Should this work with a Sony A57 camera? Mine won't work and has msg that I need to enable Release w/o Lens. Could my lens be bad?
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Hi Sony SLT-A57K is a Sony Alpha model. But this lens is not a Sony lens. So you need to call the Rokinon Staff to find the answer. I don´t know nothing about software updates.
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It should work. It is not the lens. It's been over a year since I used that lens which I no longer have; but I do recall having to either enable or disable a similar message for it to work.
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Hi Bonnie. I alsoHave an Alpha A57. You need to release the lens recognition function. Press the menu button and then scroll to the right using the four direction button until you get to the first settings menu that has an icon like a cog. Use the same button to go down to the setting "release w/o lens". Press the centre of that same button to be able to select "enable". Your lens should then work.
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The a57 is THE camera I use this lens on. It works perfectly. But I did have to enable Release w/o Lens. That is in the menu, just find it and enable it. I think the reason for that is because this lens is a totally manual lens with no electronic pins, the camera doesn't recognize it's on the camera and if the mode is disabled it treats it as a camera with no lens. But after enabling Release w/o lens, you will be able to take awesome wide angle photos.
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You do need to enable release w/o lens to use the lens. The Rokinon is not supported by the Sony camera . I do the same thing w/ my A99 to use my Rokinon lens.
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Nothing wrong with the camera or the lens. The lens is completely mechanical, with no electronic connections for shutter or aperture readings. Thus, the need for release without lens option is needed. The Len will function in aperture priority. The real question is why use the 14mm on apsc, when the 8mm will give you the better super wide function and cost less. The 14 becomes the equivalent of a 21mm on the wonderfully capable Sony A57.
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I'm almost sure youre lens is good. As it is a prime lens, you cant control the f-stop with the camera body, so the the camera can't detect that there is a lens attached as it would with your kit lens. Go into your camera's menu, go to the section designated by the picture of the gear. Scroll down until you see the option that says "Release w/o lens" and enable it. You should be able to use the lens now.Hope this helps!-Andrew
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Yes it does. The lens is fully compatible but you need to switch the setting to allow the shutter to release on trigger without lens on. This is because the lens does not have one of the indicators that tells the camera body the lens is attached.
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It works with my A55 it should work with the A57 but it is not recognized as a sony flash. Which means in very dark situations you wont be able to see anything through the viewfinder. There is a bunch of tricks online in how to work around this issue. For the price i say is still a good deal compare to the sony flash.
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It works very well with both the A550 and A57, only dedicated triggers that I have tried that did work. I'm happy with mine!
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Sorry, I haven't it. I have a Sony A-77 only. Remote work shot button(also 2S shot) well for A-77.(Other buttons doesn't work.)
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I should have added I am using the Sony mount, might be different for other brands.I am using on Sony A57, some shadowing with built in flash use.
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Hi All, very interested in these postings but still can't get this lens to work with my D70 in M or AF. I too get fEE message displayed and shutter won'r fire, even after locking off at f22 etc. Starting to wonder if its a camera setting or am I missing something?
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It will work for the a57 but not the a58. The a58 doesn't have the Minolta hot shoot, it has a standard hot shoot. But this product is very good
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If it has Sony's old hot shoe, then it should work. The problem is getting the correct flash sent to you. The box label is correct, but the flash is for Nikon or Canon. I have the A-77, and use it with my wireless triggers and it works great!
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Hi Kim, This will not work on the Sony A390. I use this on my Sony A65 and it works great. I am not sure the A390 is designed to work with a shutter release. I have an A390 and it does not have any socket for shutter release pluggin. Hope this helps. Al.
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The A7 is e-mount. This is a a mount lens. It should work with the a-mount adapter that is available for the e-mount cameras.
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HI to answer to your question is Yes its works and it took great picture too.Ive tested with A290 A55 and now its stuck with my SLT. A37. Its kind of camera lens that you can walk around and snap anything you want to.But i prefer to go with manual mode, and as for the weak point the lens itself will tense to slide out as you move around ,cos its dosent build with a locking system.Well i hope these answer would help n have a great weekend photographing.
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It is compatable with my Sony a65. It should be compatable with a77 also, having same menu for shutter opening without lens getting ENABLED, and with manual mode with manual focus setup. The exposure is controlled with by using histogram and exposure scale display. But no auto focus, no aperture control. I use it with old manual focus lenses with further adding lens adapters, enabling me to varry the apperture and focus manually.. Hope this is satisfactory.
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Hello Roger: You would be well advised to contact AmScope direct at the following: AmScope - Amazon Marketplace (tx0ggqkg24crvsr@marketplace.amazon.com), where I had direct contact with Peter who was very helpful. Not being familiar with your A57 Camera, I can only assume that it is a 35mm and I have no doubt that AmScope would have an adapter. I like my set-up because I can connect it directly to my Computer and this also allows others to see what I am seeing as well as the ability to Record & store the Images. Hope this helps/ John Curran
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Hi Stephen, Image Stabilization/Steady Shot will not work when connecting a Sony SAL70300G lens on the Sony A7 Camera with Sony LA-EA4 Lens Adapter. - Vincent
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It works with Sony A7, but not well. In the TTL mode, it is severely underpowered with bright background. The Auto mode seems to work better with bright background. Sony HVL-43M (TTL mode) provide more accurate exposure. I also tried Nikon SB800 in the Auto mode (it mounts directly with no adapter). It seems to work as good as Metz and Sony in the Auto mode. Quantum Trio and QFlash T5d-R for Nikon in the Auto mode and manual mode, however, provide the best exposure. Sony & Metz flashes sync at 1/250 sec no problem. But Nikon and Quantum flashes cannot sync at 1/250. It has to be 1/200 or slower.
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I bought these items to go with my Sony A700 and A900. Both these cameras have the "Sony" hot shoe on them and the transmitter works with them. The receiver also has the "Sony" hot shoe so it works with "Sony" flashes and will not fit a regular"standard" flash unit, which is basically every other brand including the Neewer. The newer Sony cameras and flashes are changing over to the same standard as every other brand has, however the A77 has the older style hotshoe I believe. That said I also use these triggers with my studio strobes connecting with the included sync cord. Wanting to give you a good answer I spent some time looking at the photos of the items you are considering buying and I noticed that the photos showed two different versions of the item and the headline of the ad listed a different model number than the product details listed below. The photos are also confusing because some show a standard hot shoe and others the Sony hot shoe. My suggestion is to buy the "Sony" trigger and a "standard" receiver. What adds to the confusion is that the two different styles both have the same model number!! I bought an extra receiver so I could trigger two flashes and I have been pleased with the products so far.
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Sony's new Alpha line of E-Mount compact system cameras (a5000, a5100 and your a6000) should be compatible with all E-Mount lenses that were created for Sony's prior line of cameras (the NEXT series). So yes, this Sigma lens should work with your camera (just make sure you select the E-Mount version and not the Micro Four-Thirds version for Panasonic and Olympus compact system cameras).