Has anyone tried to use the Sony A7S with an adapter for Nikon F-mount lenses?
Why would you even want to try such a combination?
twowindsbear wrote:
Why would you even want to try such a combination?
Because of the rather limited lens selection on the native Sony mount and some of the rather outstanding Nikon lenses available ......
twowindsbear wrote:
Why would you even want to try such a combination?
To save 1 pound of weight and get super high ISO, adding the A7S to the D810.
imagemeister wrote:
Because of the rather limited lens selection on the native Sony mount and some of the rather outstanding Nikon lenses available ......
Well, a 'limited lens selection' seems a very good reason NOT to choose the Sony, and 'outstanding Nikon lenses' seems a very good reason TO choose Nikon.
IMHO, of course
twowindsbear wrote:
Well, a 'limited lens selection' seems a very good reason NOT to choose the Sony, and 'outstanding Nikon lenses' seems a very good reason TO choose Nikon.
IMHO, of course
Right. That is one the reasons I bought the Nikon D810 instead of the Sony A7R and A7S (for landscape and low light). There were other reasons as well, but they aren't relevant to my question.
Stef C
Loc: Conshohocken (near philly) PA
Isn't the Nikon/Canon battery life like twice that of the sony?
twowindsbear wrote:
Well, a 'limited lens selection' seems a very good reason NOT to choose the Sony, and 'outstanding Nikon lenses' seems a very good reason TO choose Nikon.
IMHO, of course
Depends on the needs of the photographer! As a photo enthusiast who is very much an amateur, Sony/Zeiss has all the leses I think I'll ever need, and I love my a6000. Now if I were a professional photographer I suspect the situation would be different.
jackpinoh wrote:
Has anyone tried to use the Sony A7S with an adapter for Nikon F-mount lenses?
My friend has a D800E and a Sony A7R. The problem with the adapter is that when using Nikon lenses on the Sony, VR does not work and autofocus does not work, a real PITA in my opinion. Of course if you have old Nikon glass without either function, it does not matter! YMMV.
The Metabones Mark IV for Canon lenses enables autofocus but for Nikon they seem to only have a Mark II, which does not.
twowindsbear wrote:
Well, a 'limited lens selection' seems a very good reason NOT to choose the Sony, and 'outstanding Nikon lenses' seems a very good reason TO choose Nikon.
IMHO, of course
Yes, but the Sony saves weight - and money ! - although by the time you add the adapter the weight is almost the same.
CHOLLY
Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!
twowindsbear wrote:
Well, a 'limited lens selection' seems a very good reason NOT to choose the Sony, and 'outstanding Nikon lenses' seems a very good reason TO choose Nikon.
IMHO, of course
Actually, with adaptors you can use almost ANY lens from ANY manufacturer.
THAT is the beauty of the A7 family; the ability to offer really superior image quality for people who have already invested in glass for one of the other camera brands.
SOME lenses are fully functional with adaptors. Others are not, but you CAN use Canon L glass, Nikkor lenses, Sony/Minolta A mount G lenses and Carl Zeiss A mount lenses, Olympus Zuiko and other lenses on your A7/A7R/A7S cameras.
The best glass available with the best image quality. THAT is what Sony was after and they hit the bulls eye. :thumbup:
CHOLLY
Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!
Stef C wrote:
Isn't the Nikon/Canon battery life like twice that of the sony?
:roll:
IF you can afford to buy a Sony A7S, Canon 7DmkII, or Nikon D800/800E/810, then you can afford to buy a spare battery.
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