Re: Giving up 5D II for NEX? My experience in Japan
carstenw wrote:
Anyone considering medium format should calculate the weight and size before making any decisions Generally a body with a standard lens weighs about 2kg, and each additional (and larger) lens weighs significantly more. It is the same situation as with, say, a 5N and 3-4 lenses weighing the same as the FF camera with one lens, only this time the small camera is the FF camera.
I am not saying don\'t do it, but definitely calculate it out very carefully, and carry around a few bricks in a bag for practice before laying down the around $20000+ needed for a body and 2-3 lenses.
The workflow is also much less convenient, and the tools are more crude. The Pentax might be an exception here, as may the S2, but see my \"A Hasselblad Day\" thread.
Of course, also consider whether the FF camera was \"not good enough\" before going this route. If you don\'t need more MP/more IQ than a good FF camera can give, then why go this route at all? Just because you bought a NEX doesn\'t suddenly increase your needs on the high end.
As an owner of two Hasselblad 500s and two NEX cameras, and a former owner of a Leaf digital back and A900, I\'m pretty familiar with the size and weight differences. At my current print size, the Nex is fine. If I wanted to print bigger or work professionally again, I\'d consider getting another digital back. As I mentioned, if someone made a FF dslr as small as it could be, I\'d consider it, and the m9 has tempted me many times.
Re: Giving up 5D II for NEX? My experience in Japan
carstenw wrote:
Anyone considering medium format should calculate the weight and size before making any decisions Generally a body with a standard lens weighs about 2kg, and each additional (and larger) lens weighs significantly more. It is the same situation as with, say, a 5N and 3-4 lenses weighing the same as the FF camera with one lens, only this time the small camera is the FF camera.
I am not saying don\'t do it, but definitely calculate it out very carefully, and carry around a few bricks in a bag for practice before laying down the around $20000+ needed for a body and 2-3 lenses.
The workflow is also much less convenient, and the tools are more crude. The Pentax might be an exception here, as may the S2, but see my \"A Hasselblad Day\" thread.
Of course, also consider whether the FF camera was \"not good enough\" before going this route. If you don\'t need more MP/more IQ than a good FF camera can give, then why go this route at all? Just because you bought a NEX doesn\'t suddenly increase your needs on the high end.
As an owner of two Hasselblad 500s and two NEX cameras, and a former owner of a Leaf digital back and A900, I\'m pretty familiar with the size and weight differences. At my current print size, the Nex is fine. If I wanted to print bigger or work professionally again, I\'d consider more weight and probably get another digital back, although the M9 has tempted me many times. As I mentioned, if someone made a FF dslr as small as it could be, I\'d consider it.
Nov 18, 2011 at 02:29 AM
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Generally a body with a standard lens weighs about 2kg, and each additional (and larger) lens weighs significantly more. It is the same situation as with, say, a 5N and 3-4 lenses weighing the same as the FF camera with one lens, only this time the small camera is the FF camera.