Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

wyan posted some photos from his Sony NEX-5 and the Zeiss ZM 35mm Biogon f/2 lens . The lens has a Leica M mount and an E-mount adapter was used to attach it to the NEX. Excellend subject matter. The other day we posted a couple of videos from this combination . Full Size JPG Full Size JPG Full Size JPG

Here is a step by step tutorial on how to import photos from the Sony NEX-5 camera to the iPad with the use of the Camera Connection Kit . Turn on Sony NEX Camera. Press Menu button > Setup > USB Connection > Mass Storage Turn off NEX Camera. Connect iPad USB reader from Camera Connection Kit to USB cable from NEX-5. Connect USB reader to iPad. Make sure the iPad is not in sleep mode. Turn on NEX Camera. The iPad will start displaying photos from NEX-5 memory card. We had Date folders in the NEX-5 but the iPad displayed all the photos at once. Select the photos to be imported by clicking on each one, or select none if you will import all the photos. Click the Import button and choose whether to Import only the Selected Photos or All of the photos. The iPad will start importing the photos, wait until all the blue checks turn green. RAW files can be imported, but due to their size, take longer to import than JPGs. Choose whether to Keep or Delete the imported photos from the N

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.

The current king of pocket point and shoots, the Canon Powershot S90 , goes up against the new contender, the Sony NEX-5 in this size comparison. Let's not mention the depth but the length and width of the two cameras are very close. This is due to the 3" screen that both cameras have. The NEX-5 edges the S90 in pixel resolution, 920k vs 461k.

So what happens if you bought the single lens kit and you want to use a Sony NEX E-mount to Leica Lens adapter. Your new E-mount lens will now have to go in the box with it's rear exposed, since the Sony NEX kits don't come with rear lens caps. rjadapter has the answer on eBay. They are now selling the Sony NEX E-mount rear lens caps on eBay . Hopefully the E-mount Body Cap will come next. Update: Amazon has Sony NEX body caps and rear lens caps .

One of the complaints about the Sony NEX camera is the short battery life. Sony rates the Sony NEX-5 with the NP-FW50 battery to last 330 shots (CIPA Standard). We are guessing that most NEX users are not shooting just still images. How can one resist HD videos and the Sweep Panorama, both of which are definite battery hogs. If you are one who feels the need for backup power, eBay has the answer. Replacement NP-FW50 Batteries are now on eBay . They share the same capacity as the OEM Sony NP-FW50 Battery but not much else. Beware that using third party batteries can damage the Sony NEX camera and can void the warranty.