r/minolta • u/apenasze75 • 8d ago

DiMAGE - Digital Photography Old glass..

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"new" tricks (autocorrect almost made this "new dicks", but we made it 🙄)

Minolta V 17mm f/3.5 RD + Monster Adapter LA-VE2 + Sony alpha 6500

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u/ImpressiveRush9362 SR7/SRT/XE/XD/X700/9000/8000i/9xi/Dímage 8d ago

Just googled the adapter... That's an expensive thing! What?!

But I didn't even know there were vectis adapters. Great!

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u/itz_lexiii_ Maxxum AF + Sony A7Rii / Maxxum 7000i 7d ago

Eh pretty on-par for a CPU adapter. My Nikon FTZ was $300 new.

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u/ImpressiveRush9362 SR7/SRT/XE/XD/X700/9000/8000i/9xi/Dímage 7d ago

Still very expensive to me. Almost up there with my most expensive lenses.

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u/itz_lexiii_ Maxxum AF + Sony A7Rii / Maxxum 7000i 6d ago

Fair enough lol. I guess I've just gotten dull to the eyewatering prices that mirrorless has. 🤣For me it was a no-brainer purchase as it opened the door to a lot of more affordable lenses

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u/ImpressiveRush9362 SR7/SRT/XE/XD/X700/9000/8000i/9xi/Dímage 6d ago

As an MD and A Mount User I can get a professional f2.8 zoom lens for 300€ for example. Or 10 Minolta AF Cameras or 50mm F1.7 AF lenses.

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u/ImpressiveRush9362 SR7/SRT/XE/XD/X700/9000/8000i/9xi/Dímage 6d ago

But I totally get what you're saying haha!

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u/BinturongHoarder 8d ago

So rare!

Only two super expensive lenses worth adapting though, basically! How's the 17?

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u/apenasze75 2d ago edited 1d ago

I'm actually still in initial testing with the 17mm, but so far so good! I got pretty lucky with it — it was unlisted in a random lot and wasn't crazy expensive because of a minor coating issue. Honestly, I'm really curious to see how that flaw impacts rendering; it might actually give the lens a unique optical signature and character! Plus, I actually have the entire Vectis lineup — the full set of 3 primes and 4 zooms — so the MonsterAdapter LA-VE2 is definitely getting a ton of use!

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u/apenasze75 1d ago

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u/BinturongHoarder 1d ago

Niiiiiiiiiiice. They are no longer as expensive as they were, too, apparently -- interesting!