Is anyone out there using adaptors or other makes of lenses on sony e-mount

[spudhead]

Apart from Myself and Brownie is anyone using or has anyone used an adaptor or adapted glass from another maker or Sony a-mount or Minolta glass on Sony e-mount please post what you have used and your experience with it regardless of make cost or your interests or body used on. I have used a-mount glass for a while and am wondering if maybe canon Nikon etc have viable glass on e-mount. Please Tim @Brownie add your thoughts

 

[iain clyne]

I tried a Nikon to Sony adapter and put my Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 on it but found the focus was slower So gave up on the idea.

 

[spudhead]

I tried a Nikon to Sony adapter and put my Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 on it but found the focus was slower So gave up on the idea.

Thanks for the reply Ian

 

[pointreyes]

Have you checked out https://phillipreeve.net/blog/ ?

The site is a mecca of using adapted glass tested and what adapters are recommended.

 

[spudhead]

Have you checked out https://phillipreeve.net/blog/ ?

The site is a mecca of using adapted glass tested and what adapters are recommended.

No, I was hoping for firsthand experiences from members although I do appreciate your link and will look at it, thanks for reply

 

[Deleted Member 5003]

I am not aware of an adapter with electronic communications/contacts which works "well" for third party lenses on the Sony cameras.......

For manual focusing using a lens with an aperture ring on the body the current Vello adapter (Nikon to Sony ) is ok but again i haven't been able to ID any electronic adapter which performs well on a Sony, or at least gives comparable performance to the equivalent native sony lenses.

 

[spudhead]

Except for a few instances, best to stay with manual focus adapters.

I may have mentioned this before but on one visit to a wildlife park with mates I grabbed the a73 and the minolta 400 4.5 and the wrong adaptor! no screw drive well my mate thought it was hilarious, but no I turned on focus peaking and shot manual everything all day and the results were good. I will post a couple here only as I am well aware that animals in captivity offend many on here, the point is manual focus was so easy on the a73 it took me back years

• ILCE-7M3
• 400mm F4.5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-7M3
• 400mm F4.5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 500

 

[Slug]

I use an A mount Sigma 105 mm 2.8 with a marumi achromat +3 with a Sony adapter for macro work on my A6400 and A1. I think it works very well.

 

[Deleted Member 5003]

With my Nikon to Sony "dumb" Vello adaptor(no electronics) and 200mm Nikon Macro lens I have focus peaking available, which works well , and equally with my Louwa 85mm x2 lens (for sony) and Meike electronic extension rings i also have focus peaking available at a net magnification with 36mm extension rings just short of x3.

 

[pointreyes]

I mainly use Kipon, K&F, or Rayqual for my F-mount and Olympus OM mount glass - all manual focus, no communication with the camera. I mostly use this glass for infrared photography. So, here's an example of the "look" that the OM 35 f2.8 on the A7Rii gave me:

• ILCE-7RM2
• ----
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 100

And on my Fujifilm X-T3:

• X-T3
• 35.0 mm
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/1
• 1/550 sec
• ISO 160

Those test shots pleased me anyway.
The Nikkor 35 AF-D I use is also very good for IR.
I had to purchase the Rayqual for the Fujifilm camera because I noticed that focus was not as good on the K&F adapter I was testing with. The tolerances of the Rayqual are very tight and controlled the light through the adapter very well.

 

[spudhead]

Ok guys thanks for all replies this is great I thought I was wasting my time but clearly not

 

[Cαscαdian]

I have an EA3 adapter for Minolta 70-210 ii (for everything except AF), and PK adapter for numerous Pentax primes from 28 to 200mm. I also have some fun zooms like their 17-28mm fisheye, and Rikenon XR 70-150 f/4 from the days of film when Ricoh wasn't Pentax' parent company!

Oddly enough I found a dumb Nikon -E adapter from my brief Nex foray a few years ago, and even a really thin μ43-E shim for my TTArtisan 17mm (aps.c capable, almost works in 16:9). Its most interesting option is for my μ43-C-1.25" telescope adapter; wonder if that will vignette? Let's find out.. when the clouds part again..