John Crowe Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Can the Sony A6000 be set at "Continuous Shooting: HI" with an adapted manual focus lens, from another manufacturer, to achieve the maximum available burst rate of 11 fps? I am specifically considering using Canon FD and Nikon AIS lenses with one of the many mechanical adapters available such as Fotodiox, Fotga, Fotasy, Neewer, Polaroid, just to name a few. I know the adapter brand and the lens brand won't matter and I know it is stopped down metering and manual focus. Thank-you, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crowe Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 This is an example of what I am trying to achieve. This is very difficult to do using manual focus "trapping" and only 5 fps. 11 fps would make this task much easier, considering that I don't even see the car coming until it emerges over the hill. Taken with a Nikon D3300 with Nikon 400mm f2.8 AIS with TC-16a and TC-14B. I now have a Canon FD 800mm f5.6 L to find a camera body for and the Sony A6000 could be a very good choice for both long lenses. Thanks again, John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Not near the camera at the moment, but I'll try it out for you in the next couple of days. I have a Nikon adapter and plenty of Nikon glassware. Of course it'll also require the weather to co-operate and give me a fast enough shutter speed to bang out 11 fps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crowe Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 That would be great. Thank-you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Sorry about the delay John. Finally got time to check out the a6000 earlier today. No problem with 'Continuous Hi' and a manual Nikon lens. The camera rattles along at 11 fps just like it does with a Sony lens. You just need to change the 'Fire without lens' menu option to 'Enable', because with a Nikon adaptor fitted the camera thinks it has no lens attached at all. BTW, I was shooting RAW + JPEG and found that the buffer took ages to clear with a cheap class 10 (not UHS) card. I suspect a faster card or shooting jpegs only would speed things up. You'll need a Nikon lens adapter obviously. I recommend one from K&F concept. They're really well made and don't cost a fortune. This one allows G type lenses to be used as well as manual Ai/Ai-S/AF and pre AI lenses. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crowe Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Thank-you very much rodeo_joe ! I will check out that adapter. Thank-you for the "fire without lens". I need the speed of 11 fps but I hope to limit each burst to 5 or 6 frames and the bursts should be a few seconds to 30 seconds apart. I will have to manage this part of the picture taking as I learn how the camera works. Thank-you very much for your input. I could not find your experience anywhere on the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 "I could not find your experience anywhere on the net." - Yes, Sony's manual for the a6000 is near to useless. It doesn't explain anything. So owners are pretty much left with a 'suck it and see' approach to finding out how the camera really works. Hmmmph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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