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Sigma Compatibility
with the Minolta Maxxum 7

Minolta's latest camera body is the Maxxum 7. This latest offering in a distinguished lineup offers a number of technological innovations. For details I refer you to Minolta's website. As usual, Minolta offers complete compatibility within its existing lineup of autofocus lenses. Sigma lenses have not been as fortunate. The reason is quite simple: while Tokina and Tamron license the ROM chip for their lenses from Minolta, guarenteeing compatibility, Sigma prefers to reverse engineer it and keep costs down.

Disclaimer: This list is based on information that I have gathered from various sources on the web, including the Yahoogroups Minolta list. Compatibility and non-compatibility has not been tested by myself. No warranty is made as to the accuracy of this information. Please e-mail me with updates and corrections.

Sigma Lenses Reported to Have Problems on the Maxxum 7

Consumer Zooms	Pro Zooms
24-70/3.5-5.6 UC	28-70/2.8 EX Aspherical
70-210/4-5.6 UC-II APO Macro SUPER	28-70/2.8-4 UC APO
70-300/4-5.6	28-70/2.8
70-300/4-5.6 APO Macro	70-200/2.8 EX
70-300/4-5.6 DL Macro	70-210/2.8 APO
70-300/4-5.6 DL Macro Super
100-300/4.5-6.7 DL APO	Prime Lenses
135-400/4.5-5.6 Aspherical RF APO*	300/2.8 APO
170-500/5-6.3 Aspherical RF APO Tele* Macro	300/4 APO
* Lenses of this type with serial numbers starting with "1" have problems	500/4.5

Sigma Lenses Reported To Work on the Maxxum 7

Zooms	Prime Lenses
17-35/2.8-4 EX Aspherical Mini Zoom Macro	8/4 EX Circular Fisheye
18-35/3.5-4.5 Aspherical IC	14/2.8 EX Aspherical
28-80/3.5-5.6 Mini Zoom Macro	14/3.5
28-80/3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF Mini Zoom Macro	15/2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye
28-80/3.5-5.6 II Aspherical	18/3.5
28-105/2.8-4 Aspherical	24/2.8
28-105/4-5.6 UC	28/1.8 II Aspherical Macro
28-105/4-5.6 UC-II	50/2.8 Macro
28-105/3.8-5.6 UC-II Aspherical IF	50/2.8 EX Macro
28-135/3.8-5.6 Aspherical IF Macro	90/2.8 Macro
28-200/3.8-5.6	105/2.8 EX APO Macro
28-200/3.8-5.6 UC	180/2.8 APO Macro
28-200/3.5-5.6 DL Aspherical Hyperzoom Macro	180/3.5 EX IF APO
28-300/3.5-6.3 DL Aspherical IF Hyperzoom APO	180/5.6 APO Macro UC
50-500/4-6.3 EX RF APO	300/2.8 EX APO Tele Macro
35-400/4.5-5.6 Aspherical RF APO	400/5.6 APO
170-500/5-6.3 Aspherical RF APO	500/4.5 EX APO
	600/8 Mirror
	800/5.6
	800/5.6 EX
	Tele Converter 1.4x EX APO
	Tele Converter 2x EX