Modifying Sigma 400mm in Contax/Yashica AF mount to Sony Minolta A-mount - anyone ever tried a mount change?
May 4, 2018 12:11:37 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
So I've picked up a Sigma 400 Yashica AF mount (very nice) and have same lens with MA mount (bad inner glass-affects shots).....I want to attempt the mount swap to save my MA 400 (have tech exp and am not afraid) - anyone have exp. with such an endeavor?
Thanks,
mikey
Thanks,
mikey
May 4, 2018 12:20:45 #
Thete is a LOT more to consider than just a mount change. Aperture control, AF function control, focus registration distance, even direction of focus ring rotation. Mount changes are not simple and even just ONE manufacturer offers such a service and that is Sigma, but its ONLY available on their "Global Vision" series of lenses.
May 4, 2018 13:39:26 #
olemikey wrote:
So I've picked up a Sigma 400 Yashica AF mount (very nice) and have same lens with MA mount (bad inner glass-affects shots).....I want to attempt the mount swap to save my MA 400 (have tech exp and am not afraid) - anyone have exp. with such an endeavor?
Thanks,
mikey
Thanks,
mikey
Knock yourself out ! - did not know Yashica EVER had an AF mount ?? - and I have been around a LONG time. I cannot see how it could possibly work
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May 4, 2018 14:02:28 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Well, if it looks that bad I'll just sell it with my still functional Yashica 2000 FX3 Super......would make a nice little 35mm combo.
May 4, 2018 14:18:37 #
imagemeister wrote:
Knock yourself out ! - did not know Yashica EVER had an AF mount ?? - and I have been around a LONG time. I cannot see how it could possibly work
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There were several, the best of which were the Contax N series and it was not compatible with the older C/Y mount.
May 4, 2018 14:20:05 #
olemikey wrote:
Well, if it looks that bad I'll just sell it with my still functional Yashica 2000 FX3 Super......would make a nice little 35mm combo.
The FX-3 was a manual focus body which came out way back in 1979. It was manufactured by Cosina.
May 4, 2018 16:01:41 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
The Yashica 230 AF is an autofocus 35mm SLR introduced 1987 by Kyocera in Japan.
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