I have an A99ii and a bunch of vintage Minolta film lenses, three Tamron lenses and some really good A- mounts lenses, such as the 70-400 GSM II and Sony Zeiss 24-70mm. I bought the A7 IV and the 200-600mm and the LA-EA5 Adapter. Frankly, I've been amazed. Shooting my A-mount glass -- all of it -- on the A7 IV is just the same as it was with the same glass on the A99ii. I shot the Blue Angels using my 70-400mm and got as good or better than I got with the 200-600mm. The Tamron lenses work great, too. The old screw-drive Minolta lenses take a bit longer to focus but still do just as well as they do on the A99ii. The Minolta people who developed lenses like the 25-70mm probably never dreamed it could do eye-autofocus, but now it can. A-mount cameras are dead but the A-mount lenses live with the LA-EA5 adapter. Thank you, Sony. I rarely do video so I have no comment on video performance.
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I wish they had released this a couple years ago when I still had my 135 Zeiss. That lens was truly stunning with being very sharp yet the background rendition was very smooth and pleasing with very good contrast.
worth mentioning that the LA-EA2 and 4 both support video (they force f/3.5 and 50 shutter for some reason but they focus quickly/ accurately in most circumstances).
@@extremephilou In theory one would think so yes, esp. since nothing firm (or loose) towards the contrary has been given. It's a bit hard to credit that Sony were focusing on SAM/SSM lenses when there's rather a lot of screw drive A-mount lenses..incl Minolta G lenses and Carl Zeiss lenses like the two in the review.
@SwitchRich Well we are talking about sony adapter. LA EA 2 , LA EA 4 and LA EA 5 have a motor inside. They are all 3 capable to drive all sony/minolta A mount lenses. There is even a motorized adaptor able to focus manual lenses (photodiox pronto)
@Tom Cass I'll help you answer that question with these links from the site making the video: www.dpreview.com/products/sony/lenses/sony_zeiss_85_1p4_za/specifications www.dpreview.com/products/sony/lenses/sony_zeiss_135_1p8_za/specifications Check under Focus -> Motor type
@M Tech I think he meant that, just worded it bad. And trust me, these are not the slowest screw drive lenses. Some 3rd party tele lenses are way worse. And the Minolta/Sony Macro lenses can take their time to lock onto target, as well.
I have the adapter on pre-order, can't wait to test it out. The 85 and 135 are really slow focusing lenses I never would use them for running shots even with the A99II, can't expect miracles from screw drive AF. Just being able to use them on the A7RIV though with live tracking and eye AF is worth it, more than enough for me to finally switch over.
I have the 85 1.4 Sony Zeiss and the Minolta 80-200 HS 2.8, both of which are screw drive. They both give amazing image quality on my A99ii, but the focus on the 85 is definitely slow (still awesome for portraits, especially with eye focus on hybrid af, just not for sports or action). The Minolta, however, while being a bit loud and clunky-sounding, is blazingly fast, so it's not really a limitation of the screw drive. The SSM is smoother and maybe even a tiny bit faster, but the screw drive CAN be super fast - it's just not on the Sony Zeiss lenses.
Also, I would love to see a focusing comparison using the same lens between the A99II and this new adapter. Bonus comparison, same lens focusing on this adapter compared to focusing on the LA-EA4.
I can't tell the difference shooting the Blue Angels with the A99ii or A7 IV. Grabbed focus and kept it for an extended overhead pass at high speed. The LA-EA4 does not use the camera's auto-focus system. It uses circa A65 technology inside the adapter.
Dude. Instead of using it with those fancy-pants Zeiss lenses, I'd love to see how it works with a Minolta (or Sony) 500mm f/8 AF Reflex. Come on. I dare you!
It's a huge miss that Sony couldn't use this adapter to take advantage of their A mount lenses. Sony could've built a variable ND, focal reducer, or CPL inside the adapter to satisfy videographers while boosting their lens sale. Just look at what Canon did.
Question for everyone. We have a Sony A7III E mount body and are looking to use a Sony 75-300mm f/4.5 -5.6 A mount Lens for a stationary tripod angle. Manual focus should be no problem because our subject won't be moving. Is the amount of light lost going from E to A mount a significant our minor amount? Also, any thoughts/recommendations about filming an angle for our show this way?
There is zero light loss adapting A mount lens to E mount bodies if you use the LA-EA3 or LA-EA5, as compared to the same A mount lens on an A mount body.
It's been a year after Sony has released this adapter and it still is supported only by two bodies (A7rIV and A6600). Doesn't really look like sony wants to breath new life into old lenses
This adapter provides an upgrade path for A-mount users upgrading to E-mount. Sony could have produced an A99iii or A77iii but the market wasn't there. So, they gave us the next best thing; an adapter that lets us use the E-mount cameras that are better than the A99ii or A77ii.
We know continuous AF can work in video with A-mount adapters, because the EVF is a mini-video display when showing the Adapter working in Stills mode. If users connected a Ninja, they would be able to record it. So Sony's decision not to allow Continuous AF video, internally, is a deliberate 'cripple' .
But the lens focuses wide open, so the video output would have to be wide open too. On LA-EA4 these lenses are forced into F3.5 in video AF, if you get Monster modified LA-EA4 adapter you loose video shooting and SSM compatibility.
I recently purchase A99ii because I have many A-mount glasses and I didn't want any hassle of selling all my glasses. However, if I knew this adapter is going to come out, I definitely would have purchase the E-mount body. I hope Sony makes LA-EA6, one with the translucent mirror with more AF point so I can use my A-mount glasses for video too.
@Nathan Bullock I'm not an expert in economics, but I think such an adapter will bring in more people to get the Z ecosystem and they will eventually sell more Z lenses in the long run.
@@h4ppydr4gon It lacks an autofocus motor, therefore you can only autofocus with af-s lenses. You can't with af-d or af lenses. If the adapter would have supported those, I would have considered switching to the Z6, but instead I sold all of my Nikon gear and moved to a Fuji xt3.
I'd like to see some of the faster focusing lenses on this. Heck, even the ancient minolta 50mm 1.7 was faster with the LA-EA4 than the ones shown in this video!
Ziginox Yeah, and the Sony fe 50mm f1.8 is pretty slow too since it has to move the entire lens for focusing. It’s slower than older 50mm lenses since the motor used in mirrorless lenses doesn’t have that much torque and is made for lenses with a very small focus group.
