Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

Sony NEX-5 with Leica APO Telyt-R 400mm f/2.8 If you want an easy to handle 600mm equivalent focal length camera setup try the Leica APO Telyt-R 400mm f/2.8 with the Sony NEX-5 since the lens actually has a handle. A lens adapter is used from the Leica-R lens mount to the Sony's E-mount. Also to ensure you can hear the birds in the video try the ECM-SST1 Compact Stereo Microphone for the NEX. Thanks Khun K !

MS Optical Super Triplet Perar photo by jonmanjiro Here is the smallest available lens for the Leica M mount and Luca A. has mounted it on his NEX-5. It is the MS Optical Super Triplet Perar Lens with a 35mm focal length, 52.5mm equivalent on the NEX and a maximum aperture of f/3.5. A Leica M to Sony E-mount adapter was used. Super Triplet Perar Lens Extended on the NEX-5. Super Triplet Perar Lens Collapsed. For reference: Super Triplet Perar on the Leica M8. Here are the key features of the Perar lens: Very high optical quality triplet formula lens. Ultra compact design, weight 75g, collapsible (4.2 height when collapsed). Premium quality Tantalum glass, superior to Trium and Lanthanum glass with best refractive qualities. Refined triplet design with two double thickness positive lenses, superior to Tessar design. Round aperture for smooth and pleasing bokeh (Edmund Optics, Made in USA) Minimum focus distance 0.8m. ALL glass surfaces multicoated, 97% light transmission. Vivid, real

icie sent us an email sharing his images from his recent trip with the Sony NEX-5 and a Leica 28 f/2.8 Elmarit-R via a Kipon tilt adapter, which we posted about previously . Here is a quick review from icie on his experience using the NEX and a manual focus lens. While the lens is not the best ever, most notably due to its chromatic aberration, it is pretty sharp wide open, and also the manual control over the aperture meant I could use the NEX-5’s handheld twilight mode stopped down at aperture values like f/8 (with the electronic lenses, the mode automatically sets it to the widest possible aperture, with no option to change it). Overall, it was quite interesting to shoot a week with manual focus, and of course I missed a lot of shots since I was not used to it. However, it is a truly useful skill to develop, and i did enjoy the tactile control over the lens functions. Here are some of his images: Sony NEX-5 Kipon Tilt Adapter Leica 28mm Elmarit-R You can see larger images at Pixels

Here is another Nokton on the Sony NEX. This time it's the Cosina Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 Nokton (Leica M) mounted on the Sony E-mount. The lens seems almost designed for the NEX with it's compact body (1.12" / 28.5 mm), 35mm focal length (52mm equivalent), and large aperture at 1.4. Here was our post on the CV 50mm f/1.1 Nokton on the NEX. from latteblue from chiif from 808 Thanks latteblue, chiif, and 808!

SeattleSteve posted some sample photos from his NEX-5 with a Cosina Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton. If you want to play in low light and don't have the Leica Noctilux handy, the CV Nokton is the way to go. You will need a Leica M to Sony NEX (E-mount) adapter to use the CV 50mm Nokton on the Sony NEX. Sony NEX-5 with a Nokton vs a Leica M8 with a Summicron 50 here are some photos taken by SeattleSteve with the Nokton 50. Thanks for the photos SeattleSteve!

WSpekner's Sony NEX-3 with a 35mm Summarit-M WSpekner tested out the Leica Summarit-M 35mm f/2.5 on the Sony NEX-3 using a Kipon Leica-M to NEX E-mount adapter. Check out his review and sample photos at motimotion.at .

Here are some sample shots from the NEX-5 with a Zeiss ZM 25mm f/2.8 Biogon, available from Adorama . The shots were taken by D. Lau . Thanks D. Lau !

We wanted to test out what the NEX-5 can do with a fast lens and low light so we got a chance to play with a Cosina Voigtlander 35mm f/1.7 Ultron. The CV 35 Ultron is a Leica screw mount with a Leica M adapter, a Leica M to Sony NEX E-mount adapter is then used. These are all handheld at f/1.7, High ISO NR = weak, long exposure NR = off, and center weighted metering. Here is the discontinued CV 35 Ultron on the NEX-5. The silver on silver looks great, we just need to convince adapter makers to make them in silver as well. The lens has a large focusing ring which is very easy to use. The 52.5mm equivalent focal length makes it an exceptional walk-around lens.