In this video tutorial I will go over everything you need to know when it comes to setting up the Sony Nex-7 for using Lens adapters and other manufactures lenses. In this video I’m using the Fotodiox Pro lens adpater with built in Aperture Iris, and the Canon EF 135mm f/2 L Lens.
There are several setting that will need to configure in the Sony Nex-7 menu to make shooting with a lens adapter as easy as possible. First we will need to enable the “shoot without lens” option as the Nex-7 thinks there is no lens attached when using an adapter with no electronics like the Fotodiox pro. We will then move on to the focus peaking and manual focus assist settings to make sure we have all the tools the Nex-7 provides us with at our finger tips 
Settings we will configure include:
- Shooting without a lens
- Focus Peaking settings
- Manual focus assist settings
Come along with me in this video and you will definitely be ready to use the Nex-7 with lens adapters, and get the most accurate focus possible when using manual focus!!
Here’s a few of the pics that were taken in the video:
Nex-7 w/ Canon 135mm f/2 Lens
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This is a waste of money. Why would you want an adapter that will ruin your shot with the massive lens vignetting. It doesn’t make sense to buy $1000+ L glass on something like this.
Why reviewing this product when you get a chance. I think it will go over well, pity about the no AF
Juan, I own all Canon Professional equipment and have just relatively recently started reviewing Sony’s incredible line of cameras. I Already have this lens and the Canon 5D Mark II etc…. Why not use the killer glass on the Nex cameras if I already have it laying around I say
The adapter itself is another story. Real world testing will prove it’s actual value, but it does definitely do something, even before the lens vignetting starts to creep in. Mild Vignetting is fixable to. The shutter speed of 1/4000 is not fast enough for bright daylight scenes and f/2.0-1.4 lens depending on the scene, so it’s possible the aperture in the adapter might help with the shutter speed issue which would otherwise make the lens useless in bright light situations wide open.
Don’t forget, you can simple open up the aperture all the way on the Iris and not use it as well!
Best,
Jay
Thank you for your summary of how the Photodiox lens adapter works. I would like to use my Nikon-S lenses with a sony alpha a55 body. Photodiox claims that they have such an adapter. Have you checked this combination out? Can I presume that this combination works in a similar fashion as described above?
i would think that Sony would want to have a better adapter to encourage cross-overs from the Nikon and Canon users if Sony wants to make big inroads into this large market.
Thank you,
Bob C
Hi Bob,
This is the only fotodiox adapter I could find for Nikon Lens to Sony A-Mount Camera and it doesn’t have the Iris:
Fotodiox Lens Mount Adapter – Nikon Lens to Sony Alpha (AkA Minolta AF A-type, Maxxum or Dynax) Camera, fits Sony DSLR-A350, A300, A200, A700, A900, A100, A330, A230, A380, A500, A550, A850, A450,A290, A390, A580, SLT-A33, A55
The Sony A55 does not have focus peaking!! So Manual focus will be a bit harder unfortunately.
I hope this helps!
Jay
I have a Sony NEX-5N and would like to know it the steps you went through in setting up the Photodiox would be the same with my camera body? I have some vintage lenses that I am getting adapters for and hadn’t heard about using the settings you mentioned. I am new with the NEX-N and am not sure if it even has the same settings as the NEX-7
Thanks
Jim
Hi Jim,
Yes, the settings are exactly the same on the Nex-5n and you can fallow the same set-up process!!
Best,
Jay