@@Ty4ons I'm not sure if you can group all mirrorless lenses into one bin like that, but moving the entire lens is definitely going be slower than just a small group, regardless of what type of body it's on.
A7III - it works, but with "restriction of the functions are different depend on the lens variation". In other words - please read info @Sony, don't listen vloggers. By the way - primitive or not, LA-EA4 allows to use continues auto focus very well in some non action movie recording and good light situations. Generally - it works on all e-mount bodies, but mostly with restrictions. I have LA-EA3 and it works great with 16-35SSM II and Tamron SP 24-70 F2.8 USD. And for older lenses I use manual or LA-EA4. Always use YOUR brains and make decisions based on your needs. Do not listen those paid vloggers who are getting stuff for free or making money from that. They will never say - you know, that older stuff is very good for that price you get :)
@ I believe that one day it will happen,if fan community will make a lot of requests. Or may be sells will be not enough. Then may be Sony will make some updates. May be somebody knows why only 2 camera models fully supporting this adapter? Is this because the of the specification or simply marketing move?
Bummed that the screw drive won't work with my a7R3. Guess I'll stick with my LA-EA4. Hope the do bring compatibility for a wider range of bodies on that feature though, including for the R3.
H4ppyDr4gon That's what I was wondering. Would this adapter at least theoretically make it possible to use old Minolta AF lenses? Some of these were really nice optics, including the 85/1.4, 100/2, and 200/2.8.
@@jlwilliams on the 2 cameras currently approved, yes. If you drill through a specific camera body here, you can see the compatibility for all Sony and Minolta A mount lenses. support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs/accessories/compatibility.php?area=us&lang=en&mdl=LA-EA5&cat=3&loc=en_US
I wish the team would have tested some Minolta lenses with this adapter (ages ago, I used to have a Minolta.) In any case, its impressive that Sony provides AF in a compact adapter via screw mount. This is what Nikon should have done for the tens of millions of D-lenses with AF out there.
Actually, I think both the 85ZA and 135ZA are screwdrive lenses. So yeah, they sort of work, but apparently the adapter's motor is having some hard time driving these heavy glass.
I only buy a mounts because I still am 100% satisfied with my a99. Recently I bought the Minolta 85 1.4, Carl Zeiss 135 f1.8 T* and the Sony Sal 16-35 f2.8 for indoor concert photos (classical music and brass). So, fast tracking or 10 pics bursts are totally irrelevant to me. If ever i buy e mount Alpha camera, then this adapter will be useful indeed and I can keep my wonderful Minoltas and Carl Zeiss lenses. People, before buying any expensive new gear think first if you'll need all these fancy gizmos, bells and whistles.
I used to own the it's ice 135ZA. I love the way that that lens rendered my portraits. The biggest problem was that it was terrible at focusing. It was only usable when I used it in manual focusing mode. I sold the lens about two or three years ago and have been missing it ever since. Recently upgraded to the 135 g Master. Good for Sony for looking out for a mont users
My A99ii has eye AF and 42mp sensor and fantastic 4K - beautiful camera and none of my Zeiss lenses suddenly become "old" - great video but no need for A mounts to switch just yet (starts crying...)
I have 2xa99 ii and most of the best lenses. I'm just selling it because the eye af is there but the camera not able to track properly. Don't get me wrong I like a mount (from 2007) but they old now. I will still keep my cz 135f1.8 because this lens got something what missing from the GM version.
I don't have much experience in time travel, but surely best use would be to go back seven years and put this adaptor on the market in 2013. Great video though !
You can also upgrade the LAEA-4 using a circuit board: LA-EA4r monster off ebay (google it), which allows all A7 series not just the A7RiV to use eye autofocus.
Yes it's silly. Their last 2 cameras released are also not supported* (A7SIII, A7c). Sony would sell more of the adapters if they released a roadmap, like "we're working on firmware updates for these cameras to be released by X Qtr YYYY" or something *currently
Looking forward to getting the new adapter. If it's an improvement on both the two previous adapters it will be useful. If the Zeiss 85mm is anything like my Minolta 85mm f1.4 G lens it is not a high speed focusing lens. I still find my a-mount lenses useful for my filming projects (although I'm not filming fast movie subjects). As it seems Sony are no longer making any more a-mount bodies I hope they make e-mount versions of their a77 and a99 bodies. I see no reason why they shouldn't.
I was very curious to see a comparison against A99II which will be the real test - is this adapter actually do something. From what I can see in this video - A mount is still dead. PS you had to test the AF speed at Hi+ andhere is why - on my A7rIII the native Zeiss 55 1.8 is tracking well only on Hi+, all the other options work much worse. I suppose that Sony made some software mistakes writing the code AGAIN and the lower burst speeds do not work well with every lens.
Thank you for this review. This is very good news for me 😃 A few years ago I inherited the camera equipment from my grandpa, this now means I can continue using the lenses even if I would buy a new body (the A77 is still working for me, but gotta update at some point so I can use tethered shooting)
One year after the product has been realesed and it still doesn't work with any of A7 3rd gen cameras. Sony doesn't care about users, they care only about making money
The LA-EA5 is closely linked to the new AF system in bodies like the A6600 and will not function properly on older bodies together with screwdriver focus lenses.
Still have all the Sony Zeiss high end lenses and they work brilliant with the Sony A7R5 and the Sony La-Ea5 adapter. I will not change this combo for any money at all.
Would it have a crop factor? For when I use a 35-70 A mount lens on a7s body, would it work 35-70? Or would there be any crop factor? Because the adapter changes the distance from the sensor, versus when using native E mount lenses?
I am sure you two have a lot of ideas for new videos. But if you will come across a creative crisis please make a video about cameras that are 5+ years old and how they perform with new budget lenses. Some sort of a what camera lense combo can you get for a tight budget kind of a video.
i just got my a 7 iii today with the LE-EA 5 and thought now i can use the eye-AF with my minolta 85 1.4 but... just MF. Does anyone know if there is a update coming for the A7iii witch will fix the issue?
