Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

Sony NEX-3 with Minolta Bellows III and Minolta 50mm f/1.4 MD Rokkor FlickrDelusion wanted to get large with his NEX-3. What better way than to use a bellows system for macro pictures. Luckily he had a Minolta Bellows III and a Minolta 50mm f/1.4 Rokkor MD at hand. A Minolta MD to Sony NEX E-mount lens adapter and he had linked the past to the present. Here are some samples of the NEX-3, the Minolta Auto Bellows III, and the Minolta 50mm at different apertures. 50mm MD Rokkor @f/16 50mm MD Rokkor @f/5.6 50mm MD Rokkor @f/1.4 Thank's FlickrDelusions!

Sony NXCAM Super 35mm Features Juan Martinez, NXCAM Sr. Product Manager, discusses the features and benefits of the Sony NEX-FS100 Super 35 NXCAM. He discusses the differences between the NEX-FS100, NEX-5/3/ VG10 , Canon DSLRs, and micro four thirds cameras. He also touches on E-mount advantages, upcoming lenses, and other video features that are beyond us. Sony NEX-FS100 vs DSLR Video You can check out more videos at the Sony VideON site .

Birger EOS Adapter on Sony NEX-FS100 NXCAM DSLR News Shooter was at National Association of Broadcasters 2011 Convention in Las Vegas and was shown the Birger Engineering Canon EOS to Sony NEX E-mount adapter prototype. The Birger adapter allows for full control of aperture and focusing of EOS lenses by any NEX camera. Canon IS (Image Stabilization) will also be supported by the adapter. Unfortunately this wasn't shown in the video since most videographers use manual focus. A Follow Focus unit which allows for remote control of the EOS lens' aperture and focusing will also be available as an accessory from Birger. The Birger EOS to NEX adapter also has a graphical user interface which shows the status of the EOS lens. The Birger Engineering Canon EOS to Sony NEX adapter will be around $700 and will be released in the end of May. The Follow Focus unit will be released in the summer and will be about $700 as well. Birger Engineering is also working on a Nikon lens controller, whi

Doug F sent us an email showing his NEX-5 viewfinder. It's reminiscent of the Hasselblad Waist Level Finder where you focus using the lcd surrounded by a hood and if needed you can flip up a magnifier. The components to make this viewfinder are a hacked clearviewer, the magnifying element, and a Sony NEX LCD hood. The whole unit folds up neatly and doesn't add bulk to the svelt NEX body. If you're using manual focus lenses, shooting should be a bit faster since you don't have to magnify the image 7x or 14x. The Doug F viewfinder is also easily detachable from the NEX-5 since it is only mounted using the LCD hood connections. Sony NEX LCD hood. Click here for more information on the Clearviewer . Thanks Doug F!

Sony NEX-5 and the Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited Lens GuyV posted some examples of his Sony NEX-5 and the Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited lens The Pentax 21mm is a pancake lens for Pentax dslrs. The lenses do not have aperture rings therefore the Pentax DA to Sony E-mount lens adapter has an aperture controller. Here are some sample photos taken with the Pentax DA 21mm on the NEX-5. Pentax DA to E-mount Adapter Aperture Setting at 3 Check out larger samples of the NEX-5 and the Pentax 21mm F/3.2 AL Limited Lens at GuyV's gallery .

Sony NEX Wired Shutter Release Interface Trunk from Get Hypoxic emailed us about his NEX hack. He disassembled the NEX to add a wired shutter release for his camera. The starndard infrared remote for the NEX-5 is too slow for certain applications and a hardwired remote is the solution. A hardwired remote is also the only way to trigger the shutter release for the NEX-3, which does not come with an IR receiver. Watch the video of the disassembly, wiring, and assembly of the NEX-5 at gethypoxic.com . Trunk testing the NEX shutter release The NEX disassembly and assembly is for experts, and wiring a shutter release is a notch above that. Contact Trunk at gethypoxic.com if you're interested in a wired shutter release for your NEX camera.

Check out VideoCobra as he discusses in detail the features, ergonomics, and controls of the new Sony NEX-FS100 NXCAM camcorder. Check out or previous NEX-FS100 post for more detail and literature on this new NXCAM camcorder. NEX-FS100 with an LA-EA1 adapter and a Sony Zeiss Lens NEX-FS100 with a Zeiss Compact Prime CP.2 Lens