StephanieW

Thank you, Chip! I ended up buying the Metabones and lens off eBay to try out and just got them in yesterday. I didn't realize how long the Canon 60 was with the adapter so I thought the port for the 90mm would be excessively long, but it's actually not a bad fit. Some vignetting from the port at the corners but not as bad as I was originally thinking it would be and sufficient enough for my use cases to not need to buy a new port or extension 🙂 And thank you everyone for the thoughtful responses. I know there's no ideal mid-range combo for this, so the collective experience here is really helpful. I may still get the regular Sony 50mm to try out to see how they compare - some of the responses here (particularly @Robin.snapshots) have made me reconsider!

I'm curious if anyone has recommendations for a more mid-range macro (50-60mm) for the Sony full-frames. From what I've heard, the 50mm is horrendously slow. Matt Sullivan mentioned on The Underwater Photography Show that the Canon 60mm with a Metabones adapter performs great, but I'm having trouble figuring out which port to use with that since it's not a 'tested' or 'recommended' combo from Nauticam. I generally prefer the 90mm, but in certain situations (e.g., blackwater), the 90mm is an exercise in patience and cursing. I'm also trying not to break the bank on any investments in this mid-range, since it really is a more specific circumstance rather than a go-to combo for me. FWIW I've already got the N100 macro port 55, so if something would work with that...that'd be ideal in my book. Any experience or thoughts are appreciated!

Hi there, Joining in from Colorado in the US! Been shooting the Sony a6500 for a couple years now and just recently went full frame to the A7CR (with a Nauticam housing). I have a slight preference for macro, but am just happy anytime I'm underwater with a camera in hand. 🙂