The la ea5 only support screw drive lenses on the a6600 and a7r4 body, maybe in the future they will have a firmware update for the rest of the cameras
I have a lens of Sony DSLR a350k 75-300 and I need a lens adopter for Sony ZV-E10 camera now I am confused about how to find the correct adopter if I am going to order what should I write A to E mount or something else ? Please guide
Ihave a Sigma lens on my Sony A65 camera body. (APS-C) What adaptor would I need to put this lens onto my Sony 6400 E mount mirrorless body. Am confused.
You should have tried it on legacy Minolta af lenses. obviously it will work on those 2 relatively new lenses. Not even talking about the firmware update they have to do to make it fully compatible up to the a7II.
LA-EA3 supports real time tracking and eye AF with some cameras. So besides supporting the oldest of lenses that require a screw to drive how is this better? Six minutes and 48 seconds later and I still have no idea. It would have been nice to see some side to side comparisons......
These lenses you are using (Zeiss ZA with screwdriver) are known for being slow overall regardless the body. The Minolta G counterparts (and the Minolta GM 80-200) wipe the floor and are almost as good as the GM lenses of today when it comes to back-forth speed, albeit having less MFD and less sharpness overall.
So this is working with what I would consider to be the NEWER of the A mount lenses. Have you tried it with any old Minolta lenses? I have a whole bunch of great old Minolta glass (80-200 f/2.8 APO, 135mm f/2.8, 50mm f/1.7, etc.). Does any of the tracking work on those with this adapter? I currently shoot with an a77ii and I know it's going to die sometime (hopefully not for another year or two) and I'm just not sure where to go with it as buying a whole new system is not financially viable for me right now.
Hey Im looking to use the adaptor with a sony a7 and for my lenses af apo tele zoom 100 - 400mm 1: 4.5 (32) - 6.7 dt 4-5.6/55-200mm sam 3.5-6.6.18-55mm sam Would you have any idea how the adaptor would preform with the lenses in terms of auto focus and clarity, I do primarily wildlife photography
I would really like to the the numbers of people how are still using A Mount camera's. And the numbers for people who still own a A Mount lens collection with new e mount bodies. Especially for aps c the e mount is around a long time and had many good selling cameras
I want to get a 70-200 lens for sports and it’s expensive to go all into a new 70-200 mkii or even the mki used. I’m debating getting a used 70-200 2.8 for a mount with the adapter. But not sure about performance. I need to be a bill e to get the good action shots with autofocus.
I'm looking at buying a Sony A6300 with a LAEA5 adapter to run my Dad's old Minolta AF lenses. Is that the right combination to get for using the old lenses?
I'm a Canon fan so pardon me if I say I'm surprised it took Sony 3 products to make a SLR lens to mirrorless body adaptor work, even the end result doesn't perform that good. I'm well aware Canon in the other hand came in the mirrorless segment late, but they make EF-EOS M and EF-EOS R adaptor just once each and they work. I have an RP and borrowed an EF 70-200 f4L IS USM (a 2006 design mind you) with an official Canon adaptor and the AF just.. work? Not as snappy as I'd hoped (probably because it's old), but it is accurate, and work with the various AF modes too. Is there a quirky lens design from the Sony SLR era that made it difficult for them to adapt to their mirrorless body?
This adapter is NOT for old A-mount lenses. They will fit it, but it will only give manual focus! It's actually designed for the very last A mount lenses - unless I am totally misunderstanding the Sony website.
Now a quick question : Can anyone explain to my, why the ''OLD VINTAGE LENSES'' are just as expensive as the new, modern and better FE lenses? SAL 70-200 G 2 costs actually even more than the E mount Gmaster !!!
I'm not what's sames to be the problem it's just a question am new to this so I guess am not joking but it's a crazy question now that am watching the video Abit more and understanding I guess the adapter could fit on my Gh5 camera am only human give me a break buddy 😂😂😂🤦🏾♂️
@@t-bobricemusic5795 OK. No. This adapter only support only 4 (four) only sony cameras as far as I remember: A9, A7R4, A74 and one sony apsc camera. Sone is f***g slut about support. And GH5 has NO support of sony lenses at all as far as I recall.
This is great, but come on Sony -- make this able to be used with other E mount cameras. Not all of us can afford the 6600 or A7rIV and many of us can't afford to buy both E mount camera AND lenses at the same time!
Question for all, The A7R IV is full frame, and the A6600 is APS-C. There used to be different adapters for the two. This LA-EA 5 works with both full and APS-C? Personally I like manual focus, so as long as the camera can control aperture and shutter speed it is a winner for me. I wanted an A6600, but did not want to move to a whole new lens system, (use A77, and A77II now).
No problem at all, Danny. LA-EA5 + A6600 combo works and have fully AF support for all legacy lenses (=without their own motor inside the lens). For more info check this support site support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs/lens_body/index.php?mdl=ILCE-6600&area=eu&lang=en
@@Bubak777 Thank you for the reply. Still confused which way I want to go. The system I now have is APS-C, so maybe I should go with a full frame. If I buy A99v or A99 II, I don't need an adapter and it will also shoot video. I have almost a dozen lenses in the A mount format.
@M Tech I have been looking at the A99V on Ebay. I actually have a bid on one that started with a low price. I just hate spending $800 + on something that may be worn out, dropped many times etc.
A-mount, yes. Screw drive lenses will only focus on A7sIII and A6600, while lenses with internal focus motors should work with most other bodies as well.
@@mike969696 My response was posted a year+ ago. It's possible that more bodies have received the feature since then via firmware update. Please check the official info.
The new firmware for the a6600 that supports this adapter appears to have added focus modes like DMF to my Metabones IV adapter as well. Anyone notice this?
@@rsmith02 And this happened once before when Sony improved in-camera compatibility with the LA-EA3, to go from only supporting Wide, Center, and Flexible Spot AF areas to the full list of areas available to native lenses. Sony didn't even advertise this for their own LA-EA3, but it showed up on that, Metabones, MC-11, and probably other adapters.
Autofous doesn't work in video mode, it's been mentioned 3 times in this video and you can read it in the adapter description. You could in theory record the live view mode while continous autofocusing in the still mode, but you're only limited to the widest aperture in the lens used during focusing.
You may of saved me a few thousand dollars. I have the A mount 24-70 Zeiss lens with the LA-EA4 adapter which totally sucks. I’m hoping that this new LA-EA5 35 will allow me to keep my older 70-200 F2.8 Tamron A mount & Zeiss 24-70 A mount in my bag. Thank you.
