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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / January 2005Question on keeping lenses.
I have a pair of Sigma lenses on my Minolta Maxxum STsi. One is a 70-300mm DL Macro Super (1:4-5.6), the other is a 28-80mm Sigma Zoom Macro (1:3.5-5.6). Yes, I am a small-time hobbiest with a limited knowledge base on the specifics of his equipment. I have also been very happy with the photos I've taken. My question is when I start shopping for a digital SLR later this year, or early next year, which bodies should I be looking at if I want to continue to use my lenses? Will the Maxxum 7D work with these lenses? If not, will another body work with them? Or am I pretty much boned and have to replace them? Thanks in advance. Peter Smith > Will the Maxxum 7D work with these lenses? If not, will >another body work with them? Or am I pretty much boned and have to replace >them? I'm pretty sure the lenses will work with the 7D but afaik that is the only Minolta DSLR so there is no other digital you can use them with. Ron Ron Lacey Murillo Ontario ron@ronsfotos.com "Ron Lacey" <ron@ronstoons.com> wrote... << I'm pretty sure the lenses will work with the 7D but afaik that is the only Minolta DSLR so there is no other digital you can use them with. >> Thanks Ron. Peter Smith > I have a pair of Sigma lenses on my Minolta Maxxum STsi. One is a 70-300mm > DL Macro Super (1:4-5.6), the other is a 28-80mm Sigma Zoom Macro [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > another body work with them? Or am I pretty much boned and have to replace > them? If they are Maxxum comaptible (as the STsi), then they will work on the Maxxum 7D. As you probably already know there is a crop factor making your lenses 'zoom in' by 1.5x (as if your 28-80 were a 42-120). They haven't announced further models as yet. I would bet on either a lower end model akin to the Maxxum 5 without Anti-shake and a more plastic body, or a higher end model with 8 to 11 Mpix resolution. Cheers, Alan  Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch. "Alan Browne-" <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote... << If they are Maxxum comaptible (as the STsi), then they will work on the Maxxum 7D. >> Good to know. Thanks Alan. << As you probably already know there is a crop factor making your lenses 'zoom in' by 1.5x (as if your 28-80 were a 42-120). >> Yeah, after flipping through the backlog of posts for an hour I found that little nugget of info. So I might have to end up getting a new lens anyway, something with a wider angle lens. Peter Smith > "Alan Browne-" <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote... > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > little nugget of info. So I might have to end up getting a new lens anyway, > something with a wider angle lens. Yep, depends on your shooting, but always nice to have something at the wider end. The Minolta 17-35 is very expensive, however Tamron makes the new wide angle lens for KM, the 17-35 f/2.8-4.0 which appears to be nifty, yet more afordable ($817) v. the Minolta 17-35 which is $1350. Tamron also have a 19-35 for about $340. Sigma have a variety of wide zooms as well. Just be careful to select the better ones. Cheers, Alan Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch. |
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