i really look forward to spring, i have been into photography for about 6 oder 7 years but i never had a tool which came close to my Nex-5n with manual primes
i really look forward to spring, i have been into photography for about 6 oder 7 years but i never had a tool which came close to my Nex-5n with manual primes
Great shot but that's far too green to be called anything close to real winter ;-)
Agree about the NEX. For still life it's an amazing product together with a lot of high-class MF lenses acquirable for very reasonable prices. For anything moving (even at slow pace) it's another story. And for WA I'm disappointed. I'd rather bring the fatty Canon 5D2 gear for anything slightly fast below 35mm (FF equivalent). There's so far no competition from the NEX at all.
For the last point I think (/hope) we're going to see an evolution with products based on the 5N with better ways of acquiring quick manual focus. It's all a quite simplistic threefold story about software, customization and where the buttons are placed. The basic hardware is already there.
wfrank wrote:
Great shot but that's far too green to be called anything close to real winter ;-)
So how does swedish winter look like?
This winter is crap, we had less than 24hs of snow and it didn't freeze any longer than maybe 2 or 3 days. In 2010 we had 4-5 weeks of snow and it was below 0° celsius all the time.
wfrank wrote
Agree about the NEX. For still life it's an amazing product together with a lot of high-class MF lenses acquirable for very reasonable prices. For anything moving (even at slow pace) it's another story. And for WA I'm disappointed. I'd rather bring the fatty Canon 5D2 gear for anything slightly fast below 35mm (FF equivalent). There's so far no competition from the NEX at all.
Well, as a student i only own a canon 550d with cheap glass and my photography improved really a lot with the NEX, plus it's really funny to tell those "you take nice pictures, you must have a really expensive camera"-people that your nex-3 with 50/1.4 was actually cheaper than their P&S.
wfrank wrote
For the last point I think (/hope) we're going to see an evolution with products based on the 5N with better ways of acquiring quick manual focus. It's all a quite simplistic threefold story about software, customization and where the buttons are placed. The basic hardware is already there.
i haven't used the evf yet, i could imagine that it improves manual focusing quite a bit, we will see
I hope Sony release a new prime in the 10-14mm range.
Till then I'll continue with my 1DIII.
I think the 28/2, 35/1.8, & 85/1.7 are going to be high on my list of lenses to get.
If you want to use it on your EOS cameras, then add a hundred or so for the conversion. It may be worth the extra money to be able to use it on both systems. I had one and thought it was excellent on my APS-C crop body, but on full frame mine at least hit the mirror and only allowed focussing to about 10 feet or so. It should be very nice on the NEX.
Steve Spencer wrote:
If you want to use it on your EOS cameras, then add a hundred or so for the conversion. It may be worth the extra money to be able to use it on both systems. I had one and thought it was excellent on my APS-C crop body, but on full frame mine at least hit the mirror and only allowed focussing to about 10 feet or so. It should be very nice on the NEX.
Thanks Steve - I was thinking of using it on my NEX. Thanks for the info about FF, that will save me some trouble.
If the conversion is done correctly, its possible for the Rokkor 58 to only slightly graze the mirror on the return down thus not affecting exposure, all one needs to do is slightly twist the focus throw and then it falls back into place and its more like 30ft before you even notice this.Its not a big deal when you consider that you are carrying a legendary lens in your bag.If you use the 5D II and Live view then it is a non issue because the mirror is out of the way.
-Jim
