The worldwide first Nikon F to E-mount autofocus adapter is now on sale on [shoplink 42699 ebay]eBay (Click here for price and shipping info)[/shoplink].
The Chinese forum Xitek interviewed the Nikon F to E-mount autotofocus adapter developer. The developer promised to keep improving the autofocus performance. Two months ago that was the performance of the adapter:
And here are more images of the adapter:
More about Commlite:
Commlite already makes plenty of adapters which you can find for sale on [shoplink 38429 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. This includes the electronic AF adapter for [shoplink 38430 ebay]Canon EF lenses on Sony E-mount (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 42593 ebay][/shoplink] [shoplink 42593 ebay]21mm f/1.8 Ultron[/shoplink] on the A7r (Image by Andrew Xu).
SAR reader Billi sent me this:
“I emailed Voigtlander the other day asking about the possibility of a [shoplink 42593 ebay]21mm f/1.8 or f/2 lens (like the Ultron)[/shoplink], being redesigned for the Sony FE system like the 15/12/10mm they’re about to drop; although slightly cryptic (perhaps because of translation?) this was their response:
Dear, thank you for your mail. To your question: …time will tell…., but not in the next time. regards xxx“
I do hope Voigtlander will read this: Please give us some fast lenses in native E-mount! Thanks :)
More Sony Europe deals:
Sony UK launched a new Up to £400 cashback rebate program. Check out the deals at Amazon UK and WexUK.
Aktion: 15% Rabatt auf Original Zubehör und bis zu 50 EUR Sofortrabatt auf Objektive (Amazon Germany).
Bis zu 50 EUR Sofortrabatt auf den Kaufpreis beim Kauf einer ausgewählten Sony Kamera (Amazon Germany).
Gratis Halterung für Sony Alpha 7R (nur Gehäuse) (Amazon Germany).
Offre de remboursement Sony : Jusqu’à 100€ remboursés sur une sélection de produits Photo (Amazon France).
Here we got our very first Sony Black Friday deals!
1) New low price record on the A6000:
Body only for $398 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
Camera and kit lens for $548 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
The A6000 two lens kit with Sony bag sells now for $699 only at BestBuy.
2) New low price on the Sony A7:
Getting a Full Frame camera was never so cheap: The Sony A7 now sell for $999 only at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. And BH also gives you a 4% reward and free stuff for $248 value. The camera plus lens sells for $1,298 again at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
A couple of days ago Sony released a major firmware upgrade for the A7II (Download for Windows / Mac). And here are a few early tests with the new firmware.
Raúl A. Sanjur González sent me this video (embedded on top) :
Nothing fancy. Just a comparison of AF speed between FW1.21 and F2.0 using the ILCE-7M2, LA-EA1 (APS-C) and SSM/SAM lenses (SAL50F14Z and SAL85F28 respectively). A77M2 is still ahead in terms of overall functionality (Tracking, performance, etc) but this is a very good option for Dual System users like me who keeps both A and E-mount cameras and lenses.
Some initial testing with adapted Canon lenses and two adapters on the Sony A7 II with Firmware 2.0 by Admiring Light:
I feel that the Firmware 2.0 truly makes many Canon lenses viable for everyday use on the Sony A7 II. You’re not going to get fully native speed and compatibility, but provided the lens works well with the adapter, you won’t be too far off in most cases. It’s a dramatic change for the better in using Canon lenses, and it opens up some options for the focal lengths that are lacking in the Sony FE lineup, or are too expensive to bother with. It really opens up the use of Canon lenses for everyday use on this camera and the A7R II, and vastly expands the available lenses that can be easily used with full autofocus capabilities.
On Monday Metabones will releasea new firmware to fix an issue with the A7II af performance (SonyAlphaForum).
Sony a7 II firmware 2.0 uncompressed Raw samples (Dpreview).
An Article Talking about a Major Omission to the Sony a7ii firmware upgrade (TheCameraProject).
A7ii review after 24 hours of installing Version 2.0 on Youtube.
Sony A7II store price check at [shopcountry 42630].
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