Today I want to start a new SonyAlphaRumors section. As you know many manufactors are building more and more adapters for E-mount cameras. Now you can use almost every lens on your NEX! I thought it would be nice if you would share your experience with non-Sony lenses like Leica or Canon FD lenses and more. I would be happy if you send me your images taken with third party lenses and also some nice cameraporn pictures 🙂
[shoplink 3491]There is a growing number of different Leica M-mount to E-mount adapters (just click here to check out the whole list on eBay)[/shoplink]. So let’s start with a very cute high-quality but also not to expensive lens (for Leica standards). The Leica Summicron 35mm f/2.0. I searched for image samples of that lens on a NEX cameras and I found some on Flickr here and here. Those pictures are very nice and I would love to see more of them. I also can’t wait to find a picture of that lens attached on the NEX. If you have some feel free to send me images and links at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com.
If you want to get the lens [shoplink 3503]click here to see current Summicron 35mm auctions on eBay[/shoplink]. The lens is available in silver and black. You can also buy the Summicron directly at Amazon
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I had this lens once on a Leica M9, it´s really nice and compact and the image quiality is none but excellent 😉
Greets,
Erwin
Still no adapters with AF ? Can we expect some ?
Btw, another thing that hasn’t been discussed, as you talk about objectives :
What NEX kit is recommended best ?
I coudn’t find any comparison shots between the 16mm pancake and the 18-55mm zoom image quality.
After watching a ton of images on flickr, the 18-55mm seems to give sharper pics, does it ?
For people like me that come from the compact world, it’s a bit hard to choose between both :
– 16mm : no zoom ? how frustrating !
– 18-55mm : means 3X zoom ? that’s ridiculous !
So I still don’t know what kit I’ll buy, 16mm only, 18-55mm only, or both… the 18-200mm is definitely too big and expensive.
Any advice ?
18-55 is more versatile. 18-55 is only intended to take wide angle shots and portraits. I’d definitely buy the 18-200mm, all-in-one lens. That’s the best thing you can do.
$3000 lens, huh? hold on, let me get the change out of my sock…
You have $3000 in your socks? 🙂
What lens cost $3000? That little lens there?
just get a nikon 35mm f2..
i doubt the the leica is 10x better.. i doubt that it is better at all ; )
While probably not 10x better, Leica 35 is definitely better than the Nikon.
this is sample with Leica 35 1.4 ASPH Summilux, circa 1996 on NEX-5
took this while in vacation at EPCOT inside a theme park restaurant. pretty low table lighting plus whatever’s coming from that giant fish tank.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamchiu/4921064274/in/set-72157624791393762/
paul