Sony LA-EA5 Adapter $250 October

LA-EA5 has arrived. I'm going to use this on the 7RIV and the EA4r on the a9.

Rex wrote: I asked on my Sony dealer which models will be updated for Screw drive AF lens with LA-ea5 and he asked Sony Europe and .... the answer was definitely the a9 & a9II Finger crossed for the updated

If the 9 is included that will be a game changer. It’s the only camera I feel confidant enough in the af department to truly maximize these older lenses performance.

Amazon surprised me with the LA-EA5 yesterday. There was no shipping notice or anything. The last I heard from them, they asked my approval for a shipping delay until December because the item was backordered.

Hooray for good surprises (and for being home so it didn't disappear from my porch)!

I'll have time this weekend to test it out thoroughly, weather permitting. But my gut impressions from just briefly trying out several lenses are as follows:


1. Hunting is noticeably better than the LA-EA4r (which I also have). It still hunts, but is faster to focus overall.

2. For SSM lenses, it seems faster to focus and track than what I remember from my LA-EA3*.

3. It also seems to focus MUCH more reliably in low light than the LA-EA3*.

4. Focus accuracy seems very good/great. Lenses that typically required MFA on my A99ii needed no adjustment here, and were consistently sharper.

5. The Tamron 35/1.8 and 85/1.8 focus nearly as fast as any other SSM lens when attached. Again, this feels like a big improvement on the LA-EA3*.

6. Using the Minolta 500/8 Reflex, you will NOT have access to all of the focus points across the frame. It's limited to a cluster of them in the center.

7. The A99ii is faster to focus with every lens I tested -- sometimes much faster -- but the A7Riv/LA-EA5 combo is no slouch. I think it would be very usable for most situations I tend to shoot.


*NOTE: I'm comparing to the last time I used the LA-EA3 on the A7Riii, so the camera might be making a lot of the difference.


These are just my gut impressions, though, and subject to change. More testing to come this weekend.

Red Fern wrote: Amazon surprised me with the LA-EA5 yesterday. There was no shipping notice or anything. The last I heard from them, they asked my approval for a shipping delay until December because the item was backordered. Hooray for good surprises (and for being home so it didn't disappear from my porch)! I'll have time this weekend to test it out thoroughly, weather permitting. But my gut impressions from just briefly trying out several lenses are as follows: 1. Hunting is noticeably better than the LA-EA4r (which I also have). It still hunts, but is faster to focus overall. 2. For SSM lenses, it seems faster to focus and track than what I remember from my LA-EA3*. 3. It also seems to focus MUCH more reliably in low light than the LA-EA3*. 4. Focus accuracy seems very good/great. Lenses that typically required MFA on my A99ii needed no adjustment here, and were consistently sharper. 5. The Tamron 35/1.8 and 85/1.8 focus nearly as fast as any other SSM lens when attached. Again, this feels like a big improvement on the LA-EA3*. 6. Using the Minolta 500/8 Reflex, you will NOT have access to all of the focus points across the frame. It's limited to a cluster of them in the center. 7. The A99ii is faster to focus with every lens I tested -- sometimes much faster -- but the A7Riv/LA-EA5 combo is no slouch. I think it would be very usable for most situations I tend to shoot. *NOTE: I'm comparing to the last time I used the LA-EA3 on the A7Riii, so the camera might be making a lot of the difference. These are just my gut impressions, though, and subject to change. More testing to come this weekend.

Thank you for your experiences. i find the SSM lenses on the A7r4 with the LA-EA3 much better then with the A7r2, with slight hunting.

Sony's compatibility table is not easy to list, so I reorganized it.
A machine translation of the Japanese description.

LA-EA5 with 7RIV.

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(1) "The lens correction function is not supported."

Lenses without the note (1) In other words, a lens with a lens correction function.

SAL100M28
SAL30M28
SAL50M28
SAL135F18Z
SAL20F28
SAL24F20Z
SAL28F28
SAL35F14G
SAL35F18
SAL50F14
SAL50F14Z
SAL50F18
SAL85F14Z
SAL85F28

SAL16105
SAL1635Z
SAL1635Z2
SAL1650
SAL1680Z
SAL18135
SAL18200
SAL18250
SAL1855
SAL18552
SAL2470Z
SAL2470Z2
SAL2875
SAL55200
SAL55200-2
SAL55300
SAL70200G
SAL70200G2
SAL70300G
SAL70300G2
SAL70400G
SAL70400G2

A SONY lens with a note (1).

SAL135F28
SAL16F28
SAL300F28G
SAL300F28G2
SAL500F40G
SAL500F80
SAL1118
SAL1870
SAL24105
SAL75300

There is a note (1) for all Minolta lenses.

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(2) "The brightness of the screen may vary depending on the shooting conditions, so turn off the electronic front curtain shutter function."

Not all SONY lenses have this description.
All Minolta lenses have this description.

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(3) "Shutter speed and aperture cannot be set during movie shooting except in A (aperture priority) mode, S (shutter priority) mode, and M (manual) mode."

There is a note (3) for all lenses except the following two types, four lenses.

SAL135F28
STF135/2.8 [T4.5]
SAL500F80
AF REFLEX 500/8

Only lenses with an aperture ring or lenses with a fixed aperture.

