About Canon adapters - Sony E-mount. Lens adapters (adapters, Speed Booster) Canon lenses for Sony

Differences from the previous version (T Smart Mk IV):

rubber O-ring to protect the camera from dust and moisture
separate IBIS / ON button to control in-camera stabilization of compatible cameras
LED indicator showing the operating mode, the operation of optical stabilization (in the lens), etc.
Compatible with the latest Sony PXW-FS7 Mark II camcorder

Exclusive benefits of Metabones T Smart adapters:

Optical stabilization is supported in the lens, in the camera, or both stabilizers at the same time.
Smooth aperture operation with the latest Canon lenses (models from 2009), Tamron (SP series, from 2013), Sigma (from 2016)
A programmable button on the lens barrel can be assigned to access any of over 50 camera functions (default: AF lock).
Dedicated button to turn on / off SteadyShot INSIDE on Sony Alpha models where it is available
Supports Sony teleconverters, Sony FS7 Mark II camcorder
Support for Cinema EOS (CN-E) lenses including autofocus, auto iris and electronic power zoom
Rubber sealing ring on the bayonet (camera side) protects against dust and moisture penetration into the housing
Detachable tripod adapter compatible with Arca Swiss system and standard tripod screws

Features of use:

The adapter supports contrast focusing with all active E-Mount cameras. Phase focusing is supported with Sony A9, A7R III, A7R II, A7 II, A7 III, A6300 and A6500 cameras.
SteadyShot INSIDE operation: If the lens is transmitting distance information, 5-axis in-camera stabilization is available. If not transmitting, the gimbal in the camera works only in 3 axes. Compatible cameras: Sony A7 II, A7 III, A7R II, A7R III and A7S II. Optical stabilizer in the lens is supported where available.
Electronic manual focus supported (lenses such as EF 85mm f / 1.2L II or EF 50mm f / 1.0L)
LED indicator on the body: shows the mode of the adapter, the operation of the stabilizer in the lens and the status of communication with the lens
Supports EXIF recording (focal length, aperture value, lens model name)
When used on VG and FS series camcorders and A9, A7 series, A6300 and A6500, distance and zoom position information is displayed (if the lens is transmitting distance information)
Auto zoom (with manual focus, if the lens is transmitting distance information)
Supports installation of full-frame and non-full-frame optics (EF and EF-S). EF-S lenses may exhibit increased vignetting due to differences in crop factors
Auto switch to APS-C mode when APS-C format lenses are attached

Restrictions:

Tracking AF only works in Green mode with A9, A7R II, A7II, A6500 and A6300 cameras.
Autofocus during movie recording only works in Advanced mode. It has been improved, but it may still be unsatisfactory depending on various factors (lens, lighting, object contrast, etc.)
Autofocus may not work when effective lens aperture (with tele-converter) is lower than f / 8
SEL14TC teleconverter may not work satisfactorily with some long lenses: slow focusing and increased vignetting
Focus speed is highly dependent on lens design and condition
Cinema lenses such as CN-E 18-80mm T4.4 are not supported in Photo Mode
Some lenses are louder than usual.
Older Tamron lenses with stabilizer may not be able to switch freely between optical and matrix stabilization
Non-original battery grips may cause the adapter to malfunction (erroneous aperture change)

The adapter is tested to work as with a photo. and with Sony camcorders. Full list tested models:

A9, A7S II, A7R II, A7R III, A7 II, A7S, A7R, A7
A6500, A6300, A6000, A5000
PXW-FS5, PXW-FS7, PXW-FS7M2, NEX-FS700, NEX-FS100
NEX-EA50, NEX-VG900, NEX-VG30, NEX-VG20, NEX-VG10
NEX-7, NEX-6, NEX-5R, NEX-5N, NEX-5, NEX-C3, NEX-3

Metabones adapters use chrome-plated brass bayonet rings on both the lens and camera sides. Compared to cheap aluminum, brass lends itself to more precise machining, wear less and expands less when heated, so the lens mounts on the camera very tightly, without any backlash or swinging. Thus, the image quality is fully preserved. The inner surface of the adapter is covered with a black velvet fabric, which excludes re-reflection of the light scattered by the lenses. The adapter design ensures focusing to infinity and correct operation with lenses with floating elements.

Tested lenses.