The 24-70 Zeiss rocks on the LA-EA5. Every A-mount lens you own will do great. My Tamron 28-300mm and 15-30mm work well. Don't forget that your E-mount camera is doing the focusing, not the adapter.
I have an LA-EA4 just for my 70-210 f4 beercan. I'd love it, if I could switch out my EA4 to an EA5, but I'm not sure if it would work, even If I upgraded to a newer body... (And I'm pretty sure my first gen A7 won't ever support it :/ )
on the A7RIV this is what Sony says about the beercan: Available with a Mount Adaptor. Outside the A (Aperture priority), S (Shutter priority), and M (Manual) modes, the shutter speed and the aperture can not be adjusted during the movie recording. The [Lens Comp] (Lens Compensation) function does not work. Depending on shooting conditions, the brightness of the picture may not be even.Set the [Front Curtain Shutter] function to [Off]. If you attach the [A-mount lens] using the Mount Adaptor, MF assist function does not work automatically when you turn the focus ring. You can enlarge the image by selecting [Focus Magnifier] function or [MF Assist] function to any key in the "Custom Key Settings". Shake compensation is available with 3-axis（Pitch/Yaw/Roll） by SteadyShot INSIDE. To use auto focus, the system software must be upgraded to Ver. 1.20 or later. Although you can perform auto focusing, it is sometimes difficult to focus on a subject using this function when you are shooting dark scenes or when a subject is located at the corners of the screen or is significantly out of focus. When you perform continuous shooting in the Hi+, Hi, or Mid mode while the focus mode is set to AF-C, the focus does not track a subject. To enable AF continuous shooting by setting continuous shooting to Hi+, Hi, or Mid mode, the system software must be upgraded to Ver. 1.20 or later. When you perform continuous shooting in the Hi+, Hi, or Mid mode while the focus mode is set to AF-C, the speed of continuous shooting can be slower.
If anyone reading this has either the a6600 or the a7-IV; has this LAEA-5 adapter been tested with the Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 Di LD IF Macro (model number A001) and will it auto focus? The A001 model of Tamron's 70-200mm was one of the lenses which would not AF with even the LAEA-4 adapter so it would be interesting to see/read/hear if the LAEA-5 would make any difference? Going off on a tangent here...but I wonder what will replace e-mount?!
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I have an A99ii and a bunch of vintage Minolta film lenses, three Tamron lenses and some really good A- mounts lenses, such as the 70-400 GSM II and Sony Zeiss 24-70mm. I bought the A7 IV and the 200-600mm and the LA-EA5 Adapter. Frankly, I've been amazed. Shooting my A-mount glass -- all of it -- on the A7 IV is just the same as it was with the same glass on the A99ii. I shot the Blue Angels using my 70-400mm and got as good or better than I got with the 200-600mm. The Tamron lenses work great, too. The old screw-drive Minolta lenses take a bit longer to focus but still do just as well as they do on the A99ii. The Minolta people who developed lenses like the 25-70mm probably never dreamed it could do eye-autofocus, but now it can.
A-mount cameras are dead but the A-mount lenses live with the LA-EA5 adapter. Thank you, Sony.
I rarely do video so I have no comment on video performance.
Cracked up at 3:42 when the kid eats it hard in the background 😆
It's funny because of what Chris says just after the kid eats it!
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I read this and was smh at ppl until I saw the full-on dive... def made me laugh guiltily 😱🤣
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I wish they had released this a couple years ago when I still had my 135 Zeiss. That lens was truly stunning with being very sharp yet the background rendition was very smooth and pleasing with very good contrast.
that is a beautiful lens for sure!!!
worth mentioning that the LA-EA2 and 4 both support video (they force f/3.5 and 50 shutter for some reason but they focus quickly/ accurately in most circumstances).
These lenses don’t have motors in them (2:36), so no they won’t work on any of the modern bodies, only A7R IV and A6600 as previously mentioned.
I don't get it. The motor is in the adaptor so they can theorically work on any sony mirrorless. (As soon as they update their firmware)
@@extremephilou In theory one would think so yes, esp. since nothing firm (or loose) towards the contrary has been given. It's a bit hard to credit that Sony were focusing on SAM/SSM lenses when there's rather a lot of screw drive A-mount lenses..incl Minolta G lenses and Carl Zeiss lenses like the two in the review.
@SwitchRich Watch the video before commenting. There is a motor in this adapter.
@SwitchRich Well we are talking about sony adapter. LA EA 2 , LA EA 4 and LA EA 5 have a motor inside. They are all 3 capable to drive all sony/minolta A mount lenses.
There is even a motorized adaptor able to focus manual lenses (photodiox pronto)
LAEA-4 adaptor works with ALL screw focus types on ANY alpha body.
2:34 - "They do have motors in both these lenses."
No, they don't. They are both screw drive.
@Tom Cass I'll help you answer that question with these links from the site making the video:
www.dpreview.com/products/sony/lenses/sony_zeiss_85_1p4_za/specifications
www.dpreview.com/products/sony/lenses/sony_zeiss_135_1p8_za/specifications
Check under Focus -> Motor type
@M Tech
I think he meant that, just worded it bad.
And trust me, these are not the slowest screw drive lenses.
Some 3rd party tele lenses are way worse.
And the Minolta/Sony Macro lenses can take their time to lock onto target, as well.
I know :)
The 100 macro and 50 1.4 (1st gen) are in my collection, among a few others...
Never owned one of the good zooms, tho.
The a mount 135 1.8 and a mount 85 1.4 do not have internal focusing motors
I have the adapter on pre-order, can't wait to test it out. The 85 and 135 are really slow focusing lenses I never would use them for running shots even with the A99II, can't expect miracles from screw drive AF. Just being able to use them on the A7RIV though with live tracking and eye AF is worth it, more than enough for me to finally switch over.
I have the 85 1.4 Sony Zeiss and the Minolta 80-200 HS 2.8, both of which are screw drive. They both give amazing image quality on my A99ii, but the focus on the 85 is definitely slow (still awesome for portraits, especially with eye focus on hybrid af, just not for sports or action). The Minolta, however, while being a bit loud and clunky-sounding, is blazingly fast, so it's not really a limitation of the screw drive. The SSM is smoother and maybe even a tiny bit faster, but the screw drive CAN be super fast - it's just not on the Sony Zeiss lenses.
