Viltrox NEXUS PL to E Pro adapter that enables full AF capabilities when using PL mount cine lenses
At IBC 2025 in Amsterdam, Viltrox was showing a prototype of NEXUS, a PL to Sony E-mount adapter that will allow manual PL cine lenses to behave as AF lenses.
Through the lens adapter mount, Viltrox motors will be able to receive autofocus information directly from the camera sensor.
Essentially, when you touch the back LCD screen on the camera, the AF system sends the same information to the lens motors as it would to a native E-mount AF lens. This allows for full AF tracking, eye detection, etc. This is a very clever solution that is way easier to use and set up than something like the DJI Focus Pro. I tried it out on the show floor, and it worked very well, even on a 1.33x anamorphic lens.