Metabones: Slow AF-S with Wide, Center and Flexible Spot Focus Areas Viltrox: Acceptable AF-S with Wide, Center and Flexible Spot Focus Areas Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens Metabones: Repeatedly mis-focused in my tests.įotodiox: Acceptable AF-S with Wide, Center and Flexible Spot Focus Areas Viltrox: Good AF-S with Wide, Center and Flexible Spot Focus Areas Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens Viltrox: Good AF-S with Wide, Center and Flexible Spot Focus Areas Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM Lens
Metabones: Good AF-S with Wide, Center and Flexible Spot Focus Areasįotodiox: Good AF-S with Wide, Center and Flexible Spot Focus Areas Testing the $180,000 Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L IS USM Lens on a Sony a7II camera Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Now without further ado is my ultimate guide to Canon lens compatibility using Metabones, Fotodiox and Viltrox Smart Adapters: CANON EF PRIMES Consider this fair warning that results may vary. In the course of these tests I noticed that smart adapters occasionally don’t make proper electronic contact, so in cases they did not make contact on first try, I remounted the adapter at least two more times. (In fact, both appear to be running out-dated Metabones III firmware) As a result, I recommend that anyone who plans to use Canon IS lenses on Sony a7II or a7RII cameras stick to Metabones. To turn off all IS, hold down the WO button on the adapter while switching the lens IS OFF.įirmware on the Fotodiox and Viltrox adapters is not user-updatable.If the lens IS switch is OFF, the a7II camera-based IBIS takes over image stabilization.If the lens IS switch is ON, lens-based optical IS is used and camera IBIS is turned off automatically.With this update, users can use the lens IS switch to choose between using lens-based optical Image Stabilization and Sony a7II IBIS: Metabones was aware of this issue and on June 1st,they released Metabones firmware update 0.41 for Smart Adapter IV to address this. Both the camera and lens appear to adjust Pitch + Yaw when Canon IS is switched On, but when IS on the lens is switched off neither the camera and lens apply image stabilization. In my initial tests, I found that Fotodiox, Viltrox and Metabones (firmware 0.40) over-compensated for image shake. Unlike when Sony E-mount OSS lenses are mounted on a7 Mark II cameras and IBIS allows the lens to control Pitch + Yaw and the camera controls the other functions. In addition to AF, I also wanted to see how Canon IS image-stabilized lenses would interact with the 5-Axis IBIS system found in the Sony a7II and a7RII.
AF speed is well suited for landscapes, architecture and portraits – but when it comes for fast moving action, fuggedaboutit! Image Stabilization with Sony a7 Mark II Cameras Sony a7, a7R, a7S, a7II and other existing Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras offer AF-S autofocus speed that’s acceptable at best – but never fast – with the Canon EF Smart Adapters tested in this review. Unless otherwise specified, these Smart Adapters provide electronic aperture control, record the lens metadata, and transmit focal length to SteadyShot. UPDATE: SONY a7R II CANON SMART ADAPTER TESTS Electronic Functions Viltrox Auto-focus Canon EF to Sony E Mount Adapter II ($100).Fotodiox AF Adapter for Canon EF to Sony E-Mount ($100).Metabones Canon EF to Sony E-Mount Smart Adapter IV ($400).
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To compile this Guide to Canon Smart Adapter lens compatibility on Sony a7 Series E-Mount cameras, I tested every Canon EF lens I could get my hands on using these Canon Smart Adapters:
I’ve received so many questions about lens compatibility of Canon EF Smart adapters on Sony E-Mount cameras including Sony a7, a7R, a7S, a7II, a6000, a5100, a5000 and NEX mirrorless cameras that I headed to B&H Photo where I knew I could find a huge selection of Canon EF lenses to put to the test. Metabones Smart Adapter IV | Fotodiox AF Canon to Sony E Adapter | Viltrox AF Canon to Sony E Adapter