The video on top is a extremely long discussion about the NEX-7. I didn’t know Sergey Brin from Google was using the NEX-7!
Luminous Landscape (Click here) re-evaluated the NEX-7 after a six months use: “This is the mirrorless camera that other manufacturers have to recon with, and for the moment is, in my opinion, one of the best available choices in a compact system camera for the serious photographer.”
Full NEX-7 review at Stuckincustoms (Click here): “If you are a veteran DSLR shooter that is needs action-photography performance, low-light sharpness with excellent ISO performance, or the flexibility of a robust lens system, then the Sony NEX-7 may not be for you.”
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I just love my nex-7, but I’m a bit dissapointed in the quality of some of my older legacy lenses. 🙂
Google is an dogcrap evil company
I don’t give a rat’s anus what some richboy uses. Go Google overinflated self important post.
Actually, I liked that bit from Sergei Brin. He certainly seems to know what he was talking about.
He says that he also owns an A77 and has ordered a Nikon D800E.
Talking about NEX-7…Nikon has just announced D3200…It’s the 24MP sensor on that camera the same as NEX-7/A77 as predicted/rumored weeks ago here on SAR?
I think so, but not totally sure, as Nikon uses 12 bits for dynamic in a RAW pixel whereas Sony uses 14 bits ! Anyway 24MP, OFV and €600 for the D3200 body will make life definitely hard to A77, A65 and even A57 and they will probably soon drop in price 😉
Not true. Sony uses 12-bit too.
Sensor alone isn’t all that matter. The 16MP sensor was used from $500 C3 to $1400 K-5, and everything in between. There are many other aspects to a camera than just the sensor and IQ.
D3200 isn’t competing against Nex-7.
+1.
In D3200, Nikon implements the same “EXPEED 3” processor as they use in D800 and D4. Thus I will hold my judgement until seeing reviews and image samples.
ok thanks, well then is must be Nikon D5100 and D7000 having 14 bits RAW 🙂
Long story short: yea, sensor is the same.
So the same sensor in the a77 will be in a Nikon selling for much less money and Sony lowers expectations about the a99 being a true pro camera within two days.
Sony still plans to release flagship full frame – with 36 MPx. Only we don’t know when (my bet? Spring 2013).
And 24 MPx in D3200 is nonsense, especially with huge flapping mirror, no MLU and tiny viewfinder. Try to make razor-sharp photo with that, lol.
Many want 24MP but no EVF and these people will now choose Nikon and not SONY. And think about upcoming D5200 or D7100 (will have better OVF, AF and burst rate), if they are also cheaper than Sony’s SLTs, then Sony must seriously drop prices by a few €100
I think many people want an EVF of near comparable quality as an OVF, but that’s not to say they want OVF over EVF. Sony will perfect this technology and it is inevitably the death of the OVF. The OVF is a steam engine; nice for romantics and the nostalgic type, just not the best tool.
Why would that be a problem?
The PDAF will take care of the focusing. If one wants critical manual focusing there is always live view or electronic range finder (green dot) focus.
The camera has a nice grip. Better than the 7 (without a half case and such additions).
As a a850 shooter I understand how to work with a mirror and get a sharp print and the a99 is not a must purchase for me.
So I do have some hope about what’s planned for after the a99.
The only thing Sony really has planned is to raise lens prices through the roof beyond inflation just like Canon and Nikon are doing
I like the stuckincustoms.com blog because while somewhat similar in style to Steve Huff, this guy can actually take photos. Just my opinion, so don’t get all upset people.
I love Trey’s Variety hour.
Some very notable people in this video. (as with most of his hangouts) I watched it live and thought there were some great real life pro’s and con’s for the system. I dont have one, but would love to. Everyone likes the OVF with the exception of Kai Man Wong. (within limits) I thought it was great conversation regarding the NEX-7. Just photogs talking about a product that they all own.
There’s no OVF ;P
Honestly the NEX7 has exceeded immensely my expectations when I made the upgrade from the 5n , the ease of video and the quality is mind blowing in a non cliche way (seriously). Used it with a Rokinon 85mm 1.4..oh heck the picture was beautiful.
