Commlite · Nikon F → Sony E adapter
Commlite CM-ENF-E1 Pro — Nikon F → Sony E adapter
The market's only AF-capable Nikon F → Sony E adapter (Sony's first-party LA-EA series is A-mount-specific; no major third-party offers an F → E AF bridge). Preserves AF on G / E electronic Nikkors and Sigma HSM / Tamron USD F-mount third-parties via the lens's own in-lens motor.
At a glance
- Vendor
- Commlite
- Release year
- 2018
- Body-side contacts
- 11 pins
- Flags
- firmware-updatableweather-sealed —requires glass —
What this adapter preserves
Compatibility for Nikon F lens on a Sony E body (computed from the lensmount dataset — open the Nikon F to Sony E adapter page for the full verdict, flange clearance, and adapter caveats).
- Focus: Partial AF
- IS: IS / IBIS preserved
- Aperture: Electronic aperture
- Infinity focus: Reaches infinity
What it does
Screw-drive AF-D and earlier lenses fall back to manual focus — no internal screw-drive motor inside the adapter. USB-C firmware updates; cadence ~2-3 years per major revision (v6 → v7 → v8).
Niche product — most photographers moving from Nikon F to Sony repurchase native FE glass rather than adapt. Useful for users with deep Nikkor G / E primes (Noct 58 f/0.95 S equivalent, 105 f/1.4E, Sigma Art 35 / 50 / 85 / 105 / 135 F-mount Art primes) where repurchase isn't worth it.
Firmware history
Firmware history
- v6.0
- Pro release — phase-detect AF on G / E electronic Nikon F-mount lenses for Sony a7 III / a9 / a6500
- v7.0
- a7 IV / a7R IV stability fixes
- Sigma HSM / Tamron USD F-mount third-party lens compatibility additions
- v8.0
- a7R V / a1 / FX-line PDAF rule alignment
- Z-prefix Nikkor F-mount third-party retrofit additions
Approximate milestones — verify against the Commlite firmware page for the authoritative changelog.
Specific lens compatibility
Per-lens notes for the Commlite CM-ENF-E1 Pro based on the vendor's published compatibility chart and community-tested behaviour. Three states: works (✓) — full AF / IS / aperture behave as native; partial (⚠) — usable with a documented caveat; issue (✗) — known incompatibility or rough edge.
| Lens | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AF-S Nikkor 24-70 mm f/2.8E ED VR | Works | E-aperture AF-S retains AF, electronic aperture, and VR on Sony PDAF bodies (a7 III and later) from v6.0 firmware. One of the highest-performance F → E pairings. |
| AF-S Nikkor 105 mm f/1.4E ED | Works | E-aperture AF-S — full AF on Sony PDAF bodies. Eye-AF holds well at f/1.4 on a7R V / a1 after v8.0 firmware's PDAF rule alignment. |
| Tamron SP 70-200 mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (F) | Works | Third-party USD lens — AF preserved through the adapter because the motor lives in the lens. Added to Commlite's compat list in v7.0 (2020). |
| AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8D | Issue | Manual-focus only on the CM-ENF-E1 Pro — no internal screw-drive motor in the adapter. Applies to every AF-D and earlier Nikkor. Use Sony focus peaking + magnify; aperture is set on the lens's aperture ring (D lenses retain a ring). |
| AI-S Nikkor 50 mm f/1.4 | Partial | No AF electronics at all in AI-S lenses — focus is manual, aperture is set on the mechanical ring. The adapter mounts the lens and Sony bodies meter normally, but treat this as a manual-focus rig. |
Common questions
- Will the CM-ENF-E1 Pro autofocus my AF-D 50mm f/1.4?
- No — AF-D Nikkors use a screw-drive AF coupling driven by the camera body's internal motor. The CM-ENF-E1 Pro has no internal screw-drive motor, so AF-D lenses fall back to manual focus with Sony's focus peaking and magnify aids. Only G / E electronic Nikkors (which have their own in-lens AF motor) retain AF through this adapter. For AF on screw-drive A-mount lenses to Sony E, the Sony LA-EA5 is the right product — but it's A-mount, not F-mount.
- Which F-mount lenses are fully supported?
- G-type and E-type Nikkors with in-lens AF motors (24-70 f/2.8E ED VR, 70-200 f/2.8E FL ED VR, 105 f/1.4E ED, 14-24 f/2.8G ED, 85 f/1.4G, 105 f/2.8 Micro VR, etc.) all preserve AF + IS + electronic aperture on PDAF Sony bodies (a7 III and later) after v6.0 firmware. Sigma HSM F-mount Art primes (35, 50, 85, 105, 135 mm Art) and Tamron G2 zooms added in v7.0. The compatibility list lives at commlite.com.
- Does VR work through the CM-ENF-E1 Pro?
- Yes — VR commands forward through the adapter to the Nikkor lens's in-lens VR unit. Combined with Sony body IBIS (5-axis on A7 III / A7 IV / A7R V / A1 / FX-line), dual-stabilisation works. VR lenses (24-70 E VR, 70-200 E VR, 105 Micro VR, etc.) get the same effective stabilisation as on a native Nikon Z body via FTZ.
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