I still have a couple of old Minolta Alpha lenses (pre-Sony takeover) that would be interesting to use with this adapter.
That "Lens Hood". impressive.
My man is so Canadian he's reviewing the Eh mount
A see what you did there!
Also, I would love to see a focusing comparison using the same lens between the A99II and this new adapter. Bonus comparison, same lens focusing on this adapter compared to focusing on the LA-EA4.
I can't tell the difference shooting the Blue Angels with the A99ii or A7 IV. Grabbed focus and kept it for an extended overhead pass at high speed. The LA-EA4 does not use the camera's auto-focus system. It uses circa A65 technology inside the adapter.
A DPReview tv video... just what I needed today!
Seriously, if Nikon announced this for their AF-D lenses on October 14th instead of Z6 II and Z7 II, I would be MUCH more excited.
YES! THIS! i never got a z6 because of this. I think this would bring them a lot more customers tbh..
Why not both?
I wonder how this would work with some of my MINOLTA A-mount lenses...
Why shouldn't it? A-Mount screwdrive.
Dude. Instead of using it with those fancy-pants Zeiss lenses, I'd love to see how it works with a Minolta (or Sony) 500mm f/8 AF Reflex. Come on. I dare you!
Just got my mint copy of that lens last week
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On Any HS Apo lens it rocks though.
It's a huge miss that Sony couldn't use this adapter to take advantage of their A mount lenses. Sony could've built a variable ND, focal reducer, or CPL inside the adapter to satisfy videographers while boosting their lens sale. Just look at what Canon did.
canon never made a focal reducer did they
Question for everyone. We have a Sony A7III E mount body and are looking to use a Sony 75-300mm f/4.5 -5.6 A mount Lens for a stationary tripod angle. Manual focus should be no problem because our subject won't be moving. Is the amount of light lost going from E to A mount a significant our minor amount? Also, any thoughts/recommendations about filming an angle for our show this way?
There is zero light loss adapting A mount lens to E mount bodies if you use the LA-EA3 or LA-EA5, as compared to the same A mount lens on an A mount body.
It's all about the glass, as far as I'm concerned. This adapter will breath new life into beautiful old glass. 👍🏾
It's been a year after Sony has released this adapter and it still is supported only by two bodies (A7rIV and A6600). Doesn't really look like sony wants to breath new life into old lenses
@@Botanic2000 will it support A6400?
@@akingbadeomosebi1495 no
This adapter provides an upgrade path for A-mount users upgrading to E-mount. Sony could have produced an A99iii or A77iii but the market wasn't there. So, they gave us the next best thing; an adapter that lets us use the E-mount cameras that are better than the A99ii or A77ii.
We know continuous AF can work in video with A-mount adapters, because the EVF is a mini-video display when showing the Adapter working in Stills mode. If users connected a Ninja, they would be able to record it. So Sony's decision not to allow Continuous AF video, internally, is a deliberate 'cripple' .
But the lens focuses wide open, so the video output would have to be wide open too. On LA-EA4 these lenses are forced into F3.5 in video AF, if you get Monster modified LA-EA4 adapter you loose video shooting and SSM compatibility.
I have the A7riii and the 135mm f1.8 A-mount. Bit of a shame that the new adapter isn't supported on my camera. would love to have the eye-AF
I recently purchase A99ii because I have many A-mount glasses and I didn't want any hassle of selling all my glasses. However, if I knew this adapter is going to come out, I definitely would have purchase the E-mount body. I hope Sony makes LA-EA6, one with the translucent mirror with more AF point so I can use my A-mount glasses for video too.
I bought the A7R5, but still looking for mint A99m2. Its also a great piece of work.
We need one of these for Nikon Z mount as well.
What do you mean? Nikon has an adapter for F mount to Z mount.
@Nathan Bullock I'm not an expert in economics, but I think such an adapter will bring in more people to get the Z ecosystem and they will eventually sell more Z lenses in the long run.
@@h4ppydr4gon The FTZ can't autofocus with older screwdrive lenses.
@@h4ppydr4gon It lacks an autofocus motor, therefore you can only autofocus with af-s lenses. You can't with af-d or af lenses. If the adapter would have supported those, I would have considered switching to the Z6, but instead I sold all of my Nikon gear and moved to a Fuji xt3.
I haven’t owned Nikon in years, but there’s definitely a market for something like that with the massive variety of Nikkor glass out there.
I'd like to see some of the faster focusing lenses on this. Heck, even the ancient minolta 50mm 1.7 was faster with the LA-EA4 than the ones shown in this video!
Good old Minolta 50 1.7 lol
I have a feeling the slow focusing here is because the tiny motor doesn’t have a lot of torque, but they are using lenses with heavy glass too.
@@Ty4ons That's my thoughts, too. Aren't the similar Canon lenses pretty slow to focus, as well?
Ziginox Yeah, and the Sony fe 50mm f1.8 is pretty slow too since it has to move the entire lens for focusing. It’s slower than older 50mm lenses since the motor used in mirrorless lenses doesn’t have that much torque and is made for lenses with a very small focus group.
@@Ty4ons I'm not sure if you can group all mirrorless lenses into one bin like that, but moving the entire lens is definitely going be slower than just a small group, regardless of what type of body it's on.
Wish this adapter would work with my Minolta glass and A7III or A7S bodies...
I know right? Such a bummer to have an A7III and it can't use it...
A7III - it works, but with "restriction of the functions are different depend on the lens variation". In other words - please read info @Sony, don't listen vloggers. By the way - primitive or not, LA-EA4 allows to use continues auto focus very well in some non action movie recording and good light situations. Generally - it works on all e-mount bodies, but mostly with restrictions. I have LA-EA3 and it works great with 16-35SSM II and Tamron SP 24-70 F2.8 USD. And for older lenses I use manual or LA-EA4. Always use YOUR brains and make decisions based on your needs. Do not listen those paid vloggers who are getting stuff for free or making money from that. They will never say - you know, that older stuff is very good for that price you get :)
@ As I wrote - it is partly supported. Please read carefully, especially official info @Sony.
