Sony E-mount

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The E-mount is a lens mount designed by Sony for their New E-mount Experience (NEX) series of camcorders and mirrorless cameras.[1]
Initially this mount is implemented in Sony Alpha NEX-3 and NEX-5.[2] E-mount integration into Sony camcorder products is provided with the Sony Handycam NEX-VG10.[3] On 24 August 2011 new products were announced, specifically the NEX-5N as a successor for the NEX-5, the NEX-7 as a prosumer product,[4] as well as the NEX-VG20 as the successor to the NEX-VG10. The successor to the NEX-3 named NEX-C3 was released a few weeks earlier. The latest model is the NEX-F3, announced on 17 May 2012. The first third-party camera to use the E-mount is the Hasselblad Lunar, announced at Photokina on 18 September 2012 and expected to be released in early 2013.[5]

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Available bodies [edit]

Name Model Code System Mount Format Sensor Hotshoe Firmware User level Announce date Release date Availability
Interchangeable lens compact digital camera
NEX-3 NEX-3 (with Eye-Fi), NEX-3C (without Eye-Fi) CX75210 Alpha (α) E-mount APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor, 14.2 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 1 5 Entry level 2010-02-21, 2010-05-11 June 2010 Discontinued
NEX-5 NEX-5 (with Eye-Fi), NEX-5C (without Eye-Fi) CX75110, CX75121, CX75141 Alpha (α) E-mount APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor, 14.2 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 1 5 Midrange 2010-02-21, 2010-05-11 June 2010 Discontinued
NEX-C3 NEX-C3 CX75400, CX75420 Alpha (α) E-mount APS-C (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.2 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 1 2 Entry level 2011-06-08 August 2011 Discontinued
NEX-5N NEX-5N CX75500, CX75520 Alpha (α) E-mount APS-C (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 2 1.01 Midrange 2011-08-24 September 2011 Discontinued
NEX-7 NEX-7 CX75600, CX75620 Alpha (α) E-mount APS-C, 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP Auto-lock Accessory Shoe (4-pin iISO) 1 Advanced Amateur 2011-08-24 December 2011 Current
NEX-F3 NEX-F3 CX75700 Alpha (α) E-mount APS-C, 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 2 Entry level 2012-05-17 June 2012 Discontinued
NEX-5R NEX-5R CX75820 Alpha (α) E-mount APS-C (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Smart Accessory Terminal 2 Midrange 2012-08-29 October 2012 Current
NEX-6 NEX-6 CX76060 Alpha (α) E-mount APS-C, 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Multi Interface Shoe Advanced Amateur 2012-09-12 November 2012 Current
NEX-3N NEX-3N CX76200 Alpha (α) E-mount APS-C, ca. 23.5×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, ca. 16 MP Entry level 2013-02-20 March 2013 Current
Camcorder
NEX-VG10 NEX-VG10E, NEX-VG10A, NEX-VG10J CX36000, CX36001 Handycam E-mount APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 14.2 MP Auto-lock Accessory Shoe (4-pin iISO) 3 Advanced Amateur 2010-05-11, 2010-07-14 September 2010 Discontinued
NEX-VG20 NEX-VG20E, NEX-VG20A, NEX-VG20J Handycam E-mount APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Auto-lock Accessory Shoe (4-pin iISO) Advanced Amateur 2011-08-24 November 2011 Current
NEX-VG30 NEX-VG30E Handycam E-mount APS-C, 23.4×15.6mm (1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP Multi Interface Shoe + ISO-518 (0-pin) Advanced Amateur 2012-09-12 November 2012 Announced
NEX-VG900 NEX-VG900E Handycam E-mount (A-mount with included LA-EA3) Full Frame, 35.8×23.9mm, (1.0×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 24.3 MP Multi Interface Shoe Semi-Professional 2012-09-12 November 2012 Announced
NEX-FS100 NEX-FS100E, NEX-FS100U, NEX-FS100J NXCAM E-mount Super-35mm, 23.6×13.3mm (1.6×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 3.5 MP Semi-Professional 2010-11-17, 2011-03-23 July 2011 Current
NEX-FS700 NEX-FS700E, NEX-FS700U, NEX-FS700J NXCAM E-mount Super-35mm, (ca. 1.6×) CMOS, Exmor, 4K-ready, 11.6 MP Professional 2012-04-02 June 2012 Current
NEX-EA50 NEX-EA50E, NEX-EA50U NXCAM E-mount APS-C, 23.5×15.6 mm (ca. 1.5×) CMOS, Exmor HD, 16.1 MP ISO-518 (2-pin) Semi-Professional 2012-08-17 November 2012 Current

