AUTO LENS ADAPTER User Manual LAE-SE-NF Nikon F-Mount to Sony E-Mount Camera THANK YOU for CHOOSING VELLO

AUTO LENS ADAPTER User Manual LAE-SE-NF Nikon F-Mount to Sony E-mount Camera THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING VELLO

The Vello LAE-SE-NF Auto cameras, the adapter metal, and the inside has Lens Adapter is designed to supports AE, aperture a matte finish coating to attach Nikon F-Mount lenses control, and Exif data reduce internal reflections. to Sony’s full-frame and transfer functionality with This finish ensures that APS-C E-mount cameras. select Nikon lenses. Nikon the light coming through For Sony cameras that use prime, telephoto, or wide- the lens does not flare Focal Plane Phase Detection angle lenses can now be and ruin your exposure. AF, the adapter offers used with Sony’s mirrorless The tripod foot has a support of autofocus, AE, E-mount camera bodies standard 1/4"-20 socket for aperture control, and Exif and the settings can be mounting to most tripods data transfer functionally adjusted from the camera. and minimizes the stress with select Nikon G-type on the connection between and E-type (AF) lenses. The adapter is constructed the lens and camera. For other Sony E-mount of durable and lightweight

2 COMPATIBILITY INFO CONTENTS

Please reference the lens G-type and E-type (AF) • Vello LAE-SE-NF Auto compatibility chart on our lenses. Select Nikon D-type Lens Adapter for website www.vellogear.com lenses support AE, aperture Nikon F-Mount to Sony for a full list of tested control, and Exif data. E-mount Camera cameras and lenses. We will conduct future lens Select Sony E-mount • Front and Rear Caps testing and post upgraded cameras without Focal firmware to our website. Plane Phase Detection AF: • User Manual Support of AE, aperture Sony cameras with Focal control and Exif data with Plane Phase Detection select Nikon G-type, E-type AF: Support of AF, AE, (AF), and D-type lenses. aperture control, and Exif data with select Nikon

3 PRECAUTIONS

• Avoid sandy or dusty • Do not use solvents such • Use only parts provided environments when using as benzene, alcohol, or by the manufacturer. this adapter. detergents to clean the adapter. • Do not attempt to • Handle the adapter with disassemble or repair care—don’t drop it, and • Be sure to read the the equipment—doing avoid bumps and shocks. operating instructions for so will void the warranty, your digital camera. and Vello will not be • Clean the adapter by responsible for any wiping it with a soft, • Handle the unit with damage. dry cloth. care. • Please read and follow • Keep this unit away from • Keep this unit away from these instructions, and children. water and flammable keep this manual in a gases or liquids. safe place. 4 OVERVIEW Front Back

Lens Release Camera Mount Button Alignment Dot F-Mount Lens (White) Alignment Dot (White) Nikon F-Mount Sony E-mount

Tripod Mounting Foot 1/4"-20 Tripod Socket

5 MOUNTING THE LENS ADAPTER

Note: Place the lens and 3. Line up the white camera on a stable, flat alignment dots on the surface when mounting or lens adapter and the removing the lens adapter. camera.

1. Turn the camera’s 4. Carefully insert the lens power off. adapter into the camera, and rotate clockwise 2. Remove all caps before until it locks into place. mounting.

6 5. Line up the alignment Important: When using a dot on the lens with the Nikon lens with an aperture alignment dot on the lens ring (for example, a Nikon adapter. D-type lens) you must lock the aperture ring on the lens. 6. Carefully insert the lens If you want to control the into the lens adapter, and aperture, you can adjust it rotate the lens assembly from the camera in aperture counterclockwise until it priority or manual mode. locks into place.

7 REMOVING THE LENS ADAPTER

1. Turn the camera’s 3. Rotate the lens clockwise power off. to release, and carefully detach the lens from the 2. Press and hold the lens adapter. release button on the lens adapter. 4. Reattach the front cap to the lens adapter.

8 5. Press and hold the lens 7. Reattach the rear cap to release button on the the lens adapter. camera. Note: If your lens has a built-in 6. Rotate the lens adapter tripod collar, use the collar on counterclockwise to the lens to mount the assembly release, and carefully to the tripod. detach the lens adapter from the camera.

9 UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE

To upgrade the firmware, visit our website vellogear.com and follow the instructions.

SPECIFICATIONS

Front Mount Nikon F-Mount

Rear Mount Sony E-mount

Tripod Mount 1/4"-20 threaded socket

Dimensions (H × W × D) 3.2" × 2.9 " × 1.9" (8 × 7.3 × 4.8 cm)

Weight 7.5 oz. (213 g)

10 ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY

This VELLO product is warranted to the original PARTICULAR PURPOSE. This warranty provides purchaser to be free from defects in materials and you with specific legal rights, and you may also have workmanship under normal consumer use for a additional rights that vary from state to state. period of one (1) year from the original purchase To obtain warranty coverage, contact the Vello date or thirty (30) days after replacement, whichever Customer Service Department to obtain a occurs later. The warranty provider’s responsibility return merchandise authorization (“RMA”) with respect to this limited warranty shall be limited solely to repair or replacement, at the provider’s number, and return the defective product to discretion, of any product that fails during normal Vello along with the RMA number and proof of use of this product in its intended manner and in its purchase. Shipment of the defective product is intended environment. Inoperability of the product at the purchaser’s own risk and expense. or part(s) shall be determined by the warranty For more information or to arrange provider. If the product has been discontinued, the service, visit www.vellogear.com or call warranty provider reserves the right to replace it Customer Service at 212-594-2353. with a model of equivalent quality and function. This warranty does not cover damage or defect caused by misuse, neglect, accident, alteration, abuse, improper installation or maintenance. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, THE WARRANTY PROVIDER MAKES NEITHER ANY EXPRESS WARRANTIES Product warranty provided by the Gradus Group. NOR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING www.gradusgroup.com BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY VELLO is a registered trademark of the Gradus Group. OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A © 2016 Gradus Group LLC. All Rights Reserved.