Metabones EF to NEX Adapter Review
cinema5D user Bryant Naro reviews the Metabones electronic adapter that enables your NEX camera for Canon EF glass. We like well done reviews, I’m sure most of you do too.
Metabones is a company dedicated to producing a bunch of electronic, also referred to as “smart” adapters for a variety of cameras and lenses.
The adapter still had a firmware problem in January where it wouldn’t allow you to use it on some newer NEX cameras. According to Metabones, after firmware 2 the adapter has been tested and working with the following camera bodies:
NEX-7
NEX-5N
NEX-FS100
NEX-VG10
NEX-5
NEX-3
The Metabones Canon EF Lens to Sony NEX Smart Adapter retails for $399:
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