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From: ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: How sharp are Minolta. (aftermarket lenses?)
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Date: Wed, 22-Jan-86 13:58:03 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 22 13:58:03 1986
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Keywords: Maxxum Minolta lens sharpness aftermarket Tamron T mount
Summary: Discussion of 'aftermarket' lenses.  Adaptal and T mount.

>          As of now there are no aftermarket lenses, though I have
> heard this will change about April.

In my original posting I used 'aftermarket' to mean 'non-Minolta'.
This may not have been clear.  Sorry.

But while we're on the subject;  now that I have two cameras I would
like to be able to share some lenses between them.  I wouldn't mind
some loss of function (such as non-autofocus, stop down metering,
etc.)  I know that Tamron (sp?) makes a line of lenses that use
adapters for different mounts.  Who else has 'adaptable' lenses and
how good are they?  I have heard of T mount, is this the same
as Tamron's Adaptal-2 mount?  Is the whole idea of adaptable lenses
a waste of time and money?
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E. Michael Smith  ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems

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