I made the assumption but I don't think it's too much of an assumption because unless Kbosel is gay she is a female because she wrote this.

"The canon video recorder thingy I've got isn't high end... and honestly- even if the Minolta and Kiron lenses were to fit on it- I would be afraid they would be too heavy on the camera.... It's just a starter thing we got about 4-5 years ago. My husband thought about starting a youtube channel and didn't want to spend a lot of money at the time on a camera. It does the job. It isn't a potato camera. But it also isn't high end. It's a good starter."

Hello Kbose: If you were my daughter (or granddaughter) and you told me you wanted to take hair pictures in your salon, I would ask if you had simply tried to use your cell phone to do that. The same with pictures of your dog. By doing this, you would avoid a lot of technical issues and you would not have to have a bunch of photographic equipment at the ready! Today's cell phones really do take some pretty decent pics. One thing I would remember in using a cell phone, would be to stand back at least six feet from your subject and zoom in with your fingers. That way you would be able to avoid unflattering distortions such as really big noses (a concept I am still trying to teach my daughter-in-law--mostly without success).

I admire your determination to use your papaw's equipment. I would go to your local camera store and ask them for help. Consider as well whether you want to continue down the path of film photography as that can get a little pricey. I know this may not have been as responsive to your original question, but as I read between the lines what you are trying to accomplish, I would ask that you at least consider what I have suggested as an alternative. Best of luck. Richard (nervous2)

First- I am new to photography. About 3-4 years ago I bought an Olympus OM-D E-M10III. That is when I found this website.

I use this camera to take photos of hair (I'm a hair stylist) & salon related things and sometimes photos of my dog. But that is it. I'm not a pro by any means. I still don't understand all the things on my camera... I turn things and press things until the hair through my camera looks like the hair through my eyes.

I tell you all that so that you understand that I am a dumbass when it comes to this stuff.

My mother has given me her dad's (my papaw's) Minolta XG-1 camera.
She believes the lenses are interchangeable.

The Minolta has a MD135 F2 lens and a Kiron 28-105f/3.2-4.3 lens.

I tried, not very hard bc I don't want to break anything, to put the Kiron lens on my Olympus. The Kiron manual does say it is compatible with the Olympus but, I mean... there's 35-40 year difference between my camera and my papaw's.

So, my very uneducated questions are as follows: (and yes, I could google this, but I don't know what is good and trustworthy info and what isn't; that's why I'm here asking yous)

1) Can I use the Minolta & Kiron lenses on my Olympus? Is there an attachment for it?

2) The very little that I have read about the Minolta camera and lenses, it seems like people are still using this camera or at least the lenses.... Is the photography world still using film camera? Like I said, I am a dumbass in this world. I barely dabble in this world.

3) Can I use the Minolta? Where do I buy the film? How do I do the film development?
Is there a way to not use film? (I am going to assume the answer is "No" to this question, but I'm asking anyways)

4) I also have a Canon Video recorder---- is there a way to attach the Minolta & Kiron lenses to it? I have not tried this... I just thought about it.

Thank you for helping me.
I hope you got a little giggle out of my uneducated photo related questions.

Since the question is "amatuer-professional", photo contests are cogent. In much of routine professional work and likewise in contests, the competent execution of estabished cliches is the essence of success.

For contests, that is easy enough to see. Much of professional photography needs to deliver quickly digestable packets of communication. That spells "cliches". Its a stock in trade. (See attached below.)

So there is a major parallel between contests and paid work, even though contests are very easily disparaged while paid work is generally viewed with greater respect. IOW, theres a lot less difference than is usually acknowledged.