If I weren’t able to get a Nikkor 85/1.8 for $120, I would definitely have sprung for the Samyang 85/1.4. But I did ;P
Last Monday I went to the Sony shop in my town and I played with the NEX7 for an hour or so. Nice beautiful camera. But there was one thing that upset me very very much… it was the EVF. Not the quality of the image because it’s very good, but the lag of 1/2 to 1 second when you approach your eye. As a Leica film camera user that time is enormous for my street photography style. And that reason is enough reason for me to NOT buying this camera. OVF continues to be for me the only way. I don’t want in any EVF the minimal lag… zero lag. I don’t understand why people are not talking more about this flaw.
You can always frame your shot with the LCD screen which will not lag if this half second lag isso much of a concern…. Do not that during this lag your camera is still able to autofocus… For your leica camera you’d still need to manually focus as well…isn’t that considered a lag too?
E, the lag becomes unnoticeable after using it for a bit. Plus, if you turn the LCD off all together, I believe the EVF turn on lag is shorter.
I tried all the ways with the help of the seller. The lag was always there not matter which configuration you try. For other types of photography the lag is acceptable, but not for street photography.
It doesn’t bother me for street photography, but the solution is easy. Set the camera to EVF only mode, and place a small piece of black electrical tape over the eye sensor. The EVF will always remain on, while the camera is on. In fact, I guess you don’t even need to set the camera to EVF only mode, since using a piece of tape would do the same in either mode.
I’d imagine that the issue will be fixed in the next firmware upgrade, as many have complained about it.
I just checked again, and, when you set the camera to EVF only, there is still a delay, but it is faster than when the camera switches between LCD and EVF. Still, using a piece of tape is the best of option for zero lag, at the potential expense of battery life.
Thank you. When I was trying the camera I use my finger in the VF to see if I can control that lag, but finally it’s not a good solution because I don’t see myself thinking about that every time while shooting. Besides, sometimes it was ok and others not. The tape could be a good temporal solution (with extra batteries), but when I think that is a camera that cost 1200 bucks, well, I feel it’s a little crazy to use that kind of thing. An external optical viewfinder could be good for me, but I need an adaptor for the hotshoe and I’m not sure about the precision in that case. I’have two Leica viewfinders: 35 and 50mm with their lenses that I shoot almost all the time in zone focusing. Of course I’m aware about the crop factor using and aps-c camera. But that means to return to the OVF… so, maybe a camera with an EVF is not for me. The better will be a FW solution, but it’s not sur Sony will do that.
External OVFs will work well. I’ve used a 50mm SBOOI on my NEX cameras with 35mm rangefinder lenses, and the framing was pretty good. For the NEX-7, what you want is a coldshoe adapter, not a hotshoe adapter for your OVFs. If you can find the cold shoe adapter, it is very low profile, because it doesn’t have electronics. It’s just a little piece of plastic that turns a Minolta/Sony shoe into a standard shoe, and it won’t add any extra height to throw of your field of view. I got mine for a few dollars, but I don’t have a link for where I bought it. I think I got it from an online store in the UK.
Thanks again. It’s good to know the the SBOOI works well, its my favorite VF. Yes, you are right, it’s a cold shoe adapter, that was I ment. I found in ebay who sells these pieces. I need to think more about this camera and other alternatives like the fuji xpro1 or the Ricoh GXR with the M mount module… For me even an old Epson RD1 could be very useful… After all it continous to be an amazing camera.
that was embarrassing…. the collective salaries of all those wankers could feed half of poland, but the google club crap shows how pitiful it can be trying to be cool. e.g. not cool at all. I guess trey’s mom should not be so proud of him as he always says. He could do better.
Not sure where the google hate is coming form. I thought the tour of google hq and the appearance by Brin (at the 20 minute mark) was cool. I can’t name a sinlge non-google thing Brin has commented on publicly. I’d say it’s noteworthy that he commented on the NEX-7. Surely this type of post is more interesting than posts about “in stock” notification.
It was a great discussion. I kind of wish they had invited me as they had a lot of questions we all know the answer to, that were obvious to us. Also, Kai really has a distorted world view. But to each his own.
First and foremost I am really happy to hear people that actually take photos say, over and over again, “I do not care about the noise”. I am on the brink on quitting Flickr-groups, Sonyalpharumours and other photography forums because of the constant high-iso-discussion.
Agreed. As Kai points out near the end of the video, he has gotten used to the stupid comments and just attributes them to high school students with nothing better to do. As he says, remember this is the internet, where you can be anonymous and say things that you would never say in person.