The minolta AF mount can fit Sony, Sigma, Tamron, Tonika, Carl Zeiss, Konika-Minolta lenses. Minolta and Sony are the most compatible for lenses - it depends on the type of lense you are looking for macros, zoom, fixed. There is atleast 94 seperate lenses that are compatible however.
Yes. The Minolta Maxxum 7000 uses the Minolta AF mount; lenses for the camera should fit any Minolta auto-focus SLR ever made, as well as Sony's α digital SLRs (A100, A700, A200, and friends). These comments only apply to genuine Minolta lenses; non-Minolta lenses for this camera (such as some Sigma lenses) may have issues working on later cameras, such as the DSLRs mentioned above.
No, they do not. The Minolta XD-7, up to the X-700 takes the Minolta MD-type lenses. There are no digital slr cameras that will take an MD-mount lens. Only a camera hacker would be able to make an adapter out of spare parts in order to fit a specific dslr, and even then, the labor costs alone would be tremendous.
You would have to use a Minolta SLR digital camera with a Minolta lens. However, don't automatically assume an old Minolta lens will work on a digital camera. You need to determine whether the digital camera accepts interchangeable lenses and whether it accepts the specific Minolta SLR lens and mount you have. There is no real generic answer to this question.
It depends on the brand of camera and the type of lens. Most Nikon film SLR lenses will work (in manual mode) on their digital SLR cameras. Many Canon lenses will work on new Canon SLR cameras, but you have to check compatability between the camera model and the type of lens. Sony purhcased the Minolta digital camera division, so all Sony Alpha DSLRs will use Minolta lenses.
Minolta No, Minolta were the first to market an autofocus SLR (the 7000) that actually worked. The first AF SLR was the Pentax ME-F, but there were compacts before that.
Generally, no. Each manufacturer has proprietary mounts for their lenses and, for example, Nikon lenses will not fit a Canon and so on. There are aftermarket lenses made to fit various cameras, but you need to specify the make and even sometimes the model of the camera in order to get a mount that fits.
Not all of sigmas lenses are made with a 4/3 mount - but some are - http://www.4-3system.com/modules/lenses/
No as long as they have the correct mount.
yes
The Minolta Maxxum 5000i 35mm SLR camera memory card is a flat card that comes in a variety of GB sizes. This type of memory card is sold at many places that sell cameras and other electronic devices.
Yes, the Minolta Maxxum 7000 lens will work with a digital Minolta camera. Any digital Minolta SLR with interchangeable lens capabilities will work with a Minolta lens.
One can purchase lenses for SLR cameras through online retailers such as Amazon or eBay. Alternatively, one could purchase SLR camera lenses at a physical store such as Best Buy.