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Archive 2010 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

angeloks
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

Here are some shots from my Sony NEX5 using the Nikon 17-35mm f2.8 lens. I used the tilt-transformer as an adapter, although I didn't try the tilt ability (I'll post some results on that later). Those were taken on top of Mount Lafayette, NH.

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Dec 21, 2010 at 01:06 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

i've been there in that kind of conditions, but i didn't try to stay overnight there. looks good, at least at web size.

Herb...

Dec 21, 2010 at 01:38 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

These shots are amazing !!

Dec 21, 2010 at 01:48 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

Isn't it kind of unwieldy lugging around a lens that size with what amounts to an attached pocket-sized sensor?

The two of them paired must make an amusing sight.

Dec 21, 2010 at 08:19 PM

angeloks
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

j.liam wrote:
The two of them paired must make an amusing sight.

Well it looks kinda weird at the first sight, but it's still lighter than carrying a D300s with that lens. I also have a tilt possibility. Plus, I don't like the 16mm f2.8 that came with the NEX5 !

Dec 22, 2010 at 10:28 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

I'd like to see a picture of the camera rig. I guess you hold the lens, not the body

I'm looking at the tilt-transformer with the GF-1 right now. B&H has a sweet deal on them.

Dec 22, 2010 at 01:12 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

Robb Mann wrote:
I guess you hold the lens, not the body

Doesn't everyone hold both anyway?

Dec 22, 2010 at 01:14 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

cogitech wrote:
Doesn't everyone hold both anyway?

beat me to it. even shooting a body with a built in vertical grip i use my left hand on the lens to support most of the weight. the right hand works the camera and adds a little balance. the only exceptions to this are pancake lenses. i guess if i shot more with autofocus i might be more tempted to shoot one handed. i was always taught that there is more stability holding the lens than the camera though.

that last image is spectacular by the way!

Dec 22, 2010 at 01:23 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

I hope you had a tent as well as that weird looking head tent thingy. You got lucky with the weather by the look of the skies. I also would like to see a picture of the lens on the body; one was posted with a ZA 24/2 on it last week, you could barely even see the camera ;-)

At 440 grams, Sony's new A55 is a mere 160 grams heavier than the tiny NEX and takes the same battery, with an 16Mp sensor.

Dec 22, 2010 at 04:13 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

Great shots, angeloks!

Dec 22, 2010 at 04:41 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

Philip, I only had that little yellow tent ! It's great ! With a -30C sleeping bag, I wasn't cold at all !

Here's what it looks like (pretty unbalanced) :

Dec 22, 2010 at 04:46 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · NEX5 + Nikon 17-35mm

Still trying to picture how you balance it. Can't be too convenient holding it near the zoom ring while. Seems best suited on a beanbag or pillow. Some things were never meant to "mate" in nature, I guess...

Dec 23, 2010 at 05:25 PM


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