Sony E-mount was not designed for full-frame?# PhotoGear - 摄影器材
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Sony E-mount was not designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras?
"In a recent Photokina interview with Leica executives on the new L-Mount
Alliance (already covered here), Stephan Schulz from Leica Camera AG claimed
that the Sony E-mount was not designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
Was the L-mount initially designed for APS-C?
No. It was not. The L mount was developed in order to have all kind of
autofocus optics for full frame with sufficient diameter. And on the other
side, in order to realize to compact lenses for APS as well. It was not
developed for APS. It was always designed with full frame in mind, even
though we came to market with APS first.
Similar to Sony’s E mount?
Not exactly. That’s a big difference with the L-mount versus the Sony E
mount. They started the mount with the NEX, which was APS. But, we assume
that Sony wasn’t focused on full frame at that time due to the mount
diameter. The Leica L-mount is much bigger which gives us more flexibility.
This should not be a surprise because I clearly remember the speculations
from 2013 on whether the Sony NEX APS-C cameras with E-mount can cover a
full frame sensor.
All of the latest full-frame mirrorless mounts (Z-mount, L-mount, RF-mount)
are significantly bigger when compared to the E-Mount, which just confirms
what Stephan Schulz claimed:
"
Sony E-mount was not designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras?
"In a recent Photokina interview with Leica executives on the new L-Mount
Alliance (already covered here), Stephan Schulz from Leica Camera AG claimed
that the Sony E-mount was not designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
Was the L-mount initially designed for APS-C?
No. It was not. The L mount was developed in order to have all kind of
autofocus optics for full frame with sufficient diameter. And on the other
side, in order to realize to compact lenses for APS as well. It was not
developed for APS. It was always designed with full frame in mind, even
though we came to market with APS first.
Similar to Sony’s E mount?
Not exactly. That’s a big difference with the L-mount versus the Sony E
mount. They started the mount with the NEX, which was APS. But, we assume
that Sony wasn’t focused on full frame at that time due to the mount
diameter. The Leica L-mount is much bigger which gives us more flexibility.
This should not be a surprise because I clearly remember the speculations
from 2013 on whether the Sony NEX APS-C cameras with E-mount can cover a
full frame sensor.
All of the latest full-frame mirrorless mounts (Z-mount, L-mount, RF-mount)
are significantly bigger when compared to the E-Mount, which just confirms
what Stephan Schulz claimed:
"
