Why doesn't my NEX adapter work on my a7rii?

[dmorrison007]

A few years ago I bought a Fotodiox adapter that fit on the NEX E mount and allowed me to use my Nikon lenses on the NEX, albeit without autofocus and metering.  It fit perfect on the NEX camera.

 

I know own an a7rii and before a worthwhile Nikon adapter is released was hoping to play around with some of my Nikon lenses on the new camera.

 

The Fotodiox adapter does not fit this camera.  It will allow me to mount it but it will not turn far enough to completely like in.

 

What am I missing here.  My E-mount APS-C lenses that I use on the NEX couple perfectly with the a7 but the adapter does not.  Is there any difference in the mounts between the NEX and the a7rii.  Shouldn't the adapter work?

[addicted2light]

Probably it is just a matter of tolerances. The Sony stuff is (hopefully) built with stricter tolerances, while the adapter is not and when coupled with your particular camera it will not mount (but it will probably mount just fine on another A7r II).

 

It is like when we were trying to mount legacy glass on the Canon 5D: with the same lens some people needed to shave the mirror to mount it, while others didn't (but in that case the large tolerances were with the camera).

[Wally The Confused]

Yes, that happens a lot

Just look up your adapter,  in Amazon.com  or   Amazon. uk   then read the comments.

You will see, despite the advert saying:   Y es, also fits  sony A7 series ....everyone with a   Sony A  series is complaining it will not fit.

[attila]

I have the same problem with a tilt adapter, perfect on A6000 but won't rotate to click on A7RII.....strange !!!

Seeing this I don't have the courage to order other nikon to sony tilt adaptors...any (real) suggestions ? 10x

[addicted2light]

I have the same problem with a tilt adapter, perfect on A6000 but won't rotate to click on A7RII.....strange !!!

Seeing this I don't have the courage to order other nikon to sony tilt adaptors...any (real) suggestions ? 10x

 

If you mean a tilt adapter probably your only option (beside stacking, that it's what I do these days instead of using a tilt adapter if the scene is stationary enough) are the Mirex adapter (use Google translate, the site is in German). I've not personally used one of these, but everyone I've heard of that does has been satisfied, and given the hefty cost (around 400€) they should be pretty good quality-wise.

 

BTW, with these you will need to use medium format glass, not Nikon one.

 

http://www.mirex-adapter.de/tilt_shift_adapter.htm

 

If you just mean a normal adapter instead, I've been pretty happy with this particular brand of Chinese adapters (around 10€):

 

http://www.sonyalphaforum.com/topic/384-a-good-brand-of-cheap-chinese-adapters/

 

By the way, in the post I mentioned some (really minor) trouble with light leaks; since then I've ordered another 4 of these, for different lens mounts, and the tolerances seems to be better because I cannot detect any light leaks anymore.