A new lens mount adapter from Megadap will be the first Sony E to Nikon Z adapter to support both full frame and APS-C Nikon Z-mount camera bodies, with full electronic lens control and autofocus performance. With more international third parties looking to the camera business for manufacturing growth, adapters have become fairly common. Want an adapter from some obscure old Fuji mount to an E-mount body? Done. Want an adapter that lets you put an ARRI Signature Prime on your tiny Sigma FP? Also done. But you want to actually control those lenses with the camera body? Most of the time, you’re out of luck. That’s why Megadap, a Chinese company with a focus (so far) on Nikon’s Z mount, has produced an E mount lens to Z mount camera adapter, purporting to preserve full control options for the lens and, more impressive, the full autofocus fidelity you expect from the lens and/or camera body. Even better, it retails for a rock bottom $249 USD, which makes it one of the more affordable adapters out there. Real autofocus control for Sony E to Nikon Z Getting that sort of autofocus control can be tricky, given the differences in signaling and control between different lens mounts on a software level. Megadap claims to have put “countless hours” into compatibility, and ensuring a fast and accurate focus experience through their adapter. After all, one of the main selling points of Sony’s E lenses is that they generally feature autofocus tech made...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 24 August, 2021