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Sony - Alpha LA-EA5 Lens Adaptor - Black
Average customer rating
2.8
(24 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 24 reviews
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50%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Sony - Alpha LA-EA5 Lens Adaptor - Black
Customer Rating
2
Misleading Advertising and Limited Compatibility
on May 24, 2021
Posted by: jodoshay
When this adapter came out it was advertised for wide use of a mount lens -- it was the untimate to solution for those of us wanting to use our old Minolta lens on current bodies. Piffle! Only two camera bodies? Ridiculous. I have been a Minolta/SONY user for years because I could rely on the products. This adapter was a joke. Luckily I was able to return the adapter but I have lost confidence in SONY
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Good With Supported Lenses
on April 3, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
Gender:Male
I purchased the adapter along with the a7iii body to allow me to continue to use my Alpha Mount lenses in conjunction with my a99 body. With the SAL-70200G 70-200mm F/2.8 APO G zoom, performance was about the same, but with more in focus shots than on the a99, but slightly slower performance, and a little hunting in low light/ low contrast (red logo on black leather) than on the a99 (which caught the focus quickly and smartly).
If anything, the focus was actually FASTER on the a7iii with the SAL-2470Z 24-70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* AF SSM zoom. I expect similar results with the Sony SAL-1635Z 16-35mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* AF SSM zoom.
With both the Sigma 50 mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM AF, and Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM AF primes, the autofocus exhibited some of the "jackhammer" focusing issue (that originally needed re-chipping for the a99); more so with the 85mm than the 50mm. It was not unexpected and not a deal breaker.
The only disappointment was that af does not work with the Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 ZA Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* AF prime. I do ted to grab manual focus with this one a lot, but I do hope Sony will eventually provide a firmware update for this lens with the a7iii.
3 Days after getting the camera and adapter, it was out in the field working right next to the a99.
All in all, pretty satisfied; hoping for a new firmware update to include the a7iii.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
2
This adapter is only useful a couple of camera's
on March 31, 2021
Posted by: Menasor
Gender:Male
I had a lot of hope for the screw drive functionality of this adapter. Sadly, it is limited to only the A7Riv and the A1. Very disappointing. The AF with SSM works well, but I am very disappointed that this adapter doesnt at least work with the Gen 3 cameras, A7Siii A7Riii and the A7iii. PLEASE allow this adapter to work on more cameras!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
2
Good adapter, but ...
on March 23, 2021
Posted by: Santander2016
Gender:Male
... only if you have one of the latest Sony cameras. So it supports old Minolta/Sony screw drive lens, but only with 2 cameras??? For sure camera/adapter firmware upgrades are needed.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
1
No auto focus
on March 4, 2021
Posted by: 20fps
Gender:Male
I just tried this LA-EA5 adapter at a camera shop on my a9 with my A mount Minolta 80 -200 which says auto focus on the side. This lens auto focuses perfectly on my Sony a77 Mark2 but would only manual focus on my a9. Very disappointed
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
1
Great features ruined by unclear product support.
on January 30, 2021
Posted by: JustinV
Gender:Male
The actual adapter works great for my SSM and SAM A mount lenses; and even supports some of the HSM and USD third party lenses I have (although not fully), which is an unexpected bonus. But there’s no overlooking the limited support of only allowing the screwdrive to be used on two bodies. Even cameras released after the EA5 are lacking support. Sony should announce a clear product roadmap and support for the adapter in new bodies; and ideally add support to older generations via FW updates, when possible. The screwdrive is the main selling point of this adapter over the EA3; restricting it permanently to only two bodies and ending support is a waste.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Great if you have an A7R4!
on January 27, 2021
Posted by: john925
Gender:Male
I have an A7R4 and the three A-mount screw drive lenses I care about using with it work perfectly. However, I gave four stars rather than five because it needs to support screw drive AF on more bodies, both already released and all new bodies in the future. No screw drive AF support for the a7c is very disturbing since it came out after the LA-EA5. I'm going to say I would recommend it to a friend, but only if it currently supports the lenses you have with the bodies you have.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
2
Waiting for an update
on January 13, 2021
Posted by: Aaron88
Gender:Male
It is not possible that it is only compatible with only 2 camera models. I own many valuable lenses including the 135 zeiss, but it doesn't work with my A7r2. i hope sony will update soon as it is not acceptable that it does not work on such expensive cameras.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com