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Steve Spencer

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The 60mm Makro-planar C is a great choice for the NEX. It weighs less than 300 grams and is a fantastic little macro. The others are large lenses, but that matters to some more than others.

Jan 22, 2011 at 07:59 AM

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philber wrote:
Not necessarily an optimized choice of lenses for the nEX, but spectacular images, Peire!

Thank you Philippe.All those subjects can be found in my living room

(apart from cat that disappears from time to time).This is good because I am extremly short of time lately and can't afford to find some time for outdoor shooting

As for lenses Philippe and Steve - they are not the most appropriate for NEX handhold indeed ,but being one of the smallest in their class are pretty efficient,especially if you use a tripod.

For example - Sigma apo macro 180/5.6 weights about 400g and bears 52mm filter thread - it is tiny compared to 180/3.5 or 150/2.8 macro Sigmas and more suitable for NEX than it's bigger sisters.Tamron SP 500/8 mirror is again much smaller than any 500mm refractive telephoto and joy to use with NEX.It is almost as good as Zeiss Mirotar having also usable close-up 1:3 facility.Zeiss Planar C 60/2.8 at last is smaller and more handy than S-Makro Planar/Z series macro planars.And they all can be used on my Canons as well because they are EF adapted.

Yes,with NEX I am using wide angles and standard lenses most,but love to experiment with other,longer and less popular lenses.

This is great about mirrorless cameras - one can adapt almost any lens and enjoy watching the results.

Jan 22, 2011 at 09:45 AM

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sebboh - your pen series are great. Bokeh of Nikkor are quite unique. I almost look at the bokeh more on those shot. Did you decided to keep ??

Peir - Beautiful flower shots. Love that orange cat ! Vario Sonnar must be quite a good lens.

Akul

Jan 22, 2011 at 03:15 PM

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akul wrote:
sebboh - your pen series are great. Bokeh of Nikkor are quite unique. I almost look at the bokeh more on those shot. Did you decided to keep ??

Akul

thanks, i decided to keep it till i get a jupiter-3 or find a deal on the f/1.4 version of the nikkor. then i'll either sell it or cannibalize it for it's helicoid (unless those lenses disappoint me more).

those shots were really just for the bokeh. i just feel silly having nothing in focus in the picture. here's a couple others from that shoot looking more at the transition to oof.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5201/5376719401_1b65d70fb7_o.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5377320354_dd36e28fd4_o.jpg

Jan 22, 2011 at 05:56 PM

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Panasonic GH2 + Panasonic 45mm f/2.8 Macro

P1000681 by z0mgitsryan, on Flickr

Jan 23, 2011 at 09:05 AM

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I just happened into some Canon FD glass so I'm going to be experimenting with those once I get an adapter.

A bit bigger than I anticipated, but hey the price was right

Jan 24, 2011 at 02:08 AM

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i decided to try and test some of the lenses that fit my little NEX best (size wise) to make sure my conclusions from real world use are giving me a clear view of their capabilities. thought some of you might find it useful/interesting. it isn't the most rigorous scientific test, but i think it shows the resolution, contrast, color, vignetting, and CA performance pretty well. my test target was just a couple of magazine pages on the refrigerator taken at a distance of around 1 meter (depending on focal length). i took 2 shots with each lens at each aperture - one focused at the center of the frame the other focused on the upper left corner of the frame. here's the whole frame image:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/5412789746_c34c95b7b4_o.jpg
here's the center crops:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5412146527_0d0acc26a1_o.jpg
and the corner crops:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/5412761764_55976e7429_o.jpg
the big winner from this is (not surprisingly) the contax g 45/2. it is sharper (or at least as sharp as) all the other lenses at every aperture with better contrast to boot. the other two winners are the pen f lenses beating all the FF lenses (even in the corners) except the contax 45. one note about the contax 35 - the corners look worse at f/2.8 and f/4 then at f/2. i had trouble focusing it on the corner at f/2 to f/4 it seemed like there were two focus peaks (i presume due to astigmatism) at f/2 i focused on one at f/2.8 and f/4 i tried to focus between them. and a disclaimer about the nikkor HC 5cm - my copy has a lot of tiny scratches on the front element so i'm not sure how representative it's performance is.

edit: all shots have the same white balance settings, my default curves settings, and the lightroom default sharpening (25 with a radius of 1).

Feb 03, 2011 at 01:07 AM

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Very interesting test, sebboh! Thanks for taking the time and trouble!

Feb 03, 2011 at 01:55 AM

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OK, enough of this useful stuff... :P

Tokina AT-X 80-400mm f/4.5~5.6, ISO 640, GH1, @ 400mm F/5.6, 50% crops

http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/_Image_By_Lens/Tokina_ATX_80-400mm_F4.5/_1060750.jpg

http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/_Image_By_Lens/Tokina_ATX_80-400mm_F4.5/_1060774.jpg

Feb 03, 2011 at 10:42 AM

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Looking at your pictures Bif I sometimes consider buying some micro 4/3 camera.

And now something completely different!......Tamron SP 300/5.6 on NEX or pigs in spaaace!

Very good,very sharp,solid,compact and cheap lens.One major gotcha - too much CAs ,especially in contrasty lit subjects.I'll keep it anyway.Very nice lens.Generic tripod mount for Canon 100L IS fits it very well for better balance.

Tamron SP 300 + Sony NEX at f11,tripod,remote release

http://www.zeissimages.com/gallery/951/med_U951I1296918404.SEQ.0.jpg

http://www.zeissimages.com/gallery/951/med_U951I1296918404.SEQ.1.jpg