After thinking about it for a bit I came to the conclusion that the
necessary adapter device must certainly exist by now on ebay. It does:
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Shoe-Adapter-For-SONY-NEX-3-5-5N-5C-NEX3-NEX5-Camera-Flash-Trigger-Speedlite-/310808752008?pt=Camera_Flash_Accessories&hash=item485da52f88>
and many more here
<http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=sony+nex-5+flash&_ipg=50&_sadis=200&_ftrv=1&_sop=12&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_osacat=0&_dmd=1&_ftrt=901&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xsony+nex-5+hot+shoe+adapter&_nkw=sony+nex-5+hot+shoe+adapter&_sacat=0&_from=R40>
Let the macro lights flash away
Dr. Flash
On 1/19/2014 9:30 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Sounds great so far. I didn't remember the details of the NEX-5 so had
> to go off and re-read the DPRreview article. Now that I have I wonder
> if you've neglected an important detail... how are you going to trigger
> your flash units? Scroll down to "Flash" about 2/3 down this page.
> <http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/SonyNex5Nex3/3>
>
> Dr. Flash
>
>
> On 1/17/2014 11:34 PM, Dean Hansen wrote:
>> Sony NEX-5 body, 18-55 lens, Photodiox Pro OM-NEX adapter (from B &
>> H), charged battery, and downloaded software--all assembled, so I'm ready
>> to squeeze the shutter. Took a couple shots of the light bulb in my
>> basement office with the 18-55 and saw that the NEX-5 worked, so I plunged
>> right in and put a slide of a larval midge under the Olympus compound
>> microscope. Gotta start somewhere. Used an FK 3.3X lens on the trinocular
>> head, attached the NEX-5 body to the adapter, turned the camera on, and got
>> "Lens not recognized."
>> Hmmmm........ The manual didn't help at all, but by fumbling around I
>> went: Menu (arrow) Setup (arrow) Release w/o lens (arrow) Enable.
>> Ah-hah! Now I get an image of the head capsule on the screen. Histogram
>> values were way to the left, but I just pushed the shutter release,
>> downloaded what was captured, and posted it to:
>> <
>> http://s124.photobucket.com/user/Dean_Hansen/media/Dipping%20a%20toe%20in%20the%20mirror-less%20pond/Stilocladius_zpsfc395569.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0>.
>> (Someday I'll have to figure out tiny url.)
>> Not a great shot, but at least I got my toe wet in that enormous
>> mirror-less pond. Putting the NEX-5 on the 65-116 OM auto extension with
>> the 38/2.8 will be next. The underwater box? Ahh, maybe not for a few
>> days.
>> I might grow to like this camera.
>> Dean
>>
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