This is a variation off of what Canon does where a Rebel will be called one thing in the US and a totally other name in other parts of the world. What’s more, Sony chose to call all of their cameras the same exact thing in the same way that Nikon does. But in the long run, they’re all simply just Sony’s cameras.
Confusing? In the short term yes because a consumer couldn’t tell if a camera was A mount or E mount. Later on, Sony nixxed the NEX name and put everything simply under the Alpha lineup. Of course, Sony would continue to use the A series moniker until they decided to come out with the NEX lineup. In fact, years ago they had a camera called the Minola Maxxmum 7–which was also called the Minolta A7. The logo’s nuances have changed a bit over time to become more and more refined, but both the mount and the logo still stay the same. The Alpha Logo and Lineupīack in the day, Minolta had a lineup of lenses and cameras that were under what they call the Alpha mount. And so companies surely do evolve but also do keep parts of who they truly are alive and well. What this does is effectively eliminate the ability to control the aperture on a film camera but still allows for it to be done on digital bodies. Similarly, Nikon has started moving to the E format lenses though still using the Nikon F mount. Where Canon used to use Eye Focus detection systems, they now has a much more advanced Dual Pixel AF system. The EOS lineup has been established for many years now and their cameras have also evolved considerably. At one point, Canon had an absolutely fantastic lineup of FD lenses but then abandoned it to move forward with the EOS lineup. So let’s explore what’s still in their system.īefore I get deeper into this article though, I’d like to also point out how camera systems have evolved based on their heritage. However, Sony has worked to keep the Minolta heritage alive–and it has also evolved as time has gone on.
Speak to certain circles of photographers (IE the very old school ones) and they’ll only prefer the likes of Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Fujifilm–you know, companies that weren’t really known for electronics before getting into the photo industry. Since then, they’ve made it evolve over time. Years ago they bought the Minolta camera business and therefore the Alpha lineup of lenses and cameras. Sony is a company that in some ways, came out of the blue when it comes to photography.
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