Fast autofocusing on all E-mount cameras:

Canon EF 8-15mm f / 4L USM Fisheye *
Canon EF-S 10-18mm f / 4.5-5.6 IS STM *
Canon EF 11-24mm f / 4L USM
Canon EF 16-35mm f / 2.8L USM
Canon EF 16-35mm f / 4L IS USM
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f / 2.8 IS USM
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f / 3.5-5.6 IS II *
Canon EF 20-35mm f / 3.5-4.5 USM
Canon EF 24mm f / 1.4L USM
Canon EF 24-105mm f / 4L IS USM
Canon EF 28-80mm f / 3.5-5.6 II
Canon EF 40mm f / 2.8 STM *
Canon EF 50mm f / 1.2L USM
Canon EF 50mm f / 1.4 USM
Canon EF 50mm f / 1.8 STM *
Canon EF 70-200mm f / 2.8L IS II USM *
Canon EF 70-200mm f / 4L IS USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f / 4L USM
Canon EF 70-300mm f / 4-5.6L IS USM *
Canon EF 85mm f / 1.2L II USM
Canon EF 100mm f / 2.8L Macro IS USM *
Canon EF 100-400mm f / 4.5-5.6L IS USM
Canon EF 100-400mm f / 4.5-5.6L IS II USM *
Canon EF 180mm f / 3.5L Macro USM
Canon EF 200mm f / 2.8L II USM
Canon EF 300mm f / 4L IS USM
Canon EF 400mm f / 5.6L USM
Canon EF Extender 1.4x III
Canon EF Extender 2x II
Sigma 18-35mm f / 1.8 DC Art
Sigma 24-105mm f / 4 DG OS Art
Sigma 50mm f / 1.4 DG HSM
Sigma 50-100mm f / 1.8 DC HSM Art 016 *
Tamron SP 15-30mm f / 2.8 VC USD A012 *
Tamron 16-300mm f / 3.5-6.3
Tamron 18-200mm f / 3.5-6.3
Tamron 18-250 / 3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical MACRO A18
Tamron 18-270 / 3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD B008
Tamron SP 24-70mm f / 2.8 Di VC USD A007
Tamron SP 45mm f / 1.8 Di VC USD F013 *
Tamron SP 70-200mm f / 2.8 Di VC USD A009 *
Tamron 70-300mm f / 4-5.6
Tamron SP 90mm f / 2.8 Macro
Tamron 150-600mm f / 5-6.3 VC USD A011 *
Tokina 10-17mm f / 3.5-4.5 DX
Tokina 11-16mm f / 2.8 DX II

* - smooth operation of the diaphragm

Fast phase focusing, slow contrast focusing (tested on A7R II:

Canon EF 14mm f / 2.8L II USM
Canon EF 24-70mm f / 4L IS USM
Canon EF 28-300mm f / 3.5-5.6L USM
Canon EF 35mm f / 2L IS USM
Canon EF 35-350mm f / 3.5-5.6L USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f / 2.8L IS USM (Mark I)
Canon EF 70-200mm f / 2.8L USM (non-IS)
Canon EF 75-300mm f / 4-5.6 IS USM
Canon EF 85mm f / 1.8 USM
Canon EF 400mm f / 2.8L IS USM (Mark I)
Canon EF 400mm f / 5.6L USM
Canon EF 500mm f / 4L IS USM (Mark I)
Sigma 12-24mm f / 4.5-5.6 (Ver I)
Sigma 20mm f / 1.4 DG HSM Art
Sigma 24mm f / 1.4 DG HSM Art
Sigma 35mm f / 1.4 DG HSM Art
Sigma 50mm f / 1.4 Art
Sigma 50-500mm f / 4-6.3 OS HSM
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 APO EX DG OS HSM
Sigma 85mm f / 1.4 EX DG HSM
Sigma 150mm f / 2.8 Macro
Sigma 150-600mm f / 5-6.3 OS HSM Contemporary

Phase focusing on A6300, A6500, A7II and A7RII, contrast focusing does not work:

Canon EF 24-70mm f / 2.8L II USM
Canon EF 28-70mm f / 3.5-4.5 II
Canon EF 35mm f / 1.4L USM
Canon EF 50mm f / 1.8 II
Canon EF 100mm f / 2.8 Macro USM
Canon EF 135mm f / 2L USM
Contax N Vario Sonnar 17-35mm f / 2.8
Contax N Planar 50mm f / 1.4
Contax N Vario Sonnar 70-200mm f / 3.5-4.5
Contax N Planar 85mm f / 1.4
Kenko Teleplus Pro 300 1.4x
Kenko Teleplus Pro 300 2x
Sigma 18-125mm f / 3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM
Tamron SP 17-50mm F / 2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical B005
Tamron 18-270 / 3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical MACRO B003

The following lenses work only in manual focus mode:

Samyang 35 / 1.4
Zeiss CP.2 25mm / T2.9
Zeiss CP.2 100mm / T2.1
Zeiss ZE Distagon 15 / 2.8
Zeiss ZE Distagon 21 / 2.8
Zeiss ZE Distagon 35/2
Zeiss ZE Makro-Planar 50/2
Zeiss ZE Makro-Planar 100/2

Not Supported:

Manual lenses or adapters with handicraft focus confirmation "chip" ("dandelion")
Tamron 28-300 / 3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical MACRO A20

What if you want to use a lens that doesn't fit your camera? It would seem, take any lens, mount it on any camera and order. But not everything is so simple, and the point is in the mount.

