Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

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

Sony NEX Reverse Lens Adapter Screwed on Filter Ring Here's a very inexpensive way to get great Macro shots on you Sony NEX. E-mount reverse lens adapters are now available. The adapter allows us to use any lens reversed by using the lens filter thread. Make sure to use a lens with a manual aperture ring to conrtol depth of field. They come in 49mm, 52mm, 58mm filter ring sizes. They are available on eBay . Sony NEX with µ4/3 Lens Adapted in Reverse for Macro Here are some real world shots from Hot using the reverse lens adapter on the NEX-5.

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.

G.K. mounted the ultra fast Minolta Rokkor MC 58mm f/1.2 on the Sony NEX-5 and here are some of the results. The resulting 87mm equivalent focal lenght and the very shallow depth of field makes the Rokkor 58/1.2 a perfect portrait lens. See G.K.'s NEX-5 with Minolta Rokkor 58mm f/1.2 gallery .

So how do you achieve the selective focus as seen in the video above? It is done with by tilting the lens so that it is not parallel to the image sensor, aka the Scheimpflug principle . Kipon released 4 tilt adapters for the Sony NEX cameras. Contax / Yashica, Leica R, M42, and Nikon F manual focus lenses can be adapted and tilted on the Sony NEX. They are available on eBay and Amazon . Sony NEX to Contax / Yashica Lens Tilt Adapter Sony NEX to Nikon F Lens Tilt Adapter Sony NEX to M42 Lens Tilt Adapter Sony NEX to Leica R Lens Tilt Adapter

Just checked the Novoflex website and the Sony NEX E-mount adapters are now available for ordering. A new lens mount they adapted to the Sony NEX E-mount is the Pentax 6x7 lens system. The following adapters are available for the E-mount: Canon (NEX/CAN) Contax / Yashica (NEX/CONT) Leica M (NEX/LEM) Leica R (NEX/LER) M42 (NEX/CO) Sony Alpha / Minolta AF (NEX/MIN-AF)* Minolta MD (NEX/MIN-MD) Nikon (NEX/NIK)* Olympus OM (NEX/OM) Pentax 6x7 (NEXA + PENTRING 67) Pentax K (NEX/PENT)* T2 (NEX/T2) *The models NEX/NIK, NEX/MIN-AF, and NEX/PENT (for Nikon, Sony Alpha / Minolta AF and Pentax K lenses) are equipped with an integrated aperture control ring and can also be used with lenses that do not come with manual aperture control ring anymore. Go to the Novoflex Website for more information. They do not show delivery information as of yet though. Some Pentax 6x7 lenses: Image from AntiqueCameras.net

Here are 2 videos by dai3smile using the Zeiss ZM Biogon 35mm f/2.0 on the Sony NEX-5 via a Leica M lens adapter.

Jacek paired the Sony NEX-5 and the Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f/2.8 via a Kipon E-mount to M42 lens adapter and here are his results. He stated that "the threaded plate is upside down which means that lens scale numbers are facing down." He has informed Kipon about this issue. The problem is easily rectified with a screwdriver. Click here to see the rest of the Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm Tessar Photos from Jacek.

Byron aka sixty9 saw the NEX-5 and Summarit-M combination and said: I like my combination better: the Leica 35/1.4 on the nex5. It's smaller and it's f1.4! Well here is his combination. He paired the Sony NEX-5 with a Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M Pre-ASPH via Sony NEX E-mount to Leica M Lens adapter. Here are some sample photos with this combination. Peekaboo! The Modern 35mm Summilux-M ASPH Thanks Byron aka sixty9 . We need more photos!