Sony E-mount
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Sony α7 E-mount
Sony NEX-5 E-mount
The E-mount is a lens mount designed by Sony for their NEX ("New E-mount eXperience") and ILCE series of camcorders and mirrorless cameras.[1] The E-mount supplements Sony's A-mount, allowing the company to develop more compact imaging devices while maintaining compatibility with 35mm sensors. E-mount achieves this by:
- Minimizing mechanical complexity, removing mechanical aperture and focus drive.
- Shortening the flange focal distance to 18 mm compared with earlier offerings from Sony which used 44.5 mm.
- Reducing the radius of the flange.
The short flange focal distance prohibits the use of an optical viewfinder as a mirror box mechanism cannot be included in this reduced distance. As such all E-mount cameras use an electronic viewfinder.
Development overview
Initially, E-mount was implemented on the Sony α NEX-3 and NEX-5 consumer-targeted devices with APS-C sized sensors.[2] E-mount integration into Sony camcorder products was provided with the Sony Handycam NEX-VG10.[3] On 24 August 2011, new products were announced, specifically the NEX-5N as a successor for the NEX-5, and the NEX-7 as a prosumer product,[4] as well as the NEX-VG20 as the successor to the NEX-VG10. The Sony E-mount was brought to the 35 millimeter video camera market with the Sony NEX-FS100.[5]
The first third-party camera to use the E-mount was the Hasselblad Lunar, announced at photokina on 18 September 2012 and released in early 2013.[6][7]
In September 2013, Sony announced the first model from new ILCE series, the Sony α3000. In October 2013, the first models with full-frame sensor size were released, the Sony α7 and Sony α7R.
On 19 April 2017, Sony revealed their new model Model ILCE-9, the Sony α9, characterized as a professional mirrorless camera system.
Available bodies
List of Sony E-mount cameras:
| Name | Model | Code | ID | System | Type | Format | Sensor | Hotshoe | Latest firmware | User level | Announce date | Release date | Availability
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony NEX-3 | NEX-3 (with Eye-Fi), NEX-3C (without Eye-Fi) | CX75210 | 279[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor, 14.2 MP | Smart Accessory Terminal 1 | 5 | Entry level | 2010-02-21, 2010-05-11 | 2010-06 | Discontinued |
| Sony NEX-5 | NEX-5 (with Eye-Fi), NEX-5C (without Eye-Fi) | CX75110, CX75121, CX75141 | 278[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor, 14.2 MP | Smart Accessory Terminal 1 | 5 | Midrange | 2010-02-21, 2010-05-11 | 2010-06 | Discontinued |
| Sony NEX-C3 | NEX-C3 | CX75400, CX75420 | 284[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.2 MP | Smart Accessory Terminal 1 | 2 | Entry level | 2011-06-08 | 2011-08 | Discontinued |
| Sony NEX-5N | NEX-5N | CX75500, CX75520 | 288[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP | Smart Accessory Terminal 2 | 1.02 | Midrange | 2011-08-24 | 2011-09 | Discontinued |
| Sony NEX-7 | NEX-7, (Hasselblad Lunar, Hasselblad Lunar Limited Edition) | CX75600, CX75620 | 289[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP | Auto-lock Accessory Shoe (4-pin iISO) | 1.03 | Advanced Amateur | 2011-08-24 | 2011-12 | Discontinued |
| Sony NEX-F3 | NEX-F3 | CX75700 | 293[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP | Smart Accessory Terminal 2 | 1.01 | Entry level | 2012-05-17 | 2012-06 | Discontinued |
| Sony NEX-5R | NEX-5R | CX75820 | 296[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP | Smart Accessory Terminal 2 | 1.03 | Midrange | 2012-08-29 | 2012-10 | Discontinued |
| Sony NEX-6 | NEX-6 | CX76060 | 295[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 1.03 | Advanced Amateur | 2012-09-12 | 2012-11 | Discontinued |
| Sony NEX-3N | NEX-3N | CX76200 | 305[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, ca. 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, ca. 16 MP | N/A | 1.00 | Entry level | 2013-02-20 | 2013-03 | Discontinued |
