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Sony NEX-C3
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Sony NEX-5 E-mount

The E-mount is a lens mount designed by Sony for their NEX ("New E-mount eXperience"[citation needed]) series of camcorders and mirrorless cameras.[1]
Initially this mount is implemented in Sony Alpha NEX-3 and NEX-5 with APS-C sensor size.[2] E-mount integration into Sony camcorder products is provided with the Sony Handycam NEX-VG10.[3] On 24 August 2011 new products were announced, specifically the NEX-5N as a successor for the NEX-5, the NEX-7 as a prosumer product,[4] as well as the NEX-VG20 as the successor to the NEX-VG10. The Sony E-mount is also implemented on 35 milimeter video camera of Sony FS-100.[5] The successor to the NEX-3 named NEX-C3 was released a few weeks earlier. The NEX-C3 was replaced by the NEX-F3 in June 2012, which was succeeded by the NEX-3N in March 2013. The first third-party camera to use the E-mount is the Hasselblad Lunar, announced at photokina on 18 September 2012 and expected to be released in early 2013.[6]

In September 2013, Sony announced the first model from new ILCE series, the ILCE-3000. In October 2013, the first models with full-frame sensor size were released as Sony α7 and Sony α7R.

Available bodies

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Main article: List of Sony E-mount cameras

List of Sony E-mount cameras:

Name Model Code ID System Type Format Sensor Hotshoe Latest firmware User level Announce date Release date Availability

Sony NEX-3 NEX-3 (with Eye-Fi), NEX-3C (without Eye-Fi) CX75210 279[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor, 14.2 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 1 5 Entry level 2010-02-21, 2010-05-11 2010-06 Discontinued

Sony NEX-5 NEX-5 (with Eye-Fi), NEX-5C (without Eye-Fi) CX75110, CX75121, CX75141 278[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor, 14.2 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 1 5 Midrange 2010-02-21, 2010-05-11 2010-06 Discontinued

Sony NEX-C3 NEX-C3 CX75400, CX75420 284[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.2 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 1 2 Entry level 2011-06-08 2011-08 Discontinued

Sony NEX-5N NEX-5N CX75500, CX75520 288[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 2 1.02 Midrange 2011-08-24 2011-09 Discontinued

Sony NEX-7 NEX-7, (Hasselblad Lunar, Hasselblad Lunar Limited Edition) CX75600, CX75620 289[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C, 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP Auto-lock Accessory Shoe (4-pin iISO) 1.03 Advanced Amateur 2011-08-24 2011-12 Discontinued

Sony NEX-F3 NEX-F3 CX75700 293[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C, 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 2 1.01 Entry level 2012-05-17 2012-06 Discontinued

Sony NEX-5R NEX-5R CX75820 296[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 2 1.03 Midrange 2012-08-29 2012-10 Discontinued

Sony NEX-6 NEX-6 CX76060 295[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C, 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Multi Interface Shoe 1.03 Advanced Amateur 2012-09-12 2012-11 Discontinued

Sony NEX-3N NEX-3N CX76200 305[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C, ca. 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, ca. 16 MP N/A 1.00 Entry level 2013-02-20 2013-03 Discontinued[9]

Sony NEX-5T NEX-5T CX76500 307[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 2 1.01 Midrange 2013-08-24 2013-09 Discontinued[10]

Sony α3000 ILCE-3000[11] CX77100, CX77121 302[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C, ca. 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 20.1 MP Multi Interface Shoe 1.00/1.01 Entry level 2013-08-27 Current

Sony α7 ILCE-7 CX77800 306[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC Full frame, 35.8×23.9mm, (1.0×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP Multi Interface Shoe 2.00 Semi-Professional 2013-10-16 2013-11 Discontinued

Sony α7R ILCE-7R, (Hasselblad Lusso) CX77900 311[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC Full frame, 35.9×24.0mm, (1.0×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 36.4 MP Multi Interface Shoe 2.00 Semi-Professional 2013-10-16 2013-11 Discontinued

Sony α5000 ILCE-5000 CX77300, CX77361 313[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C, ca. 23.2×15.4mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 20.1 MP N/A 1.10 Entry level 2014-01-14 2014-03 Current

