can anyone tell me how much is the sony adapter from e mount to a mount?

worth me getting it? and which alpha lens should i go first as beginner.
im using nex 5 with pancake and 18-55 lens

yeap im a beginner.but i do wanna get the lens back in malaysia since im here on holiday because if i get them overseas.way to pricey.
so sorta wanna invest. because im eyeing  nex 7 which is out is australia .and getting the adapter in malaysia would save me lots

will the adapter for nex 7 be the same with nex 5 to mount a-mount lenses?

ps: thanks for all the infos!

Yes, the LA-EA1 and LA-EA2 adapters will fit all E-mount cameras (NEX series, VG series, and FS series)

Sigma to release Digital Neo (DN) line for NEX, which will first include the 30mm F2.8 EX DN and the 19mm F2.8 EX DN. The 19mm will be 28.5mm equivalent on the Nex, 30mm equivalent to 45mm .


http://blog.sigmaphoto.com/2012/new-dn-lenses/?link=jan_t_3

Those are slot-in square filters. Normally used with an adapted holder that screws onto the front of the lens. You can use up to 3 filters at  one time. The cheap knock-off brand would be Tian-Ya. Sells for about RM100~180, for the Filter Holder, Screw adapter, and 3pcs of filters. Depending on which filters you pick up, the price will be different. Better one would be Cokin, but they're quite hard to find nowadays, and way more expensive. About RM50~100 per filter.

The ND filters for the Tian-Ya is not a pure grey, and will have a purplish / magenta color cast.

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Added on January 9, 2012, 7:19 pm

Main advantage of the NEX series are the interchangeable lenses, and the quality and low-light ability that comes from the APS-C large sensor.

However, since your parents will be using it, do you think they will swap lenses around often? If not, they will only be limited to either the SEL1855 zoom, or the SEL16F28 pancake. Since size is an issue, I will not talk about the SEL18200. If they are not swapping lenses, they will only ever use one lens, and if so, please consider a super zoom instead.

With a prosumer super zoom, you can easily get 28~600mm+ depending on which model you go for, which will be really convenient. Super zooms nowadays are not that large, and heavy, as compared to DSLRs. If you were to pack the SEL18200 with the NEX, it would be much larger length wise.

In short:

NEX
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+ Quality
+ Low Light
+ Interchangeable Lenses
- Lens /Sensor Maintenance Required
- Learning Curve, ease of use
- Lack of pancake / collapsible zoom
- Longest telephoto zoom is only 300mm (35mm equiv.)

Super Zoom
+ Long zoom (up to 720mm [35mm equiv.])
+ Compact size with telephoto zoom
+ Easy to use
- Fixed Lens

Fuji X-Pro1..

look where is NEX.

Thanks for breaking down the information for me. Does the 16mm f2.8 pancake prime has shallow dof compare with, let say the A mount 50mm? Worth getting it along with the 18-55mm? Main reason I ask is because I dont think they prefer 18-200mm due to small aperture for longer range.

Mind sharing how much you guys got your NEX-5n with 1855 and 16f28? Any freebies?

Hi all,

Would it be any negative impact to camera or image quality on NEX 5N if enable lens compensation in the setting? By default the setting is off.

Please advise.

Thanks

Fuji X-Pro1..

look where is NEX.

pic spam, nothing to do at home edit few months ago cameron's trip pic...

is it over saturated/contrast ? over sharpen?