These videos are from the Friedman Archives Blog at www.FriedmanArchives.com/blog . Gary Friedman is a stock photographer, best-selling author, and seminar giver for those who wish to take "Wow!" shots with their camera (regardless of brand). You can learn more at his website at FriedmanArchives.com .
Thank you for this video. I loved the stories and the history of these great cameras. Your behind the scene blog was really good too! I bought my first SR lens 12 years ago to use with M43. I never had a Minolta SR mount camera until last month. I now have the X700, XD7 and waiting for the XE1 to be delivered. Maybe I also want the SRT 303/B too but my wife already giving me the evil stare.
Some electronics just die. Some require disassembly to figure out what the problem is. And of course some things are impossible to troubleshoot via messages like this. I can tell you only that I haven't heard of this being a common failure mode. 😞
@@FriedmanArchives I hope it is something simple? I have finally got the full Minolta 9000 system together and the Eb-90 doesn’t power up! Is there a certain way to switch it on? Cheers
@@codenamegrimlock7510 I have never owned the extended back. I really can't comment intelligently. I tried googling "Minolta EB-90 failure" but nothing relevant came up. I wish I could be more helpful!
@@FriedmanArchives at least you tried mate! If you look at my channel it fits perfectly but I just don’t think they sold enough of them to have any more information on them
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?
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.
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.
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 ?
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.
The only time it ever makes sense to upgrade your camera is if your current camera is "holding you back". If your current camera is working just fine, and you have a lot of accessories, and are perfectly happy with its performance, then there's no compelling reason to upgrade.
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!
If you have an A58 you don't need an adapter to attach an A-mount lens. These adapters are only needed for E-mount camera bodies, such as the Sony A7 series.
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 haven't. All I've done is put some velcro on top of the cover and on a flat surface on the camera body (even the bottom can work). It's worked well for years.
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.
@@FriedmanArchives I think it malfunctioned due to the fact I put a third party a mount from the late eighties on it last. Wasn't compatible with the adapter and may have done something to the unit. A7ii A7Rii
This is the only video on the entire darn RU-vid that actually answers the question of what flashes work with the Sony a9iii's insanely fast global shutter speed. Thanks so much.
I have the sony ZV-e10 and would like to get a lens 24-70mm 2.8 for shooting weddings, just not sure if I should get a speed booster to use the EF to E mount or the La-ea1 and use A mount lenses @@FriedmanArchives
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?
I have two answers for you: 1) If you really insist on using your old Minolta lenses, then yes, the A99 or A99 II will work for video. But there are drawbacks. The A mount was never intended to be used for video: the motor in the camera body (for lenses without AF motors inside) get picked up by the microphones. To get autofocus during video the camera insists on shooting as close to f/3.5 as it can get, so there's no real control over depth-of-field. Using an adapter for your A-mount lenses onto an E-mount body is worse, as AF is disabled completely on the newer bodies. For video, any mirrorless body with a native lens will likely work better, be it from Panasonic, Sony, OM Digital or Fujifilm. (Nikon and Canon also.)
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!
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.
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.
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
I also started doing it the other way around and actually the XD series f.ex. is designed to go the way you did in the video. But those later cameras has small notches that is supposed to grab the film. It could be something to do with the later models being created for motor drives.
Yes, there's a screwdriver motor in that adapter. Know that the adapter only works on Sony bodies made within the last 2 years (except the A7C and A7S III).
@@FriedmanArchives Yes, I realize that but perhaps I did not ask the question correctly. The question is will a lens with an internal motor still focus on the EA4/EA5.
@@FriedmanArchives Cool, so the only difference is that the LA4 will focus in Movie mode. You do not say if the Monster adapter continues this function.
@@superbmediacontentcreator It depends on the camera body. Some allow it; some don't. I don't recommend using the LAEA5 for focusing during video mode anyway (regardless if the body allows it or not) because the focusing will be kind of jerky and it will call attention to itself in video.
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.
Regretfully, Sony's website (specifically support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs/accessories/compatibility.php?area=eu&lang=en&mdl=LA-EA5&cat=3&loc=en_GB ) is horribly misleading. They even list their oldest E-mount cameras like the NEX-3 as being "compatible", even though technically there's no phase detect AF in the sensor that would allow autofocus to work. The only camera bodies that will work properly are the A6600, A7R IV, and every camera body made after that except the A7C and A7S III. And keep in mind that the LA-EA5 doesn't support autofocusing with video, no matter what the camera body it's attached to.
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