Sony α6000 ILCE-6000 CX77500 312[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C, ca. 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP Multi Interface Shoe 2.00 Advanced Amateur 2014-02-12 2014-04 Current

Sony α6300 ILCE-6300 Alpha (α) MILC APS-C, ca. 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor, 24.2 MP Multi Interface Shoe Advanced Amateur 2016-02-03 2016-03 Current

Sony α3500 ILCE-3500 CX77100 302[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C, ca. 23.2×15.4mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 20.1 MP Multi Interface Shoe 1.01 Entry level 2014-03-21 2014-03 Current ((except Europe and North America))

Sony α7S ILCE-7S[12] CX78500 318[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC Full frame, 35.6×23.8mm, (1.0×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 12.2 MP Multi Interface Shoe 2.00 Semi-Professional 2014-04-06 2014-06 Discontinued

Sony α5100 ILCE-5100[13] CX78300? 339[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC APS-C, approx. 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.7 MP N/A 1.10 Entry level 2014-08-18 2014-09 Current

Sony α7 II ILCE-7M2 340[7][8] Alpha (α) MILC Full frame, 35.8×23.9mm, (1.0×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP Multi Interface Shoe 3.10 Semi-Professional 2014-11-20 2015-01 Current

Sony α7R II ILCE-7RM2 Alpha (α) MILC Full frame, 35.8×23.9mm, (1.0×) BSI CMOS, Exmor R HD, 42.4 MP Multi Interface Shoe 2.00 Semi-Professional 2015-06-10 2015-06 Current

Sony α7S II ILCE-7SM2 Alpha (α) MILC Full frame, 35.6×23.8mm, (1.0×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 12.2 MP Multi Interface Shoe 1.10 Semi-Professional 2015-09-11 2015-11 Current

Sony α QX1 ILCE-QX1 346,[7][8] 313?[8] Alpha (α) SmartShot MILC? APS-C, approx. 23.2×15.4mm (1.5×) CMOS, 20.1 MP None ? Mobile phone mounted 2014-09-03 Current

Sony NEX-VG10 NEX-VG10E, NEX-VG10A, NEX-VG10J CX36000, CX36001 Handycam Camcorder APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 14.2 MP Auto-lock Accessory Shoe (4-pin iISO) 3 Advanced Amateur 2010-05-11, 2010-07-14 2010-09 Discontinued

Sony NEX-VG20 NEX-VG20E, NEX-VG20A, NEX-VG20J CX36100 290[7][8] Handycam Camcorder APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Auto-lock Accessory Shoe (4-pin iISO) 1 Advanced Amateur 2011-08-24 2011-11 Discontinued

Sony NEX-VG30 NEX-VG30E CX43500? 300[7][8] Handycam Camcorder APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Multi Interface Shoe + ISO-518 (0-pin) 1 Advanced Amateur 2012-09-12 2012-11 Discontinued

Sony NEX-VG900 NEX-VG900E CX45600 299[7][8] Handycam Camcorder Full frame, 35.8×23.9mm, (1.0×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP Multi Interface Shoe 1 Semi-Professional 2012-09-12 2012-11 Discontinued

Sony NEX-FS100 NEX-FS100E, NEX-FS100U, NEX-FS100J CX94500, CX94600 NXCAM Camcorder Super-35mm, 23.6×13.3mm (1.6×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 3.5 MP 2 Semi-Professional 2010-11-17, 2011-03-23 2011-07 Discontinued

Sony NEX-FS700 NEX-FS700E, NEX-FS700U, NEX-FS700J, NEX-FS700R CX96000, CX96100 NXCAM Camcorder Super-35mm, 23.6×13.3mm, (1.6×) CMOS, Exmor 4K, 11.6 MP 2 (non-R w/o 4K), 3 (NEX-FS700R w/ 4K) Professional 2012-04-02 2012-06 Current

Sony NEX-EA50 NEX-EA50E, NEX-EA50U CX95100, CX95300 NXCAM Camcorder APS-C, 23.5×15.6 mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP ISO-518 (2-pin) 2 Semi-Professional 2012-08-17 2012-11 Discontinued

