How well does Sony a6300 work with Canon L glass?

Hello I'm thinking of adding this camera to my kit of Canon DSLR's and lenses as something lightweight that can provide backup b roll 4k footage.

My main job is in stills; but I'm working into the video market more and more and figured I could pop this small body in the bag and still take use of the same lenses that I already have. Would the auto focus work just as well and same goes for IQ?

As it's a crop sensor I suppose I'm mainly use it with my Canon 16-35 2.8 L wide angle.

I'd also prob get a Sony lens ( comparable to 50mm) to add to the kit.

L lenses seem to be the most compatible with a wide variety of adapters. Metabones IV is the most reliable. AF may be a little slower than native, but not in a way that would hold you back. Very low light/contrast AF acquisition would be the biggest difference.

As far as quality, you'll be pleasantly surprised at both photos and video. Even more so if you're coming from APS-C Canon.

i have adapted these canon lenses to the a6300 using a metabones iv mount:

55-250 stm, 24-105L, 40stm, tokina 11-18, sigma 50 1.4 canon 18-55is

all work as good as they did on canon bodies....some occasional freeze and hunting with the 55-250 stm....but in general, i would say the camera will adapt well.

i dont do a lot of video with adapted lenses, i use the kit lens for video, as it is more than adequate for my needs.( 4k is actually awesome)

good luck.

So I finally have had the chance to play with the camera for a bit and attached my 70-200 2.8 IS (think it's the I as it's about 8 years old) and the auto focus did not work fully extended.

I have the converter which works with my other canon lenses and the 70-200 works up until around 100mm or a little more but at 200 or near it just focuses non stop in and out and can't lock.

Maybe this is a setting error on my part or possibly the lens range is too great for this converter? It seems to work pretty well with my other lenses.

I mainly was hoping this would work at 200mm though as I could take advantage of the extra focal length from the crop sensor whereas my other Canon's are full frame (5D M3 and 6D). Was hoping it would be a nice little telephoto boost option.

It does seem to focus just fine in Manual at 200mm though.

Ironically, just today I tried out my old 70-200 f2.8 L (non IS) with my Fotodiox adapter (I have the Metabones UltraBooster as well, which seems to work well, but wanted to try out the Fotodiox for some extra zoom).

and experienced some funkiness, Had a lot of hunting when zoomed in as well, so switched to manual mode as well. But the resulting image came out great!

(not sure if the exif data came thru, cropped and color adjusted a little in PS)

I think new Metabones mark 5 ( available in couple of weeks) could be the answer.

With the Fotodiox adapter, the 24-105 L, 24 STM, 35 f2 IS, 40 STM, 50 STM, 55-250 STM and 70-200 f4 L all work good. Much better than on the a6000. The 18-135 would be a really nice matchup, but PDAF does not work, or only works after some coaxing at the long end. I think the Brian Smith test results seem accurate.

On the 24-105 and the 35, the image stabilization seems to be very effective and the AF seems extremely capable in low light. Typically in bright conditions the exposure needs a -1/3 comp.

Gerald

Hmmm...yeah good to know that it's not just me experiencing this. Sounds like unfortunately I'll need to go to manual if I want to shoot at 200mm. Bummer...that really kills it when shooting moving subjects at that distance but your shot of the bird looks fantastic!

Is there a shortcut button or function you recommend to do a digital zoom in when focusing manually? I think I remember hearing about some option that will optically zoom to pinpoint your focus helping with manual.