Fotodiox launched a new products which will make many E-mount camera owners very happy! It replaces the current hybrid metal-plastic mount ring with a full metal ring! That way you get rid of the “wiggling” you get on longer lenses. You can buy it for $39 at Amazon US (Click here).
Here is the full press text and a video which explains it:
Sony’s line of E-Mount (previously called “NEX”) cameras are amazingly powerful little cameras, but they have one flaw. The lens mount is a two part construction, with the critical component that holds the lens in place made of plastic. This is why any lens you attach to an E mount camera is prone to wiggling, especially longer pro lenses.
Fotodiox has created the solution – ‘The TOUGH E-Mount’ modification kit. Anyone can replace the original 2 piece NEX mount on their camera with an all-metal one in about five minutes. All you need is a jewelers screwdriver (phillips) to remove and replace four little screws. We’ve created a video to show you how easy it is:
Once you’ve installed the Fotodiox The TOUGH E-Mount, you can mount practically any sized pro lens on your Sony E-mount camera using one our full line of E-Mount lens adapters. With the powerful combination of our TOUGH E-Mount modification and our lens adapters, you can be confident of a solid and professional fit.
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5 Responses
Brilliant. I can’t believe Sony put that cheap mount on a $2300 US camera. I am going to get one of those for my A7R. I wonder if the A7S mount can be ordered from Sony?
Be very careful to get even torque on all four screws and tighten them in a criss-cross pattern…improper torque and tightening in other than opposite sides (criss-crossing) will result in a warped plate and significant lens to camera missalignment
I can see a lawsuit from this press release! It takes a lot of guts to write such things. Sadly, if true, it only highlights the low standards of any mechanical bit of the modern cameras, even such simple things as a bayonet mount.
My crystal ball says there will be many Sony e-mount cameras with scratched sensors soon. 😀
I like this… with a little care seems easy enough to install too ….. but keep in mind folks that the A7S already has an all Stainless Steel mount… so this doesn’t help that particular model….