Bayonet (baionnette)- a bayonet connection for attaching the lens to the camera. In addition to the mechanical connection between the camera and the lens, there are special contacts on the bayonet that allow the camera electronics to focus the lens and control the aperture using an electric drive built into the lens.
Camera mount:

Lens mount:

Different manufacturers or even camera lines may have different mounts, for example:
- Canon this is EF(Electro-Focus) for full-frame cameras and EF-S for cameras with a matrix APS-C(crop).
- Nikon this is an F.
- Sony, mount A ( Minolta A) and E mount ( E-mount).
- Panasonic this is Micro 4: 3 (Micro Four Thirds System(MFT standard)).
- There is also an outdated threaded lens mount for single-lens SLR cameras... They are named by the thread diameter, for example - M42, M37, M39.

In fact, there are a lot of types of mounts, we have listed only a few.

And what if a camera with one mount and you want to use a lens with a different mount? This question becomes relevant when switching from a camera of one brand to another, or if you need to use old Soviet lenses. The obvious solution suggests itself - adapter (adapter, shank, adapter ring) - a device that allows you to install lenses with a mount type that does not match the mount of this camera on the camera.

There are a lot of adapters: dark and shiny, thin and thick, with or without contacts and lenses.

But which set to choose and which one is better? Let's figure it out.

The adapter is simple.

There is no electronics in them, everything is simple. Basically, it is just a tube / ring with the necessary mounts (bayonets) at the ends. Therefore, you can even take cheap Chinese ones.

Such adapters are usually used in order to use old Soviet optics, for example, with a bayonet M42... Such optics good quality, gives excellent picture and bokeh, allows you to change aperture and sharpness in manual mode and is very cheap, which is why it is so attractive.

However, if you use a lens with electronics with these adapters, then you will be in for a surprise. If the sharpness can be adjusted by switching the lens to manual mode, then the aperture is controlled only from the camera. And since the adapter does not support electronics, the diaphragm will always be as open as possible.

It is dangerous not to repeat. Some people manage to put the lens on the camera for which it is intended, switch to video mode, change the aperture to the desired one and without turning off the camera disconnect the lens, leaving the required aperture. I would warn you against such manipulations so as not to damage the camera and lens.

You can also work at an open aperture without autofocus. Filmed with an adapter E-Mount - EF at the camera Sony A6300 with lens EF 70-200 f2.8 and got pretty good results. Well, with an adapter E-Mount - М42 shooting is just great, since the aperture is manually controlled and you can set any necessary.

So, no electronics, it's simple. Therefore, you can even take cheap Chinese ones, from Commlite, FOTGA or other manufacturers.

Adapter with electronics.

These are the same adapters as described above, but with electronics. They can be easily identified by their contacts.

With such an adapter, you can control the aperture from the camera, and there is also support for autofocus and lens stabilizer. However, not all lenses work well. Good manufacturers release and update firmware for adapters and add to the list of lenses used with the camera.

There are many reviews and tests of specific models of adapters and lenses on the Internet, so we will not dwell on this in detail. In addition, manufacturers are constantly releasing new models and firmware for their products.

Popular today: viltrox, Metabones, Sigma, FotodioX other.

Another type of adapters can be considered a camera brand adapter, to adapters of the same brand, but to different mounts. For example an adapter Sony LA-EA4... This adapter is designed to be used Sony lenses with A-mount, on Sony E-mount cameras. The most interesting thing is that it supports all autofocus functions, with any original lenses. And A-mount lenses are much cheaper than E-mount lenses.

Lens adapter (Speed Booster).

Quite simply, this is the previous version of the adapter, but with a lens. And in more detail, then this is a converter or Speed booster- an optical device designed for mounting shooting optics, designed for a large frame size, on cameras with a small matrix without losing the lens field of view. Usually, converts the focal length of the lens to 0.71x, decreases crop factor and increases luminosity lens on one step.

