Q? - 3rd Party Lenses (meter coupling)

[Hibbs]

Had a question regarding 3rd party lenses from 70s and 80s.

In general, is it safe to say that using (for example) a Tokina lens on a Minolta body will NOT require stop down metering?

Am I correct in assuming that a lens designed for a specific camera will have the necessary linkage for meter coupling?…same as the native Minolta lens.

Thanks

 

[santino]

You are correct. There are exceptions when mounts got „updated“ with additional cams for more features like auto exposure (eg the Contax/Yashica mount with the MM version). Usually the newer lenses are backwards compatible. So there is just a rule of thumb, no general answear to your question.