Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

Sony 28-135mm f/4 G FE Cine Zoom Lens Here is the prototype of the upcoming Sony 28-135mm f/4 G lens. It is designed for cinematography with a power zoom built into the lens. It is shown with the new 4K capable Sony A7s. See more information in the video below.

Sony A7S Overview Michael Bubolo of Sony North America solves the E-mount mystery. E stands for eighteen. Watch the rest of the footage to learn more about the Sony A7S.

Sony A7r Weather Sealing Test with 28-70mm FE Kit Lens Kai Wong of DigitalRev Plays with the Sony A7 Cameras The new Sony A7 and A7r cameras are featured on Digital Rev with Kai Wong. The A7's 28-70mm FE Kit lens was used on the A7r and produced "stellar" shots. The A7 and A7r's focus systems were compared. The water resitance was also tested using the A7r and the 28-70mm kit lens. A Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH was used to show how adaptable the E-mount is. The focus peaking display was nicely featured. In conclusion, Kai was impressed with both cameras, "Sony has created a product of desire." Sony A7r Focus Peaking with Leica Noctilux Sony A7r Rear LCD Water Resistance Sony A7 Kit

The 50mm Lens Candidates geesbert puts the new Sony A7r up against a multitude of 50mm lenses. The list of thirteen (13) 50mm lenses used on the Sony A7r is as follows: Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 Canon 45mm f/2.8 Tilt/Shift Leica 50mm f/2.8 Elmar M Leica 50mm f/3.5 Elmar Screwmount Leica 50mm f/2 Summicron M Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux M Olympus OM 28-48mm f/4 Olympus OM 50mm f/1.4 Olympus OM 50mm f/2 Macro Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.4 Minolta Rokkor 58mm f/1.2 Minolta 40mm f/2 Rokkor-M Sony 50mm f/1.8 E-mount geesbert has a great setup which shows the lens being tested. He took shots from wide open up to f/5.6 aperture. Sony Alpha 7r vs 50mm Lenses Thanks geesbert !

Save 20% on Zeiss Touit Lenses Zeiss is starting the holidays early. They are providing a 20% discount on their excellent Touit lenses for the NEX system. They are also compatible with the Sony A7 and A7r via the APS-C mode. The Touit lenses are fully compatible, auto-aperture and autofocus, with the NEX and A7 cameras. Click here to get your 20% discount on the Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon and the 32mm f/1.8 Planar for your E-mount system.

Sony A7r with a Voigtlander 12mm Lens and Viewfinder It was a very crowded Sony booth at PhotoPlus. The great thing was the Sony representatives were very accommodating to anyone who wanted to play with the new Sony A7 and A7r. We had our bag of lenses and was able to mount them all on the A7 and A7r - check out the 12mm viewfinder on the A7r above. The lenses include the following: Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6 Leica Thread Mount on a helicoid adapter. Voigtlander 35mm f/1.7 Ultron LTM. Minolta 24mm f/2.8 Rokkor MD. Contax G 28mm f/2.8 Biogon. Contax Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Planar with the Metabones Speedbooster and the standard C/Y adapter. Zeiss 12mm f/2.8 Touit Distagon. The cameras were pre-production and the use of memory cards to record the images was prohibited. We wanted to see if I could see immediate problems on the rear tilting lcd but none were glaring.  The only noticeable issue was color shift with the Contax G 28mm Biogon.  We're hoping that this can be remedied with

Jpeg from Sony A7r , 100% Crop Gustav had a chance to play with the Sony A7r , 35mm Sonnar, and the LA-EA4 lens adapter. He posted some samples which are straight out of the camera's jpeg engine with +1 contrast and +1 sharpness via the camera menu. From Gustav: i have dicided to keep the camera , and not give it back to sony i`m not theoretical technical , but this camera feels superb ,build is very good , i like the sound of the shutter (its not softly)the menu is also easy , and almost the same as alpha-menu Samples by Gustav on Dyxum using the Sony A7r and the Zeiss 35mm Sonnar lens, LA-EA4 lens adapter, and the new Sony 70-200mm SSM G lens.

Some glamour shots of the new Sony A7r with a Contax G 28mm f/2.8 Biogon lens from xitek.com forum contributors dabpes, robsiqi, and 四核八线程. The Carl Zeiss Contax G lenses are mounted using an E-mount lens adapter. Pre-order your Sony Alpha A7r here.

Sony NEX-5N with a Hasselblad 50mm Distagon via RhinoCam Photo by PCMag" The RhinoCam allows us to use NEX E-mount cameras with medium format lenses. The RhinoCam has lens adapters for Pentax 645, Mamiya 645, or Hasselblad V lenses. The NEX is mounted on a shift mount while the lens is fixed. The NEX is then shifted to cover the image circle projected by the medium format lens. Each image is then stitched by an imaging software. Here's an in-depth video walk through of the RhinoCam. Vizelex RhinoCam Quick Start Guide Check out PCMag's review of the RhinoCam . Click here for more information on the Vizelex RhinoCam at Fotodiox.com.