Available lenses [edit]

List of Sony E-mount lenses:

Model Lens VX code Format Filter Weight Release date Comments
Prime Lenses
SEL-16F28 Sony E 2.8/16mm VX9100 APS-C 49mm 67g 2010 accepts the VCL-ECU1 and VCL-ECF1 front converters
SEL-20F28 Sony E 2.8/20mm APS-C 49mm 69g 2013-04
SEL-24F18Z Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* E 1.8/24mm APS-C 49mm 225g 2011-12 Zeiss lens
SEL-30M35 Sony E 3.5/30mm Macro VX9104 APS-C 49mm (hood) 138g 2011-06 macro lens, 1:1 magnification
SEL-35F18 Sony E 1.8/35mm OSS APS-C 49mm 155g 2012-12
SEL-50F18 Sony E 1.8/50mm OSS APS-C 49mm 202g 2011-12 portrait lens
Zooms
SEL-1018 Sony E 4/10-18mm OSS APS-C 62mm 225g 2012-11
SEL-P1650 Sony E PZ 3.5-5.6/16-50mm OSS APS-C 40.5mm 116g 2013-01 Power Zoom, black, also available in silver
SEL-1855 Sony E 3.5-5.6/18-55mm OSS VX9101 APS-C 49mm 194g 2010 silver, black versions come with the NEX-7 kit
SEL-18200 Sony E 3.5-6.3/18-200mm OSS VX9103 APS-C 67mm 524g 2010 silver, optically and mechanically different from SEL-18200LE
SEL-18200LE Sony E 3.5-6.3/18-200mm OSS LE VX9113 APS-C 62mm 460g 2012 black, optically and mechanically different from SEL-18200, almost identical to Tamron 18-200
SEL-P18200 Sony E PZ 3.5-6.3/18-200mm OSS APS-C 67mm 649g 2012 Power Zoom, black, available for purchase as a stand-alone lens in 2013-03
SEL-55210 Sony E 4.5-6.3/55-210mm OSS VX9102 APS-C 49mm 345g 2011-10
Front Converters
VCL-ECF1 Fisheye Converter 0.62x VX9191 APS-C 150g 2010 Front converter for SEL-16F28 only, not an E-mount lens
VCL-ECU1 Ultra Wide Converter 0.75x VX9192 APS-C 125g 2010 Front converter for SEL-16F28 only, not an E-mount lens
Mount Converters
LA-EA1 Lens Adapter E-A 1 VX9176 APS-C 2010 glass-less adapter for A-mount lens on E-mount camera, CD-AF / OS-PD-AF with SSM/SAM lenses only
LA-EA2 Lens Adapter E-A 2 APS-C 2011 adapter for A-mount lens on E-mount camera, SLT-PD-AF with all AF lenses
LA-EA3 Lens Adapter E-A 3 Full frame 2012 glass-less adapter for A-mount lens on full-frame E-mount camera, CD-AF / OS-PD-AF with SSM/SAM lenses only

OSS = Optical SteadyShot, a form of in-lens stabilization


Third-party lens manufacturers [edit]

On 8 February 2011 Sony announced the release of the specifications for the E-mount lens system allowing for third-party lens makers to create lenses for the NEX cameras without having to pay royalties. The mount specifications have been released to registered parties since April 2011.[6]

List of manufacturers of third-party lenses:

List of third-party APS-C format E-mount lenses with autofocus and electronic control:

  • Tamron 3.5-6.3/18-200mm Di III VC (B011) (announced 2011-12)
  • Sigma 2.8/19mm EX DN
  • Sigma 2.8/30mm EX DN
  • Sigma 2.8/19mm DN (announced 2013-01, new edition, available in black and silver, filter 46mm)
  • Sigma 2.8/30mm DN (announced 2013-01, new edition, available in black and silver, filter 46mm)
  • Sigma 2.8/60mm DN (announced 2013-01, available in black and silver, filter 46mm)
  • Carl Zeiss Touit Distagon T* 2.8/12mm (announced 2012-09 for mid 2013)
  • Carl Zeiss Touit Planar T* 1.8/32mm (announced 2012-09 for mid 2013)
  • Carl Zeiss Touit Macro-Planar T* 2.8/50mm (announced 2012-09 for end 2013)

List of third-party full-frame E-mount lenses (manual, no electronics):

