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 p.16 #12 · Giving up 5D II for NEX? My experience in Japan | |
slungu wrote:
Now, Carsten, since when do we talk about AF lenses here on the alt forum  ?
But now, I think it was not Phillipe's intetion to say that the NEX would be the ideal system for everyone. He was thinking loud about his situation, what he needs in terms of FL and IQ and how he thinks he will manage with the NEX. I for myself have dumped the Canon FF ( even if also for other than photographical reasons at one point in time ), but making a short inventory I think I could do with the ZM18/4 and one of the CV75 - that would give me decent stuff in the FL that I used 99% on FF, with a little loss at thze wide end since I had the 28/2 Distagon. If the NEX ( or every other body for that matter ) would also have IBIS, I think I would stop there ( joking, trying out lenses is also fun, but that would be my main kit ). The reason is wery simple : i like the 28mm equivalent for shooting bildings in and out ( in is where the IBIS would be great ), and for thight portraits a 75 would be enough - I like to see the person portraited, so the 1.2 lenses of the 85mm FL are not for me. Why would such consideration be flawed ?
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Yeah, that's all I'm trying to say, too. I certainly don't mean to imply that everyone should dump their 135 cameras for NEX. I'm just saying that, for myself, the camera's IQ is good enough to where the size of the system outweighs the IQ hits at my print size. I only manual focus, and I only need a wide, standard, short tele and occasional longer tele, so lens options aren't a problem for me. If I was a sports shooter, printed huge, wanted AF, wanted auto aperture, needed a super fast 24mm equiv., shot jpeg**, etc, I would have a very different set of parameters. The NEX-5N is just a little digital back to me that accepts great M lenses and has one of the higher IQ per system size ratios, especially for the price, and I've had no problems with selling off all of my 135 digital gear.
**note: I say jpeg because, since I shoot raw, I rarely need to go into the camera menus at all, and the handling of the 5N is nearly as good as any other camera I've owned in that regard.
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(actually I've heard that some non-T/S lenses employ the same principle to a degree - like the Nikkor 14-24/2.8 renowned for overall sharpness). So I'm happily using FF lenses on my (slightly) cropped camera, knowing that the worst of the barrelled, soft, CA-ridden and darkened corners are safely outside the image (though not always enough). 