| Sony NEX-5T | NEX-5T | CX76500 | 307[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP | Smart Accessory Terminal 2 | 1.01 | Midrange | 2013-08-24 | 2013-09 | Discontinued |
| Sony α3000 | ILCE-3000[10] | CX77100, CX77121 | 302[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, ca. 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 20.1 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 1.00/1.01 | Entry level | 2013-08-27 | Discontinued | |
| Sony α7 | ILCE-7 | CX77800 | 306[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | Full frame, 35.8×23.9mm, (1.0×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 3.20 | Semi-Professional | 2013-10-16 | 2013-11 | Current |
| Sony α7R | ILCE-7R, (Hasselblad Lusso) | CX77900 | 311[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | Full frame, 35.9×24.0mm, (1.0×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 36.4 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 3.20 | Semi-Professional | 2013-10-16 | 2013-11 | Discontinued |
| Sony α5000 | ILCE-5000 | CX77300, CX77361 | 313[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, ca. 23.2×15.4mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 20.1 MP | N/A | 1.10 | Entry level | 2014-01-14 | 2014-03 | Discontinued |
| Sony α6000 | ILCE-6000 | CX77500 | 312[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, ca. 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 3.20 | Advanced Amateur | 2014-02-12 | 2014-04 | Current |
| Sony α3500 | ILCE-3500 | CX77100 | 302[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, ca. 23.2×15.4mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 20.1 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 1.01 | Entry level | 2014-03-21 | 2014-03 | Discontinued |
| Sony α7S | ILCE-7S[11] | CX78500 | 318[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | Full frame, 35.6×23.8mm, (1.0×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 12.2 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 3.20 | Semi-Professional | 2014-04-06 | 2014-06 | Current |
| Sony α5100 | ILCE-5100[12] | CX78300? | 339[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, approx. 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP | N/A | 3.10 | Entry level | 2014-08-18 | 2014-09 | Current |
| Sony α7 II | ILCE-7M2 | 340[8][9] | α (Alpha) | MILC | Full frame, 35.8×23.9mm, (1.0×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 4.00 | Semi-Professional | 2014-11-20 | 2015-01 | Current | |
| Sony α7R II | ILCE-7RM2 | 347[8] | α (Alpha) | MILC | Full frame, 35.8×23.9mm, (1.0×) | BSI CMOS, Exmor R HD, 42.4 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 3.30 | Semi-Professional | 2015-06-10 | 2015-06 | Current | |
| Sony α7S II | ILCE-7SM2 | 350[8] | α (Alpha) | MILC | Full frame, 35.6×23.8mm, (1.0×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 12.2 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 2.10 | Semi-Professional | 2015-09-11 | 2015-11 | Current | |
| Sony α6300 | ILCE-6300 | 357[8] | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, ca. 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor, 24.2 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 1.10 | Advanced Amateur | 2016-02-03 | 2016-03 | Current | |
| Sony α6500 | ILCE-6500 | ? | α (Alpha) | MILC | APS-C, ca. 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor, 24.2 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | ? | Advanced Amateur | 2016-10-06 | 2016-12 | Current | |
| Sony α9 | ILCE-9 | ? | α (Alpha) | MILC | Full frame, 35.9×24.0mm, (1.0×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.2 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 3.30 | Professional | 2017-04-19 | 2017-05 | Current
| |
| Sony α7R III | ILCE-7RM3 | ? | α (Alpha) | MILC | Full frame, 35.8×23.9mm, (1.0×) | BSI CMOS, Exmor R HD, 42.4 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 1.10 | Professional | 2017-10-25 | 2017-11 | Current | |
