{"id":62434,"date":"2015-09-09T15:27:52","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T15:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/?p=62434"},"modified":"2019-11-08T23:49:29","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T07:49:29","slug":"canon-lenses-on-sony-a7rii-camera-metabones-iv-lens-adapter-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/canon-lenses-on-sony-a7rii-camera-metabones-iv-lens-adapter-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon Lenses on Sony a7RII camera: Metabones IV lens adapter review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Canon Lenses on Sony a7RII camera:<\/h1>\n

Metabones IV lens adapter review<\/h3>\n

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Got a Sony mirrorless and have many Canon lenses? Check this review to see if you can use them on Sonya7rII with Metabones IV lens adapter.<\/p>\n

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I’ve compared Metabones T Smart Adapter Mark IV<\/a> and Fotodiox Pro for Canon<\/a> with various canon lenses on Sony a7RII camera<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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By default I was using phase detection focus on Sony A7R-II, but switched to a contrast detection during the review just to show how bad it is.<\/p>\n

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Few images of Metabones and FotoDiox adapter on Sony a7RII<\/pre>\n
\nMetabones v.s FotoDioX Sony to Canon EF adapter (notice glossy internals)<\/em>
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-107.jpg” alt=”Canon Lenses on Sony a7RII camera” show_in_lightbox=”on” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.23″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.7″]Metabones(left) v.s FotoDioX Sony to Canon EF adapter side view<\/em>
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.photigy.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2-66.jpg” alt=”Canon Lenses on Sony a7RII camera” show_in_lightbox=”on” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.23″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.7″]Metabones width Canon 70-200 mm F2.8 L IS lens on Sony a7RII<\/em>
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The Conclusion<\/pre>\n
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\u2713 Great way to migrate from canon to Sony (or use both) using your old Canon lenses<\/b>
\nEither adapter  (Metabones mark IV is more preferable due to matte finish inside \u2013 no flare) will work well for most canon lenses.<\/p>\n
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\u2713 Ability to 100% control your lens from Sony a7R-II camera<\/b>
\nYou can set aperture, on-lens IS works great and focus will work \u2013 better on a wide angle lenses and on a bright conditions.<\/p>\n
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\u2713 Firmware update option on Metabones mkIV<\/b>
\nThere is a mini-USB port on Metabones adapter<\/a> which means it can be updated and possible work better in a future with more lenses. Potentially a better investment over FotodioX.<\/p>\n
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4x times more expensive though.<\/p>\n\n
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X<\/span> Autofocus is not 100% reliable on longer focal length lenses<\/b>
\nBoth, Metabones Mk IV<\/a> and Fotodiox Pro had issues on focusing with Canon 70-200 F2.8 L IS lens<\/a> at 200 mm.  Was working way better at 150mm focal length and shorter.<\/p>\n
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Also, we found that it is harder for the camera to get focus on a shorter distance, it works much better on a longer distance to a subject<\/p>\n
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X<\/span> May not work at all on some of old Canon lenses<\/b>
\nNo luck with autofocus on Canon 50mm F1.4 lens<\/a><\/p>\n
X<\/span> Expensive: Metabones IV is $400<\/b>
\nMetabones adapter<\/a> is listed for $400, which may be not an option if you are on a budget.<\/p>\n
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