Nikon to Sony shift (Page 2): It still only offers AF with lenses that contain a focus motor.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

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

It still only offers AF with lenses that contain a focus motor.

ELNikkor

Sony lenses for Sony cameras, Nikon lenses for Nikon cameras; problem solved.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

ELNikkor wrote:

Sony lenses for Sony cameras, Nikon lenses for Nikon cameras; problem solved.

tcthome Loc: NJ

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.

Use link below for your flash. I would guess others sell one besides Westcott. By the way, Westcott FJ flashes work with multiple brands thru theor menu system. Can't help with your lenses. Maybe a live web chat with someone at B&H,= NOT OPEN ON SATURDAY's Good luck, Tom

https://www.fjwestcott.com/products/fjwireless-sony-adapter?_pos=1&_sid=92cc421d4&_ss=r

Old Coot

2th wrote:

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

Spent lots of time in Ahwaz and Tehran in the early seventies (Oilfield) . Tehran was a great City. Ahwaz not so much.
Is it still as hot with sand blowing all the time ?

2th Loc: Tehran

Happy you liked it .That city is frozen in time thru the years .like Kowloon in Hong Kong . unlike just the other side of Persian Gulf .countries like Oman. U.A.E. and Qatar

2th Loc: Tehran

Sands are less but 120 Degrees is the norm in Summer.

Old Coot

2th wrote:

Sands are less but 120 Degrees is the norm in Summer.

Just as I remember it

2th Loc: Tehran

Were you in MIS too ?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

2th wrote:

Thanks I,m a dentist.

Clever screen name.

Old Coot

2th wrote:

Were you in MIS too ?

Yes. I was the Regional manager for an Oilfield service company

MDI Mainer

When E-mount was young there was a dearth of native glass, so adapters were a reasonable solution. But in 2023, going on to 2024, E-mount has more native lens options than any other mount.

Ken Rockwell once opined that adapters were for those with an overwhelming nostalgia for heritage glass, who were unable or unwilling to adapt. So in my view an adapter today is really just a toy to play with, sort of like a vintage film camera.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

MDI Mainer wrote:

When E-mount was young there was a dearth of native glass, so adapters were a reasonable solution. But in 2023, going on to 2024, E-mount has more native lens options than any other mount.

Ken Rockwell once opined that adapters were for those with an overwhelming nostalgia for heritage glass, who were unable or unwilling to adapt. So in my view an adapter today is really just a toy to play with, sort of like a vintage film camera.

You appear to lack the relevant experience and / or an interested mind ...

Legacy film-era lenses will typically lack any electronics to communicate with modern digital cameras. But, the forward-thinking among us, we'll adapt these lenses to mirrorless digital cameras, where the enabling technologies from the cameras and computer software can make these lenses more effective than they ever performed on a film camera. Enabling technologies like: IBIS, focus peeking, multi-frame burst, lens distortion correction, and Chromatic Aberration correction.

Of course, digital mirrorless can't enable AF for lenses needing a focus motor, the issue that appears to be the OP's. But, to anyone capable of manual focusing a lens and leveraging these mirrorless technologies, they'll find these legacy lenses actually deliver better results than ever were possible on the delayed-feedback process of shooting film with these lenses.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

MDI Mainer wrote:

When E-mount was young there was a dearth of native glass, so adapters were a reasonable solution. But in 2023, going on to 2024, E-mount has more native lens options than any other mount.

Ken Rockwell once opined that adapters were for those with an overwhelming nostalgia for heritage glass, who were unable or unwilling to adapt. So in my view an adapter today is really just a toy to play with, sort of like a vintage film camera.

I'm not a fan of adapters, but the Nikon Z adapter works perfectly.

2th Loc: Tehran

Thx.