| Sony α7 III | ILCE-7M3 | ? | α (Alpha) | MILC | Full frame, 35.8×23.9mm, (1.0×) | BSI CMOS, Exmor R HD, 24.2 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 1.01 | Professional | Current | |||
| Sony αQX1 | ILCE-QX1 | 346,[8][9] 313?[9] | α (Alpha) SmartShot | MILC? | APS-C, approx. 23.2×15.4mm (1.5×) | CMOS, 20.1 MP | None | ? | Mobile phone mounted | 2014-09-03 | Discontinued
| ||
| Sony NEX-VG10 | NEX-VG10E, NEX-VG10A, NEX-VG10J | CX36000, CX36001 | Handycam | Camcorder | APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 14.2 MP | Auto-lock Accessory Shoe (4-pin iISO) | 3 | Advanced Amateur | 2010-05-11, 2010-07-14 | 2010-09 | Discontinued | |
| Sony NEX-VG20 | NEX-VG20E, NEX-VG20A, NEX-VG20J | CX36100 | 290[8][9] | Handycam | Camcorder | APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP | Auto-lock Accessory Shoe (4-pin iISO) | 1 | Advanced Amateur | 2011-08-24 | 2011-11 | Discontinued |
| Sony NEX-VG30 | NEX-VG30E | CX43500? | 300[8][9] | Handycam | Camcorder | APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP | Multi Interface Shoe + ISO-518 (0-pin) | 1 | Advanced Amateur | 2012-09-12 | 2012-11 | Discontinued |
| Sony NEX-VG900 | NEX-VG900E | CX45600 | 299[8][9] | Handycam | Camcorder | Full frame, 35.8×23.9mm, (1.0×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP | Multi Interface Shoe | 1 | Semi-Professional | 2012-09-12 | 2012-11 | Discontinued
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| Sony NEX-FS100 | NEX-FS100E, NEX-FS100U, NEX-FS100J | CX94500, CX94600 | NXCAM | Camcorder | Super-35mm, 23.6×13.3mm (1.6×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 3.5 MP | 2 | Semi-Professional | 2010-11-17, 2011-03-23 | 2011-07 | Discontinued | ||
| Sony NEX-FS700 | NEX-FS700E, NEX-FS700U, NEX-FS700J, NEX-FS700R | CX96000, CX96100 | NXCAM | Camcorder | Super-35mm, 23.6×13.3mm, (1.6×) | CMOS, Exmor 4K, 11.6 MP | 2 (non-R w/o 4K), 3 (NEX-FS700R w/ 4K) | Professional | 2012-04-02 | 2012-06 | Current | ||
| Sony NEX-EA50 | NEX-EA50E, NEX-EA50U | CX95100, CX95300 | NXCAM | Camcorder | APS-C, 23.5×15.6 mm (1.5×) | CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP | ISO-518 (2-pin) | 2 | Semi-Professional | 2012-08-17 | 2012-11 | Discontinued
| |
| Sony PXW-FS7 | PXW-FS7 | XDCAM | Camcorder | Super-35mm, 23.6×13.3mm, (1.6×) | CMOS, Exmor 4K, 11.6 MP | ISO-518 cold shoe | Professional | 2014-09-12 | Current | ||||
| Sony PXW-FS5 | PXW-FS5 | XDCAM | Camcorder | Super-35mm, 23.6×13.3mm, (1.6×) | CMOS, Exmor 4K, 11.6 MP | ISO-518 cold shoe | Professional | Current | |||||
| Sony PXW-FS7 II | PXW-FS7 | XDCAM | Camcorder | Super-35mm, 23.6×13.3mm, (1.6×) | CMOS, Exmor 4K, 11.6 MP | ISO-518 cold shoe | Professional | Current |
Available lenses
| Name | Model | VX code | Lens ID[13][14] | Type | Format | Filter | Weight | Release date | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony E 16mm F2.8 | SEL-16F28 | VX9100 | 32784 | Prime | APS-C | 49mm | 70g | 2010-06 | silver, accepts VCL-ECU1, VCL-ECU2, VCL-ECF2 and VCL-ECF1 front converters |
| Sony E 20mm F2.8 | SEL-20F28 | VX9114 | 32798 | Prime | APS-C | 49mm | 69g | 2013-04 | black, also accepts VCL-ECU1, VCL-ECU2, VCL-ECF2 and VCL-ECF1 front converters |
| Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* E 24mm F1.8 ZA | SEL-24F18Z | VX9105 | 32789 | Prime | APS-C | 49mm | 225g | 2011-12 | Sony / Zeiss design, black |
| Sony FE 28mm F2 | SEL-28F20 | VX9132 | 32816 | Prime | 35mm | 49mm | 200g | 2015-03 | black, also accepts SEL-075UWC and SEL-057FEC front converters |
| Sony E 30mm F3.5 Macro | SEL-30M35 | VX9104 | 32788 | Prime | APS-C | 49mm (hood) | 138g | 2011-06 | macro lens, 1:1 magnification, silver |
| Sony Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm F1.4 ZA | SEL-35F14Z | VX9130 | 32814 | Prime | 35mm | 72mm | 630g | 2015-03 (2014-09) | Sony / Zeiss design, black |
| Sony E 35mm F1.8 OSS | SEL-35F18 | VX9115 | 32799 | Prime | APS-C | 49mm | 155g | 2012-12 | black |
| Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA | SEL-35F28Z | VX9110 | 32794 | Prime | 35mm | 49mm | 120g | 2013-08 | Sony / Zeiss design, black[15] |