Figure 1. Rear Button aka AF/MF Button Controls Autofocus. Here's a way to autofocus using the rear AF/MF button instead of the shutter button. You can then separate focus from locking exposure with the shutter button half press. This will also prevent the lens from prefocusing when in AF or DMF mode. Setting up the NEX-7 to use AF/MF Rear Button Focus. Set the camera to Manual Focus, Figure 2. Set the AF/MF Control to HOLD, Figure 3. Set the AF/MF Button to AF/MF Control, Figure 1. Set the Function Button to Focus Settings, Figure 4. This will let us control the focus point via Flexible Spot. You can also use Center focus point then Recompose. The camera must be in MF or DMF mode, Figure 2., to use Focus Settings. Figure 2. Set the camera to MANUAL FOCUS. Figure 3. Set the AF/MF Control to HOLD. Figure 4. Set Function Button to Focus Settings. Here is the Sony NEX-7 Manual for download for more info.

Delano Hotel South Beach Here are some shots from the Zeiss Touit 12mm Distagon from Miami. It was a quick trip and the weather did not cooperate. The 12mm Touit is a nice match for the NEX-7 due to its lightweight design yet being so well built. The lens was glued to the NEX-7 for most of the trip. The 18mm FOV will take more practice since it's such a wide perspective. Car Inside Trump Sunny Isles La Sandwicherie South Beach Mac's Club Deuce Airport Code: EWR

The plan: spend the 5 hr layover in Istanbul Ataturk Airport to visit the Asian side of Istanbul by ferry. The plan was devised by my friend and I with no planning. Our other companions stayed behind and wished us luck since we needed it. First one needs a $20 visa to enter Turkey, this took 15 minutes. Next was the passport check line, this took 25 minutes - we have 4 hrs and 20 mins left before our plane left to our final destination. The easiest way to get into Istanbul is by the Metro. We had to take the Subway then the tram to the ferry. Luckily we had no map and were depending on strangers to get us to our destination. We arrived at the ferry one hour later with no complications except for the slow and jam packed tram - 3 hrs and 20 mins to go. And the problems began. We were told that the ferry was free - it was not. We had to scramble to get tokens - where did the Turkish Liras go? We were rushing to catch the next ferry, and did not confirm its destination. We

Manufacturing of Zeiss Touit Lenses for NEX Cameras One Hundred Pieces Hand Assembled Carl Zeiss shows the time and care invested into each Zeiss Touit lens for your NEX Camera.

Zeiss 12mm f/2.8 Touit with the Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6 Here's what we learned from the Zeiss Touit Lens press event yesterday. Zeiss sees the Compact System Camera on an upward trend while the DSLR market peaking. More Touit lenses will be announced within 12-24 months. The 50mm f/2.8 macro will be announced this fall. The lenses are much lighter than they appear. The focus ring is well damped. The lenses are designed to work with the latest NEX firmware. The 12mm Distagon and the 32mm Planar will be available early June. The 12mm and 32mm MTF charts are posted below. Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Lens MTF Chart Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Lens MTF Chart Thank you Richard, Nicole, and Tobias! Pre-order your Touit Lenses at Unique Photo .

Compact Lens for a Compact NEX System Dr. Michael Pollmann Carl Zeiss Program Manager discusses the Touit Lens Line. Here is Dr. Pollmann of Carl Zeiss discussing the Touit lens concept. The Touit autofocus lenses are designed for NEX cameras as was the Zeiss 24mm Sonnar . With the introduction of the Touit line, NEX owners have access to Zeiss' legendary lens designs, Distagon, Planar, and Sonnar. The first Touit lenses will be available around June. Inner Workings of a Zeiss Touit Lens Pre-order the Zeiss Touit lenses from Unique Photo.

Carl Zeiss Touit 32mm Planar Touit, pronounced "do it," is the new name of Carl Zeiss autofocus lenses for NEX cameras. There will initially be three Touit lenses, 12mm, 32mm, and 50mm. They are expected to be available by the summer. From the Carl Zeiss camera lens blog : Touit is pronounced like the English “do it.” Touit stands for good visibility, agility, mobility and diversity, qualities which also aptly describe the new ZEISS lenses for mirrorless camera systems. The name Touit comes from the band-tailed parrots. This bird is very small and agile, and its plumage is deep green. The Touit parrots live in Latin America and the Caribbean in a wide range of different habitats, from damp-tropical island regions to lowland rainforests to thorn-bush savannas and even high in the Andes Mountains at altitudes of up to over 20,000 feet. Please check our previous post for details on the three Touit lenses from Carl Zeiss. Carl Zeiss Touit 32mm Planar mounted on Sony NE

Sony NEX-3N Review by Engadget Let's see what Engadget has to say about the handsome and compact Sony NEX-3N .