Nikon to Sony shift : Hogs Hi ! I,ve just got SonyA7R4A.Congrats to me. By myself .A Viltrox NF-E1 adapter .Then I found out I can not use AF in my lenses . I have 16 mm AF 2.8. 12-24...

2th Loc: Tehran

Hogs Hi ! I,ve just got SonyA7R4A.Congrats to me. By myself .A Viltrox NF-E1 adapter .Then I found out I can not use AF in my lenses . I have 16 mm AF 2.8. 12-24 mm F4 Sigma ART. 105 mm F2.8 none AF vintage Nikon lens .and many Macro Nikon macro flash twin and ring lights .the flashes do not fit. any solutions ?

Thanks I,m a dentist.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Are you really from Tehran? I have a favorite memory of a visit in the early '70s before our countries decided to me upset with each other.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

2th wrote:

Hogs Hi ! I,ve just got SonyA7R4A.Congrats to me. By myself .A Viltrox NF-E1 adapter .Then I found out I can not use AF in my lenses . I have 16 mm AF 2.8. 12-24 mm F4 Sigma ART. 105 mm F2.8 none AF vintage Nikon lens .and many Macro Nikon macro flash twin and ring lights .the flashes do not fit. any solutions ?

Thanks I,m a dentist.

I'm not aware of any convertor that contains a focus motor. Other members may have different information. But I believe that you will need at least AF-S lenses (which have individual internal motors) to work including autofocus on any adaptor.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Maybe you need to get Sony lenses too? Or, go back in time and tell your past-self: don't do it.

User ID

larryepage wrote:

I'm not aware of any convertor that contains a focus motor. Other members may have different information. But I believe that you will need at least AF-S lenses (which have individual internal motors) to work including autofocus on any adaptor.

Yes AF-S is a requirement to HOPE for AF. Variables involved are :
Lens model.
Camera model.
Adapter brand.
Firmware version.

Much experience tells me that Hope will be much more often rewarded when adapting Canon lenses than Nikon lenses to Sonys. Also, Fotodiox adapters are usually more successful than the Viltrox ... although the effect of the variables can reverse that.

Canon lenses almost never disappoint but Nikon lenses are a roll of the dice :-(

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

2th wrote:

Hogs Hi ! I,ve just got SonyA7R4A.Congrats to me. By myself .A Viltrox NF-E1 adapter .Then I found out I can not use AF in my lenses . I have 16 mm AF 2.8. 12-24 mm F4 Sigma ART. 105 mm F2.8 none AF vintage Nikon lens .and many Macro Nikon macro flash twin and ring lights .the flashes do not fit. any solutions ?

Thanks I,m a dentist.

Take a look at https://www.monsteradapter.com/products/la-fe1-nikon-f-mount-lenses-to-sony-e-mount-cameras-adapter. It might offer a solution?

bwa

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bwana wrote:

Take a look at https://www.monsteradapter.com/products/la-fe1-nikon-f-mount-lenses-to-sony-e-mount-cameras-adapter. It might offer a solution?

bwa

Read all the specs, and restrictions, and the mediocre reviews. I *live by* adapters, and my reading has not encouraged me to drop $350 on the Monster.

2th Loc: Tehran

Yes, but I,m in Ahwaz deep south , Iran

2th Loc: Tehran

I agree with you .Canon users are very happy with Sony switch .

2th Loc: Tehran

And by the way lots of Minolta A mount lenses by very attractive prices out there. W/C can be used by Sony adapters. any thought >?

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

bwana wrote:

Take a look at https://www.monsteradapter.com/products/la-fe1-nikon-f-mount-lenses-to-sony-e-mount-cameras-adapter. It might offer a solution?

bwa

I'm not a Nikon user but the LA-EAr (Sony A and Minolta AF to Sony FE) adapter has worked very well for me.

bwa

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bwana wrote:

I'm not a Nikon user but the LA-EAr (Sony A and Minolta AF to Sony FE) adapter has worked very well for me.

bwa

Checking the shift on my on-screen keyboard, I find that "r" = "4".

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

2th wrote:

Yes, but I,m in Ahwaz deep south , Iran

My stay was for about a week in Bandar Abbas in about 1973 or 1974. I have very fond memories of that visit. I still have a few favorite photos that I took with a Nikon using Kodachrome and Ektachrome.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

User ID wrote:

Checking the shift on my on-screen keyboard, I find that "r" = "4".

Oops, actually a LA-EA4r, the MonsterAdapter. Thanks for pointing that out.

bwa

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

bwana wrote:

Take a look at https://www.monsteradapter.com/products/la-fe1-nikon-f-mount-lenses-to-sony-e-mount-cameras-adapter. It might offer a solution?

bwa

First thing in the site it says NO AF with screw drive lenses.