@ I believe that one day it will happen,if fan community will make a lot of requests. Or may be sells will be not enough. Then may be Sony will make some updates. May be somebody knows why only 2 camera models fully supporting this adapter? Is this because the of the specification or simply marketing move?
Bummed that the screw drive won't work with my a7R3. Guess I'll stick with my LA-EA4. Hope the do bring compatibility for a wider range of bodies on that feature though, including for the R3.
One cheap old Minolta lens like the 50mm 1.7 would have been nice :o)
H4ppyDr4gon That's what I was wondering. Would this adapter at least theoretically make it possible to use old Minolta AF lenses? Some of these were really nice optics, including the 85/1.4, 100/2, and 200/2.8.
@@jlwilliams on the 2 cameras currently approved, yes. If you drill through a specific camera body here, you can see the compatibility for all Sony and Minolta A mount lenses. support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs/accessories/compatibility.php?area=us&lang=en&mdl=LA-EA5&cat=3&loc=en_US
3:43 kid falling in the background
I wish the team would have tested some Minolta lenses with this adapter (ages ago, I used to have a Minolta.) In any case, its impressive that Sony provides AF in a compact adapter via screw mount. This is what Nikon should have done for the tens of millions of D-lenses with AF out there.
My A-mount Minolta lenses work great using the adapter.
Actually, I think both the 85ZA and 135ZA are screwdrive lenses. So yeah, they sort of work, but apparently the adapter's motor is having some hard time driving these heavy glass.
Works fine on my *5ZA.
I only buy a mounts because I still am 100% satisfied with my a99. Recently I bought the Minolta 85 1.4, Carl Zeiss 135 f1.8 T* and the Sony Sal 16-35 f2.8 for indoor concert photos (classical music and brass). So, fast tracking or 10 pics bursts are totally irrelevant to me. If ever i buy e mount Alpha camera, then this adapter will be useful indeed and I can keep my wonderful Minoltas and Carl Zeiss lenses. People, before buying any expensive new gear think first if you'll need all these fancy gizmos, bells and whistles.
I used to own the it's ice 135ZA. I love the way that that lens rendered my portraits. The biggest problem was that it was terrible at focusing. It was only usable when I used it in manual focusing mode. I sold the lens about two or three years ago and have been missing it ever since. Recently upgraded to the 135 g Master. Good for Sony for looking out for a mont users
what about real legacy lenses, like a Minolta beercan 70-210mm?
My A99ii has eye AF and 42mp sensor and fantastic 4K - beautiful camera and none of my Zeiss lenses suddenly become "old" - great video but no need for A mounts to switch just yet (starts crying...)
I have 2xa99 ii and most of the best lenses. I'm just selling it because the eye af is there but the camera not able to track properly.
Don't get me wrong I like a mount (from 2007) but they old now. I will still keep my cz 135f1.8 because this lens got something what missing from the GM version.
I don't have much experience in time travel, but surely best use would be to go back seven years and put this adaptor on the market in 2013.
Great video though !
You can also upgrade the LAEA-4 using a circuit board: LA-EA4r monster off ebay (google it), which allows all A7 series not just the A7RiV to use eye autofocus.
@M Tech Bad as in slow focusing?
That limited support list is pretty disappointing. Not even a9/a9ii seems a bit silly.
Yes it's silly. Their last 2 cameras released are also not supported* (A7SIII, A7c). Sony would sell more of the adapters if they released a roadmap, like "we're working on firmware updates for these cameras to be released by X Qtr YYYY" or something *currently
Looking forward to getting the new adapter. If it's an improvement on both the two previous adapters it will be useful. If the Zeiss 85mm is anything like my Minolta 85mm f1.4 G lens it is not a high speed focusing lens. I still find my a-mount lenses useful for my filming projects (although I'm not filming fast movie subjects). As it seems Sony are no longer making any more a-mount bodies I hope they make e-mount versions of their a77 and a99 bodies. I see no reason why they shouldn't.
I was very curious to see a comparison against A99II which will be the real test - is this adapter actually do something. From what I can see in this video - A mount is still dead.
PS you had to test the AF speed at Hi+ andhere is why - on my A7rIII the native Zeiss 55 1.8 is tracking well only on Hi+, all the other options work much worse. I suppose that Sony made some software mistakes writing the code AGAIN and the lower burst speeds do not work well with every lens.
Thank you for this review. This is very good news for me 😃
A few years ago I inherited the camera equipment from my grandpa, this now means I can continue using the lenses even if I would buy a new body (the A77 is still working for me, but gotta update at some point so I can use tethered shooting)
But for starters, the 135za and 85za are not lightning-fast-focous lens from the getgo. They are stunning for the IQ.
If this worked with the A7S III, I would buy this combo in a heartbeat. This is making me reconsider the E-Mount system again.
One year after the product has been realesed and it still doesn't work with any of A7 3rd gen cameras. Sony doesn't care about users, they care only about making money
@@Botanic2000 And the A7S III is really it's own generation, more of a 4th gen product because they were so slow to bring it to market.
@@jon4715 Well, then Monster Adapter it is ;)
The LA-EA5 is closely linked to the new AF system in bodies like the A6600 and will not function properly on older bodies together with screwdriver focus lenses.
Still have all the Sony Zeiss high end lenses and they work brilliant with the Sony A7R5 and the Sony La-Ea5 adapter.
I will not change this combo for any money at all.
Bravo to Sony for doing this and Chris, your daughter is a cutie! Very photogenic!
Really wanted to see how well old Minolta glass worked.
On my A7 iv, they work great. Just like they do on my A99ii.
So I’m wondering if this will work with the new A7C...
dakduel I’ve asked Sony store in my city, they said they are not tested until all arrived to the show room together
Love a mount on my OG a7... Minolta Alpha 7
That was my last film camera. An absolutely wonderful camera.
Would it have a crop factor? For when I use a 35-70 A mount lens on a7s body, would it work 35-70? Or would there be any crop factor? Because the adapter changes the distance from the sensor, versus when using native E mount lenses?
I can report that it works really quickly with the Sony a mount ssm lenses like the zeiss 50mm 1.4 ssm
I am sure you two have a lot of ideas for new videos. But if you will come across a creative crisis please make a video about cameras that are 5+ years old and how they perform with new budget lenses. Some sort of a what camera lense combo can you get for a tight budget kind of a video.
i just got my a 7 iii today with the LE-EA 5 and thought now i can use the eye-AF with my minolta 85 1.4 but... just MF. Does anyone know if there is a update coming for the A7iii witch will fix the issue?