| Sony Zeiss Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA | SEL-50F14Z | VX9138 | 32822 | Prime | 35mm | 72mm | 778g | 2016 | Sony / Zeiss design, black |
| Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS | SEL-50F18 | VX9106 | 32790 | Prime | APS-C | 49mm | 202g | 2011-12 | portrait lens, silver, also available in black[16] |
| Sony FE 50mm F1.8 | SEL-50F18F | ? | 32824 | Prime | 35mm | 49mm | 186g | 2016-03 | black |
| Sony FE 50mm F2.8 Macro | SEL-50M28 | ? | ? | Prime | 35mm | 55mm | 236g | 2016-09 | macro lens, black |
| Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA | SEL-55F18Z | VX9124 | 32808 | Prime | 35mm | 49mm | 281g | 2013-10 | Sony / Zeiss design, black[15] |
| Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM | SEL-85F14GM | VX9139 | 32823 | Prime | 35mm | 77mm | 848g | 2016 | black |
| Sony FE 85mm F1.8 | SEL-85F18 | ? | ? | Prime | 35mm | 67mm | 371g | 2017-02 | black[17] |
| Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS | SEL-90M28G | VX9118 | 32802 | Prime | 35mm | 62mm | 602g | 2015-03 | macro lens, black |
| Sony FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS | SEL-100F28GM | VX9135 | ? | Prime | 35mm | 72mm | 700g | 2017-02 | Smooth Trans Focus, black[17] |
| Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS | SEL-1018 | VX9108 | 32792 | Zoom | APS-C | 62mm | 225g | 2012-11 | black |
| Sony FE 12-24mm F4 G | SEL-1224G | VX9117 | 32801 | Zoom | 35mm | None | 565g | 2017–05 | black |
| Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM | SEL-1635GM | VX9147 | ? | Zoom | 35mm | 82mm | 680g | 2017–05 | black |
| Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS | SEL-1635Z | VX9127 | 32811 | Zoom | 35mm | 72mm | 518g | 2014-05 | Sony / Zeiss design, black |
| Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS | SEL-P1650 | VX9109 | 32793 | Zoom | APS-C | 40.5mm | 116g | 2013-01 | Power Zoom, black, also available in silver |
| Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS | SEL-1670Z | VX9107 | 32791 | Zoom | APS-C | 55mm | 308g | 2013-08 | Sony / Zeiss design, black[16] |
| Sony E 18-50mm F4-5.6 | SEL-1850 | VX9119 | 32803 | Zoom | APS-C | 55mm | 116g | 2014 | Black, discontinued. It was sold only as kit lens with the Sony α3500[18] |
| Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS | SEL-1855 | VX9101 | 32785 | Zoom | APS-C | 49mm | 194g | 2010 | silver, black versions come with the NEX-7 kit |
| Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS | SEL-P18105G | VX9116 | 32800 | Zoom | APS-C | 72mm | 427g | 2013-08 | Power Zoom, black[16] |
| Sony E PZ 18-110mm F4 G OSS | SEL-P18110G | VX9136 | ? | Zoom | APS-C / Super-35 | 95mm | 1105g | 2016-09 | Power Zoom, black, with geared focus, zoom and manual aperture ring for cine use[19]https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/camera-lenses/sel18135/specifications</ref> |
| Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS | SEL-18135 | Zoom | APS-C | 55mm | 325g | 2018-01 | Black [20] | ||
| Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS | SEL-18200 | VX9103 | 32787 | Zoom | APS-C | 67mm | 524g | 2010 | silver, optically and mechanically different from SEL-18200LE |
| Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE | SEL-18200LE | VX9113 | 32797 | Zoom | APS-C | 62mm | 460g | 2012-06 | black, optically and mechanically different from SEL-18200, almost identical to Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC (model B011S) |
| Sony E PZ 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS | SEL-P18200 | VX9123 | 32807 | Zoom | APS-C | 67mm | 649g | 2012 | Power Zoom, black, available for purchase as a stand-alone lens in 2013-03 |
| Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS | SEL-2470Z | VX9111 | 32795 | Zoom | 35mm | 67mm | 426g | 2014-01 (2013-10) | Sony / Zeiss design, black[15] |
| Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM | SEL-2470GM | VX9137 | 32821 | Zoom | 35mm | 82mm | 886g | 2016-02 | black |
| Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS | SEL-24105G | VX9121 | ? | Zoom | 35mm | 77mm | 663g | 2017-10 | black |
| Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS | SEL-24240 | VX9131 | 32815 | Zoom | 35mm | 72mm | 780g | 2015-03 (2014-09) | black |
| Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS | SEL-2870 | VX9129 | 32813 | Zoom | 35mm | 55mm | 295g | 2013-10 | black[15] |
| Sony FE PZ 28-135mm F4 G OSS | SEL-P28135G | VX9133 | 32817 | Zoom | 35mm | 95mm | 1125g | 2014-09 (2014-04) | Power Zoom, black, with geared focus, zoom and manual aperture ring for cine use[21] |
| Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS | SEL-55210 | VX9102 | 32786 | Zoom | APS-C | 49mm | 345g | 2011-10 | silver, also available in black |
| Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS | SEL-70200G | VX9126 | 32810 | Zoom | 35mm | 72mm | 840g | 2014 (2013-10) | white[15] |
| Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS | SEL-70200GM | VX9146 | 32830 | Zoom | 35mm | 77mm | 1480g | 2016-02 | white |
| Sony FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS | SEL-70300G | ? | 32828 | Zoom | 35mm | 72mm | 854g | 2016 | black |
| Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS | SEL-100400GM | VX9145 | ? | Zoom | 35mm | 77mm | 1398g | 2017-04 | white |
| Sony Fisheye Converter 0.62x | VCL-ECF1 | VX9191 | N/A | Front converter | APS-C | N/A | 150g | 2010 | silver, for SEL-16F28 and SEL-20F28, not an E-mount lens |
| Sony Fisheye Converter 0.62x | VCL-ECF2 | ? | N/A | Front converter | APS-C | N/A | 150g | 2015-03 | black, for SEL-16F28 and SEL-20F28, not an E-mount lens |
| Sony Ultra Wide Converter 0.75x | VCL-ECU1 | VX9192 | N/A | Front converter | APS-C | N/A | 125g | 2010 | silver, for SEL-16F28 and SEL-20F28, not an E-mount lens |
| Sony Ultra Wide Converter 0.75x | VCL-ECU2 | ? | N/A | Front converter | APS-C | N/A | 125g | 2015-03 | black, for SEL-16F28 and SEL-20F28, not an E-mount lens |
| Sony Fisheye Converter 0.57x | SEL-057FEC | VX9143 | 32827 | Front converter | 35mm | N/A | 418g | 2015-03 (2014-09) | black, for SEL-28F20, not an E-mount lens |
| Sony Ultra Wide Converter 0.75x | SEL-075UWC | VX9142 | 32826 | Front converter | 35mm | N/A | 267g | 2015-03 (2014-09) | black, for SEL-28F20, not an E-mount lens |
| Sony Tele Converter 1.4x | SEL-14TC | VX9148 | ? | Rear converter | 35mm | N/A | 167g | 2016-02 | white |
| Sony Tele Converter 2x | SEL-20TC | VX9149 | ? | Rear converter | 35mm | N/A | 207g | 2016-02 | white |
| Sony Lens Adapter E/A 1 | LA-EA1 | VX9176 | 1 | Mount adapter | APS-C | N/A | 110g | 2010 | for A-mount lenses on E-mount camera, glass-less, CD-AF / OS-PD-AF with SSM/SAM lenses only |
| Sony Lens Adapter E/A 2 | LA-EA2 | ? | 2 | Mount adapter | APS-C | N/A | 200g | 2011 | for A-mount lenses on E-mount camera, SLT-PD-AF with all AF lenses |
| Sony Lens Adapter E/A 3 | LA-EA3 | ? | 3 | Mount adapter | 35mm | N/A | 110g | 2013 | for A-mount lenses on full-frame E-mount camera, glass-less, CD-AF / OS-PD-AF with SSM/SAM lenses only[15] |
| Sony Lens Adapter E/A 4 | LA-EA4 | ? | 6 | Mount adapter | 35mm | N/A | 160g | 2013 | for A-mount lenses on full-frame E-mount camera, SLT-PD-AF with all AF lenses[15] |
| E | "Standard E-mount" series for the APS-C and Super-35mm image format. |
| FE | "Full-frame E-mount" series for 35mm full-frame image format. |
| G | "Gold" series, Sony's line-up of high-grade lenses. |
| GM | "Gold Master" series, Sony's line-up of ultra high-grade lenses. |
| LE | "Light edition", lenses designed to be particularly light. |
| OSS | "Optical SteadyShot", lenses with optical image stabilization. |
| PZ | "Power Zoom", lenses with motor zoom facility. |
| ZA | "Zeiss α", lenses for Sony α cameras. ZA lenses are designed and manufactured by Sony in Japan, once the designs get approval by Carl Zeiss AG to meet their quality standards. |
Third-party lens manufacturers
Sony NEX-5 with Sigma 30mm F2.8 EX DN lens.
