Metabones Canon EF Lens to Sony E Mount T Smart Adapter
Dedicated switch controls in-body image stabilization (IBIS) on Sony cameras equipped with Steady Shot INSIDE.
Sony E-mount teleconverter support.
Compatible with Sony FS7 Mark II camera.
Cinema EOS lens (CN-E Compact-Servo) support, including power zoom, AF and auto iris.
Rubber gasket protects E-mount connection from dust and moisture.
Detachable tripod foot.
Electronic
AF-C tracking during high-speed drive at up to 10fps on Sony A9, A7III and A7RIV.
Fast contrast-detection AF on all E-mount cameras with most lenses.
Pure phase-detection autofocus support on A9, A7RIV, A7RIII, A7III, A7RII, A7II, A6600, A6500, A6400, A6300 and A6100.
Supports 5-axis in-body image stabilization of A7RIV, A7III, A7RIII, A7II, A7RII and A7SII. (Distance information from lens required; 3-axis IBIS if the lens does not transmit distance information.)
Powered by camera body. No external power source required.
LED indicator shows operation mode, OIS (optical image stabilization) activity and communication status.
Efficient switched-mode power supply.
Supports image stabilization (IS) lenses.
Supports electronic manual focusing (e.g. EF 85/1.2L II and discontinued EF 50/1.0L)
EXIF support (focal length, aperture, lens name)
Distance and zoom display on VG and FS series camcorders, A9, A7 series, A6500 and A6300 (lens with distance information support required).
Auto magnify (lens with distance information support required)
Auto APS-C Size Capture on full-frame cameras with Canon EF-S lenses and many third-party DX lenses.
Optical/mechanical
Felt material flocked inside the opening to reduce internal reflection.
Fits both EF and EF-S lenses. (Vignetting at corners may occur with certain EF-S lenses because they are designed to cover a 1.6x crop image circle but Sony APS-C has a 1.5x crop factor.)
Autofocus
AF-C is supported on A9, A9II, A7RIV, A7RIII, A7SIII, A7IV, A7III, A7RII, A7II, A6600, A6500, A6400, A6300 and A6100 only.
Continuous video AF is functional in Advanced mode only but performance may be unsatisfactory.
On Sony A9, only phase-detection autofocus is supported. Contrast-detection autofocus may not work satisfactorily. See firmware release notes for details.
AF may not work if the maximum aperture of the lens plus any EF Extender or other teleconverter attached is smaller than f/8.
The first few autofocus attempts are used to calibrate the lens and as a result may not lock successfully on the target. Half-press the shutter release button again and autofocus will lock successfully.
Autofocus may have difficulty locking onto subjects which are very close to the nearest focusing distance of the lens.
Sony E-mount 1.4x TC (model SEL14TC) will fit and work but AF performance may be unsatisfactory and there may be significant vignetting with some telephoto lenses.
Autofocus accuracy depends heavily on the design and working condition of the lens. Lenses with hidden problems which may not be apparent on Canon DSLRs will lead to inaccurate and unreliable autofocus on Sony. Typical problems of this kind that we have seen include an unsmooth/erratic autofocus mechanism (e.g. getting stuck intermittently at a certain focusing distance), a faulty/worn-out distance encoder or other faulty/worn-out internal sensors.
Other
No support for lens corrections such as peripheral shading, CA and distortion.
Use of Canon Compact-Servo Cinema lenses such as CN-E 18-80mm T4.4 for still photography is not supported. (Functional, but slower than lenses designed for still photography.)
Some EF-mount lenses may make audible noises during iris changes and autofocus, which may be picked up by the built-in microphone of the camera during video recording. Use of an external microphone is advised. Some of the recently-introduced Canon-brand lenses are very quiet, however.
Early Tamron VC lenses such as the AF 28-300/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical [IF] Macro (model A20), AF 18-270/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] MACRO (model B003), SP AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] (model B005) may not be able to freely switch between OIS and IBIS because they may not report IS activity status. Later Tamron VC lenses equipped with USD or PZD focus motors are fine.
Some aftermarket battery grips may cause the aperture to change erroneously. This is a bug in the aftermarket battery grip but NOT arising from the Metabones Smart Adapter. Turn off the aftermarket battery grip or use a genuine Sony battery grip.
Disclaimer: we are NOT licensed, approved or endorsed by Sony or Canon.
Description
Why Metabones®?
Since its inception, Metabones has been designing and manufacturing lens adapters recognized among professionals and enthusiasts as leaders in design and workmanship.
Contrary to the popular trend of other factories using an aluminum ring painted black on the camera-body-side, we instead take no short-cut but use precision-machined brass with chromium plating on both the camera-body and the lens sides of our adapters, in order to ensure smooth mounting, great appearance, and durability. The lens side of the adapter features a strong leaf-spring structure, strengthening the adapter-lens connection and ensuring tightness of the lens in order to reduce wear and prevent focus errors and optical alignment issues from appearing.
Metabones uses matte-black treatment to keep internal reflection to a minimum in order to maintain the maximum optical quality possible with the lens.
All Metabones Adapters follow this tradition of uncompromising precision, robust build quality and outstanding finish. Our new Smart AdapterTM series of products add industry-leading electronic interfacing technology from Canada, with true electronic control of the lens’ aperture directly from the camera body.
Features
Both camera-side and lens-side of the adapter are made of brass, precision-machined and plated with chromium.
Satin surface finish – just like your OEM lens and camera mounts.
Precise fit and solid connection – lens has no play, gap or wiggling when mounted on adapter and no adjustments are required to fit your lens.
Designed to reach infinity focus while maintaining the correct registration distance required to maintain optical quality of CRC lenses or lenses with floating elements.
Our Smart AdapterTM Â series adapters have the following additional features
True electronic integration of aperture diaphragm – let camera automatically choose aperture in P or S exposure modes, or dial in yourself on the camera body in A or M modes.
EXIF data such as lens identification, focal length and aperture.
