p.26 #1 · Introducing LA-EA5 | Mount Adaptor | Sony | Accessory
Oh wow. Maybe? Its hard because it's lens is is identical to the original version. I am not sure I can confidently determine which 50mm it is. I had the RS for a short time before I switched from A mount to E.
Beni wrote:
That's good data, thank you. I've seen plenty of the regular 50mm Minolta's on ebay and they're cheap but I hadn't paid any attention to the RS. I had been specifically looking for the regular one with the metal body but the rounded aperture blades might seem worth the extra time/cost to find one and the perhaps cheaper build. Do you have any images from the RS?
p.26 #2 · Introducing LA-EA5 | Mount Adaptor | Sony | Accessory
Beni wrote:
I know this is a very long shot but has anyone used the Minolta or even Sony 50mm 1.4 (not the ZA) cheaper kit-ish lenses with the LA-EA5? Looking for a character (re lots of nice coma wide open) 50mm f1.4 lens which will give me AF. Basically an AF version of my Pentax Super Tak.
Get the Sony version. The glass and coatings are the same. The Sony has a distance encoder for 5-axis stabilization and there's Lens Compensation available too. This lens tends to have a good deal of focus shift. If Sony hasn't implemented stopped down focusing on the LA-EA5 you might be frustrated by AF performance.
There's a good deal of sample variation with Minolta 50's. After many Minoltas I was surprised how sharp the Canon EF 50mm F1.8 STM and 50mm F1.4 USM were. The Canon's renderings are a little worse.
I'd highly recommend the Yongnuo 50mm F1.4 over these old lenses. It has plenty of coma. But it is sharper and has smoother rendering. Mine was $79. It is also supported by their inexpensive adapter.
A Monster LA-EA4r board arrived at my house yesterday. Maybe LA-EA4 surgery today.
p.26 #3 · Introducing LA-EA5 | Mount Adaptor | Sony | Accessory
TheEmrys wrote:
Oh wow. Maybe? Its hard because it's lens is is identical to the original version. I am not sure I can confidently determine which 50mm it is. I had the RS for a short time before I switched from A mount to E.
If it's hard to tell then it's probably not worse the difference then.
p.26 #4 · Introducing LA-EA5 | Mount Adaptor | Sony | Accessory
QuietOC wrote:
Get the Sony version. The glass and coatings are the same. The Sony has a distance encoder for 5-axis stabilization and there's Lens Compensation available too. This lens tends to have a good deal of focus shift. If Sony hasn't implemented stopped down focusing on the LA-EA5 you might be frustrated by AF performance.
There's a good deal of sample variation with Minolta 50's. After many Minoltas I was surprised how sharp the Canon EF 50mm F1.8 STM and 50mm F1.4 USM were. The Canon's renderings are a little worse.
I'd highly recommend the Yongnuo 50mm F1.4 over these old lenses. It has plenty of coma. But it is sharper and has smoother rendering. Mine was $79. It is also supported by their inexpensive adapter.
A Monster LA-EA4r board arrived at my house yesterday. Maybe LA-EA4 surgery today. ...Show more →
Focus shift shouldn't be a problem with mirrorless? The aperture is stopped down for focus if you have 'Settings Effect ON' as far as I'm aware?
There seems to be difference of opinion across the web about the coatings. In fact yours is the first time I've heard that the coatings are the same. It's a significant difference in price, the Minolta's can be had for $100.
p.26 #5 · Introducing LA-EA5 | Mount Adaptor | Sony | Accessory
Beni wrote:
Focus shift shouldn't be a problem with mirrorless? The aperture is stopped down for focus if you have 'Settings Effect ON' as far as I'm aware?
There seems to be difference of opinion across the web about the coatings. In fact yours is the first time I've heard that the coatings are the same. It's a significant difference in price, the Minolta's can be had for $100.
Sony has A-mount lenses always focus wide-open. Only the native E-mount lenses focus stopped down.
I had the last MD, the original AF, and the Sony version all at the same time. The images of a reflected light looked the same on all three. Then again I had multiple copies of the Minolta AF 70-210 F4 that had different colored reflections from each other.
p.26 #6 · Introducing LA-EA5 | Mount Adaptor | Sony | Accessory
QuietOC wrote:
Sony has A-mount lenses always focus wide-open. Only the native E-mount lenses focus stopped down.
I had the last MD, the original AF, and the Sony version all at the same time. The images of a reflected light looked the same on all three. Then again I had multiple copies of the Minolta AF 70-210 F4 that had different colored reflections from each other.
Can someone with the LA-EA5 confirm whether it focuses stopped down with A mount or minolta lenses?
p.26 #9 · Introducing LA-EA5 | Mount Adaptor | Sony | Accessory
Lifeinpictures wrote:
FYI
I received an email alert from B&H yesterday that the Sony has discontinued the A99II.
Food for thought!
sad day.
i've used the a900 from 2008-2017 and then upgraded to the a9911. honestly, if the EA-LA5 was available from the beginning, the a99 in 2012 woulda probably been the last a-mount and i woulda happily got the a7r2 in 2017 instead.
p.26 #17 · Introducing LA-EA5 | Mount Adaptor | Sony | Accessory
Fred Miranda wrote:
Amazing how these new modern zooms are great. Sony's new super compact 28-60mm is also pretty amazing from wide open!
I find it especially impressive that both the 28-60mm and the 28-200mm hold up pretty well on a 61 mpx body. For a 24-25 mpx body they should be perfect.
p.26 #18 · Introducing LA-EA5 | Mount Adaptor | Sony | Accessory
MikeEvangelist wrote:
I find it especially impressive that both the 28-60mm and the 28-200mm hold up pretty well on a 61 mpx body. For a 24-25 mpx body they should be perfect.
