Nikon FX Lenses on a Sony A7S
Oct 6, 2014 13:21:30 #
jackpinoh
Loc: Kettering, OH 45419
Has anyone tried to use the Sony A7S with an adapter for Nikon F-mount lenses?
Oct 6, 2014 13:31:10 #
Oct 6, 2014 13:36:30 #
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 ......
Oct 6, 2014 14:30:48 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
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.
Oct 6, 2014 14:39:39 #
jackpinoh
Loc: Kettering, OH 45419
twowindsbear wrote:
Why would you even want to try such a combination?
Low light photography.
Oct 6, 2014 14:43:52 #
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
Oct 6, 2014 14:55:16 #
jackpi
Loc: Southwest Ohio
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
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.
Oct 6, 2014 14:57:07 #
Isn't the Nikon/Canon battery life like twice that of the sony?
Oct 6, 2014 15:02:01 #
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
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.
Oct 6, 2014 15:13:09 #
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.
Oct 6, 2014 15:30:04 #
The Metabones Mark IV for Canon lenses enables autofocus but for Nikon they seem to only have a Mark II, which does not.
Oct 6, 2014 17:38:15 #
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
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.
Oct 6, 2014 18:41:54 #
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
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:
Oct 6, 2014 18:44:01 #
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.
:roll: :roll: :roll:
Oct 6, 2014 18:49:35 #
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