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 p.2 #19 · Conurus' EF-E adapter is ready to order | |
Jman13 wrote:
I guess I don't much get the point. If you're using EF lenses, which are quite large compared to mirrorless system lenses, why not just get a small EOS body, like a T3i or something. Heck, even a T3 is only $469, with a T2i coming in at $509 new.
You'd get full AF, much better handling, the same sensor size, etc. The advantage to mirrorless comes because the whole system is smaller, not just the body. If you're using huge lenses on the body, why not have a little larger body that works natively, for the same price?
I guess this might be useful if you have ONE EF lens you really want to use on your NEX, while bringing all smaller stuff for the rest of the kit, but that's an awfully big premium to pay for one lens.
I mean, the TS-E 17 is NOT small (plus, if you're shelling out the kind of dough for a 17mm tilt shift, you really should grab a full frame body and use the whole FOV). ...Show more →
It's not a mainstream solution, for sure. But, for me, it's great. I have a 5dII as my regular camera. I also have a NEX which I bought as my lightweight, toss it in my backpack and always have it with me camera. I now have the following advantages:
- The NEX weighs next to nothing and without a lens on it, it's ridiculously easy to slip into my regular camera bag with my 5dII. With EF adapter, I now have a high quality 1.5x teleconverter for all my EF lenses. I also have a backup camera body.
- When I just want to toss my NEX into a backpack and go somewhere, I can now also take any of my EF lenses if I want. Just slip it into a lens pouch with and toss it and the adpater in the backpack.
- I can now use my TSE lenses on my NEX. Most notably the 24TSEII which is simply the best lens I have ever owned. This gives me the option to use my 24TSEII as either a 24mm on the 5dii or a 36mm on the NEX.
- I can go hiking and travelling now with only the NEX, a couple of small (non-Canon) primes, the 24TSEII, and a light travel tripod and feel fully covered. I have the primes to cover quick shots, and I have the TSE to set up for when I need it, and also have the advantage of being able to flat stitch images if I need to go wide.
- With the NEX and flat stitching I can now get big, detailed, high quality image files. From stictching with my 5dii I feel like I can come impressively close in resolution to what I used to get from 4x5 film without the bulk of carrying a large format camera and film holders. The NEX may not be quite as good as the 5dII, but it will be close and at a fraction of the weight. (And with flat stitiching there is no need to carry a pano head.)
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That'd be radical!