YesWith the Sony Alpha series DSLRs is the focus motor in the lens or in the camera body?
Lenses with SSM and SAM have in-lens motors, and only those will AF with A-E adaptor.
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YesWith the Sony Alpha series DSLRs is the focus motor in the lens or in the camera body?
A lot of people complain about the 28/2.8 (and less so the 50/1.7), but one of the sites showed the sharpness to be better than most zooms. I thinkthe catch is it's worse than all of the primes! Oh well. I'm not sure I would call it lousy. It took fine pics.The 28/2.8 is a lousy performer overall and since it does not have a built-in motor, it will not AF with the upcoming change. ...
People made this same comment about SSM lenses vs regular screw mount. I'm not sure it was ever proven. Perhaps the silent movement made people AF more than they realized?All I know from so called insider is that the AF process drains battery too quickly that they think. Besides, there is a design problem for upcoming Zeiss lenses with E mount. The bulk will be too much if SSM is built inside the lens.