Help with older lenses: I was recently given three older lenses which have a smaller mount than my Canon EOS. From what I have researched one is a Sears lens and one is a Kmart Focal...

Victoria Allen Loc: Iowa USA

I was recently given three older lenses which have a smaller mount than my Canon EOS. From what I have researched one is a Sears lens and one is a Kmart Focal lens. The Focal lens says Minolta mount on the box. I was told they all came off the same camera. What size adapter should I get? I have seen one on Ebay that was Minolta to Canon. I need some advice please. I'd really like to see what these lens do. The Sears lens is a beast!

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Victoria Allen wrote:

I was recently given three older lenses which have a smaller mount than my Canon EOS. From what I have researched one is a Sears lens and one is a Kmart Focal lens. The Focal lens says Minolta mount on the box. I was told they all came off the same camera. What size adapter should I get? I have seen one on Ebay that was Minolta to Canon. I need some advice please. I'd really like to see what these lens do. The Sears lens is a beast!

Minolta do not adapt to the Canon EF mount sadly without adding an extra optical element.
But that said look at B&H Photo and see what they have, here is one example: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1449693-REG/fotodiox_md_eos_pro_fc10_pro_lens_mount_adapter.html

mrpentaxk5ii

Chances are that you might not find an adapter for these lens, if you do more than likely they will have to be used on full manual, you may be better off looking in the used market for cheap glass if that is what you are looking for, make sure they mate up to your Canon mount or else you may damage your camera.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

mrpentaxk5ii wrote:

Chances are that you might not find an adapter for these lens, if you do more than likely they will have to be used on full manual, you may be better off looking in the used market for cheap glass if that is what you are looking for, make sure they mate up to your Canon mount or else you may damage your camera.

PS, Look at my post just before yours, there are many adapters.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Don't waste your time trying to adapt to an EOS EF mount. You'll be much happier with a cheap, all-metal, no-glass adapter to a mirrorless body. You'll need to determine the mount of the lens and the target camera, but if you have the camera body already, the adapter could be $20 or less.

smussler Loc: Land O Lakes, FL - Formerly Miller Place, NY

Check this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minolta_mount

Shows the various Minolta mounts. I used Minolta back in the film days.
Auto Focus A-Mount Minolta lenses supposedly work with older Sony A-Mount DSLRs - all out of production (I believe)
Many of my Minolta lenses are MC/MD manual focus lenses.
Beside Focusing issues, Aperture probably has to be set manually. Modern lens set aperture electronically - with older lens it was a mechanical operation.
Two of my Minolta cameras are auto nothing. Had light meters built in, split image manual focusing.
Too much for me to deal with. My Minolta lenses remain in a box, and I've purchased mostly OEM lenses for my new Nikon DSLR.
I actually did buy an adapter, but haven't tried it, as my OEM lenses more than cover the focal lengths of my old Minoltas.
When I bought my Nikon, the dealer had no interest in my Minoltas - 2 or 3 Cameras & probably 5 or 6 lenses.
I guess the adapter was just a waste of money for me.

This is of little help - I know, But I'd just forget about them. My 2¢

Victoria Allen Loc: Iowa USA

Thank you all for your response. I appreciate it. Ive decided to try an adapter. If it doesn't work, I'll sell it.

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

Architect1776 wrote:

PS, Look at my post just before yours, there are many adapters.

Adding a glass element (which is a single element) creates a very noticeable loss of sharpness and adds quite a lot of CA. Definitely not recommendable.

ELNikkor

Do not get an adapter with any glass in it. Also, I had Sears and K-mart lenses back then, and even on film, they rendered images that were not sharp and with inferior color. I would not waste time on them.

BebuLamar

I am sorry but old Sears and K-mart brands lenses in Minolta SR mount are fine to get rid off.

LXK0930 Loc: Souh Jersey

I was a starving Minolta owner many decades ago, and I had several Focal (Kmart) and Sears lenses.

While they did work ok, the IQ was pretty mediocre. Newer lenses are far superior.

I would not spend much money trying to adapt these lenses.

BebuLamar

BebuLamar wrote:

I am sorry but old Sears and K-mart brands lenses in Minolta SR mount are fine to get rid off.

But then since now Sears and Walmart joined together only to disappear from the market. Perhaps just keep them somewhere. But surely don't try to use them unless you have a Minolta in SR mount (MC and MD are in SR mount) camera body.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Victoria, neither of those lenses are really worth the time you'll spend trying to find adapters. Neither of them will come near the quality your camera deserves.
--Bob

Victoria Allen wrote:

I was recently given three older lenses which have a smaller mount than my Canon EOS. From what I have researched one is a Sears lens and one is a Kmart Focal lens. The Focal lens says Minolta mount on the box. I was told they all came off the same camera. What size adapter should I get? I have seen one on Ebay that was Minolta to Canon. I need some advice please. I'd really like to see what these lens do. The Sears lens is a beast!

nadelewitz Loc: Ithaca NY

CHG_CANON wrote:

Don't waste your time trying to adapt to an EOS EF mount. You'll be much happier with a cheap, all-metal, no-glass adapter to a mirrorless body. You'll need to determine the mount of the lens and the target camera, but if you have the camera body already, the adapter could be $20 or less.

?? The answer to adapting her lenses to her EOS EF mount is to buy a mirrorless camera?

It must be nice to have unlimited money.

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

Victoria Allen wrote:

I was recently given three older lenses which have a smaller mount than my Canon EOS. From what I have researched one is a Sears lens and one is a Kmart Focal lens. The Focal lens says Minolta mount on the box. I was told they all came off the same camera. What size adapter should I get? I have seen one on Ebay that was Minolta to Canon. I need some advice please. I'd really like to see what these lens do. The Sears lens is a beast!

This shot is from a Nikon D7000 with an adapter that has a glass element in it. The Lens was a 58mm F/1.4 older Rokkor PF. The adapter was $30..ish.
~ For having fun..I think it works fine!!

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