Example. The Sony A6300 camera has a crop factor of 1.5. 50mm on a full frame camera equals 50mm. And the same 50mm on the A6300 camera will equal 75mm. Using Speed booster, with a 0.71x magnification factor, the lens will produce a 53mm focal length, not 75mm, which is almost a full frame.

Example. A Canon APS-C camera has a crop factor of 1.6. 50mm on a full frame camera equals 50mm. And the same 50mm on the APS-C camera will equal 80mm. Using Speed booster, with a 0.71x magnification factor, the lens will produce a 56mm focal length, not 80mm, which is already close to a full frame.

Example. The crop factor of the sensor on a Micro 4/3 camera is 2. 50mm on a full-frame camera will be equal to 50mm. And the same 50mm on a Micro 4/3 camera will equal 100mm. Using Speed booster, with a magnification factor of 0.71x, we get the focal length of the lens just 1.42 times longer. That is, the same 50mm lens will produce 71mm focal length, not 100mm.

The only drawback of such converters is their high price. Although converters from Chinese manufacturers are starting to appear on the market at affordable prices. Popular are Metabones, kipon or more affordable viltrox.

Various adapter variations.

There are different variations from the ones described above. For example, an adapter is available with built-in iris shutters. And despite the fact that the adapter is without electronics, you can change the aperture using the adapter shutters.

At the end of 2016 the company Kipon presented an adapter from a bayonet Canon EF-S on Sony E with neutral filter variable density. Using a wheel on the body, you can change the degree of darkening of the glass, thanks to which the exposure can be controlled in the range from 1.5 to 7 stops. In fact, it is a built-in ND filter in the adapter. By adjusting, you get the opportunity to shoot at open apertures in strong light.

Macro rings.

Lenses have minimum focal length, usually it is 40-50 cm. It also exists macro lenses that allow you to focus at a closer distance. But overpay a significant amount for macro lens it is not always reasonable, because you can purchase macro-rings.

Macro rings is a set of conventional adapter tubes that are installed between the lens and the camera, changing the parameters of the optical system. The farther the distance between the lens and the sensor, the more you can get closer to the subject. For convenience, macro-rings Sold in sets of 3 rings. Thus, by putting 1, 2 or 3 rings together, you can adjust the minimum focal length.

Macro rings more expensive, equipped with contacts for the autofocus lens. However, it makes no sense to buy such, the fact is that in macro photography you often have to focus manually, since autofocus at such small distances does not give a good result and still have to be guided manually.

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I have in my hands a stack of adapters for different optics for the Sony E-mount. My friend is going to switch to Sony, more precisely, to buy it as a second camera for video shooting for his Canon and asked if I have any adapters? Adapters were unexpectedly found: 4 - for Canon, 2 - for Nikon. Cheap, expensive and very expensive. I had to try them out.

Why are we talking about adapters at all? As soon as people for some reason are going to switch to Sony, they are faced with the problem of the cost of Sony optics, which is transcendental. Sony has very good optics, but they are not at all budgetary and this is a serious problem. Some people use non-autofocus optics. Others ask - can we adapt the existing fleet of other brands of optics to Sony?
Judging by the number of adapters in my hands - we can. Therefore, it was decided to test in practice whether it is worth doing and how successful the result will be.
Having got acquainted with the principle of operation of adapters, it turned out that they provide much more functionality than I expected. They provide not only the transition from one mount to another, but also provide some functions, often very interesting.
You can take a full-frame lens, put it through an adapter on a cropped matrix, and the adapter, thanks to its lenses, will collect the light beam and "push" it into your crop, ie. your crop will not be 1.5 or 1.7, but actually 1.1. The aperture increases by one stop. Sounds like magic. Unfortunately, the price of such an adapter is also magical - about 60 thousand rubles. My adapters are a little cheaper - up to 36 thousand - also it cannot be said that they are cheap.

Let's try to describe two typical scenarios for using adapters.

First, we want to save money. For example, you buy a first generation Sony a7S, put a cheap fifty kopecks from Zenit or FED through an adapter, and you can shoot, adding to the cost of the camera, only 5-6 thousand rubles. From the point of view of economy, this is essential.

