How get lens in-camera jpeg correction with older Sony camera.

I have an NEX-6 with the 1.02 firmware update. The 1.03 update doesn't specifically say it has the in-camera jpeg corrections for the Sony 28mm f/2, and 1.03 came out before that lens was introduced, so I don't see how it could/would. If I were to buy that lens, how would I be able to get the in-camera jpeg correction? Thanks.

Camera firmware is a highly proprietary item. If Sony doesn't provide what you need, there's nothing you can do.. Lightroom can handle lens corrections for any image, including JPEG and RAW. If you don't have a pre-made profile, you can make one in LR.

Ed, thank for replying. I really appreciate it. I know that these days, some new lenses are made to have desirable qualities like optimized sharpness even if that means they have some distortion because the distortion can often be corrected in the camera, and this is common for jpegs made in the camera. I don't use light room, and I am generally happy with the jpegs that come right out of the camera, but I am typically using expensive legacy lenses that don't require in-camera correction because that wasn't possible when these lenses were made and sold, and most of my lenses are designed to be highly corrected. I like the idea that a lens can be cheaper and lighter because the manufacturer is counting on the idea that there will be some in-camera correction. I don't shoot raw, but I don't want terrible pin cushion or barrel distortion. I would like it to be corrected "in-camera."

 

SO, if I have a camera that only has a firmwear update from a couple years before a new lens was introduced, will my camera be able to make compensation for a new lens? It might well be that the "language" is already established so that an older body can totally understand some kind of communication coming from a newer lens, but I don't really know. I DON'T WANT TO BUY THE SONY 28 F2 IF THERE IS ANY CHANCE THAT THE IMAGES WILL SHOW BAD LENS DISTORTION BECAUSE MY NEX-6 CAN'T MAKE IN-CAMERA CORRECTION. Thanks guys!

Have you looked at the specifications for this lens. (http://www.imaging-resource.com/lenses/sony/fe-28mm-f2-sel28f20/review/)? In practice, 1% distortion is barely noticeable in a lens, and 2% for the 28/2 would be noticeable only in scenes with a lot of straight lines. For people and landscapes, probably not. Distortion is easily corrected in Lightroom or Photoshop, if not in an older camera. If you are "happy with the JPEGs that come right out of the camera" you can probably live with a little distortion. For what it's worth, most Hasselblad lenses have distortion on this order, and there is no correction in the camera at all (completely manual).

 

The Sony 28/2 is highly regarded, and one of the less expensive lenses from Sony. It is useable now, and will still be useable in the future if you upgrade your camera.

Hello Ed. Thanks for your input. I have read a lot about the lens and recognize it as a good product overall. Otherwise I wouldn't be considering it, but I have read the distortion can be an issue. I often have straight lines near the edge of my frame as I often used architectural features to help me ensure I am level. I just check the typical distortion of the lenses I often use (which are admittedly only some very good lenses) and they are more typically not more than 0.5 or -0.5%, so I think I would notice. I've seen uncorrected example shots, and I notice. That's why I'm asking whether my NEX-6 can correct this? I can't do it in post. I don't do post. I shoot far too many pictures to do that.

Mark, you're right to be concerned about distortion. It's a turn-off when you notice it, whether in movies or in photographs. The good news here is that the 28/2 FE may not exhibit that full 1% distortion at the edges of the APS-C frame. Distortion increases depending on how far you are away from the centre of the image circle. This is one reason among many that adapted lenses work so well with smaller sensors.

 

BTW I shoot JPEG only for b&w now. It's so liberating! High five?

Hey great point Karim. I like the fact that it is a full frame lens. It would be a great first FE AF lens for me if I eventually get a full frame camera, but then the camera would be a7 or later, and there would probably be a firmware update to correct for the lens. Thanks.

If anybody knows however, I am still curious. Wouldn't it be possible for the camera to use a correction system so that newer lenses can be corrected without a firmware update perhaps because the lens could tell the camera what corrections to use? While I don't mind the concept of in-camera correction at all, it seems like a huge problem is equipment within a system is limited to what firmware updates are issued going forward.