The Minolta A-mount camera system was a line of photographic equipment from Minolta introduced in 1985 with the world's first integrated autofocus system in the camera body with interchangeable lenses.

All Minolta and Konica Minolta A-mount lenses are compatible with Sony A-mount cameras. In North America, Minolta marketed the camera and lenses with the Maxxum branding.

Nov 15, 2024 · The α mount (or Minolta AF mount or A-mount) was introduced with Minolta's first popular fully automatic autofocus single lens reflex camera Minolta 7000. It is a bayonet lens mount with three main components: The bayonet, the set of electrical contacts, and a rear engagement to couple the camera's lens focusing motor drive with the lens's ...

Oct 21, 2015 · Look at that, my second review for this site: the Minolta Hi-Matic AF2. It is not the most compact of compacts, and it’s a bit off an odd beast, having autofocus but manual film advance and rewind. It’s clearly stuck between two ages of photography.

Oct 26, 2021 · This article is mainly a review of an unusual lens – the Minolta AF Reflex 500. This was one of the few Autofocusing Catadioptric lenses to be made. I also have a Korean-made manual focus ‘Cat’ that I will use for some comparisons. Mine is badged as a Vivitar.

Oct 9, 2021 · As you can see, the Minolta Hi-Matic AF is a capable shooter for a 40-years old camera. That teeny-tiny Rokkor lens proved that it is worthy of the name and the reputation that comes with it.

Sep 7, 2020 · The Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 is one of the final entries in a long line of “Hi-Matic” cameras produced by Minolta. Starting in the early-1960s, the Hi-Matic line comprised a number of small rangefinders with lots of automation and a normal lens.

Apr 4, 2025 · Operating the Minolta AF-E II is almost as simple as it can get. Winding, rewinding, exposure and focus are all taken care of automatically once the simple loading procedure is completed. And most results will not disappoint with excellent performance from its …

The Minolta 9000 AF is a professional Single-lens reflex autofocus camera, introduced by Minolta in August 1985. [1] It was both Minolta's and the world's first professional autofocus SLR. It was called Minolta Maxxum 9000 in the US and Minolta α-9000 in Japan.

Feb 1, 2022 · A compact autofocus camera released around 1984, the Minolta AF-S is basically an AF-Sv (Talker) without the voice chip (or the other way around), with the other difference being a blue line on the right side instead of a red line.