The la ea5 only support screw drive lenses on the a6600 and a7r4 body, maybe in the future they will have a firmware update for the rest of the cameras
I have a lens of Sony DSLR a350k 75-300 and I need a lens adopter for Sony ZV-E10 camera now I am confused about how to find the correct adopter if I am going to order what should I write A to E mount or something else ? Please guide
Hi Does it not even do “single time” focusing during video recording when you push shutter button?
Jordan what lens you using with the a7siii?
This was all shot on the Tamron 28-200mm F2.8-5.6.
Brilliant idea to test this accessory. And nicely done. Good job! Thanks
do you think with sony LA-EA5, it is worth it for sport photography ?
Can I use this adapter on an apc s Kamera
So what happens if I have Minolta A mount screw lenses, a Tamrom USD lens and Sigma HSM lenses?
So I have the A7RII. How well does this adapter work on it? I have a bunch of A mount lenses that I still own with my A77.
Can I use this on my A7 II with A mount lens - screwdriven type
Is it fit to sony a5100?
Excellent video.I use old Minolta lens on my a7r4 and they are great
It also works on the a9ii
Ihave a Sigma lens on my Sony A65 camera body. (APS-C)
What adaptor would I need to put this lens onto my Sony 6400 E mount mirrorless body.
Am confused.
Just A7RIV and A6600? What about the A9II and A7SIII which are even newer?
You should have tried it on legacy Minolta af lenses. obviously it will work on those 2 relatively new lenses. Not even talking about the firmware update they have to do to make it fully compatible up to the a7II.
LA-EA3 supports real time tracking and eye AF with some cameras. So besides supporting the oldest of lenses that require a screw to drive how is this better? Six minutes and 48 seconds later and I still have no idea. It would have been nice to see some side to side comparisons......
These lenses you are using (Zeiss ZA with screwdriver) are known for being slow overall regardless the body. The Minolta G counterparts (and the Minolta GM 80-200) wipe the floor and are almost as good as the GM lenses of today when it comes to back-forth speed, albeit having less MFD and less sharpness overall.
So this is working with what I would consider to be the NEWER of the A mount lenses. Have you tried it with any old Minolta lenses? I have a whole bunch of great old Minolta glass (80-200 f/2.8 APO, 135mm f/2.8, 50mm f/1.7, etc.). Does any of the tracking work on those with this adapter? I currently shoot with an a77ii and I know it's going to die sometime (hopefully not for another year or two) and I'm just not sure where to go with it as buying a whole new system is not financially viable for me right now.
Wish the A7sIII could use the autofocus on this. Sadly it has not been updated to work with the lenses that need the drive.
Hey Im looking to use the adaptor with a sony a7 and for my lenses
af apo tele zoom 100 - 400mm 1: 4.5 (32) - 6.7
dt 4-5.6/55-200mm sam
3.5-6.6.18-55mm sam
Would you have any idea how the adaptor would preform with the lenses in terms of auto focus and clarity, I do primarily wildlife photography
Any adapter out there for using E mount lenses on A mount cameras?
That isn't possible.
I would really like to the the numbers of people how are still using A Mount camera's. And the numbers for people who still own a A Mount lens collection with new e mount bodies. Especially for aps c the e mount is around a long time and had many good selling cameras
What adapter should I use for L-mount lenses for Sony E-mount cameras?
All the test shots are great!
Can this be used, or is there an adapter to put E-mount lenses on an A-mount camera? for example put an e mount lens on an a230
No mate, not possible other way round......
Great video! Thank you! Will the tracking AF work for video recording if the lens is a Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 24-70mm
F2.8 ZA ssm on an A7R4 or a9?
It’s also a good option for beginners photographers to get the cheaper a-mount lenses
I want to get a 70-200 lens for sports and it’s expensive to go all into a new 70-200 mkii or even the mki used. I’m debating getting a used 70-200 2.8 for a mount with the adapter. But not sure about performance. I need to be a bill e to get the good action shots with autofocus.
I'm looking at buying a Sony A6300 with a LAEA5 adapter to run my Dad's old Minolta AF lenses. Is that the right combination to get for using the old lenses?
No. You need A6600 or A7 iv.
I'm a Canon fan so pardon me if I say I'm surprised it took Sony 3 products to make a SLR lens to mirrorless body adaptor work, even the end result doesn't perform that good. I'm well aware Canon in the other hand came in the mirrorless segment late, but they make EF-EOS M and EF-EOS R adaptor just once each and they work. I have an RP and borrowed an EF 70-200 f4L IS USM (a 2006 design mind you) with an official Canon adaptor and the AF just.. work? Not as snappy as I'd hoped (probably because it's old), but it is accurate, and work with the various AF modes too.
Is there a quirky lens design from the Sony SLR era that made it difficult for them to adapt to their mirrorless body?
Do the A- to E-mount adapter reduce the light for the f-stop? Would it make a 3.5-5.6 lens worse?
No. You gain because A-mount cameras have a translucent mirror that steals some light.
Such a lovely little girl!
Also the Sony A7SIII footage is looking crazy sharp!
This adapter is NOT for old A-mount lenses. They will fit it, but it will only give manual focus! It's actually designed for the very last A mount lenses - unless I am totally misunderstanding the Sony website.
You need A7 iv or A6600. Then you get all autofocus capabilities, even on vintage Minolta glass.
Now a quick question : Can anyone explain to my, why the ''OLD VINTAGE LENSES'' are just as expensive as the new, modern and better FE lenses? SAL 70-200 G 2 costs actually even more than the E mount Gmaster !!!
Sony's pricing structures dont allow for discounting back then from memory
There may be fewer A-mount ones.
I have a Sony sigma A Mount lense would this lense support my Gh5 camera whit the adapter?
"Gábor Gyöngyösi
R U joking?"
