wide-angle lenses for the NEX-FS100
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morgan_moore
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Come on Erik, come on Michael, get your EOS adaptors out for FS100! Never mind those horrible little-ender froggy-focusing Nikonites, ignore the funny looking AF100 thing behind the curtain, ignore those cash-rich PL-mount-lens-buying, cheese-eating glass-renters in the F3 camp...
Build and deliver us the EOS adaptor we FS100 brethren will buy and use!
Love it
eheath
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the alpha mount 11-16 is the same prices at the nikon and canon on b&h.
MattDavis
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Whoop-de-doo, all hail America. In the UK, we pay taxes on top of that, plus we get the 'Customs Lottery' of whether the goods come in with further handling charges (beyond actual taxes and extortion money, we're talking overpriced paperwork and extortion here). B&H - I mean, nice chaps and all, but the guys in between? Nah. This probably explains why we have to pay £300 (is that, like, an extra $450?) on top for the Alpha mount. Yes, you get it at a sensible price. We do not. We, therefore, continue to throw rose petals and sugared almonds at the EOS adaptor makers to encourage them to ship something.
Sorry, have been doing subtitles for about 24 hours straight, and feel about as calm and polite as one of the crab things from planet Snafu in Storm Troopers.
PS: I don't think the planet was called Snafu, come to think of it. But it ruddy well should have been.
Sorry, have been doing subtitles for about 24 hours straight, and feel about as calm and polite as one of the crab things from planet Snafu in Storm Troopers.
PS: I don't think the planet was called Snafu, come to think of it. But it ruddy well should have been.
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Hi Evan.
Sorry it took me so long to get back to you.
I am soooooo humbly grateful for your footage.
I can't thank you enough, and apparently neither can anybody else.
OK, so I'm totally sold on the Tokina 11-16 lens.
Hands down, it's the best bang for the buck.
The only piece of the puzzle I'm missing is the adapter.
Which one did you go with and why?
Again, thanks for the help.
eheath
Well-known member
I went with the fotodoix adapter because i am on a budget. With manual lenses, its great cause you can "lock" it down but with the G lenses, you use this locking ring to adjust aperture so there is a very small amount of play but really doesn't effect how i use the camera and lenses.
If I have to pay more for an adapter that doesn't move around, it's money well spent.
I plan on using it with my Steadicam, so no amount of play would be preferred.
But the bigger question for me is which particular lens should I buy?
According to B&H, there's three of them to choose from:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=tokina+11-16mm&N=0&InitialSearch=yes
One for Nikon DX-Format DSLRs, one for Canon APS-C DSLRs, and another For Sony Alpha DSLRs.
Which is the best option?
Which "zero play" adapter should I buy for it?
Searcher
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You obviously missed my post on page 4: "Thanks for doing that test."
AtticusLake
Well-known member
A couple of points that may be relevant (to those of us in the Land of Cheap Toys :happy: (sorry Matt, expat Brit here, couldn't resist)):
With an Alpha mount lens and the Sony adapter, you can control the lens aperture using the iris ring on the camera. This is cool because you get access to all the iris stops, and you see the iris setting on the display. However, it's far from smooth -- in one direction in particular, it makes a huge "clickclick" for each step.
Also with Alpha, you have the potential of getting AF one day, for what it's worth (and it will probably suck, but what the heck). Right now, I don't think there's any way to apply the firmware update to the alpha adapter using an FS100 -- presumably you could do it if you also had a NEX-5 or whatever.
Having the ability to control the lens aperture using the iris ring on the camera is useful. Getting access to all the iris stops, and being able to see the iris setting on the display is even better.
So it's settled.
I now know which lens and adapter I need to buy:
"Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens For Sony Alpha DSLRs"
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/687279-REG/Tokina_ATX116PRODXS_11_16mm_f_2_8_AT_X_116.html
and...
"Sony Alpha LA-EA1 Camera Mount Adapter"
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/712886-REG/Sony_LAEA1_LAEA1_ADAPTER_f_A_MOUNT_LENS.html
Now before I max out my credit card for yet another equipment purchase, is there anything I missed?
If not, thanks to the help of everyone on this forum, I've made an informed decision.
Thanks for all the help.
alaskacameradude
Veteran
Not to mess up your decision but....
Sony has announced the Sony Alpha LA-EA2 A to E mount adapter. Not sure exactly what it will do. I have heard pretty consistently that it will enable
autofocus on all A mount lenses. I have heard a couple rumors that it will handle the iris changes a little better. However, I don't think it is coming
out until next month?....maybe? I've heard October, November or December for shipping dates. But for certain, Sony announced it on August 24th.
http://notesonvideo.blogspot.com/2011/08/sony-la-ea2-lens-adapter.html
Second, I recently saw this:
http://www.zunow.tv/E-Mount/Zunow-SWV-E11-16.html
Now I have no idea how much it will cost, or when it will be released. Seems like some manufacturers are finally jumping into the fray
as they see money to be made from all of us FS 100 owners.
Kyle McConaghy
Well-known member
Has anyone used the Rokinon 14mm with the FS100? Would that be a good alternative to the Tokina 11-16?
eheath
Well-known member
This will work for you if you're not using any other nikon or canon glass. I got the nikon mount version simply because I already use 5 other nikon lenses and one emount lens so there is no point buying another separate adapter just to be able to control the iris through the body.
The control with the fotodoix adapter is fine for me. I even created "marks" where my aperture points are by using my manual 50mm and my histogram. I just put down a piece of tape below my histogram and at each click i made a mark where the whites were, starting with 2.8 right below clipping.
Then, i put my tokina on and put a piece of tape on the barrel of the adapter next to the ring and went stop by stop marking it. The stops are only a mm or two apart but hey it helps. with my wider lenses im gonna be running 8-11 anyways so accurate aperture isn't exactly needed.
AtticusLake
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Well, given that the Fotodiox E -> Nikon adapter is only $40 (amazon), I can easily see having both. Personally I have an Alpha adapter for my Tamron lens, and an FD adapter for a Canon 50mm.
Thanks for posting that! I had been wondering how fine the aperture control would be for G-series lenses, now I know. So that opens up another option.
AtticusLake
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I should just point out that my observation is based on my Alpha-mount Tamron 17-50; I would think, though, that it would be the same for other Alpha lenses. I was hoping my Alpha-mount Tokina 11-16 was going to be here a couple of days ago so I could confirm, but I guess they shipped it by slugwagon. After 4 days hard travel it's in Utah.
According to your equipment list, it appears you also own the FS100.
Now you're waiting for the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens to go with your Sony Alpha LA-EA1 Camera Mount Adapter.
Sure hope you get it soon 'cause I'd love to see the footage.
I don't for the life of me know how or why I missed your posting. There you were all the time and I never even noticed.
Sorry 'bout that.
Just to be sure, I assume you're referring to the following:
"Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens For Sony Alpha DSLRs"
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._AT_X_116.html
and...
"Sony Alpha LA-EA1 Camera Mount Adapter"
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...OUNT_LENS.html
ShawnLam
Active member
The Sony SAL1650 16-50mm f/2.8 is a real contender, especially when the Sony LA-EA2 adapater gets FS100 firmware.
It is fast, parfocal, and produces a really sharp image.
Sony SAL1650 DT 16-50mm f/2.8 Review on Sony NEX-FS100
It is fast, parfocal, and produces a really sharp image.
Sony SAL1650 DT 16-50mm f/2.8 Review on Sony NEX-FS100