Here’s a round-up of Auto Focus Canon EF Smart Adapters and Manual Focus Canon EF lens adapters for Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras including Sony a7, a7R, a7S, a7 II, a7R II, a7S II, a7 III, a7R III, a9, Sony a5000, a5100, a6000, a6300, a6400, a6500 and Sony NEX mirrorless cameras. Auto Focus Canon EF Lens […]
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For a guy who flies around the world on private jets as Pitbull’s personal photographer, Greg Watermann is an incredibly nice, humble and soft-spoken guy. As it turns out, nice guys really do finish first. Here’s a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how he works and his secrets to success. Q: How did you get into shooting
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Published: November 17, 2015 Sony a7II firmware update FW 2.0 adds Uncompressed Raw, Phase Detection AF for third-party lenses with Smart adapters and the option to assign Movie recording to a Custom Button. With firmware update FW 2.0, Sony a7II becomes the latest Sony full-frame camera, along with a7SII, a7RII and RX1R II, to offer
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Published: November 5, 2015 Sony a7II firmware update 2.00 (available here) adds AF System menu selection between Phase Detection AF and Contrast AF when using third-party lenses on AF Smart Adapters. Menu > Camera Setup > AF System > Phase Detection AF / Contrast AF I’ve received lots of questions whether PDAF will be
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Published: September 9, 2015 Earlier this summer I posted my Canon EF Smart Adapter Guide for Sony E-Mount Cameras for Sony a7, a7R, a7S, a7II, a6000, a5100, a5000 and NEX mirrorless cameras, but Sony a7RII‘s 399-point PDAF and 25-pont Contrast AF system completely changes the game. Last week I jumped on a plane and headed
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UPDATED: June 11, 2019 / ORIGINAL: September 18, 20156 Since there is currently no native FE lens longer than the Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS, I’ve been getting lots of questions about what’s the best third-party 150-600mm super-telephoto zoom to adapt to E-mount for Sony a7RII. To answer that question, I headed to B&H Photo
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Published: August 12, 2015 Sony a7RII’s back-illuminated sensor is the world’s first fullframe sensor with an on-sensor Phase Detection AF system capable of fast autofocus using SSM and SAM DSLR lenses. Sony A-mount lenses include motorized SSM and SAM lenses as well as non-motorized Screw Drive lenses. Fastest AF is achieved using a7 II, a7R
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There’s lots to love about the new Sony a7R II including upgrades to the original a7R of 5-Axis image stabilization found on a7 II, Silent Shooting mode found on a7S and Electronic Front Curtain Shutter (EFS) found on every a7-series camera – except the original Sony a7R. But there’s also bunch of new setting you
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Published: July 29, 2015 Today’s Lightroom CC 2015.1.1 and 6.1.1 & Adobe Camera Raw Updates add Raw support for Sony a7RII, RX10 II and RX100 IV cameras and are now available as a final release on Adobe.com and through the Creative Cloud application. If you are using Lightroom CC or Photoshop CC, the updates will
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Published: June 17, 2015 Prior to last week’s announcement of the much-anticipated Sony a7R II ($3,198 – Order Here), I was given the chance to put Sony’s latest mirrorless fullframe camera through the paces for 48 hours in New York. Upon their arrival in New York, Sony’s product team handed me a pre-production a7R II
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