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<blockquote data-quote="SignumBlues" data-source="post: 437533" data-attributes="member: 38409">I have recently inherited a lot of old film DSLR and SLR cameras, and among which was several older lenses. These being: 1. Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4 lens2. Minolta AF 50mm F1.7 lens3. Soligor 75-205mm lensAfter doing research online I have found several adapters, for the Minolta I assume it is something like this (although wonder if anyone could be a bit more specific and confirm it will fit a D3300?): <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fotodiox-Adapter-Sony-A-mount-Minolta/dp/B008BBI4FI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1428441778&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=minolta+af+to+nikon" target="_blank">Fotodiox Pro Lens Mount Adapter, Sony Alpha A-mount: Amazon.co.uk: Camera &amp; Photo</a>The opinions online seem mixed however, some say it simply wont work and others that with the adapter and of course bearing in mind they can only be manually focused it should work. I just wondered if anyone could perhaps point me in the right direction of some adapters for these lenses, I know they wont ever provide the best results but for starting out they would a great help until I can start to grow my own Nikon lens collection.Many thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SignumBlues, post: 437533, member: 38409"] I have recently inherited a lot of old film DSLR and SLR cameras, and among which was several older lenses. These being: 1. Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4 lens 2. Minolta AF 50mm F1.7 lens 3. Soligor 75-205mm lens After doing research online I have found several adapters, for the Minolta I assume it is something like this (although wonder if anyone could be a bit more specific and confirm it will fit a D3300?): [url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fotodiox-Adapter-Sony-A-mount-Minolta/dp/B008BBI4FI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1428441778&sr=8-3&keywords=minolta+af+to+nikon]Fotodiox Pro Lens Mount Adapter, Sony Alpha A-mount: Amazon.co.uk: Camera & Photo[/url] The opinions online seem mixed however, some say it simply wont work and others that with the adapter and of course bearing in mind they can only be manually focused it should work. I just wondered if anyone could perhaps point me in the right direction of some adapters for these lenses, I know they wont ever provide the best results but for starting out they would a great help until I can start to grow my own Nikon lens collection. Many thanks! [/QUOTE]

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