Canon 50mm 1.8 STM Adapted To A Sony a6000

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I am using a Neewer non auto adaptor and have entered all the required settings in the menu. The lens will not focus. I’ve tried FD lenses and other EF lenses and no problems. Any suggestions?

[Guest Jaf-Photo]

Yes, go native.

[tinplater]

I found STM lenses wouldn't adapt correctly with my King adapter.  I think it is the STM lens that is causing the problem and I suggest you try another 50mm lens.

[Username]

STM lenses, even on a Canon body, will not focus 

when the camera is "on, but idle" ... IOW when the

meter has timed out, etc. You hafta tap the shutter 

button to restore power to the STM. STM lenses 

have "focus by wire" ... they need power. So you 

can spin the focus ring from now til doomsday on 

you dumb adapter with no result. 

  

PS  

  

If and when you do get a smart adapter, you can 

expect partial operation of your Canon lenses and 

glitches in the functions that do happen to operate. 

  

Your dumb adapter cost pocket change. Consider 

yourself forewarned before buying a smart adapter. 

IOW listen to Jaf. Don't listen to TP this time only. 

Another EF 50 really will focus on a dumb adapter,

but you will have no control over the aperture :-(   

   

The only lenses you can use on a dumb adapter 

are completely manual lenses such as the Mitakon 

lenses with mechanical focus and manual aperture 

operation via rings on the lens. Such lenses come 

in severl mounts including Canon EF, but if you're 

already using an FD adapter with FD lenses, your 

dumb adapter for Canon EF lenses is redundant

to your FD adapter. 

[Guest Jaf-Photo]

This time or anytime.

 

In any case it's totally pointless to buy an A6000 to use with cheapo adapted gear. The only selling point is the Sony hybrid autofocus. Without it, the A6000 has absolute no advantage over any other camera.

 

The Sony 50/1.8 is really good and it uses hybrid af. It probably costs as much as a Canon 50/1.8 and cheapo adapter, as well.

[tinplater]

Agree with Jaf, for general use native lenses will be much more likely to please you and many are available at very reasonable prices.

[Username]

Adapters are very useful to many users, but they 

are definitely NOT for the faint of heart or feeble  

of skills. Successful happy adapter users do not  

tend to ask questions cuz they don't need to. So,  

IOW, the answer to nearly every question asked 

about adapters is basically "NO".

[Guest Jaf-Photo]

There are too many people feeding the myth that adapted lenses are fine. There are a lot of compromises and incompatibilities.

 

Anyone Who buys a Sony camera should factor in the cost of native lenses. Otherwise the camera is crippled.

 

The A6000 has bad controls and features for adapted use. The sensor isn't great either, with clear banding from the on-sensor focusing.

 

Many people make good use of adapted lenses because they understand the parameters. If you don't or won't, It's a waste of time and money.