Using Older "Vintage" Lenses on an A7iii

[TriitonPhotography]

Heyoooo photographers!

I like to go by Triiton. I'm a self taught photographer from around the Philadelphia area and love shooting anything and everything! If anyone wants to collab at any point on gigs, city walks for street stuff, or any events that pop up in person - feel free to dm me on instagram and we we can make something work! @TriitonPhotography


Recently, I’ve inherited my grandfathers camera gear from his photography years that he had brought to Vietnam with him. I’m a “new gen” photographer and use a Sony A7iii with a Sony 35mm f1.8 FE lens, so I know absolutely nothing about film cameras lol.

From what I can tell from reading labels, the list below includes what’s in the case.

-CAMERAS-

• Minolta srt 101 (x2) Silver and Black model
• Minolta srt 102 (x1) Silver model

-LENSES-

• (x1) Minolta 16mm lens 1:2.8 Fish Eye
• (x1) Minolta 28mm lens 1:2.5
• (x1) Minolta 58mm lens 1:1.2
• (x1) Minolta 135mm lens 1:2.8
• (x1) Sigma XQ High Power Zoom 70-230mm 1:4.5
  
  
  If anyone is able to tell me how I can run these lenses on my A7iii body (especially the 70-230) it would be much appreciated. From the research I've done, it seems the cheaper immediate option (ships in tonight) for an adapter on Amazon is below. This is a cheap option with no auto focus or the bells and whistles from the body to lens, so fully manual in every way.
  

  Fotasy Minolta MD MC Rokkor Lens to E Mount Adapter, MD E-Mount, MD to E, Compatible with Sony a7 a7R a7s II III IV a9 a7c Alpha 1 a6600 a6500 a6400 a6300 a6100 a6000 a5100 a5000 a3500 ZV-E10​

Also, I saw that the Sony adapter below from what I read allowed auto focus to a degree and worked pretty well with old lenses. If I'm missing ANYTHING to make these lenses work with good quality, tips and tricks, or anything else PLEASE let me know! Unfortunately I haven't learned manual lenses as of yet since I shoot on my 35mm prime with AF on manual mode, so it'll be a hurdle to jump over as I'm learning. I would love to find an adapter that's a little cheaper than the one below that allows auto focus while keeping quality at a distance.

Sony LA-EA4 A-Mount to E-Mount FF Lens Adapter with TMT​

 

[Unframed Dave]

Welcome to the forum.

I'm not clued up on adapters, but there's a few on here that use them. They'll be along shortly.

 

[iamdlewis]

Welcome. I too am in the Philly region.

That adaptor, Fotasy Minolta MD MC Rokkor Lens to E Mount Adapter, would be the correct one and yes everything would be manual, aperture and focus on the lens, ISO on the body but then again everything on those cameras were manual anyway.