Sony PXW-FS7 PXW-FS7 XDCAM Camcorder Super-35mm, 23.6×13.3mm, (1.6×) CMOS, Exmor 4K, 11.6 MP ISO-518 cold shoe Professional 2014-09-12 Current


Available lenses

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Main article: List of Sony E-mount lenses

List of Sony E-mount lenses:

Name Model VX code Lens ID[14] Type Format Filter Weight Release date Comments

Sony E 16mm F2.8 SEL-16F28 VX9100 32784 Prime APS-C 49mm 67g 2010 silver, accepts VCL-ECU1, VCL-ECU2, VCL-ECF2 and VCL-ECF1 front converters
Sony E 20mm F2.8 SEL-20F28 VX9114 32798 Prime APS-C 49mm 69g 2013-04 black, also accepts VCL-ECU1, VCL-ECU2, VCL-ECF2 and VCL-ECF1 front converters
Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* E 24mm F1.8 ZA SEL-24F18Z VX9105 32789 Prime APS-C 49mm 225g 2011-12 Zeiss design, black
Sony FE 28mm F2 SEL-28F20 VX9132 32816 Prime 35mm 49mm 200g 2015-03 black, also accepts SEL-075UWC and SEL-057FEC front converters
Sony E 30mm F3.5 Macro SEL-30M35 VX9104 32788 Prime APS-C 49mm (hood) 138g 2011-06 macro lens, 1:1 magnification, silver
Sony Zeiss Distagon T* FE 35mm F1.4 ZA SEL-35F14Z VX9130 32814 Prime 35mm 72mm 630g 2015-03 (2014-09) Zeiss design, black
Sony E 35mm F1.8 OSS SEL-35F18 VX9115 32799 Prime APS-C 49mm 155g 2012-12 black
Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA SEL-35F28Z VX9110 32794 Prime 35mm 49mm 120g 2013-08 Zeiss design, black[15]
Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS SEL-50F18 VX9106 32790 Prime APS-C 49mm 202g 2011-12 portrait lens, silver, also available in black[16]
Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA SEL-55F18Z VX9124 32808 Prime 35mm 49mm 281g 2013-10 Zeiss design, black[15]
Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS SEL-90M28G VX9118 32802 Prime 35mm 62mm 602g 2015-03 macro lens, black

Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS SEL-1018 VX9108 32792 Zoom APS-C 62mm 225g 2012-11 black
Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS SEL-1635Z VX9127 32811 Zoom 35mm 72mm 518g 2014-05
Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS SEL-P1650 VX9109 32793 Zoom APS-C 40.5mm 116g 2013-01 Power Zoom, black, also available in silver
Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS SEL-1670Z VX9107 32791 Zoom APS-C 55mm 308g 2013-08 Zeiss design, black[16]
Sony E 18-50mm F4-5.6 SEL-1850 VX9119 32803 Zoom APS-C 55mm 116g 2014 black
Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS SEL-1855 VX9101 32785 Zoom APS-C 49mm 194g 2010 silver, black versions come with the NEX-7 kit
Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS SEL-P18105G VX9116 32800 Zoom APS-C 72mm 427g 2013-08 Power Zoom, black[16]
Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS SEL-18200 VX9103 32787 Zoom APS-C 67mm 524g 2010 silver, optically and mechanically different from SEL-18200LE
Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE SEL-18200LE VX9113 32797 Zoom APS-C 62mm 460g 2012 black, optically and mechanically different from SEL-18200, almost identical to Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC (model B011S)
Sony E PZ 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS SEL-P18200 VX9123 32807 Zoom APS-C 67mm 649g 2012 Power Zoom, black, available for purchase as a stand-alone lens in 2013-03
Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS SEL-2470Z VX9111 32795 Zoom 35mm 67mm 426g 2014-01 (2013-10) Zeiss design, black[15]
Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS SEL-24240 VX9131 32815 Zoom 35mm 72mm 780g 2015-03 (2014-09) black
Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS SEL-2870 VX9129 32813 Zoom 35mm 55mm 295g 2013-10 black[15]
Sony FE PZ 28-135mm F4 G OSS SEL-P28135G VX9133 32817 Zoom 35mm 95mm 1125g 2014-09 (2014-04) black, with geared focus, zoom and manual aperture ring for cine use[17]
Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS SEL-55210 VX9102 32786 Zoom APS-C 49mm 345g 2011-10 silver, also available in black
Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS SEL-70200G VX9126 32810 Zoom 35mm 72mm 840g 2014 (2013-10) white[15]