On 8 February 2011, Sony announced the release of the specifications for the E-mount lens system, allowing for third-party lens makers to create lenses for the NEX cameras without having to pay royalties. The mount specifications have been released to registered parties since April 2011.[22] Getting a license for the specifications requires approval by Sony and the signing of a non-disclosure agreement.[23]
The construction of full frame manual focus prime lenses without any electronics is relatively easier and less costly than the construction of electronic full frame autofocus lenses of any kind. Additionally, the E-mount Sony α7 series are the only full frame mirrorless cameras and have more electronic aids for manual focusing than full-frame DSLRs.[24] Both these facts have encouraged lesser known lens companies to construct full frame prime lenses with E-mount. Numerous affordable sharp full-format manual prime lenses with big apertures are available with E-mount.
List of manufacturers of third-party lenses
- Anhui ChangGeng Optical Technology Company
- Carl Zeiss AG
- Cosina Co., Ltd.
- Handevision
- Samyang Optics / Rokinon
- Sigma Corporation
- Shenyang Zhongyi Optical and Electronic Company (ZY Optics)[25]
- Shenzhen Neewer
- SLR Magic
- Tamron Co., Ltd.
- Tokina
- Venus Optics
- Voigtländer
- Yasuhara[26]
- Zunow
- 7Artisans
Adapting lenses to Sony E-mount
Due to the short flange focal distance of the Sony E-mount, many lenses can be adapted to be used on the Sony E-mount, although a crop factor will have to be taken into account for all cameras with APS-C or Super-35mm sensor format. Additionally, with the introduction of in-camera image stabilization to Sony's newer mirrorless cameras, any adapted lens (regardless of age, brand, or lens mount) can be image stabilized.
Nearly all manual lenses can be attached with simple ring-like adapters to Sony's mirrorless cameras, such as for Canon FD, Minolta MC/MD, Leica M, and many others. Manual focus lenses that transmit EXIF data will require an adapter with electronic contacts, which are generally more expensive to produce.
Adapting autofocus lenses to Sony's older E-mount cameras (such as the Sony α6000 and α7) can often be ineffective due to the inability of the camera body to effectively lock-on to a subject, resulting in either hunting or missed focus. This has largely been remedied in recent years with improved lens adapter performance, as well as the introduction of faster, more accurate autofocusing systems to Sony's more recent cameras (such as the Sony α6500 and Sony α9).
Sony LA-EA adapters
The Sony LA-EA4 adapter
Any A-mount lenses can be used via the Sony LA-EA1,[27] LA-EA2, LA-EA3, or LA-EA4 mount adapters, which provide electronic contacts and electro-mechanical diaphragm control. They allow the camera body to control the aperture of the lens and provide automatic exposure and Exif data support.
- LA-EA1: APS-C format only; autofocus motor lenses (SSM and SAM) only; screw driven lenses can be used with manual focus only; adapter does not need optical elements in the light path and thus will not change image quality in any way. [28]
- LA-EA2: APS-C format only; adapters support fast phase-detection autofocus with all A-mount lenses (except for the few dedicated manual focus A-mount lenses), including screw-driven AF lenses. However, their translucent-mirror design requires an optical element in the light path and thus causes a light fall-off of about 30% and a slight decrease in image quality for the autofocus to work.
- LA-EA3: full-frame format compatible; autofocus motor lenses (SSM and SAM) only; screw driven lenses can be used with manual focus only; adapter does not need optical elements in the light path and thus will not change image quality in any way.
