Image courtesy: Photozone.
Klaus from Photozone is really doing an amazing job by testing lenses on his new Sony NEX-7. He just published the next lens review (Click here). As you know the NEX-7 requires tp quality lenses to get out the most from the super resolution 24 Megapixel sensor. Klaus tried the new Voigtlander Heliar 75mm f/1.8, a $759.95 M-mount lens (here at Amazon). Good to hear that this is a lens that does a good job: “On Sony NEX (APS-C) the full format lens delivers pretty good results from a user perspective. At large apertures the center performance is fine, and that’s where it counts here, whereas the border performance is rather soft.”
Klaus still has to test the Zeiss 24mm lens which I expect to be best overall performer on the NEX-7. Too bad it’s still hard to find in some countries (like USA). Here are some search links. Good Luck!
Zeiss for NEX at [shopcountry 8450].
NEX-7 at [shopcountry 8454].
Voigtlander 75mm on [shoplink 12505 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
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Admin, this “need high quality” optics is silly, haven’t you tired of such a hypocrisy yet? Everyone who has a brain knows this camera is hopeless and edge performance is underwhelming at least with any optics with short flange length.
Oh damn…where is my brain gone? 🙂
“…At large apertures the center performance is fine, and that’s where it counts here, whereas the border performance is rather soft.”
This is because the Sony NEX 5N has an offset microlens array optimising the corner performance. The NEX 7 just has the standard sensor from the A77. Therefore the NEX 7 will always have softer corners than the NEX 5N with legacy lenses.
Denis is correct. Most of you should do some research instead of flaming.
Oh, it gets worse..
Instead of plunking down >$700 on the recommended Cosina, one could pick up a Fujinon-TV 75/1.8 + a c-mount adapter for 1/3rd that price and get better results on the NEX-7. 😉
NEX 5N does not have offset microlenses. That’s regular DSLR sensor which just happened to be better in that regard.
Oh God … the Spelling Errors … RUN!
I guess the zombie apocalypse is upon us already, because I’ve apparently lost my brain as well. Must be all those forumtrolls ..
Denis: Although you lack manners, your message about the sensor is right on the money (no need to trash everyone in that process).
The little NEX-C3 is clearly superior to the NEX-7 when it comes to image quality. A pity that Sony did not make the 7 with that 16MP sensor or the one like that. 🙁
I love the body, it perfectly matches even brass made lux 50, although I would prefer the 3rd wheel being on the front. And remove movie button.
But the sensor must be better. Even kit lens suffers heavily from color shifts. It IS the waste. That should not be produced.
Sorry Vivek, but the C3 is inferior in IQ in pretty much all regards to the 7. It has a mild advantage with RF wides and better per-pixel noise performance at high ISO, the 7 has better resolution, the same or better DR, lower base ISO, and marginally better colour and per-frame aiso performance is similar
Try the Cosina 15mm f/4.5 on the NEX-7 and the C3 (I have). The difference is night and day. Not even close.
Denis = Jerk
which omly applies to wide-angle lenses, there is no effect on optics like the 75/1.8 which is also available as an SLR lens. The poor edge performance of the 75 is due to the optical design, not the NEX-7’s design and is a known issue even on film.
Andrea thank you for not deleting the unpleasant comments. It is important for us readers to know who stupid commenters are so we can ignore reading their comments while scrolling.
It will save us some time.
Btw, we love your brain with every curve buddy.
I am not impressed by the Voigtländer 75/1.8 nor the Zeiss 85/1.4
Compare the figures with the Sony 16-50/2.8. This zoom outperforms the two primes easily.
Dennis – “Everyone who has a brain knows this camera is hopeless and edge performance is underwhelming at least with any optics with short flange length”
The performance is suspect on lenses with a symmetrical design, lenses which retrofocus or have a longer focal length are great. If you want to use a 21mm super angulon, or a voigtlander 15 or 12, yes, it is not a good sensor, but for most lenses, it is great!
That hypothesis with some Zeiss backing appeared quite logical until I tried the NEX-C3.
Cosina 12 and 15 shine on that little plastic camera while the NEX-7 sucks big time (the NEX-5 used behave badly as well).
Sony being a major sensor maker in the world ought to know better, one would think. No? 🙂
Don’t know where you get these ideas. What camera do you actually own? You do own one, or you spend all your time talking shit?
I use (not just “own”)what I talk about and you? 🙂
I had the NEX-5 (it was great) and I currently own the NEX-7 (it is fantastic).
If you do not understand what is typed then you should refrain from typing what you seem to eat. 😉
from review, “Sony has only released a handful of more or less acceptable lenses in Sony E mount so far.”
People keep saying there are no quality lenses for emount when this is just not true.
We now have
Sigma 19 2.8, Zeiss 24, Sigma 30, Sony 50, 18-200 and 55-250. The only real gap is a high performance regular and tele zoom and a tele prime.
I thought he was done with the shitty NEX7? Anyone remember the shitty NEX7 with that shitty sensor?
Canon 4 lyfe.
Admin, I don’t mind the grammar mistakes as i’m pretty sure you are not a native English speaker but your site is popular enough now that you shouldn’t be making five sloppy spelling errors and typos in a single very short post. It causes users and other sites to give you less credibility and link to you less when you type out posts as if you were drunk. Please use spell check, for your own good and ours.
At least he knows that the first-person singular nominative case personal pronoun is capitalized.
lol 🙂
yeah, that nitpickers are thinking that they manage something really important with checking spelling of a not native English speaker… such pure things that trolls are… just the same narrow minded ppl. once didn’t like this site use the Sony name. Apropos, how did this story end with new name for SAR?
touche
Well it looks like he corrected the mistakes since I posted this. The first version was sloppy as hell. Wa sty ping stufff lik ethis. Dozens of sites link to his stories. Mine as well not look like you’re a 12 y/o on the internet. Props to admin in general though, I refresh this site at least twice a day and appreciate the frequent updates and casual tone.
“For days now I am working in the middle of nowhere […]” you see? poor Andrea 😀
to be honest this illustrate it well, that such nitpicker-“problems” are always better to solve via private and personal ways like e-mail etc. It is not necessary to nag in public from the first step. It is just sensible to start with supposing, that there is some cogent reason behind each mistake and human failure. Positive thinking makes your day easier 🙂
Admin, any news on NEX-5N’s replacement? Thanks
This camera just came out 7 months ago and is fantastic…what does it need to be replaced with already??