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I bought a Minolta Maxima 5000 , add Value Village a while back , and I was surprised to see that it was made to run on 4 × AAA batteries I was surprised to see that lol

Hi Gary, Hope you're doing well. Considering finally going to mirrorless and considering the A7V or A7IV. An 800 page how-to book is giving me pause about making a move. Anyway, 😊Sony/Konica-Minolta has had DMF for a long time now. Why do you say nobody knows what it means?

i'll DM you my address if you'd like to donate a Sony A99 for my nephew's wedding in August

Outstanding!

Thank you Gary for your informative explanation on flash Sync with both the A9III and the Sony flashes

Thanks for this. I have used some of these cameras. Funny I have done hundreds of photoshoots and my best portrait ever was taken on a 101b. Sometimes mechanical simplicity is all you need :)

I saw a video where someone was using the Sony FA-WRC1M radio commander and one of those two speedlights to shoot in the global shutter speed flash sync range so it seems you can also use the Sony commander even though it didn't get a firmware update. I wish I remembered exactly which video it was.

great lesson thanks

I won a Minolta SRT 200 camera at an auction. And struggled with loading film in and even accidentally wasting a whole roll because I thought I loaded it in properly. This really helped and told me about some parts that I didn’t know what they were before. Thank you! (Fun fact: you can use this camera without a battery)

Bought the SRT303 in the US Navy exchange in 1973. Photographed most of the Mediterranean, Europe, and North Africa with it. Great camera, still have it. Sixth Fleet Flag, USS Little Rock. FTM3

Thank you so much for all the fun details! I don't have either of these two cameras yet, but am contemplating the A7CR. I have the A6700 at the moment and I purchased your book for that camera.

Hi Gary , any pointers as to why the A9II EVF shows so many artifacts and has so little resolution especially when half pressing the shutter ?

Wish I could afford the class😢

So I have a Sony a7iv camera and I just recently bought a SIRUI Night Walker kit lens and the lens is a L-mount and my cámara is a E-mount. Is there any adapter piece that makes them both compatible with each other ?

Great video and history. Love your clarity and references.

wake up babe, our beloved Sony / Minolta mastermind is still alive and spitting knowledge!

My question is: I have the Sony A68. Is it worth going over to the A7 Mk2? Of course I have all types of lenses, too, screwdrive, SAM,…Thanks in advance.

Just bought the Kindle version of your a7RV. Great book. One of the features that I immediately liked was the “path”. Unlike a lot of books which give you a fuzzy description of a feature, but never explain the path to get to it, your book shows that path in a consistent format. For us newbs, this will make learning much faster. EXCELLENT!

So if you have a Sony A58 you go for the even number ones?

Excellent investigation and explanation. My lack of experience with Sony & flash is 100%, and my main challenge is less demanding: Have you written a book about how to make a hot shoe cover holder?

I have had mine for three years and now when I attach it to the camera the autofocus motor turns on and won't just off. Have to take the battery out to get it to stop. No functionality.

Probably the best tutorial I have seen describing light metering. I’m going to use my Sony as my light meters for when I shoot film.

Hello Gary, have you tried the app Alpha Focus Bracketing? It can automate focus movements

too bad the XK needs batteries

Gracias

This is the only video on the entire darn CZcams that actually answers the question of what flashes work with the Sony a9iii's insanely fast global shutter speed. Thanks so much.

I got his book. I think the only thing he doesn’t have is the screw sizes that put these cameras together. Great book !!!

Very informative and helpful. Thank you

There are reasons “nobody” (very few people) use these features… Can you guess why!? Huh can you!? Smfh

Best video I have ever seen on how to use an analog camera....

Can you do the same thing with 2 RM60II's (1 as a Master & the other as a Slave), so that the 1 RM60II on top of the camera controls the other RM60II without also flashing as well, or can you ONLY do it with 1 RM46 on top of the camera acting as a Master with a RM60II acting as a Slave?

Hi Gary someone is selling the A99 do you recommend for use as a Video camera to use my old Minolta lenses please? Thank you

My friend had a XD-11, he really liked it. I had a Canon A-1, to be replaced by a Nikon F3 You got a small Dose of Humility in Siberia...

