If you're a Sony NEX-series camera owner but long for Canon's sizable range of excellent EOS lenses, we have some good news for you — Conurus has been prepping an EF-to-NEX Smart Adapter lens mount for much of the last year, and it's now available for purchase. This adapter was tested with Sony's NEX-VG10, NEX-5, and NEX-3 cameras and supports both EF and EF-S lenses. Autofocus is unfortunately not working, but image stabilization and aperture control from the camera body should all function as normal and EXIF data is properly transfered to images. The Smart Adapter is shipping now and can be ordered for $399 — it sounds like the adapter will be limited in supply at first, so get your order in or get ready for a wait.
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Lazyweb: Are there any “smart” adaptors that can autofocus?
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 11:45 AM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Sony’s new Alpha-to-NEX adapter can autofocus, for the same price as this. Even with phase detection AF! And the older one can at least use contrast detection AF (the one the NEX normally uses) and costs less than half the price.
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 2:15 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
How does an adapter add phase detection auto focus to a body that doesn’t have it?
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 | 11:27 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Phase detection is built in to the adapter and the adapter overrides the in-camera focusing. Apparently it works beautifully.
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 | 1:15 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
but you miss the topic sony adapter can’t support canonn lenses. if you buy cheap adapter for canon lense they can’t support aperture control.
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 | 1:20 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I was so close to getting excited about this and then I read “NEX”. I need the Canon EF to Sony Alpha adapter, I’m not picky, it doesn’t even have to be ‘smart’.
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 11:49 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Outside of hacking the lens itself, you won’t ever get such an adapter. The distance between the sensor and lens for both should be the same, and because of that you’ll never find any adapter.
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 12:38 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Seriously, 400 bucks and af is not working? F A I L !
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 12:03 PM EST reply Recommend (4) Flag actions
Not sure if I’m correct or not, but I didn’t think any adapter made AF work. Not that it matters as much with the NEX line, especially with the peeking mode to help with manual focus.
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 12:29 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Sony made it’s own adapter, LA-EA1 and LA-EA2 which offer autofocus (with some limitations) in combination with A and Alpha lenses. Besides, there is a bunch of various other adapters for full manual operating. I am using one for Canon FD system myself. In my humble opinion such immature device brings no real advantages – I would rather, like someone posted before, make a good lens investment. There is so many excellent manual “glass” out there: Zeiss, Voightländer, Canon FD, etc.!
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 1:38 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Yes, you’re correct. I should have clarified and said that no third party lens adapters can autofocus (at least none that I know of).
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 2:59 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
It’s possible that they could, but manufacturers aren’t exactly generous on giving specifications to how their auto focus works.
Canon seems to play games from body to body so that third party lenses might not work fully.
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 | 11:30 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I’d rather spend that money on a nice FD 50/1.2 and buy the adapter for 20 bucks.
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 12:59 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
THE NAILS!!
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 1:09 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Someone will have to explain to me why a Konica lens adaptor for my m4/3 camera cost be $25, while this one costs $400. Might be perceived supply/demand, but without af functionality, it seems odd. Or am I missing something?
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 1:19 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Can your 25$ adapter change aperture in camera (Canon lenses often do not have aperture rings), activate VR(!) and write correct EXIF data? I don’t think so; my adapters can’t anyway.
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 2:17 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Still, it doesn’t change very much. You get stuck with manual focus, if your lens allows, and 400 bucks pricey handicap adapter. Too much ado.
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 2:58 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Does this adaptor work with the NEX-7?
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 1:44 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Maybe it hasn’t been tested with a NEX-7 because they haven’t been able to obtain one yet? Supply has been quite limited.
I imagine it would work with any NEX camera with an E-Mount (i,e. all of them).
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 | 6:11 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
We showed a “proof-of-concept” on YouTube on March 12, 2011. We have decided to take down this video because now that the actual product has shipped on January 18, 2011, there is no point showing the crude prototype any more. We will create and show a video of the final product on YouTube soon.
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 | 6:26 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
nah silly me. It’s now 2012!
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 | 6:27 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
This won’t turn people away from Canon, Sony.
Posted on Jan 24, 2012 | 11:56 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
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