I'm not what's sames to be the problem it's just a question am new to this so I guess am not joking but it's a crazy question now that am watching the video Abit more and understanding I guess the adapter could fit on my Gh5 camera am only human give me a break buddy 😂😂😂🤦🏾♂️
@@t-bobricemusic5795 OK. No. This adapter only support only 4 (four) only sony cameras as far as I remember: A9, A7R4, A74 and one sony apsc camera. Sone is f***g slut about support. And GH5 has NO support of sony lenses at all as far as I recall.
@@Jan-eh7nf ok cool gotcha
This is great, but come on Sony -- make this able to be used with other E mount cameras. Not all of us can afford the 6600 or A7rIV and many of us can't afford to buy both E mount camera AND lenses at the same time!
i have a minolta AF 100-200 F4, dunno if it works with this adapter. it's a screw driven mount with a mechanical aparture lever
Is it the 100-200 f/4.5? If so it's listed on Sony's compatibility chart
Can I use this adapter on a Sony A7S?
You can. But there will be no AF
Question for all, The A7R IV is full frame, and the A6600 is APS-C. There used to be different adapters for the two. This LA-EA 5 works with both full and APS-C?
Personally I like manual focus, so as long as the camera can control aperture and shutter speed it is a winner for me. I wanted an A6600, but did not want to move to a whole new lens system, (use A77, and A77II now).
No problem at all, Danny. LA-EA5 + A6600 combo works and have fully AF support for all legacy lenses (=without their own motor inside the lens). For more info check this support site support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs/lens_body/index.php?mdl=ILCE-6600&area=eu&lang=en
@@Bubak777 Thank you for the reply. Still confused which way I want to go. The system I now have is APS-C, so maybe I should go with a full frame. If I buy A99v or A99 II, I don't need an adapter and it will also shoot video. I have almost a dozen lenses in the A mount format.
@M Tech I have been looking at the A99V on Ebay. I actually have a bid on one that started with a low price. I just hate spending $800 + on something that may be worn out, dropped many times etc.
So does this mean you can use ancient minolta glass?
A-mount, yes. Screw drive lenses will only focus on A7sIII and A6600, while lenses with internal focus motors should work with most other bodies as well.
@@Elgsdyr So it's actually useless for classic screw-drive A mount lenses unless you own one of those two camera models!
@@mike969696 My response was posted a year+ ago. It's possible that more bodies have received the feature since then via firmware update. Please check the official info.
@@Elgsdyr I've been to the Sony website. None of the bodies I looked up seemed to give AF with old A series lenses and this adapter.
The new firmware for the a6600 that supports this adapter appears to have added focus modes like DMF to my Metabones IV adapter as well. Anyone notice this?
Metabones emulates LA-EA3 programming, so it makes sense.
@@BlueBomberTurbo Thanks for that. It's nice to get a silent upgrade!
@@rsmith02 And this happened once before when Sony improved in-camera compatibility with the LA-EA3, to go from only supporting Wide, Center, and Flexible Spot AF areas to the full list of areas available to native lenses. Sony didn't even advertise this for their own LA-EA3, but it showed up on that, Metabones, MC-11, and probably other adapters.
Love amount just hated the evf on the slt cameras. Give me the a99iii for the win.
How is it with video ? I got an A Mount 35 mm sigma and I wanna use it on my A7s3. I’d love to use the auto focus function
I’d love your opinion 😊
Autofous doesn't work in video mode, it's been mentioned 3 times in this video and you can read it in the adapter description. You could in theory record the live view mode while continous autofocusing in the still mode, but you're only limited to the widest aperture in the lens used during focusing.
You may of saved me a few thousand dollars. I have the A mount 24-70 Zeiss lens with the LA-EA4 adapter which totally sucks. I’m hoping that this new LA-EA5 35 will allow me to keep my older 70-200 F2.8 Tamron A mount & Zeiss 24-70 A mount in my bag. Thank you.
The 24-70 Zeiss rocks on the LA-EA5. Every A-mount lens you own will do great. My Tamron 28-300mm and 15-30mm work well. Don't forget that your E-mount camera is doing the focusing, not the adapter.
Screw drive and no translucent mirror, perfect!
I have an LA-EA4 just for my 70-210 f4 beercan. I'd love it, if I could switch out my EA4 to an EA5, but I'm not sure if it would work, even If I upgraded to a newer body... (And I'm pretty sure my first gen A7 won't ever support it :/ )
on the A7RIV this is what Sony says about the beercan: Available with a Mount Adaptor.
Outside the A (Aperture priority), S (Shutter priority), and M (Manual) modes, the shutter speed and the aperture can not be adjusted during the movie recording.
The [Lens Comp] (Lens Compensation) function does not work.
Depending on shooting conditions, the brightness of the picture may not be even.Set the [Front Curtain Shutter] function to [Off].
If you attach the [A-mount lens] using the Mount Adaptor, MF assist function does not work automatically when you turn the focus ring. You can enlarge the image by selecting [Focus Magnifier] function or [MF Assist] function to any key in the "Custom Key Settings".
Shake compensation is available with 3-axis（Pitch/Yaw/Roll） by SteadyShot INSIDE.
To use auto focus, the system software must be upgraded to Ver. 1.20 or later.
Although you can perform auto focusing, it is sometimes difficult to focus on a subject using this function when you are shooting dark scenes or when a subject is located at the corners of the screen or is significantly out of focus.
When you perform continuous shooting in the Hi+, Hi, or Mid mode while the focus mode is set to AF-C, the focus does not track a subject. To enable AF continuous shooting by setting continuous shooting to Hi+, Hi, or Mid mode, the system software must be upgraded to Ver. 1.20 or later.
When you perform continuous shooting in the Hi+, Hi, or Mid mode while the focus mode is set to AF-C, the speed of continuous shooting can be slower.
I can see the point. I had the LA-EA4 and I didn’t like it. I have cutted long time ago
Please Nikon ... New FTZ II with AF motor for all F lens compatibly...
Thanks
If anyone reading this has either the a6600 or the a7-IV; has this LAEA-5 adapter been tested with the Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 Di LD IF Macro (model number A001) and will it auto focus? The A001 model of Tamron's 70-200mm was one of the lenses which would not AF with even the LAEA-4 adapter so it would be interesting to see/read/hear if the LAEA-5 would make any difference? Going off on a tangent here...but I wonder what will replace e-mount?!
My 28-300mm and 15-30mm Tamrons work fine. The LAEA4 does its own focusing whereas the LAEA5 relies on the camera.