Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

H.P. Moon sent us a link to cool video starring the Sony NEX-5 with the 18-55 OSS lens . The short film was created by Constantine Konovalov. He used the Sony Alpha A230 and the NEX-5 and with great editing came out with a gem in "Moscow - City For Animation." More info about Constantine Konovalov . Thanks HPM!

Apple updated their Camera Raw Compatibility to v3.3. This adds support for Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 RAW files. You can now use Aperture and iPhoto to open and edit Sony NEX RAW files. Summary Learn which digital camera RAW files are supported by Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard or later. Many digital cameras offer options to save pictures in digital camera RAW format. Digital camera RAW formats retain more image information than JPEGs and can produce better results when used with imaging applications such as Aperture and iPhoto. Mac OS X Leopard provides system-level support for digital camera RAW formats from the following cameras: Products Affected Mac OS X 10.5, Aperture, iPhoto Supported by Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.3 Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Olympus E-PL1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 Samsung NX10 Sony Alpha DSLR-A390 Sony Alpha NEX-3 Sony Alpha NEX-5 Let's go Adobe! Time to update Adobe ACR. Thanks Apple !

chan from hklfc posted samples from his Sony NEX-5 and the Leica 21mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH . The ultimate wide angle lens in M mount gives the NEX an ideal 31.5 equivalent focal length for street snapshots. He seems to have taken full advantage of the Sony E-mount and the Leica glass. thanks chan and hklfc !

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.