Canon Rebel XT Lens Compatibility ?

Question

Hi, I'm just starting to get into Photography and I found out my dad has an old Minolta Maxxum 9000AF with a plethora of lenses. I want to buy a Canon Digital Rebel XT.

Will the lenses that my dad has work with my new Canon ?

Thanks ^^

Answer 1

Minolta lenses will only work on the Sony A100 digital SLR and Konica-Minolta dSLR cameras. (Minolta merged with Konica, and then Sony took them over. The KM models are pretty old by now.) Even then, I'd not recommend using any manual focus lenses.
The Canon XT and the newer XTi are better cameras than the Sony A100 but Canon can only use their own lenses and third party lenses (by Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, etc.) specifically made for the Canon EF lens mount. I wouldn't muck around with adapter rings.
If using you father's Minolta lenses would save you a small fortune, give the Sony some consideration. Otherwse just get the Canon - it's a great camera.
You can find in-depth reviews for both models at dpreview.com and Steve's Digicams (the exact links are in my profile information).

Answer 2

Look at getting a Sony Alpha dSLR, since it uses Maxxum lenses. You may want to do some searching online to see if the lenses will actually work since I know that Minolta changed the specs on the lenses some time ago. Sony bought their camera base a couple of years ago, and have installed their own technology into the camera. It was voted PopPhoto's "Camera of the Year" in 2006, and isn't a bad camera, seeing as how you have lenses already.

Answer 3

Definitely not on their own. It's possible that a Minolta to Canon EF (you need EF lenses for the XT) adapter exists, but the people on photo.net don't seem to think so.

But even if the adapter exists, you may not be able to focus to infinity and the image quality will probably be degraded. It also probably only works on a case by case basis depending on the lens.