Sounds like it. New E mount lenses. Does the A6000 and A7 use E mount? I don't know. Haven't been following the latest for awhile. If yes then new Zeiss lenses for them.

Anyone has experience using this white balance lens cap? Are they good for custom white balance? And can it also use as a lens cap for protection? I also worried it may not fit on my lens/filter as I read somewhere people saying some third party lens cap won't fit into their lens.

http://www.lazada.com.my/generic-white-bal...7mm-527670.html

That said the A7 lens catalogue for "proper" shooting (read: commercial shooting needing use of AF, OSS and stuff) is kinda sad, especially if you don't have the AF motor Alpha mount adapter. Not many first party FF lenses and even less third party stuff (which is bad news for a starving hobbyist like me).

Sure, there's the basic Sony stuff and the handful of Zeisses, but that's about it. Compare that with the long list of EF and FX lenses and you'll know what I mean.

It's actually sadder then during my A200 days, even when we used to moan about lens choice all the time. Back then we could easily get screw focus Minolta lenses because AF motor was in-body. And there was even more Minolta lenses than you could shake a stick at.

However, if you got the A7 to shoot manual lenses for fun it's a different story lol. Or if you don't mind using the slightly bulky LA-EA4, there's still those beautiful, beautiful Minolta glass floating around - especially the ones made for film.

Like the Sony/Minolta 135mm STF. Oh the STF. Good lord liquid bokeh literally dripping everywhere (though technically the STF is an MF lens so the LA-EA3 or even a Metabones adapter would suffice already).

In the end, Sony's mirrorless FF lineup still has quite a lot of room to grow, so time will tell.

BTW, has anybody begged Tamron to do an E-mount 17-50/2.8 yet? Or Sigma with their 16-35/1.8. Now that I'm firmly set on the A6000 I need lenses for the darned thing.

That said the A7 lens catalogue for "proper" shooting (read: commercial shooting needing use of AF, OSS and stuff) is kinda sad, especially if you don't have the AF motor Alpha mount adapter. Not many first party FF lenses and even less third party stuff (which is bad news for a starving hobbyist like me).

Sure, there's the basic Sony stuff and the handful of Zeisses, but that's about it. Compare that with the long list of EF and FX lenses and you'll know what I mean.

It's actually sadder then during my A200 days, even when we used to moan about lens choice all the time. Back then we could easily get screw focus Minolta lenses because AF motor was in-body. And there was even more Minolta lenses than you could shake a stick at.

However, if you got the A7 to shoot manual lenses for fun it's a different story lol. Or if you don't mind using the slightly bulky LA-EA4, there's still those beautiful, beautiful Minolta glass floating around - especially the ones made for film.

Like the Sony/Minolta 135mm STF. Oh the STF. Good lord liquid bokeh literally dripping everywhere (though technically the STF is an MF lens so the LA-EA3 or even a Metabones adapter would suffice already).

In the end, Sony's mirrorless FF lineup still has quite a lot of room to grow, so time will tell.

BTW, has anybody begged Tamron to do an E-mount 17-50/2.8 yet? Or Sigma with their 16-35/1.8. Now that I'm firmly set on the A6000 I need lenses for the darned thing.

yup.. just afraid on this... hmm.. maybe time to sell A7? ANy taker? 

This wraps up everything...
In short, I felt that FE lens is still very limited and using adapter might overkill the 'light/compact/small' factor of this A7.
And if this upcoming FF lens is meant for A6000 or even A5100 then I'll still get the same FF capability on even smaller body... right? feel free to correct yup...

FE is FF lah, they are the same.... FE is the official code. FF is fullframe. FE stands for Fullframe E-mount.
And if you use FE lenses on the A5000/A5100/A6000/Nex you lose nothing. The only draw back is the cost.

Hi bro, who's the guy bringing the Speedmaster? Interested to have a look see.

Like the Sony/Minolta 135mm STF. Oh the STF. Good lord liquid bokeh literally dripping everywhere (though technically the STF is an MF lens so the LA-EA3 or even a Metabones adapter would suffice already).

I removed the rear baffle on my LA-EA1 and it's now a full-frame adapter. Works great with my STF and A7S. Well, in theory, because I've not... actually... assembled... this combo yet. Soon!

I went into Sony Centre today to try the RX100 M3 as well as the A6000. Oh God why did I even walk in in the first place.. The A6000's AF is very impressive!

10Aug2014_1172 by william leong, on Flickr


Sony SLT-A99V
24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM
ƒ/3.2  70.0 mm 1/80  125 Flash (off, did not fire)

That said the A7 lens catalogue for "proper" shooting (read: commercial shooting needing use of AF, OSS and stuff) is kinda sad, especially if you don't have the AF motor Alpha mount adapter. Not many first party FF lenses and even less third party stuff (which is bad news for a starving hobbyist like me).

Sure, there's the basic Sony stuff and the handful of Zeisses, but that's about it. Compare that with the long list of EF and FX lenses and you'll know what I mean.

It's actually sadder then during my A200 days, even when we used to moan about lens choice all the time. Back then we could easily get screw focus Minolta lenses because AF motor was in-body. And there was even more Minolta lenses than you could shake a stick at.

However, if you got the A7 to shoot manual lenses for fun it's a different story lol. Or if you don't mind using the slightly bulky LA-EA4, there's still those beautiful, beautiful Minolta glass floating around - especially the ones made for film.

Like the Sony/Minolta 135mm STF. Oh the STF. Good lord liquid bokeh literally dripping everywhere (though technically the STF is an MF lens so the LA-EA3 or even a Metabones adapter would suffice already).

In the end, Sony's mirrorless FF lineup still has quite a lot of room to grow, so time will tell.

BTW, has anybody begged Tamron to do an E-mount 17-50/2.8 yet? Or Sigma with their 16-35/1.8. Now that I'm firmly set on the A6000 I need lenses for the darned thing.

10Aug2014_1172 by william leong, on Flickr


Sony SLT-A99V
24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM
ƒ/3.2  70.0 mm 1/80  125 Flash (off, did not fire)

what for spend so much when u can buy a piece of A4 paper?or better yet buy those styrofoam like thingy at stationery shop...forgot what's called...make a bounce card for it and it doubles up as a white card...

From what we see Sony has been doing in past one year, I am quite confident that in one to two years time, FE lens collection will be more than enough for photographers.
In fact, for myself, current FE lenses are pretty good already. And I don't have so much money to buy so many lens at a short period of time anyways. FE 55 F1.8 for portrait, FE 24-70 F4 for gun and run shoot, FE 70-200 F4 for tele. I don't like heavy lens putting on Sony E series cameras, because E series is all bout lightweight and portability. If I want heavy duty production, I will prefer the D800 or 5D3 solution as you have the best AF and every lens you want there, and of course weight will be double or triple from a E mount solution. If we want a FE 70-200 F2.8 OSS lens, it will probably double the weight of the current F4 lens. What I wish to see the most for now is a 35mm F1.8-1.4, and a 85mm F1.8-1.4. After that, I'd like to see a 150-250mm F4-2.8 (that would be just a 1.6x zoom, much smaller than a 70-200's 2.85x, so that it can remain lightweight).