Will this 30mm lens work full frame and auto-exposure with a converter for my Sony 7? Which converter?
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Not without a converter. And it doesn't really make sense to buy this lens since you will need a converter for, unless you also own an A-mount camera or other A-mount lenses (including all Minolta AF ones). The converters are not metal rings of old but actually rather expensive pieces of technology. Look here for more information on converters: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52953935
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thsi will work on the Sony Nex 7 with all features and without a converter. The Nex 7 will use all of the lens that go on my A65.
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SONY 7 uses E mount lens so you have to get an E mount converter to use this A mount lens. Also this lens is designed for crop lens cameras so using it on a full frame camera, even with a converter, would be wrong.
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Yes. I use a Helder 1.7x converter I found at B&H Photo. Works well but I use a long lens brace because it feels like it strains the camera without it. More info in my Amazon review of the camera.
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Yes, I have this lens and the NEX-7 and it works fine. Make sure you have the latest Sony firmware update for the NEX-7 for optimal performance. The lens is a retractable style, in that it extends when the camera is turned on and retracts when the camera is turned off. The firmware update makes the lens retract much quicker when the camera is turned off.
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Hi, The lens will work fine with the A7, but because it is designed for APSC it will only provide a circular image on the A7 full sensor. The A7 can be set to crop to APSC automatically to provide an image equivalent to 18mm. This image will only be about 10 mega-pixels. On a recent trip to the Venica Carnival I used a Sigma 12-24mm EX DG ASP HSM II with an LA-EA4 adapter, which worked fine but is somewhat bulky. There is a Rokinon 14mm f2.8 full-frame lens with a Sony FE fitting, but it is manual focus. Used at hyperfocal settings it can be pretty fast because it doesn't need focusing.. good for wide landscapes.Cheers, Eb Hi, The lens will work fine with the A7, but because it is designed for APSC it will only provide a circular image on the A7 full sensor. The A7 can be set to crop to APSC automatically to provide an image equivalent to 18mm. This image will only be about 10 mega-pixels. On a recent trip to the Venica Carnival I used a Sigma 12-24mm EX DG ASP HSM II with an LA-EA4 adapter, which worked fine but is somewhat bulky. There is a Rokinon 14mm f2.8 full-frame lens with a Sony FE fitting, but it is manual focus. Used at hyperfocal settings it can be pretty fast because it doesn't need focusing..... » Read More Hi, The lens will work fine with the A7, but because it is designed for APSC it will only provide a circular image on the A7 full sensor. The A7 can be set to crop to APSC automatically to provide an image equivalent to 18mm. This image will only be about 10 mega-pixels. On a recent trip to the Venica Carnival I used a Sigma 12-24mm EX DG ASP HSM II with an LA-EA4 adapter, which worked fine but is somewhat bulky. There is a Rokinon 14mm f2.8 full-frame lens with a Sony FE fitting, but it is manual focus. Used at hyperfocal settings it can be pretty fast because it doesn't need focusing.. good for wide landscapes.Cheers, Eb « Show Less
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I believe so but keep in mind this lens is designed for APS-C 'cropped' sensors so you should set up your a7, which is a full frame camera, in cropped mode. It will produce lower megapixel images.
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Rusk,According to Sony's website, this lense is compatible with alpha NEX-3, alpha 57, alpha 58, alpha 65, and alpha 77. None of them are full frame. I used for my alpha 65, and it works great.
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It will only work in manual focus mode with the 50-500mm (i.e. you'll have to focus the lens manually). Like any other 2x converter it will not only double the focal length, but also decrease the aperture by two stop making the lens too dark for any camera to focus automatically (i.e. f/6.3 -> f/18 @ 500mm)!The camera autofocus only works on lens faster than f/2.8, like the 70-200 f/2.8 (or 120-300 f/2.8) for example with this 2x teleconverter
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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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I use the Zeiss 24-70mm with the Sony a77, which technically is not a full frame, although it produces images that surpass many full frame options. But yes, my research also revealed that this lens will work with the a99, which is indeed a full frame camera and has a few more bells and whistles than the a77.
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I use it on a Maxxum D5, which is an AF lens mount (I believe all the 35mm cameras listed use A or AF). The A3000 uses E-mount lenses, so I cannot tell you if this adapter will work, but I doubt it. I have read that it should work using a E to A/AF adapter, but a quick Google for a T-adapter for the A3000 turned up quite a few in this price range; why pay for an adapter and a T ring when you can just get the right ring for your camera? In any case, good luck!
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It will only work in manual focus mode with the 50-500mm (i.e. you'll have to focus the lens manually). Like any other 2x converter it will not only double the focal length, but also decrease the aperture by two stop making the lens too dark for any camera to focus automatically (i.e. f/6.3 -&gt; f/18 @ 500mm)! The camera autofocus only works on lens faster than f/2.8, like the 70-200 f/2.8 (or 120-300 f/2.8) for example with this 2x teleconverter
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No, it is designed for APS-C size chips, so it is 30mm and it doesn't work at all on full frame cameras.
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Not sure about the A7 but this does work fine with the converter on the NEX5, which is also a compact camera. Hope this helps.
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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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Funny you should mention that! I got the converter for my (Canon Mount) Sigma DG 70-300 mm lens. The converter fits the camera nicely but t didn't fit the Sigma lens! Waiting for an answer from Sigma. I can tell you this: if the lens element closest to the camera mount is flush or protrudes from the lens it WILL NOT fit the 2x converter.
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No, it does not work without adapter. This lens has A - mount. Sony A7R has E - mount. You need LE-EA4 adaptor.
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I use this lens with my Sony a7 with the Sony LA-EA4 E-Mount to A-Mount Full-frame Adapter. It is manual focus only, so takes time to focus. Nice bokeh, but one thing I found, you can't get close up shots, @3 ft is the closest if I recall. Great, however, for head/shoulder portraits and isolating subjects from background.