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What is the difference between 8 pin and 5 pin lenses?

Started Feb 24, 2006 | Discussions thread
sybersitizen Forum Pro • Posts: 24,269
Re: What is the difference between 8 pin and 5 pin lenses?
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Mark Shepherd wrote:

... The Minolta has much better clarity which can be seen mainly in the stitching on the black jacket near the velcro patch which was the point of focus. The Tamron has never given me the clarity I've wanted, always just a little out of focus and the colours are always washed out and dull.

Those are optical characteristics unrelated to the electrical contacts.

I'm assuming with my limited knowledge of the electronics that it's to do with the pins.

Absolutely not.

I definitely won't risk a 5 pin lens again.

That's kind of sad because some of the finest A-mount lenses are 5-pin designs.

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