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I have recently purchased a sony a7ii to go along with my a77ii and I am eager

to use my sigma 50mm ART but I dont really want to use the bulky sony LEA4

adaptors, are there any decent well build passive units? dont need auto focus really

  

The LAEA3 is about $150 which is easier to digest than $350 for the 

LAEA4 ... and provides 1/3 stop more light transmission [no SLT beam 

splitter]. All you lose is AF for vintage [shaft drive AF] lenses, and you 

already said that AF is not a priority.  

  

The LAEA3 will AF later A-mount lenses but the big deal is that auto iris 

functions :-) and you don't hafta manually dial FL into the camera to get 

the IBIS to agree with the lens :-) plus, rather minor for me, is exif data 

transfer also happens. 

  

I have sizable collections of AI-Nikkors and Minolta A-mount lenses. I 

was rather happy enuf using the Nikkors on a passive adapter but ever 

since I got an LAEA3 my Nikkors have sat pretty much idle. The non-AF 

functionality of the LAEA3 is well worth the price. Plus the quality of the 

physical aspects, the flanges and latch, is waaaay better than any $15 

adapter. Another 3rd rate aspect of the physical build of a $15 adapter 

is the cobbed up lever action that operates the invisible f/stop control of 

the A-mount lenses. 

   

If $150 is gonna really hurt, I can understand that. But if you can pretty 

well swing it, you'll find that you very much get your money's worth and 

will be verrrry glad you went the extra mile. 

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There are many manual adapters. The best are made by the

German company Novoflex. The adapter you need is named:

 

NEX/MIN-AF.  Website: https://www.novoflex.com/

 

I use it myself.

 

Good luck!

     

Novoflex stuff is verrry pricey. It's great quality, but with 

such high pricing, you would be better of with the Sony

LAEA3. Instead of a passive adapter. You'll get all the 

original functions of your lenses EXCEPT for lack of a 

shaft drive for ancient Minolta-type A-mount AF lenses.  

And, you'll have an OEM adapter, so one company is

responsible for compatibility ... no more finger-pointing ! 

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