topic Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD Macro Sony to Sony NEX 5 in Alpha & NEX interchangeable lens cameras https://community.sony.sk/t5/alpha-nex-interchangeable-lens-cameras/tamron-70-300mm-f4-5-6-di-ld-macro-sony-to-sony-nex-5/m-p/312486#M2843 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi xtentpegx, welcome to the Sony Forums <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.sk/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /></P><P></P><P>With a couple of exceptions, the LA-AE1 adaptor will only auto-focus properly with a-mount SSM and SAM lenses. Some Sigmas are ok, others (even Sony a-mounters) will only work very slowly, due to the use of contrast-detection AF.</P><P></P><P>Your Tamron should manually focus and work ok in every other respect, but you'll need the LA-AE2 adaptor, which adds phase-detection AF, to get functoinal AF with that lens on the NEX-5. It's unfortunately a bit more expensive, but if you just bought it new hopefully you'll be able to exchange for the AE2?</P><P></P><P>Cheers</P><P>Mick</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:58:32 GMT Mick2011 2012-04-05T23:58:32Z Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD Macro Sony to Sony NEX 5 https://community.sony.sk/t5/alpha-nex-interchangeable-lens-cameras/tamron-70-300mm-f4-5-6-di-ld-macro-sony-to-sony-nex-5/m-p/312485#M2842 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><DIV>I have just bought the Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD Macro Sony and the LA EA1, but the autofocus will not work have done both the firmware update on the camera and mount but no joy. <P></P>Anyone got any ideas</DIV><P><STRONG><BR /></STRONG></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:40:54 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/alpha-nex-interchangeable-lens-cameras/tamron-70-300mm-f4-5-6-di-ld-macro-sony-to-sony-nex-5/m-p/312485#M2842 xtentpegx 2012-04-05T20:40:54Z Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD Macro Sony to Sony NEX 5 https://community.sony.sk/t5/alpha-nex-interchangeable-lens-cameras/tamron-70-300mm-f4-5-6-di-ld-macro-sony-to-sony-nex-5/m-p/312486#M2843 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi xtentpegx, welcome to the Sony Forums <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.sk/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /></P><P></P><P>With a couple of exceptions, the LA-AE1 adaptor will only auto-focus properly with a-mount SSM and SAM lenses. Some Sigmas are ok, others (even Sony a-mounters) will only work very slowly, due to the use of contrast-detection AF.</P><P></P><P>Your Tamron should manually focus and work ok in every other respect, but you'll need the LA-AE2 adaptor, which adds phase-detection AF, to get functoinal AF with that lens on the NEX-5. It's unfortunately a bit more expensive, but if you just bought it new hopefully you'll be able to exchange for the AE2?</P><P></P><P>Cheers</P><P>Mick</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:58:32 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/alpha-nex-interchangeable-lens-cameras/tamron-70-300mm-f4-5-6-di-ld-macro-sony-to-sony-nex-5/m-p/312486#M2843 Mick2011 2012-04-05T23:58:32Z