The second scenario - you already have a fleet of optics, for example, Canon. You want to buy a Sony and use your optics. And this is where a bunch of nuances begin. My adapters support focusing functions, incl. and tracking, and even the inclusion of optical stabilization in Canon lens... But only in photo mode. Unfortunately, in movie mode, tracking AF is not supported on Canon optics, unlike Sony's native optics, which focuses superbly when shooting video. But you won't get this convenience with Canon optics.
Further, when you buy autofocus adapters, autofocus will work efficiently only on Sony cameras with phase focusing, there are only four such cameras today: a6300, a6500, a7RII and a7II. On them, the focusing speed will be the same as on Canon cameras. On other Sony cameras (a7S, a7SII, a7R ...) - you can assume that you have no autofocusing.
And these are not all reservations. All adapters work very differently with each individual lens. And choosing an adapter for yourself can be a serious and difficult task. The adapter is a complex device, and its firmware supports certain lenses. The firmware should be updated regularly, which is also an extra hassle.
And if you have optics, for example, for Canon, but released by third-party manufacturers (Tokina, Sigma, Tamron ...)? Will she work for Sony? It will be, but also with nuances. My Tamron has a built-in stabilizer. So, the stabilizer refused to work on the most expensive adapter Metabones, but on the adapter from Sigma, it worked! And who could know about this, and where could one read about it? It turns out that you need to come with a camera and your optics to the store and select the optimal adapter.
By the way, Sony recommends using its cameras with the recommended adapters. A Sony engineer, at the time, said that when they were preparing their adapter from the A to E mount, they had to do a great job until they tested all possible optics on their adapters and were not convinced that they worked flawlessly in all modes, including .h. and when filming. Therefore, in the case of working with multi-bayonet lenses from Sony and Minolta, it is probably worth purchasing a native Sony adapter to get the full operation of optics in all modes.
On the other hand, if for some reason you still need to install third-party optics on Sony, adapters will allow you to do this, but try to be very careful when choosing them.

I bought the Sony A7R as a back to the existing Canon and Nikon optics. Accordingly, through adapters.

With Nikon-F optics, everything is clear: a mechanical adapter, everything is as usual, more expensive adapters with a leash for Nikon-G, cheaper adapters without a leash, no fancy. They differ, as usual, in workmanship and blackening quality, but there is nothing special to discuss. I have Metabones, but any simpler one would do. Metabones in positive side It differs only in the large stroke of the diaphragm drive ring, but it is fundamentally important only for Nikon-G (and I don't have such optics, I took the version for G-mount just in case, there is a difference of $ 40).

With Canon, the situation is completely opposite. Aperture control in these lenses is electronic, therefore chip, which will receive commands from the camera using the Sony protocol and send them to Canon commands. In this case, both autofocus and stabilizer can work. Or it may not work. Or maybe nothing works at all.

I now have two such (Canon) adapters (from the text - it is clear why) and I have to say about them (in relation to my fleet of optics and Sony camera A7R).

Works with almost all my optics except Canon 300 / 4L IS... However, I don't have enough autofocus optics: Sigma 35 / 1.4, Canon: 70-200 / 4 IS, 135/2, 400 / 5.6, Tamron 28-75 (which is very old). It also works with non-autofocus zeiss and canons (the diaphragm closes, and there is nothing else there).
Autofocus is very conventional (very slow and jerks back and forth), but there is.
Workmanship: good, I like it.
The inner shaft expands "outward", with high-aperture optics there will be less vignetting, for low-aperture optics it seems to be unimportant.
Mine blackening is mediocre. They write that for tilt-shift it is necessary to seal it with self-adhesive velvet, I haven't done it yet, I'm waiting for the self-adhesive to arrive.

The problem with the 300/4 I have very popular I was tormented and I bought another adapter Techart EOS-iNEXII :

300/4 earned... Well, that is, there is no autofocus, IS is, the diaphragm works. I'm happy.
Autofocus with other optics works worse than in the case of Metabones: 28-75 focuses even slower, 135/2 does not focus at all, jerks back and forth.
Perhaps the autofocus in 135/2 will be saved by a firmware upgrade (it is wireless there, there is a USB adapter for this in the kit), but I will not try, I'm afraid that the 300/4 might fall off for which everything was started.
Workmanship: good.
Tripod foot wider than the standard Arca-style (both Metabones and RRS), but the RRS fits into the screw jaws. Snaps can be problematic.
Mine does not expand outward, with high-aperture and Shift optics there will be problems with vignetting more than Metabones.
The shaft is covered with velvet, it shines less than metabonic plastic.

Total

Be prepared that you will need more than one EOS-NEX / A7 adapter.

In addition to Techart, there are also adapters labeled King on Ebay (cheaper, about $ 160) and even cheaper ones began to appear (now I see for $ 108, but I saw them for less than $ 100). What they have inside - I do not know.

It seems pointless to look at the optical compatibility lists on Ebay - the same adapter from different sellers may have different lists... It may be a difference in the version of the firmware, or it may (and most likely) just copy and paste from each other.

About Canon adapters - Sony E-mount. Lens adapters (adapters, Speed ​​Booster) Canon lenses for Sony