I got the NEX in part to have something lightweight for hiking. I just got back from a week in Big Bend NP, and while I took my D700 along, it was the NEX that went on the 13-mile loop out to the south rim of the Chisos Mountains. Perfect.
that just might get him on the nex-9 beta list
Thanks for the plug Charlie, and thank you for allowing me to use your NEX5 + CV21 images to demonstrate the colorshift. I'm not super duper technical, but I'm all for beta testing... are you listening Sony??
I did manage to plug myself on the EVIL vs. DSLR thread, couldn't resist the temptation!
Smiert Spionam wrote:
Good article -- thanks!
I got the NEX in part to have something lightweight for hiking. I just got back from a week in Big Bend NP, and while I took my D700 along, it was the NEX that went on the 13-mile loop out to the south rim of the Chisos Mountains. Perfect.
Thanks, glad you liked it. Hopefully we'll see some NEX Images from your hike in the Chisos!
Here are a couple of panos of SF-Bay Area on a hazy afternoon. I applied a quick split tone to them, not sure about it.
photoelle wrote:
Just wondering if anyone has any examples of sports or fast action photos? I'll seriously consider getting an NEX if it can handle speedy subjects.
Forget it. You need Canon and Canon glass for that. NEX is more or less exclusively for still life if you want IQ.
snowboarder: the birdyshot is awesome!
alwang: looks fun, what tilty adapter is that - any link?
mco_970 wrote:
Jacob - nice shots! Wanna walk the Colorado Trail in 2014 (Denver to Durango)? It's on my bucket list.
I might be up for the Colorado Trail I can do 500 ish miles; but the big three are just a pipe dream for me until my kids are in college.
Durango is actually high on my list of cities to relocate to, by 2014 I may even be living there (with a lot of luck!). My wife, who works in IT, and I have been keeping an eye out for employment opportunities, which so far haven't been great for us. I pondered the idea of working a seasonal job at the historical steam railroad (which interests me very much) to scope the town for a summer. The pay is low of course and staying there for the season would have ended up costing much more than I'd earn. Still scratching our heads trying to figure it out!
The bird shot is very nice, Andrew. The first one got my attention also but the bokeh is too much for me.
Like you, I have a cron 50 R also, and the ZM 50 Planar. The Leica is good but a little harder to nail focus (due to lower contrast?). While the Planar is just my best 50.
Durango is great, as is the Colorado Trail -- but it is indeed a hard place to support yourself. Best of luck working it out.
I haven't dealt with processing all my Big Bend pics, but here's a quick one from the night we arrived -- Casa Grande in the moonlight, shot with the lowly 16/2.8 (cropped a bit):
The build quality is a bit iffy: the degree markings aren't etched or even painted: they're on an adhesive sticker. And there's a little rotational play when the lens is tilted (none when it's not tilted). Still, it's got some interesting possibilities. I'm thinking about getting another one for Minolta MD mount to use with a Rokkor 24/2.8 as my NEX "landscape" setup.
Really liked the green terraces and the outrigger boats. In those photos the vignette is a little heavy for my taste, but like the processing otherwise!
frezeiss wrote:
The first one got my attention also but the bokeh is too much for me.
Like you, I have a cron 50 R also, and the ZM 50 Planar. The Leica is good but a little harder to nail focus (due to lower contrast?). While the Planar is just my best 50.
yeah, that bg looks hard, but I think it's because of the waving ocean + that distance.
It would look better at f1.2
I'm still learning this lens, colors are great quite often...
It's on my bucket list.