Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

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 .

Here are a few shots from Old Sturbridge Village using our newly acquired Leica 60mm f/2.8 Macro Elmarit-R on the Sony NEX-7. The Leica 60mm Macro is said to have "excellent image quality at close-up range..." and "superb results at greater distances" when stopped down. We used the Macro Elmarit-R wide open all day at f/2.8 and only stopped down to f/5.6 when the depth of field was needed. The NEX-7 was set to Aperture Priority and ISO 100 outdoors or Auto ISO indoors. A basic Leica R to E-mount lens adapter was used. NEX-7 with Leica 60mm at f/2.8 ISO 100 The NEX-7 with the Leica 60mm is a nice match in good light. We had no problem of keeping the shutter speeds up at f/2.8 in snowy New England. NEX-7 with Leica 60mm at f/2.8 ISO 800 to 1600 The Leica 60mm Macro Elmarit-R has a long focus throw and focusing indoors takes some practice with moving subjects. The focus ring is well damped and provided nice feedback for critical focus.