Sony Fisheye Converter 0.62x VCL-ECF1 VX9191 N/A Front converter APS-C N/A 150g 2010 silber, for SEL-16F28 and SEL-20F28, not an E-mount lens
Sony Fisheye Converter 0.62x VCL-ECF2  ? N/A Front converter APS-C N/A 150g 2015-03 black, for SEL-16F28 and SEL-20F28, not an E-mount lens
Sony Ultra Wide Converter 0.75x VCL-ECU1 VX9192 N/A Front converter APS-C N/A 125g 2010 silver, for SEL-16F28 and SEL-20F28, not an E-mount lens
Sony Ultra Wide Converter 0.75x VCL-ECU2  ? N/A Front converter APS-C N/A 125g 2015-03 black, for SEL-16F28 and SEL-20F28, not an E-mount lens
Sony Fisheye Converter 0.57x SEL-057FEC  ? 32827 Front converter 35mm N/A 418g 2015-03 (2014-09) black, for SEL-28F20, not an E-mount lens
Sony Ultra Wide Converter 0.75x SEL-075UWC  ? 32826 Front converter 35mm N/A 267g 2015-03 (2014-09) for SEL-28F20, not an E-mount lens

Sony Lens Adapter E/A 1 LA-EA1 VX9176 1? Mount adapter APS-C N/A 110g 2010 for A-mount lenses on E-mount camera, glass-less, CD-AF / OS-PD-AF with SSM/SAM lenses only
Sony Lens Adapter E/A 2 LA-EA2  ? 2? Mount adapter APS-C N/A 200g 2011 for A-mount lenses on E-mount camera, SLT-PD-AF with all AF lenses
Sony Lens Adapter E/A 3 LA-EA3  ? 3 Mount adapter 35mm N/A 110g 2013 for A-mount lenses on full-frame E-mount camera, glass-less, CD-AF / OS-PD-AF with SSM/SAM lenses only[15]
Sony Lens Adapter E/A 4 LA-EA4  ? 6? Mount adapter 35mm N/A 160g 2013 for A-mount lenses on full-frame E-mount camera, SLT-PD-AF with all AF lenses[15]
E "Standard E-mount" series for the APS-C and Super-35mm image format.
FE "Full-frame E-mount" series for 35mm full-frame image format.
G "Gold" series, Sony's line-up of high-grade lenses.
LE "Light edition", lenses designed to be particularly light.
OSS "Optical SteadyShot", lenses with optical image stabilization.
PZ "Power Zoom", lenses with motor zoom facility.
ZA "Zeiss α", lenses for Sony α cameras. ZA lenses are designed and manufactured by Sony in Japan, once the designs get approval by Carl Zeiss AG to meet their quality standards.


Third-party lens manufacturers

On 8 February 2011 Sony announced the release of the specifications for the E-mount lens system allowing for third-party lens makers to create lenses for the NEX cameras without having to pay royalties. The mount specifications have been released to registered parties since April 2011.[18] Getting a license for the specifications requires approval by Sony and the signing of a non-disclosure agreement.[19]

List of manufacturers of third-party lenses

APS-C format E-mount lenses with autofocus and electronic aperture

  • Tamron 3.5-6.3/18-200 mm Di III VC (B011) (announced 2011-12)
  • Sigma 2.8 / 19 mm EX DN
  • Sigma 2.8 / 30 mm EX DN
  • Sigma 2.8 / 19 mm DN (announced 2013-01, new edition, available in black and silver, filter 46 mm)
  • Sigma 2.8 / 30 mm DN (announced 2013-01, new edition, available in black and silver, filter 46 mm)
  • Sigma 2.8 / 60 mm DN (announced 2013-01, available in black and silver, filter 46 mm)
  • Sigma 1.4 / 30 mm DC DN (announced 2016-02-24, filter 52 mm)
  • Zeiss Touit Distagon T* 2.8/12 mm (announced 2012-09 for mid-2013)
  • Zeiss Touit Planar T* 1.8/32 mm (announced 2012-09 for mid-2013)
  • Zeiss Touit Makro Planar T* 2.8/50 mm (announced 2012-09 for spring 2014-02)