  • Carl Zeiss Distagon T* Compact Prime CP.2 15mm/T2.9
  • Carl Zeiss Distagon T* Compact Prime CP.2 Super Speed 35mm/T1.5
  • Carl Zeiss Planar T* Compact Prime CP.2 Super Speed 50mm/T1.5
  • Carl Zeiss Planar T* Compact Prime CP.2 Super Speed 85mm/T1.5
  • Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* Compact Prime CP.2 135mm/T2.1
  • Carl Zeiss T* Compact Zoom CZ.2 70-200mm/T2.9

List of third-party APS-C E-mount lenses (manual, no electronics):

  • Samyang / Rokinon 2.8/8mm UMC Fisheye
  • Samyang / Rokinon 3.5/8mm Fisheye CS VG10
  • Yasuhara Nanoha 4x-5x micro lens with built-in LED light ("NANOHAx5(E)")
  • SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm F0.95
  • SLR Magic CINE 35mm f/1.4 (Announced for Dec 2012)
  • SLR Magic HyperPrime 23mm F1.7 (Announced for Feb 2013)
  • SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 35mm T0.95 (Announced for ???)

Available adapters [edit]

Due to the short flange focal distance of the Sony E-mount, many lenses can be adapted to be used on the Sony E-mount, although a crop factor will have to be taken into account most of the time, since all current cameras available in this mount are APS-C only.
Minolta, Konica Minolta and Sony A-mount lenses can be used via the Sony LA-EA1[7] and LA-EA2 camera mount adapters which provide electronic contacts and electro-mechanical diaphragm control. They allow the body to control the aperture of the lens and provide automatic exposure and Exif data support. The LA-EA1 adds slow (2–7 seconds) contrast autofocus with SSM and SAM lenses, other lenses can be used with manual focus.[8] Older samples of the LA-EA1, NEX-3 and NEX-5 require a firmware update for this to work. The LA-EA2 adapter supports fast phase-detection autofocus with all A-mount lenses, including screw-driven AF lenses. However, its translucent-mirror design requires an optical element in the light path and thus causes a light fall-off of about 30% for the autofocus to work. Also, it slightly decreases image quality. The LA-EA1 does not need an optical element in the light path and thus will not change image quality in any way. Both adapters are designed to cover the APS-C format only.

The following lens mounts can be used on the Sony E-mount with the use of various adapters available from third-parties:[9]

Comparison with similar lens mounts [edit]

Maker Mount Flange focal distance
(mm)		 Outer diameter
(mm)		 Frame size
(mm)
Sony E-mount 18 46.1 23.4×15.6
Canon EF-M-mount 18 54? 22.3×14.9
Fujifilm X-mount 17.7 44 23.6×15.6
Panasonic/Olympus μ4/3 20 44 17.3×13
Samsung NX-mount 25.5 42 23.4×15.6

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.sony.co.uk/hub/nex-compact-system-camera/range
  2. ^ "Sony introduces world’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens digital cameras" (Press release). Sony. 2005-05-10. 
  3. ^ "Sony develops an interchangeable lens HD camcorder equipped with the powerful EXMOR APS HD CMOS sensor" (Press release). Sony. 2005-05-11. 
  4. ^ "7 Reasons To Be Excited About the Sony 55–210mm f/4.5–6.3 Zoom Lens". PhotographyTalk. Retrieved August 22, 2012. 
  5. ^ "Hasselblad announces 24MP Lunar - an 'ultimate luxury' mirrorless camera". Digital Photography Review. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-09-25. 
  6. ^ Sony discloses basic specifications of the "E-mount" for interchangeable single lens cameras without fee, sony.net
  7. ^ "Sony Alpha NEX camera mount adapter". 
  8. ^ "LA-EA1 mount adapter firmware update (version 2)". 
  9. ^ "Sony NEX E-mount lens adapters". 
Sony NEX E-mount MILC timeline
Family Level Format 2010 2011 2012 2013
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2
NXCAM Professional Super-35mm NEX-FS100 NEX-FS700
APS-C NEX-EA50
Handycam High-End Full-frame NEX-VG900
Advanced APS-C NEX-VG10 NEX-VG20 NEX-VG30
Alpha Advanced APS-C NEX-7
NEX-6
Mid-range APS-C NEX-5 / NEX-5C NEX-5N NEX-5R
Entry-level APS-C NEX-3 / NEX-3C NEX-C3 NEX-F3 NEX-3N
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