Z-CAM is on a roll... SONY E-MOUNT, FULLY COMMUNICATING, NOT DUMB

[andrgl]

Wow.

[Amazeballs]

Pretty pretty cool. Now they need to figure out at least a decent AF and maybe an IBIS.. 

[Andrew Reid]

Great choice. Hopefully Sony stays mute about it.

[andrgl]

@Andrew Reid If they're willing to reverse engineer the Sony protocol, Z-CAM might crack RF next. I know you aren't too keen on the 28–70mm F2, but that's a monster lens for the cine look. (The fly-by-wire focus and aperature are a bumber, but still, it's an incredible lens.)

[KnightsFan]

This E mount is a 3rd party piece made by Viltrox, not Z Cam. Hopefully they do reverse engineer a couple more protocols, the more options the better!

[Amazeballs]

The only downside of such design - you cannot stick a VND there now. But if Viltrox done it that means it might become available for other manufactures if they would dare. 

Maybe Xiaomi would take another try? 💩🙄

Give us Xiaomi with Sony A7S3 sesnor for 699$ 😅

[andrgl]

@KnightsFan it's only being manufactured by them. Z-Cam did the reverse engineering, design and coding to have the lenses communicate with their camera bodies.

[KnightsFan]

2 hours ago, andrgl said:

@KnightsFan it's only being manufactured by them. Z-Cam did the reverse engineering, design and coding to have the lenses communicate with their camera bodies.

Oh interesting. Did Z Cam say that? I never saw it on the FB group. Viltrox already makes E mount lenses and adapters, so I assumed that Z Cam just gave them the camera's protocols, and Viltrox used the E mount information they already had.