dasrocket - the shot of the little girl and the bike shop shot are fantastic!
rji2goleez wrote:
OK, first you guys made me drop a small fortune on Zeiss glass for my 5D Mark II. Now you made me drop some more cash for a NEX-5. I picked up the standard 18-55mm zoom for now and trying to decide what lens+adapter I want to try first.
Another thread in this forum is dedicated to the C/Y 35-70mm but I have not seen anyone adapt one to the NEX-5 in my little bit of searching. Has anyone here tried that combo? Anyone have an opinion on a decent quality C/Y to NEX adapter?
philber wrote:
Though, in fairness, using a large lens on a NEX is a bit of a contradiction IMHO, at least for those who are using the NEX primarily for compactness. But no complaints on the IQ side...
I don't think it has to be a contradiction though, as the NEX has several advantages regardless of the lens size used. For one thing, its got an excellent flip up LCD that can be a real advantage for composition in some cases that other APS-C sized sensored cameras don't offer.
Additionally, while a larger lens may not make sense at first, if your trying to reduce total system weight, a NEX instead of a larger/heavier DSLR, even when using the same lenses still does give you a far more portable system.
I do some pano shooting with a Gigapan head, and one great thing about the NEX is that its very small and light. I can use the cheaper Epic head as the overall system weight is under its limits, thanks to a big savings on the body, and its also compact enough to be easily mounted.
There are of course times where a larger body is more ergonomic, and in somes cases the added weight doesn't really matter either, but sometimes having the option of a compact 8oz body with a great sensor even for a larger lenses makes plenty of sense over using a 1lb bulkier body with an equiv sensor.
millsart wrote:
I do some pano shooting with a Gigapan head, and one great thing about the NEX is that its very small and light. I can use the cheaper Epic head as the overall system weight is under its limits, thanks to a big savings on the body, and its also compact enough to be easily mounted.
Are you able to get the NEX-5 fit on the Gigapan Epic? I have the Gigapan Beta (one of the last ones) that is nearly identical to the Epic, and I can't get the NEx-5 to0 fit on it properly. It seems to need the platform of the Epic 100. If you have fit it to the smaller Epic, please let me know how you did it (perhaps a picture?). I'm considering asking Gigapan if they will sell me the platform for the Epic 100, as with that it should work (but they don't to list that replacement part of their website, only the regular Epic platform). Let me know. Thanks.
I actually don't use the mounting platform. Rather I take it off, put a dovetail clamp onto the vertical axis motor, then use a nodal slide, which also has a dovetail clamp, and attach it to the NEX via a Jtec L bracket (which nicely enough has the rails orientated the correct direction)
This way I can attach/detach the camera on the fly without having to mess around with the gigapan mounting plate and adjusting it for parallaxis for each lens I use etc.
Triggering is done via IR rather than the button pusher
Lotusm50 wrote:
Are you able to get the NEX-5 fit on the Gigapan Epic? I have the Gigapan Beta (one of the last ones) that is nearly identical to the Epic, and I can't get the NEx-5 to0 fit on it properly. It seems to need the platform of the Epic 100. If you have fit it to the smaller Epic, please let me know how you did it (perhaps a picture?). I'm considering asking Gigapan if they will sell me the platform for the Epic 100, as with that it should work (but they don't to list that replacement part of their website, only the regular Epic platform). Let me know. Thanks.
millsart wrote:
I actually don't use the mounting platform. Rather I take it off, put a dovetail clamp onto the vertical axis motor, then use a nodal slide, which also has a dovetail clamp, and attach it to the NEX via a Jtec L bracket (which nicely enough has the rails orientated the correct direction)
This way I can attach/detach the camera on the fly without having to mess around with the gigapan mounting plate and adjusting it for parallaxis for each lens I use etc.
Triggering is done via IR rather than the button pusher
Sounds great. Do you have a picture of the step up that you can share with us?
I wondered the same. I tried to make my own, but the cuts are a bit too complicated, and the grip texture makes it impractical. I'd love a black one on my red NEX.
keywords: buy, leatherette kit, sony NEX, will pay high price, ebay, glue on.
There, now the CNC wizards in China will google this and get to it
It's tough, since the rubberized grip takes up such a large portion of the camera. I bought some leatherette from cameraleather.com and cut a few pieces to add to the camera, and it works nicely with my Ciesta leather body case, which is very well designed and high quality.
sebboh wrote:
i saw a few 6 months ago don't remember the manufacturers name, maybe they just haven't sold as well since the NEX isn't particularly retro looking.
You're probably right. Something that, IMO, improves the handling of the camera is placing a little rectangle of camera leather directly to the left of the movie button on top of the NEX-5. It is a nice place for the thumb. I also put a few very thin strips in various places around the LCD, to make extending the LCD a bit easier.
douglasf13 wrote:
You're probably right. Something that, IMO, improves the handling of the camera is placing a little rectangle of camera leather directly to the left of the movie button on top of the NEX-5. It is a nice place for the thumb. I also put a few very thin strips in various places around the LCD, to make extending the LCD a bit easier.
Maybe that will help me to keep from hitting the movie button inadvertently...
