{"id":572868,"date":"2026-08-03T06:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/572868\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T06:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:24:10","slug":"sonys-e-mount-license-partners-disclosed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/572868\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony\u2019s E-mount license partners disclosed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have ever wondered which companies are licensing the Sony E-mount, then you are in luck. On the Sony Japan website, you can actually see this information.<\/p>\n<p>With so many third-party companies utilizing proprietary mounts, there have been a lot of legal battles over the past few years. You can\u2019t just decide to put a proprietary mount on a lens without licensing it, and we have seen companies such as Canon stop other companies from using the RF mount, and Nikon was recently in a battle with Viltrox over them using the Z mount. <\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of manual-focus-only lenses that utilize the E-mount, and perhaps licensing may only apply to anything that has electronic communication. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-03-at-14.17.38-740x453.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026 08 03 at 14 17 38\" class=\"wp-image-317324\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Below you can see a list of companies that are official licensing partners with Sony and can legally use the E-mount <\/p>\n<p> Carl Zeiss AG Cooke Optics Ltd Kosina Corporation Fujifilm Holdings Corporation Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. LK SAMYANG CO., LTD. Sigma Corporation Tamron Co., Ltd. THALES LAS FRANCE SAS<\/p>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image ofMatthewAllard ACS\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/09033040ce29bedfb0306dbffaba1408.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-128 photo is-rounded\" height=\"128\" width=\"128\"\/><\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"entry--author-box--name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsshooter.com\/author\/matthew-allard\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        By Matthew Allard ACS<br \/>\n              <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 35 years&#8217; of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.<\/p>\n<p>He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew has won 51 ACS Awards, including six prestigious Golden Tripods. In 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"\" aria-label=\"Link to author\u2019s Twitter profile\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/@mattallardacs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>          <\/a><br \/>\n                          <a class=\"\" aria-label=\"Link to author\u2019s Instagram profile\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/matthewallardacs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>          <\/a><br \/>\n                                  <a class=\"\" aria-label=\"Link to author\u2019s Vimeo channel\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user2932471\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>          <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you have ever wondered which companies are licensing the Sony E-mount, then you are in luck. 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