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XKAES ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 24 September 2021 Country: United States Location: Colorado Status: Offline Posts: 162 |
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As I mentioned earlier, apparently some (most?) DT lenses over-ride the APS-C OFF setting -- somehow.
With these lenses, IF you want the sensor to read FULL-FRAME, you would need to make some sort of adjustment to the lens. It might be as simple as covering up the three additional electronic tabs that newer lenses have -- as compared to the earlier, 5-contact, lenses. Of course, that means you lose any other features that use those contacts -- such as ADI flash. Probably a more sensible approach would be to find a similar, earlier, and undoubtedly much less expensive APS-C lens that does not over-ride the camera's APS-C OFF setting. Konica Minolta, and others, made a TON of APS-C lenses for the MAXXUM mount. The trick is finding the one(s) that meet your need(s). |
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neilt3 ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 13 September 2010 Country: United Kingdom Location: Manchester.U.K Status: Offline Posts: 2884 |
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Lenses such as the OP is asking about and all the Sony DT lenses I have are all lenses who's AF drive is in the lens , not the camera body . If you cover up the three contacts you also have a manual focus lens . The information contacts are still uncovered , as the data contact pin is the same regardless of if it's a five or eight pin lens . So it would still crop the image . IIRC with pins covered/damaged on eight pin lenses , the camera sees it as a fault and just comes up error . If you cover up the data pin , you'll have neither AF or aperture control as the camera doesn't even know a lens is attached ! If someone's going to buy another lens for a full frame camera , I'd suggest buying a full frame lens , not a crop lens and trying to get it to work . ![]() Trying to get something you already have to work is fine , but if you going to buy something , buy something that will work on your camera in the first place . Full frame A mount lenses are plentyfull and cheap , and only getting cheaper . Good time to buy . Edited by neilt3 - 08 November 2021 at 15:55 |
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addy landzaat ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 22 April 2006 Country: Netherlands Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Posts: 12965 |
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Minolta APS-C lenses work identical to Sony lenses. Sony bought the Minolta camera division.
One petty thing: Maxxum is a brand name used by Minolta in Northern America. In most parts of the world the brand name was Dynax and in Japan is was Alpha. Sony decided to streamline this and just uses the Japanese brand name worldwide. |
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XKAES ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 24 September 2021 Country: United States Location: Colorado Status: Offline Posts: 162 |
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Back to the original post.
The poster seemed to have gotten the lens to work full-frame with some vignetting using the "lens release button" -- whatever that is -- as evidenced in the two pictures. So I'm not sure if there is a problem. My guess is that the OP wants to turn a APS-C lens into a full-frame lens which is not going to happen no matter what you do. I think I misunderstood the original problem/question. |
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neilt3 ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 13 September 2010 Country: United Kingdom Location: Manchester.U.K Status: Offline Posts: 2884 |
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The " lens release button" is the button you press to release the lens when you want to change lenses . When you press it , apart from retracting the pin that locks the lens in place , it also disconnects the lens electronically . At this point the camera doesn't know a lens is attached , just the same way as if a manual lens is attached . Because of this the camera doesn't go into crop mode , but obviously the camera can no longer control aperture or AF . What some people have said , WHICH I DO NOT RECOMMEND is that once you've focussed the lens , by pressing the button and slightly rotating the lens , as if to take it off , the aperture starts to close . So fine the lens is stopped down a bit , but it is also at risk of falling off ! Which is why I wouldn't recommend this method ! ![]() Edited by neilt3 - 08 November 2021 at 17:56 |
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Idleidolidyll ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 04 August 2010 Country: New Zealand Location: Aotearoa Status: Offline Posts: 811 |
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Some time ago, I bought the Sony APS-C 10-18mm F4 OSS lens to use with my QX-1 body. Obviously I also fitted it to my A7R just to see if it could cover full frame.
To my surprise, it DID cover full frame from about 12-15mm but did also vignette below and above that range. I don't use the QX-1 much now and I sold that lens but I was pleasantly surprised to have a 12-15mm zoom for FF with OSS. Edited by Idleidolidyll - 08 November 2021 at 19:59 |
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XKAES ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 24 September 2021 Country: United States Location: Colorado Status: Offline Posts: 162 |
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So, I assume that this lens is an APS-C lens that does not force the camera into APS-C mode?!?!?!? |
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QuietOC ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 28 February 2015 Country: United States Location: Michigan Status: Offline Posts: 3516 |
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The A900 and A850 are the only Sony full-frame cameras that force an APS-C crop when a DT lens is attached. Other models like the A7R allow them to be used with full-frame capture.
It is not that uncommon for APS-C lenses to more or less cover 135 full-frame format. Some "full-frame" sensors are less full than others too. Edited by QuietOC - 08 November 2021 at 19:20 |
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Idleidolidyll ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 04 August 2010 Country: New Zealand Location: Aotearoa Status: Offline Posts: 811 |
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It would certainly seem so. Yes, it automatically switched to APS-C shooting with my A7R BUT all I had to do was go to settings and select 36MP only for full frame shooting and it stayed that way. If you leave the selection in 'Auto' it will then default back to APS-C |
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neilt3 ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 13 September 2010 Country: United Kingdom Location: Manchester.U.K Status: Offline Posts: 2884 |
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There will be no further firmware updates . Sony's answer was to by an a99 or a99ii full frame camera for that option or rather an E mount full frame camera ! Or buy more lenses !! Sorry ... ![]() |
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amrep ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 02 February 2015 Country: Norway Status: Offline Posts: 294 |
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If someone really wants to use a lens with a DT lens-ID on A900/A850 (and don't mind tinkering), just swap the lens contacts and ROM chip. Get a cheap full frame lens about the similar focal length (Minolta 28mm 2.8) as a donor. But I am not sure I would do this with an Art lens ...
Exif will of course be altered. Edited by amrep - 09 November 2021 at 18:53 |
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neilt3 ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 13 September 2010 Country: United Kingdom Location: Manchester.U.K Status: Offline Posts: 2884 |
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And would end up as only a manual focus lens as you've no longer got the motor in the lens connected up to the camera . You can't just replace five if the eight contacts , as the lens would report itself as the screwdrive lens and the camera would attempt to focus via the in body connection . Except the lens hasn't got a mechanical drive connection . Even if you retained the other three contacts it would make no attempt at driving the focus drive via the HSM , as the lens chip would say it hasn't got one . Plus you end up with a lens that could only be sold parts as it'd never AF again ! Edited by neilt3 - 09 November 2021 at 19:34 |
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