The SLR Magic 28 2.8 “E” Mount Lens Review using the Sony NEX-5 and Sony NEX-C3 Yet another lens real world use review using an SLR Magic lens! This is a company that in the last year has brought out some interesting lenses for Micro 4/3 and Sony “E” or NEX mount. I reviewed their fun [Read More...]
ISO WARS: The Olympus E-P3 vs The Sony NEX-5! When Olympus released the E-P1, the camera suffered from slow AF, poor high ISO performance and it always lost out to the Panasonic M4/3 camera (slightly) and other larger sensor cameras. The E-P2 did nothing to improve upon the high ISO but the AF did get [Read More...]
Is the Sony NEX-5 the poor mans Leica M9? Testing the Noctilux on both! Many of you have been asking me for a quick test like this, and since I have a Leica M9, Noctilux and Sony NEX-5 on hand I decided to snap a few shots in my backyard to see just how [Read More...]
In Zermatt Switzerland with the Leica M9 and NEX-5 By Steve Huff WOW. That’s about all I can say right now. In the past 4 weeks I have been all over South America, spent a few days in Mexico City, MX, flew to Cape Town South Africa after sitting in the very cool Terminal 5 [Read More...]
Here I am in my hotel winding down my two days in Cape Town South Africa. THIS has been the absolute best stop of the Seal tour over the past month, for me at least. HANDS DOWN! I mean, I could live here and be happy. The weather is gorgeous, the people are friendly and [Read More...]
More fun shots with the Sony NEX-5 It was a slow weekend for the site huh? No posts Saturday or Sunday which is unusual for me but hey, it’s allowed sometimes. Yep, I took a 36 hour “leave” from the site as I was driving west with camera in hand. I was in Los Angeles [Read More...]
The Leica M8 vs The Sony NEX-5 with the Leica 50 Summarit Lens Happy Monday to all, and again, Happy Holidays! Today I decided to do a quick comparison between two cameras that are still pretty hot. The Leica M8 and the Sony NEX-5. Many say the NEX-5 is a better buy than the older [Read More...]
From Steve: Yet another cool Guest contribution! I have been down and out the last two days (sick) so these guest articles have been a huge help. By the end of the week I should have my Pentax K5 review up so stay tuned! Enjoy! – Using The Sony NEX-5 with Leica Lenses By Paul [Read More...]
THIS IS NOT MY RICOH GXR REVIEW! It will be up THIS WEEK! The Sony NEX-5 vs the Ricoh GXR I am currently shooting with the Ricoh GXR along with the 28 and 50mm modules and have been finding out the strengths and quirks of the unique GXR. My full detailed review will be coming [Read More...]
More Sony NEX! This will be my third article on the past week on this little camera, but I have been enjoying it more than ever lately. So here is more, especially for those who e-mailed asking for more! The other day I posted some samples with the NEX-5 at ISO 6400 at the state [Read More...]
Just snapped off some random images today with the SONY NEX-5 and the Leica 50 Summitar attached (using an adapter). Lovely combo! It doesn’t focus close, just like when its on an M8 or M9, BUT it can provide some nice looking files on the NEX. I will have a big write up soon on [Read More...]
Wow what a day! After taking a bunch of heat for posting the article earlier by David Babsky I decided to get out of the house and hit the AZ State Fair again! This time with two Sony powerhouse cameras…the A33 and the NEX-5. So away I went with my buddy Mike. I had the 16mm [Read More...]
It’s been a while since I did one of these and i feel its time for another CRAZY COMPARISON… How about this one? The $6995 Leica M9 with a 1940′s $350 lens attached..the 50 Summitar vs The $699 Sony NEX-5 with the 18-55 kit zoom set to 35mm to get as close to 50mm as [Read More...]
As many of you know, the Sony NEX- 3 and NEX-5 cameras are now fully supported by Aperture 3.03 as well as Lightroom 3. I have been using Aperture 3 lately but may switch to Lightroom as the demo seems pretty fast on my Imac, faster than Aperture. In any case, I ran out back [Read More...]
Just for fun…some Sony NEX-5 and 16mm images… There seems to be a ton of interest in these Sony NEX cameras, and I have gotten many emails asking me to post more from this little camera, and more specifically my opinions on the 16mm f/2.8 prime lens. OK, I admit it! I am now a [Read More...]
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