TTartisan reveals Leica M-mount to Sony E-mount lens adapter with pre-encoded focal size selector: Digital Pictures Evaluate

Chinese language equipment and optics producer TTartisan has revealed its new Leica M-mount to Sony E-mount adapter. What’s distinctive about this adapter is the inclusion of slightly rotary dial on the barrel of the adapter that lets you choose the focal size of the connected M-mount lens in order that data can then be transferred to the Sony E-mount digital camera for improved in-body picture stabilization help and EXIF knowledge.

Many M-mount lenses lack contacts for transmitting any type of metadata to the digital camera our bodies they’re connected to—be it an M-mount digital camera or tailored digital camera— so TTartisan has taken it upon itself to pre-encode a set of frequent focal lengths into its new adapter, which might then be chosen by the person by way of a rotary dial when a lens is connected.

It’s unclear presently what actual vary of focal lengths are included, however primarily based on the hands-on picture, shared by TTartisan and embedded above, it tops out with a 135mm choice and from there drops to 90mm. It’s most likely protected to imagine each 50mm and 35mm choices can be found, however we’ve contacted TTartisan to substantiate all the pre-set focal lengths. The adapter additionally has a 6-bit reader, which ought to be capable of routinely detect 6-bit coded lenses, as Leica’s official M-mount to L-mount adapter does.

By pre-encoding this data, TTartisan has made it so the digital camera physique will document the focal size of the lens connected to place with the picture metadata. This data will also be utilized by the in-body picture stabilization on suitable Sony E-mount digital camera our bodies, which ought to, a minimum of in principle, present extra correct compensation.

No availability or pricing data is out there presently. We are going to replace this text when TTartisan confirms these particulars.