Sony NEX-7 with Leica 60mm Macro Elmarit-R

Here are a few shots from Old Sturbridge Village using our newly acquired Leica 60mm f/2.8 Macro Elmarit-R on the Sony NEX-7. The Leica 60mm Macro is said to have "excellent image quality at close-up range..." and "superb results at greater distances" when stopped down. We used the Macro Elmarit-R wide open all day at f/2.8 and only stopped down to f/5.6 when the depth of field was needed. The NEX-7 was set to Aperture Priority and ISO 100 outdoors or Auto ISO indoors. A basic Leica R to E-mount lens adapter was used.

NEX-7 with Leica 60mm at f/2.8 ISO 100

The NEX-7 with the Leica 60mm is a nice match in good light. We had no problem of keeping the shutter speeds up at f/2.8 in snowy New England.

NEX-7 with Leica 60mm at f/2.8 ISO 800 to 1600

The Leica 60mm Macro Elmarit-R has a long focus throw and focusing indoors takes some practice with moving subjects. The focus ring is well damped and provided nice feedback for critical focus.

NEX-7 with Leica 60mm at f/5.6 ISO 100

NEX-7 with Leica 60mm at f/2.8 ISO 400-800

We don't shoot Macro too much but that can change with the Leica 60mm with the 1:1 adapter. Here are shots at f/2.8, f/8 and f/22 at minimum focus distance.

NEX-7 with Leica 60mm at f/2.8 with 1:1 Adapter at Minimum Focus Distance

Sony NEX-7 with Leica 60mm Macro Elmarit-R

Above is the NEX-7 with the Leica 60mm Macro Elmarit-R. We enjoyed shooting with the lens and it will be added to the NEX travel kit.

Sony NEX-5N Images from Dinito1980

NEX-5N Images by Dinito1980

Here are some sample images from Dinito1980 of flickr. The images are created using the Sony NEX-5N and a Sony 100mm f/2.8 macro lens. We love the colors from the Sony NEX sensor and Dinito1980 makes good use of that.

Sony 100mm f/2.8 Macro used for the images above.

See more of Dinito's work at DINITO1980's flickr Gallery.

NEX-5N with Zeiss Contarex 115mm Tessar

Here is Brian T's Sony NEX-5N with a Carl Zeiss Contarex 115mm f/3.5 Tessar macro bellows lens. The lens was produced between 1962 and 1972 and only 1500 were made. A Contarex to NEX E-mount adapter was used.

from Brian:

Surprisingly, it's pretty easy to hand hold with the bellows attached, holding the bellows in the left hand, and the camera in the right. It's super easy to focus using the bellows adjustment or on the lens. The bellows also pretty much removes the need for a tripod, as you can just support it on anything available for stabilization.

NEX-5N with Zeiss Contarex 115mm f/3.5 Tessar

Thanks Brian!

Sony NEX 30mm Macro Lens Samples

Sony NEX-C3 with 30mm f/3.5 Macro Lens

Here are some samples from the Sony NEX-C3 and the new E-mount 30mm f/3.5 Macro Lens. These are from Impress.Co.Jp.

The 30mm Macro lens, Sony part number SEL30M35, is a native E-mount lens which can take full advantage of the NEX system. The cameras can control the aperture and focusing of the lens. It provides an equivalent FOV of 45mm when used with the NEX's APS-C sensor. The "normal" FOV and macro feature of the lens means you can use this lens for almost all situations.

We took 100% crops from the full size samples posted, which were resized to provide perspective. The results below look very good to us, sharp, smooth out of focus area, and great colors.





















Go to Impress.Co.Jp for full resolution samples from the NEX-C3 and the 30mm Macro SEL30M35 Lens. Thanks Impress.Co.Jp!

Sony NEX Macro Extension Tubes Samples

Sony NEX Macro Extension Tubes with 40mm Rokkor-M Lens

Here are some sample shots using the Sony NEX E-mount macro extension tubes and some Rokkor-M lenses. The tubes contain no optical elements. They move the lens further away from the NEX's APS-C sensor therefore reducing the focusing distance and increasing magnification. The trade off to extension tubes are that more light is needed, which can be compensated with slow shutter speeds or high ISO.

The shots below were handheld in bright daylight which is not ideal for macro shots. A walk around a small park with the NEX-5, tubes, and the 40mm Rokkor-M gives us a different perspective. This fruit below is still unknown to us and was already interesting but at 100% zoom, a small community of insects makes it even more interesting.

100% Zoom on Image Sony NEX E-mount Extension Tubes

Here are more samples from the 40mm Rokkor-M lens at f/8 or f/11 at high ISO.

Sony NEX Macro Extension Tubes with 90mm Rokkor-M Lens

Here are a couple of shots of a caterpillar using all of the extension tubes and the 90mm Rokkor-M lens at f/8 or f/11. A small tripod was used so the ISO was kept at 200 with a very slow shutter speed.

The Sony NEX E-mount macro extension tubes are available at Amazon. They will work with any E-mount lens adapter and the new Sony NEX cameras.