and not electronically - coupled you need to tell the camera body to allow shooting in this mode. This is done in the set-up menu and very well explained, starting at 4:50 in the "How-To: Sony Nex-6 and Using Lens Adapters!!" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-PJguvrCTk. Go to the set-up menu and enable "shooting without lens". The video also shows you how to set up "focus peaking" to help manual focusing. This works really very well. Note that the body is not aware of the aperture, but still meters light through the lens and can still indicate that proper exposure is reached as you manually choose the [aperture, shutter speed, ISO] combination of your choice. The NEX-6 with the Fotodiox mount adapter and Nikon lenses is a superb combination I use all the time. Enjoy
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My Minolta lens, past down from my father, are all manual focus. I don't know Minolta well enough to know if they have auto focus or not. But I shoot in Manual mode and my aperture is manual on the lens. I think it's a good cheap way to do still life photography. Might be just a bit difficult for portraits. But I am pleased that I purchased adaptor.
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The Sony adapter will allow a MINOLTA or SONY A-mount (note>>"A" mount) lens to be attached to an E-mount Sony camera. The NEX is an E-mount camera. One can, however, purchase a simpler adapter ($10-20) which will allow a Nikon lens to be fitted to the NEX camera. YOU WILL NOT HAVE AUTO FOCUS AND WILL NOT HAVE AUTO CONTROL OF THE APERTURE. I presently have a old Nikon lens on my NEX-7 (not an expensive Nikkor).
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My experience with adapters so far is the autofocus has not worked. Your camera is totally manual