Full-frame E-mount lenses (autofocus, electronic aperture)

Carl Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2
  • Zeiss Batis Distagon T* 2/25 mm (announced 2015-04)
  • Zeiss Batis Sonnar T* 1.8/85 mm with optical stabilization (announced 2015-04)

Full-frame E-mount lenses (manual focus, electronic aperture)

  • Zeiss Loxia Distagon 2/21 mm (announced 2015-10)
  • Zeiss Loxia Biogon T* 2/35 mm (announced 2014-09)
  • Zeiss Loxia Planar T* 2/50 mm (announced 2014-09)
  • Voigtländer 10 mm F 5,6 Hyper-Wide-Heliar (announced 2015-10)
  • Voigtländer 12 mm F 5,6 Ultra-Wide-Heliar (announced 2015-10)
  • Voigtländer 15 mm F 4,5 Super-Wide-Heliar (announced 2015-10)
  • Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4 WIDE ANGLE 1:1 Macro Lens

Full-frame E-mount lenses (fully manual, no electronics)

  • Carl Zeiss Distagon T* Compact Prime CP.2 15 mm/T2.9
  • Carl Zeiss Distagon T* Compact Prime CP.2 Super Speed 35 mm/T1.5
  • Carl Zeiss Planar T* Compact Prime CP.2 Super Speed 50 mm/T1.5
  • Carl Zeiss Planar T* Compact Prime CP.2 Super Speed 85 mm/T1.5
  • Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* Compact Prime CP.2 135 mm/T2.1
  • Carl Zeiss T* Compact Zoom CZ.2 70-200 mm/T2.9
  • Mitakon 50 mm f/0.95
  • Noktor 50 mm f/0.95
  • Rokinon 14 mm T3.1 Cine Lens
  • Rokinon 24 mm T1.5 Cine Lens
  • Rokinon 35 mm T1.5 Cine Lens
  • Rokinon 85 mm T1.5 Cine Lens
  • Rokinon 135 mm T2.2 Cine Lens
  • Rokinon 12 mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Rokinon 24 mm f/1.4 UMC
  • Rokinon 35 mm f/1.4 UMC
  • Rokinon 50 mm f/1.4 UMC
  • Rokinon 85 mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF
  • Rokinon 135 mm f/2.0 UMC
  • Voigtländer VM 40 mm f/2.8 Heliar Lens - (M mount, needs an adapter but was made for the Sony Alpha FE cameras)
  • Zunow Super Wide Angle SWV-E11-16
  • Arax 50 mm f/2.0 Tilt Shift
  • Meyer-Optik-Görlitz Trioplan 100mm f2.8 [20]
  • Laowa 105mm f/2 Smooth Trans Focus Lens [21]

[22]

APS-C E-mount lenses (fully manual, no electronics)

  • Digital King 12 mm f/7.4 Fisheye
  • HandeVision IBELUX 40 mm f/0.85
  • Lensbaby Composer Pro II 50mm f/3.2
  • Samyang / Rokinon 8 mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye
  • Samyang / Rokinon 8 mm f/3.5 Fisheye CS VG10
  • Samyang 12 mm f/2.0 NCS CS
  • Samyang 16 mm f/2.0
  • Samyang 21 mm f/1.4
  • Samyang 35 mm f/1.4
  • Samyang 50 mm f/1.4
  • Samyang 50 mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
  • Samyang 100 mm f/2.0 ED UMC Macro
  • Samyang 135 mm f/2.0
  • Samyang 300 mm f/6.3[23]
  • SLR Magic HyperPrime 50 mm F0.95
  • SLR Magic CINE II 35 mm f/1.4
  • SLR Magic HyperPrime 23 mm F1.7 (Announced for Feb 2013)
  • SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 35 mm T0.95 (Announced for ???)
  • Yasuhara Nanoha 4x-5x macro lens with built-in LED light ("NANOHAx5(E)")
  • Yasuhara MADOKA180(E) 7.3mm f/4.0 (circle fisheye) [24]