- LA-EA4: full-frame format compatible; adapter offers fast optical phase-detection autofocus with the use of a translucent mirror like SLT cameras. It has an internal autofocus motor and a second internal aperture motor for older screw driven autofocus a-mount lenses. It supports all auto focus A-mount lenses from Sony, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, and the older Minolta lenses [29](with the exception of Minolta Xi autofocus lenses). [30]
Full manual focus Minolta MD/MC [31] won't work on this adapter. It is the only adapter of all mirrorless cameras that offers optical phase detection autofocus. The adapter has fifteen AF sensors and three of them are cross type. The adapter weights 160g. [32] Its tripod mount isn't detachable. During movie mode, the adapter doesn't permit the change of aperture.[33]The translucent-mirror SLT design, [34] which requires a pellicle mirror in the light path, causes a light fall-off of about 1/3 stop and a slight decrease in image quality for the autofocus to work. [35]
Techart offers a unique autofocusing adapter, having a motor that moves the adapter flange along optical axis. It has Leica M-mount on the lens side, but via stacking additional adapter almost any SLR lens can be mounted.[36]
List of adaptable lens mounts
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L IS lens adapted to the Sony NEX-5 with a "dummy" non-electronic adapter.
The following lens mounts can be used on the Sony E-mount with the use of various adapters available from third parties:[37]
- Alpa mount
- Sony A-mount (Sony LA-EA1, LA-EA2, LA-EA3, LA-EA4 with AF and electronic aperture control, 3rd part adapters with aperture ring)
- BNCR mount
- C-mount
- Canon EF and Canon EF-S (Sigma MC-11 EF-E and other adapters with AF and electronic aperture control, "dumb" adapter variant with tilt available)
- Canon FD
- Contax G
- Contax N
- Contarex
- Contax/Yashica (C/Y) bayonet (an adapter variant with tilt is also available)
- Exakta lens mount
- Fujica X bayonet
- Hasselblad Xpan
- Konica AR (bayonet)
- Leica M-mount (bayonet) (adapter with back focusing AF available)
- Leica M39 lens mount (LTM/L39) (screw)
- Leica R-mount (adapter variant with tilt available)
- M42-mount (screw) (adapter variant with tilt available)
- Micro Four Thirds
- Minolta SR-mount (MD/MC)
- Minolta/Konica Minolta A-mount (Minolta/Konica Minolta AF/α/Dynax/Maxxum and Sony α DSLRs) (Sony LA-EA1, LA-EA2, LA-EA3, LA-EA4 with AF and electronic aperture control, and third-party adapters with aperture ring)
- Nikon F-mount (with AF and electronic aperture control, adapter variant with aperture ring for G lenses available, adapter variant with tilt available)
- Olympus OM-mount (adapter variant with tilt available)
- Olympus Pen F
- Pentax Auto 110
- Pentax K-mount (adapter variant with aperture ring for DA lenses available)
- PL mount
- Rollei-mount
- Sigma SA-mount (Sigma MC-11 SA-E with AF and electronic aperture control)
- T2-mount (screw)
List of Sony E-mount adapters with a focal reducer
A focal reducer is a device which inserts between main lens and camera and shrinks image circle while simultaneously increasing the f-stop of the lens. The downside is that only lenses from other systems with longer flange distance are accepted. Native E-mount lenses are not supported.
- Metabones Speed Booster, from full-frame SLR to APS-C, 0.71x
- Metabones Speed Booster Ultra, from full-frame SLR to APS-C, 0.71x
- Zhongyi Lens Turbo, from full-from frame SLR to APS-C, 0.71x
- Kipon Baveyes Ultra 0.7x Adapter, from Medium Format SLR to Sony-E full frame (announced 3 March 2016)
- Kipon Baveyes L/M-S/E 0.65x, from Leica M-mount to Sony APS-C (announced 24 November 2016)
Comparison with similar lens mounts
| Maker | Mount | Flange focal distance (mm) |
Throat diameter (mm) |
Frame size (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony | E-mount | 18 | 46.1 | 35.9×24.0, 23.6×15.6 |
| Leica | L-mount | 19 | 48.8 | 35.9×24.0, 23.6×15.6 |
| Canon | EF-M mount | 18 | 46.5 | 22.3×14.9 |
| Canon | RF mount | 20 | 54 | 36×24 |
| Nikon | Z-mount | 16 | 55 | 35.9×23.9 |
| Fujifilm | X-mount | 17.7 | 44 | 23.6×15.6 |
| Panasonic/Olympus | M4/3 | 20 | 44 | 17.3×13 |
| Samsung | NX-mount | 25.5 | 42 | 23.5×15.7[38] |
See also
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