Photocomment (Click here) posted a NEX-7 and Zeiss 24mm lens review: “The NEX-7 is one of the few mirrorless cameras that can be a true alternative to an SLR, without any drawbacks. The Zeiss 24mm lens is extremely sharp and has the creamiest out of focus boket I have seen in a lens in a long while.“. NEX-7 unboxing at Photoheadonline (Click here) and a german review at Photo-HS (Click here). P.S.: The NEX-7 with kit lens is back in Stock at Amazon (Click here).
The new Sigma 19mm gets tested on the NEX-5n from our reader Eric Brandon (Click here). No bad results for a lens that costs $199 only at B&H (Click here).
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That was hurtful to watch. But it’s an informative review. Looked like a school project for web journalism.
Pretty decent nex-7 review.
Wow thanks for posting this up Andrea!
Yeah sorry about the review everyone! I’m still getting used to being in front of a camera and very new to video recording and editing lol but it’ll get better as time goes on.. hopefully. I just thought I’d do some Alpha reviews mainly because there aren’t enough out there for people to refer to when making decisions on what to buy =.)
Not bad for an amateur review. Not in the same league as a Johnnie Behiri or Mike Kobal, but much better than what is turned out by all of the camera jugglers.
Things I liked: no shots of his pets; no shots of his children and no shots of his back yard. Another plus is no paper-thin DOF.
BTW am I the only person to have never pushed the record button by mistake???
Way to call me out by name 😉
Sorry, but I was thinking about the rangefinder guy (never can recall his name) 😉
BTW are you a camera juggler too, I’ve never looked at you site 🙁
“BTW am I the only person to have never pushed the record button by mistake???”
Here you go 🙂
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivek-iyer/7032294179/in/photostream
Easy fix. 😉
Looks like a good fix for people who DO push the record button by mistake.
In the six months I’ve had my 5n I have NEVER EVER hit the record button by mistake. I’m always SURPRISED when people say they have this problem.
That looks ugly! Just get the latest firmware and disable that useless button.
Been having a blast with my NEX-7, bought it body-only and been using:
* Bokemorphic Toy Lens
* Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 with Voigtlander adapter
* Sony 100mm f/2.8 macro with Sony adapters
The feel of the Voigtlander on the Sony is great, metal lens and metal body makes for an old-school camera feel. The focus peaking is very useful although the viewfinder is good enough without it.
I also love the performance of the 100mm Sony Alpha lens…Manual focus works quite well.
The auto-focus of the 100mm + the SLT adapter ranges from “ok” to “amazing” depending on conditions (definitely seeks when switching from normal shooting to macro shooting and back). Worth the money, but wish the non-SLT Sony adapter did contrast A/F as well as aperture control.
Oh and both the Voigt and Sony lenses work great with my cheap aftermarket extension tubes for even more macro action.
The Bokemorphic lens is great fun, and not a bad fixed-aperture lens…Doubles as a low-end manual focus pancake. Got some amazing shots in Vegas once I figured out what works well.
Minuses: I use my left eye, which means the viewfinder always ends up with nose prints. I also wish the articulating display had more articulations (far less functional than my Panasonic G3’s articulation.) Or no articulation, I primarily use the viewfinder except for macro work. And the firmware could use some updates, but generally not hard to find things.
I’d love to post samples but they’re big and I don’t use a hosting site.
This is the first Sigma 19mm review
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/6966279769/sigma-19mm-f28-on-the-nex-7
“Despite there being some great mirrorless cameras out there, few can be true alternatives to SLR’s for working professionals. They simply can’t do everything that an SLR can. Though they do come close, they usually lack a vital function or two, or even more. The NEX-7 is one of the few mirrorless cameras that can be a true alternative to an SLR, without any drawbacks.”
I really love this words~ Go Nex-7! Next, FF-Nex! can’t wait for it though…
I really need a wide angle lens for my NEX. I only have manual lenses at the moment, the widest being only 28mm.
The Sony 16mm is attractive because of the price and compactness, but a lot of people bash it (I don’t like the 18-55 kit myself).
Should I even question getting the 16mm over the Sigma 19mm?
John, I think you did a great job for your 1st video review!! I’m doing the same thing in my spare time and not it’s not easy, as you know, The critics can also be harsh, but if you put in the effort most people appreciate it.
I bet you have ton of hours invested in that video!! Keep up the good work.
Jay
thanks for the complement! its actually my 9th video now but if you compare it to my first, you’ll see that im very slowly getting better haha.. i agree its harder than i initially thought. thanks again