Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

Sony SEL1635Z Mounted on a Sony A7s from PhotographyBlog The wait is over. People have been hunting for a wide angle lens for the Sony A7 cameras ever since the full frame e-mount cameras were released. Some have been using the Sony 10-18mm at 16-18mm with great results on the Sony A7 bodies. Above is the new Zeiss 16-35mm f/4 Vario Tessar FE ZA OSS Lens or SEL1635Z, announced at Photokina 2014. It is fully compatible with E-mount cameras with autofocus and auto aperture control. The lens is designed for the A7 and will cover the 24x36mm sensor. The SEL1635Z will also work with the Sony a6000 and NEX cameras where it will provide a EFOV of 24mm to 52mm, nice walkaround lens range. Below are specs for the SEL1635Z and samples from Mark Galer who has been using the SEL1635Z on the Sony A7s.

Marsh Harrier 14 by 5bellies Digiscoping Here are some great digiscoping shots by 5bellies Digiscoping. He uses a Sony a6000 with a Swarovski scope which consists the STX-85 modular objective lens, the STX Eyepiece Module with a 25-60x magnification, and the TLS APO adapter . There are a few samples below and a quick tutorial by Swarovski. The Rig, Sony a6000 with a Swarovski STX-85 Digiscope

Zeiss Loxia 50mm Planar on Sony A7r Berlin Backstage was lucky enough to test out the new Carl Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar lens before the Photokina 2014 official release. Here are a points we extracted from their review titled "Blau trifft Orange," translated blue meets orange. 180° of focus ring movement for gentle, precise focus. Aperture ring can be de-clicked for videographers with a supplied de-click tool. Feels similar to the Zeiss 50mm ZM Planar lens .  The Loxia 2/50 is a massaged ZM Planar design for the Sony A7 series. The f/2.0 maximum aperture keeps the lens small which is a good compromise. The Loxia is a manual aperture lens, not electronic controlled. It provides Exif data to the camera. The lens hood can be mounted in reverse without blocking the focusing ring. Ten aperture blades for buttery soft bokeh. Important points for the reviewer: feel, color, contrast. See the sample images from the Loxia 50mm on the A7r from Berlin Backstage below.

Sony a5100 24 Megapixel Touch Screen LCD Camera goodphoto.kr shows us the new Sony a5100 in action. The rear lcd touch screen is used to activate autofocus and trigger the shutter simultaneously. This can be useful when the camera is not held in the standard position and the shutter button is at an awkward position to depress. This is not possible with the sony a6000 . The chart below is a quick comparison between the Sony a5100 and the a6000. Watch the a5100 touch shutter in action in the video below from goodphoto.kr.

Sony A7S Connected to the iPad Air via USB Camera Adapter Noah Leon shows us how to connect the Sony A7s to the Ipad Air in order to transfer the images or movies for editing on the go. On the Sony A7, set the USB connection to MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) by going into the Menu, Toolbox, screen 4, 1st option. Connect the USB cable to the A7 (turned off) and the Apple Lightning to USB Adapter to the iPad Air.  Connect the cables together. Turn on the A7 and the Photos app on the iPad will open.  Click Import on the Photos app. Start selecting the images and videos and press Import again to begin the process. In the video below, Noah continues to show how he edits video files on the go using the Pinacle Studio app on the iPad.

Frankencamera by Oliver Baker Give Oliver Baker an NEX-5 , a Konica S3 fixed lens rangefinder, and a 3D Printer and what do you get? The Frankencamera. Oliver combined the mechanical features of the Konica S3 RF and the digital components of the NEX-5 to create a new camera. The back of the S3 was replaced with a 3D printed replica, via selective laser sintering. The new back holds the NEX-5 sensor and related electronics.

Movcam Cage for the Sony A7 News Shooter gets a hands on review of the Movcam cage for the Sony A7 family. Read more at NewsShooter.com .

Sony A7s ISO:500 Aperture:f/7.1 Shutter Speed:1/2000 ijsvogel took out his Sony A7s, LA-EA4 lens adapter, and the Sony 500mm f/4.0 SSM G lens to capture some kingfishers and we think he did very well. He states that the autofocus did very well with the LA-EA4 adapter on the A7s. All the shots were taken on a tripod. Sony A7s ISO:1250 Aperture:f/5.6 Shutter Speed:1/500 Sony A7s ISO:800 Aperture:f/5.6 Shutter Speed:1/160 Sony 500mm f/4.0 SSM G Lens Thanks ijsvogel!

Here are the specs for the upcoming Loxia lenses by Carl Zeiss designed for the Sony A7 family and other E-mount cameras. The first two announced are the Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon and the 50mm f/2 Planar.  Both lenses share the same physical dimensions and filter ring thread.  They are manual focus lenses with electronic coupling to Sony E-mount cameras. Loxia 2/35 Biogon

Sony A7R with Clear Filter and Voigtlander 12mm Ultra Wide Heliar Crops Sony A7R with Stock Filter and Voigtlander 12mm Ultra Wide Heliar Crops Will replacing the standard Sony A7R 's ifrared cut-off filter with a clear filter improve rangefinder lens performance? Compare the images above from genotypewritings to see what your conclusion is. Read more about the full spectrum Sony A7R at genotypewritings .

darwinfish105 used the Sony NEX-6 time lapse app at 1 second intervals and the Sony A7s with the RM-VPR1 remote in continuous mode to produce this wonderful time lapse.