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(4) The angle of view is cut out to APS-C size.
APS-C lens.

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(5) When the "A mount lens" is attached using the mount adapter, the MF assist function does not start automatically even if the focus ring is turned. Assign the "Expand Focus" or "MF Assist" function to any key in "Custom Key Settings" and use it.
all. Even with a lens without a focus ring(3x-1x Macro).

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(6) "3-axis camera shake correction (Pitch / Yaw / Roll) is performed by the camera shake correction function built into the body."
Maybe a 5-pin (non-D) lens.

AF 100/2
AF 100/2.8 SOFT
AF 135/2.8
AF 16/2.8 FISH-EYE
AF 20/2.8
AF 20/2.8 NEW
AF 24/2.8
AF 24/2.8 NEW
AF 28/2
AF 28/2 NEW
AF 28/2.8
AF 35/1.4 G
AF 35/1.4 G NEW
AF 35/2
AF 35/2 NEW
AF 50/1.4
AF 50/1.4 NEW
AF 50/1.7
AF 50/1.7 NEW
AF 85/1.4
AF 85/1.4 G
AF APO 200/2.8
AF APO 300/2.8
AF APO 300/4 G
AF APO 400/4.5 G
AF APO 600/4
AF REFLEX 500/8
High Speed AF APO 200/2.8 G
High Speed AF APO 300/2.8 G
High Speed AF APO 600/4 G
SAL16F28
SAL20F28
SAL28F28
SAL500F80
AF 100-200/4.5
AF 100-300/4.5-5.6
AF 17-35/3.5 G
AF 20-35/3.5-4.5
AF 24-50/4
AF 24-50/4 NEW
AF 24-85/3.5-4.5
AF 24-85/3.5-4.5 NEW
AF 28-105/3.5-4.5
AF 28-105/3.5-4.5 NEW
AF 28-70/2.8 G
AF 28-80/3.5-5.6
AF 28-80/3.5-5.6 II
AF 35-105/3.5-4.5 NEW
AF 35-70/3.5-4.5
AF 35-70/3.5-4.5 NEW
AF 35-80/4-5.6
AF 35-80/4-5.6 II
AF 70-210/3.5-4.5
AF 70-210/4
AF 70-210/4.5-5.6
AF 70-210/4.5-5.6 II
AF 75-300/4.5-5.6
AF 75-300/4.5-5.6 II
AF 75-300/4.5-5.6 NEW
AF 80-200/4.5-5.6
AF APO 100-300/4.5-5.6
AF APO 100-400/4.5-6.7
AF APO 80-200/2.8
High Speed AF APO 80-200/2.8 G


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(7) "To use autofocus, you need to update the camera software to Ver1.20 or later."
All screw drive lenses.

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(8) Autofocus works, but it may be difficult to focus with autofocus in dark scenes, around the screen, or when the subject is largely out of focus.

All lenses except the following have this note.
In other words, the following is a lens suitable for AF with LA-EA5 + 7 RIV.

SAL100M28
SAL30M28
SAL50M28
AF APO 300/2.8 G(D) SSM
STF135/2.8 [T4.5] (MF)
SAL135F18Z
SAL135F28 (MF)
SAL24F20Z
SAL300F28G
SAL300F28G2
SAL35F14G
SAL35F18
SAL500F40G
SAL50F14
SAL50F14Z
SAL50F18
SAL85F14Z
SAL85F28
AF APO 70-200/2.8 G (D) SSM
SAL1635Z
SAL1635Z2
SAL1650
SAL1680Z
SAL18135
SAL1855
SAL18552
SAL2470Z
SAL2470Z2
SAL2875
SAL55200-2
SAL55300
SAL70200G
SAL70200G2
SAL70300G
SAL70300G2
SAL70400G
SAL70400G2

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(9) "When continuous shooting Hi + / Hi / Mid and the focus mode is AF-C, the focus does not follow during continuous shooting. By updating the software of the camera body to Ver.1.20 or higher, continuous shooting Hi + / Hi / Mid AF tracking continuous shooting becomes possible."

All lenses except STF(MF).

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(10) "In continuous shooting Hi + / Hi / Mid, when the focus mode is AF-C, the frame speed may slow down."

All lenses except the following have this note.
These lenses do not have the limitation of (8). In other words, it seems to be the lens that can bring out the best AF performance.

STF135/2.8 [T4.5] (MF)
SAL135F28 (MF)
SAL300F28G2
SAL500F40G
SAL50F14Z
SAL1635Z2
SAL1650
SAL18135
SAL2470Z2
SAL55300
SAL70200G2
SAL70300G2
SAL70400G2

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I collect all the notes from Sony's Japanese site, disassemble them item by item, and check if the reconstructed sentences match the original notes.
If you want the EXCEL file (Japanese) used for the work, please email.

Thank you giga for bringing this information! Great effort in compiling this information to be readable for us!

Can't wait for it to available here...

rovhazman wrote: Thank you giga for bringing this information! Great effort in compiling this information to be readable for us! Can't wait for it to available here...

Even in Japan, reservations before the release are out of stock.
Sony probably thought it would be okay because it took a relatively long period of three months to produce the required quantity.
Actually, it seems that there were many people who noticed it for the first time after it was released because they did not follow the camera information enthusiastically.

I hope you can get it soon.