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Hi Guys
Im totally new to your forum..and very impressed with all the reviews and info and Im keen to go more compact with my cameras
Question
I have an OLD Minolta/Konica SLR which I have a Minolta AF lens 24 - 85 mm and a Tokina AF lens which covers 19 - 35 mm
My question is can I add these Sony SLR compatable lenses to the Sony NEX camera range
Much appreciated
 
Hi there!
Your AF Minolta and Tokina should work on Sony Alpha cameras even retaining AF. On Nex, they would be fully manual, as Luke said.
As Nex is more compact platform, it's probably better paired with smaller manual prime lenses (via appropriate adapter).
Bigger and heavier zooms, especially the AF ones you already have, might be a better match for Alpha series of cameras.
 
So does anyone know if Sony plans to release more lenses for the NEX-7? The current offerings are pretty thin and my attempts at adapting legacy lenses haven't been amusing.
 
So does anyone know if Sony plans to release more lenses for the NEX-7? The current offerings are pretty thin and my attempts at adapting legacy lenses haven't been amusing.

Yes! There is a standard power zoom being released with the NEX6, and a 35/1.8 as well. I think Zeiss is also releasing 3 prime lenses next year for the NEX (and Fuji X).
 
I have enjoyed my 5N, only have a kit zoom, which is fine at f9. Touchscreen focus is very good. It forced me to learn the importance of white balance correction and its dynamic range gave me great pleasure: I can pull out shadows from nowhere and pull back highlights almost anywhere. People need to be patient, wait another, realistically say, 6 months to get the 35mm f1.8 and another 15 for the Zeiss primes. By that time Sony will have released another 2 bodies in the series. I am not people and so not that patient. I will be at Shiguma DP2M or a D600 by the time those lenses come around.
 
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