Canon 100mm L IS Macro on Sony A7 via Commlite Lens Adapter Commlite Canon EOS/EF to E-mount Lens Adapter Video by FILM...SOUND...COLOR Here's an inexpensive Canon EOS/EF to E-mount lens adapter by Commlite. If you are a Canon shooter and have looked into switching to the Sony A7 series cameras, you probably know of the Metabones Canon to Sony lens adapter. Commlite has their own version which is about 1/4 the price with all the same features. Both lens adapters will allow your EOS lens to communicate with the Sony body. The Image Stabilization feature will work and autofocus as well, although slowly. The Commlite lens adapter comes in black and off-white to almost match your Canon lens. This adapter works with the full frame Sony A7, A7R, and A7S and APS-C sensored A6000 and NEX cameras. Commlite EOS/EF to E-mount Lens Adapter in Black Commlite EOS/EF to E-mount Lens Adapter in Off-White Sony A7 with Canon 70-300mm L IS via Commlite Lens Adapter

Wired Remote Cord on Sony A7 Sony A7r HDR Timelapse with Wired Remote Equipment required: Sony A7 Camera Generic Wired Timer Camera Shutter Controller Sony Multi Terminal Remote Cable Sony A7 Camera Settings: Aperture Priority (shutter speed will be varied) ISO 100 Remote Control: ON Drive Mode: Continuous Bracketing, 3 or 5 shots, EV Range? Manual Focus Remote Timer Settings: DELAY:  Set countdown timer to when 1st shot is taken. LONG:  Set to time longer than total time for all bracket shots. INTVL:  Time between bracket intervals. N: Set to number of bracket sets required.

Sony A7s with Zeiss 24-70mm FE ZA Camera Store TV Hand's On with Sony A7s Go to 3:05 to hear the Sony A7s shutter noise options, electronic first curtain shutter and fully electronic shutter. Sony A7s Product Specifications from Sony Software Operating System Compatibility : Image Data Converter 4.0: Microsoft Windows® Vista® SP2, Windows® 7 SP1, Windows® 8 (Pentium 4 or faster) Mac OS X (10.6-10.8) (Intel Core Solo/Core Duo/Core 2 Duo or faster) PlayMemories Home: Microsoft Windows® Vista® SP2, Windows® 7 SP1, Windows® 8 (Pentium III 800 MHz or faster; for playing/editing HD movies: Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster/Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or faster, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz or faster (AVC HD (FX/FH)) Mac OS X (10.6-10.8) (Intel Core Solo/Core Duo/Core 2 Duo or faster) Supplied Software : PlayMemories Home, Image Data Converter Version 4 Camera Camera Type : Full-frame Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera Lens Compatibility : Sony E-mount Full Frame, operation wi

Updated Lens Roadmap for E-mount Cameras Macro G Lens and High Speed Prime Zeiss Added to 2014 Release We just noticed that the E-mount lens roadmap has been updated to provide detail to the two upcoming lenses. The roadmap suggests that we will see three more lenses before years end. One will be a Sony G Macro lens - our guess? 100mm f/2.8 macro, similar to the Sony 100mm macro . The other lens will be a Zeiss high speed prime lens - our guess? 24mm f/1.4 maybe more of a wish. This lens could be based on the NEX's 24mm f/1.8 ZA Sonnar or the A-mount Zeiss 24mm f/2 Distagon .

We took the Sony A7r with the Minolta 35-70mm MD Macro lens to the New York Botanical Garden's The Orchid Show . The 35-70mm MD Macro makes for a nice walkabout zoom lens for the full frame A7r. It can cover wide angle to medium telephoto shots. The majority of pictures poster here were taken using macro mode, providing 1:4 magnification. The aperture was set at f/5.6 - f/8. The Sony A7r was set to shutter priority mode at 1/200 and auto ISO. This was in order to minimize camera shake indoors, since this was all hand held. We were pleased with the results and drawing style provided by the a7r and the Minolta 35-70mm. This would be a nice inexpensive travel lens.

Sony A7s with Zeiss 24-70mm FE ZA Luminous Landscapes gives us their first impressions with the new low-light king, the Sony A7s . Read their A7s first impression here . They provide samples between the Sony A7s and the A7r to test the A7s' low light capability. Video capability is also discussed. Here are some interesting quotes that we found. Sony is producing more new and interesting cameras, in more categories, and with more new technology than the two market leaders combined. a 12MP file from the A7s can be printed at a size of 16 X 24" when upressed to 360ppi. There is something to the look of A7s files that reminds me of medium format, At ISO 51,200 the A7s is quite usable with some moderate noise reduction My only complaint is that the interface team at Sony forgot to add this feature (Electronic Shutter) to the twelve position Function menu. Why not just keep Electronic Shutter as the default?

Rolling. Here are some shots of Brooklyn produced by the Sony A7r and the Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar. This is the 1st version of the 12mm lens in Leica M mount .  You can see the color shift but it's not intrusive for these snaps.  The Voigtlander 12mm is compact and looks great on the A7r. Wilted. School yard. To Manhattan. Couple. Boardwalk. Golden.

Sony A7 with Rhinocam (Ground glass removed) Here's a video showing how to mount the Sony A7 camera onto a Vizelex Rhinocam . The Rhinocam was designed for e-mount NEX cameras. Due to the viewfinder location of the A7, there is interference when the camera us rotated to portrait mode for 645 shots. This is resolved by removing the ground glass found on the Rhinocam. It provides a quick view for framing only and does not affect the final image. How To Mount the Sony A7 on the Rhinocam Here was our previous post on the Rhinocam with an introduction and walk-through video. Vizelex Rhinocam by Fotodiox