Wow, after searching and searching, finally found someone with a comprehensive, thorough clear breakdown explaining this and with a summary at the end. Love it and subscribed immediately and everyone else should!!! I found this ad online here in EU as I'm looking for a 600mm reach, second hand lens for my SonyA6600. I'll paste what's in the ad below. Do you foresee any issues with this Tamron 150-600 with my A6600 and the adapter offered (although the ad seems a bit confusing considering at the start, it says the LA-EA3 is offered and at the end, he lists the price of the LA-EA4 and says it can't be sold separately (I'll ask after hearing from you, hopefully) ++++++++++ Tamron 150-600 lens with ring for Sony E-type Excellent condition. This is not version 2 but for A-mount (Nex type). Requires a LA-EA3-type adapter ring (offered) or 4 for E-type adaptation (6000 range). Lens alone: 595€. LA-EA4 ring: 175€ (cannot be sold on its own) provides stabilization and auto-focus. +++++++ I'm quite new to cameras and interested in wildlife photography. I may have a chance to make a trip to the Amazon soon and pray that you see this and reply as I could really use your style of advice. Any help is super appreciated and thanks for even reading this far!

The best video I have ever seen to choose which adapter I need. Thank you so much Gary

Hola gary, habrá pronto una traducción al español del ebook para la sony A6600?. Gracias

My first Minolta was a hand me down 7000 from my day o used it for sport until 98 when the dynax 9 was released this thing is still incredible I have other pro slr camera like the Nikon f4 and the canon eos 1n both awesome cameras but the look and feel of the dynax is next level I actually put a roll through just today it never missed a beat.

Everything that I've read suggests that a tripod is necessary for pixel shift with a Sony.

Thank you!!! You saved me an hour of work!!!

I've purchased some of Gary's eBooks and they are absolutely top notch. Sony makes the best hardware but their user interfaces are labyrinthine. If you have one of these cameras, buy the guide and thank me later! The eBooks are searchable PDFs with chapter markers, so it's easy to jump to the exact section you want to learn about.

Just bought some Fuji film at Walmart for my 1971 Minolta SR-T 101 for the Eclipse tomorrow just put in new light seals had to come back and watch to make sure I loaded film right 😂 I know these are different than my other 35mm thanks great video I love this Camera/ Tank can't wait to use it, and Kodak and Polaroid making film again too yeah my first roll in 30 years.

Great stuff, you really touched on some of the most expensive and novel features.

Hi Gary. The manual advices you to load the film strip the other way, against the rotation. This secures the film better, and you won’t have a slip to stuff in like I watched you do. It’s maybe contra intuitive, but it works just like a charm. Regards Martin

Will an 'A' mount lens with an internal motor work on the EA5 adapter?

Great video, as ALWAYS, but, I have a question Gary: what do you mean the LAEA5 is only compatible with 3 bodies? I was reading Sony's website, and it says it's compatible with all the bodies they have, but with limitations. I'm looking to buy it for an old Minolta AF 70-300, and now I have my doubts hahaha.

This was so informative and helpful, thanks for helping me getting started!

This is freaking nice. I just got an srt 202 handed down from my mother and was trying to find out how it works. This video is worth so much to me right now as all the old childhood pictures were taken with this camera

wow. Your master class has been absolutely impresive. I'm on a hard looking for a "new-old" camera because my old sony a330 can't afford (or maybe it's me) the photography I want to do. I need to photograph to my daughters on indoor rolling skate and the light is too poor in that kind of sports center. I own a fantastic minolta 80-200 2.8 high speed but if I configure the camera at more than 500 of speed (really I wanted to use it at 1000) I can't take brightness photos because the max iso is 3200 (and I think that more than 800 is not a good idea). so... minolta has screwdriver --> I need LA-EA2 or 4. But if I buy a sony a7 (only a7, with no R, no II, no III....) it's the same? or as it's a full fame I can only buy a LA-EA4 ? Is it usable or I will waste the good as the minolta is? Remember that it's so quick. I don't know what to do because I want to retain my fantastic lens. Or should I buy another camera with high iso? I also looked for alpha 65 or alpha 77 but somebody told me that the translucend mirror remove some light. sorry for a lot of questions.

old menu system - please retitle the video.

just got a SRT 100X for 20 bucks in mint condition, i already have some minolta mc/md lenses, this video was very useful thank you