with an adapted
Carl Zeiss Biogon 28mm F2.8 lens for
Contax G mount. Due to the short
flange focal distance of the Sony E-mount, many lenses can be adapted to be used on the Sony E-mount, although a crop factor will have to be taken into account for all cameras with APS-C or Super-35mm sensor format. Additionally, with the introduction of in-camera
image stabilization to Sony's newer mirrorless cameras, any adapted lens (regardless of age, brand, or lens mount) can be image stabilized. Nearly all manual lenses can be attached with simple ring-like adapters to Sony's mirrorless cameras, such as for
Canon FD,
Minolta MC/MD,
Leica M, and many others. Manual focus lenses that transmit
Exif data will require an adapter with electronic contacts, which are generally more expensive to produce. Adapting autofocus lenses to Sony's older E-mount cameras (such as the
Sony α6000 and
α7) can often be ineffective due to the inability of the camera body to effectively lock-on to a subject, resulting in either
hunting or missed focus. This has largely been remedied in recent years with improved lens adapter performance, as well as the introduction of faster, more accurate autofocusing systems to Sony's more recent cameras (such as the
Sony α6500 and
Sony α9).
Sony LA-EA adapters Most A-mount lenses can be used via the Sony LA-EA1, LA-EA2, LA-EA3, LA-EA4, or LA-EA5 mount adapters, which provide electronic contacts and mechanical aperture control. They allow the camera body to control the aperture of the lens and provide automatic exposure and Exif data support. •
LA-EA1: APS-C format only; originally only an autoexposure adapter, but a firmware update allows it to autofocus lenses with AF motors (SSM and SAM); most screw driven lenses can be used with manual focus •
LA-EA2: APS-C format only; supports phase-detection autofocus with most A-mount lenses. the translucent-mirror directs 30% of the light to the dedicated AF sensor. •
LA-EA3: full-frame format compatible; autofocuses lenses with AF motors (SSM and SAM); most screw driven lenses can be used with manual focus •
LA-EA4: full-frame format compatible; supports phase-detection autofocus with most A-mount lenses. the translucent-mirror directs 30% of the light to the dedicated AF sensor. •
LA-EA5: full-frame format compatible; autofocuses most A-mount lenses; screw driven lenses only with newer camera bodies Non Alpha mount Minolta lenses will not mount on these adapters. Alpha mount Power Zoom/Xi lenses are also not supported. The LA-EA2 and LA-EA4 adapters have fifteen phase-detect AF points, the center three points are cross type. Its tripod mount isn't detachable. During movie mode, the adapter doesn't permit the change of aperture. The translucent-mirror SLT design, which requires a
pellicle mirror in the light path, causes 1/3 of the light to be reflected to the autofocus sensor. The 1/3 light fall-off equals 1/2 stop and may decrease the image quality accordingly when available light is a limiting factor. Techart offers a unique autofocusing adapter, having a motor that moves the adapter flange along optical axis. It has Leica M-mount on the lens side, but via stacking additional adapter almost any SLR lens can be mounted.
Sony LA-EB adapters Released at the end of 2019, this lens adapter allows for the mounting of a
B4-mount-lens with electronic connection. •
LA-EB1: Super 16 format only List of adaptable lens mounts lens adapted to the
Sony NEX-5 with a "dummy" non-electronic adapter. The following lens mounts can be used on the Sony E-mount with the use of various adapters available from third parties: •
Alpha mount •
Sony A-mount (Sony LA-EA1, LA-EA2, LA-EA3, LA-EA4, LA-EA5 with AF and electronic aperture control, 3rd part adapters with aperture ring) •
BNCR mount •
C-mount •
Canon EF and
Canon EF-S (
Sigma MC-11 EF-E and other adapters with AF and electronic aperture control, "dumb" adapter variant with tilt available) •
Canon FD •
Contax G • Contax N •
Contarex • Contax/Yashica (C/Y) bayonet (an adapter variant with tilt is also available) •
Exakta lens mount •
Fujica X bayonet • Hasselblad Xpan •
Konica AR (bayonet) •
Leica M-mount (bayonet) (adapter with back focusing AF available) • Leica
M39 lens mount (LTM/L39) (screw) •
Leica R-mount (adapter variant with tilt available) •
M42-mount (screw) (adapter variant with tilt available) •
Micro Four Thirds •
Minolta SR-mount (MD/MC) •
Minolta/Konica Minolta A-mount (Minolta/Konica Minolta AF/α/Dynax/Maxxum and Sony α DSLRs) (Sony LA-EA1, LA-EA2, LA-EA3, LA-EA4 with AF and electronic aperture control, and third-party adapters with aperture ring) •
Nikon F-mount (with AF and electronic aperture control, adapter variant with aperture ring for G lenses available, adapter variant with tilt available) •
Olympus OM-mount (adapter variant with tilt available) •
Olympus Pen F •
Pentax Auto 110 •
Pentax K-mount (adapter variant with aperture ring for DA lenses available) •
PL mount •
Rollei-mount •
Sigma SA-mount (
Sigma MC-11 SA-E with AF and electronic aperture control) •
T2-mount (screw) •
Sirui (
Astra 1.33X Auto AF 50mm+75mm+100MM Anamorphic Cine Lens)
List of Sony E-mount adapters with a focal reducer A
focal reducer is a device which inserts between main lens and camera and shrinks image circle while simultaneously increasing the f-stop of the lens. The downside is that only lenses from other systems with longer flange distance are accepted. Native E-mount lenses are not supported. • Metabones Speed Booster, from full-frame SLR to APS-C, 0.71x • Metabones Speed Booster Ultra, from full-frame SLR to APS-C, 0.71x • Zhongyi Lens Turbo, from full-from frame SLR to APS-C, 0.71x • Kipon Baveyes Ultra 0.7x Adapter, from Medium Format SLR to Sony-E full-frame (announced 2016) • Kipon Baveyes L/M-S/E 0.65x, from Leica M-mount to Sony APS-C (announced 2016) ==Comparison with similar lens mounts==