Available adapters

File:Sony LAEA4 frontal.jpg
The Sony LA-EA4 adapter

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.
Any A-mount lenses can be used via the Sony LA-EA1,[25] LA-EA2, LA-EA3, or LA-EA4 mount adapters which provide electronic contacts and electro-mechanical diaphragm control. They allow the body to control the aperture of the lens and provide automatic exposure and Exif data support. The LA-EA1 and LA-EA3 only able to autofocus motor lenses (SSM and SAM), screw driven lenses can be used with manual focus only. [26] Older samples of the LA-EA1, NEX-3 and NEX-5 require a firmware update for this to work. The LA-EA2 and LA-EA4 adapters support fast phase-detection autofocus with all A-mount lenses (except for the few dedicated manual focus A-mount lenses), including screw-driven AF lenses. However, their translucent-mirror design requires an optical element in the light path and thus causes a light fall-off of about 30% for the autofocus to work. Also, it slightly decreases image quality. The LA-EA1 and LA-EA3 do not need optical elements in the light path and thus will not change image quality in any way. The LA-EA1 and LA-EA2 are designed to cover the APS-C format only, whereas the LA-EA3 and LA-EA4 are full-frame capable (when used on a full-frame camera).

Techart offers unique autofocusing adapter which has motor which moves 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. [27]

The following lens mounts can be used on the Sony E-mount with the use of various adapters available from third parties:[28]

Comparison with similar lens mounts

Maker Mount Flange focal distance
(mm)		 Outer diameter
(mm)		 Frame size
(mm)
Sony E-mount 18 46.1 35.9×24.0, 23.6×15.6
Canon EF-M-mount 18 46,5[citation needed] 22.3×14.9
Fujifilm X-mount 17.7 44 23.6×15.6
Panasonic/Olympus μ4/3 20 44 17.3×13
Samsung NX-mount 25.5 42 23.5×15.7[29]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sony.co.uk/hub/nex-compact-system-camera/range
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  9. ↑ http://store.sony.com/alpha-nex-3n-with-16-50mm-lens-zid27-NEX3NL//cat-27-catid-EOL-Alpha-NEX-Cameras
  10. ↑ http://store.sony.com/nex-5t-mirrorless-camera-w-16-50mm-lens-zid27-NEX5TL//cat-27-catid-EOL-Alpha-NEX-Cameras?vva_ColorCode=BC016&_t=pfm%3Dsearch
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  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Sony discloses basic specifications of the "E-mount" for interchangeable single lens cameras without fee, sony.net
  19. ↑ Applying for "E-mount" Basic Specification License
  20. ↑ http://www.meyer-optik-goerlitz.com/kickstarter_trioplan/
  21. ↑ http://www.venuslens.net/
  22. ↑ http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?atclk=Lens+Mount_Sony+E-Mount+%28Full+Frame%29&ci=17912&N=4196380428+3999800997
  23. ↑ http://www.samyang-lens.co.uk/samyang-lenses.html
  24. ↑ http://www.yasuhara.co.jp/madoka/index-e.html
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2827339100/techart-brings-af-to-leica-m-lenses-on-sony-s-a7ii-and-a7r-ii
  28. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  29. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sony E-mount MILC timeline
Family Level Format 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
XDCAM Documentary Super-35mm PXW-FS7
Mobility PXW-FS5
NXCAM Professional NEX-FS100 NEX-FS700 NEX-FS700R
Entry-level APS-C NEX-EA50
Handycam High-End Full-frame NEX-VG900
Advanced APS-C NEX-VG10 NEX-VG20 NEX-VG30
Alpha (α) Sensitivity Full-frame α7S α7S II
Resolution α7R α7R II
High-End α7 α7 II
Advanced APS-C NEX-7 α6000 α6300
Mid-range NEX-6
Upper-entry NEX-5 / NEX-5C NEX-5N NEX-5R NEX-5T α5000 α5100
Entry-level NEX-3 / NEX-3C NEX-C3 NEX-F3 NEX-3N
DSLR-style α3000
SmartShot QX1
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