Sony NEX5 vs Samsung NX10 (via: Fotoactualidad)
[shoplink 3003]Sony NEX-5[/shoplink] with 1440-7200mm Zoom Lens (Sonyalphanex)
Ascii tested the Alpha to E-mount adapter (google english translation)
Sony NEX-5 tested at Trustedreviews
[shoplink 3058]Sony NEX-VG10[/shoplink] vs Canon 7D (Zol.com.cn / google english translation)
Voigtländer 35mm 1.4 Nokton mounted to Sony NEX-5 (Dpreview forum)
P:S.: You can now preorder the NEX-VG10 at Amazon.com (click here)
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bogus clip. I bet Samsung paid for the clip. They forgot to mention 7 fps for NEX5, faster shot-to-shot time, better low light performance (where Samsung NX10 sucks), much worse dynamic range for NX10. They also forgot to mention sweep panorama, hand-held HDR, twilight mode (which makes NEX the best lowlight APSC on the market).
I think this video just to tell people pro on Samsung and Cons on Sony NEX, not even a fair comparison… I point of view is just nonsense…
NX10 is much larger camera then NEX5, but in this video it always looks smaller!?
Yes, but 8 steps for changing ISO or 10 steps to switch AF to MF? That’s too much… simply ridiculous. I wanted a NEX but this clip has changed my mind. That doesn’t mean that I’ll buy a Samsung camera, but only that I’ll wait. Maybe for a Nex 7 with better interface and controls, or a Nikon or Canon mirrorless camera.
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That is a different review about interface, what is wrong with this? everything is not image quality and speed.
Every body knows about the best Sony sensor on the NEX serie, the speed and DR.
I think that is a good complement for every review made.
it’s 5 steps for me to change iso but i usually just leave it on auto because 200-1600 is perfectly fine, so it’s not like i change iso often.
three letters DMF, direct manual focus, use this setting and either let the camera autofocus or simply turn the focus ring and jump to manual focus, 0 steps. and it’s only 4 steps to change from full auto to full manual, not 10.
lets see them put that NX10 in their pocket and wonder why they didn’t do image quality comparison, maybe cause the nex blows it away…
the nex has some flaws but the NX10 is not the answer by any means.
I have an NEX-5 and I have used it in a real world situation. Changing shooting modes is as simple as pressing the center dial button to get to the menu, then turn the dial to change modes. More like 3 steps, but it is very intuitive. When I’m shooting with this camera, I find that ISO 200-1600, even 3200 is fine, so it’s not like I’m switching ISO all the time, and in that much of a hurry. People should spend some real time with a product before making bogus “textbook” type spec evaluations like these.
On another note, I can’t wait to get my Alpha mount adapter next week…hope they will get the AF issue resolved soon.
It is interesting comparison, but manly it is comparison of oranges to apples… any way people seems more like oranges, at least in Japan, where two silver and black NEX5 kits are in most sold cameras top 10.
http://bcnranking.jp/category/subcategory_0008.html
haha, that review couldnt be any more biased if he tried, he didnt even mention one of the sony’s many advantages, such as 3d sweep panorama, hanheld HDR and twilight modes, great low light quality, tiny size, alpha mount adapter, 7fps burst rate, the list goes on…
And the fact that he compared an aftermarket flashgun which you have to pay for, with one that comes free with the sony to replace the inbuilt flash is just bogus lol…
Either he’s paid by samsung, or he’s a massive samsung fanboy, because in all the reivews I’ve seen, the sony’s outdone the samsung every time…
Anybody had “problems” with the sweep panorama on NEX-5? My results aren’t always consistant. In one shot, I remember part of the mountain range in the distant background doing a strange stair-step pattern.
Are you supposed to stand in place and pivot around the same point, or does “sweeping” along the landscape work better? Sometimes, there is more distortion (such as in a long brick wall along the beach, or a sidewalk that runs across the scene) than other times…haven’t had much time to look into this matter.
@Thundercats
sweep panorama can be a hit or a miss, really depends on technique and the situation in which you are trying to use it. I know Sony shows this being used all the time free hand, but we all know to get the best results on a panorama using a tripod is best, this is still true of the NEX camera.
if you are seeing the “step” pattern you may be holding the camera at a slight angle, try holding it more level also turning on the grid can help you when using the sweep panorama. best advise is experiment with it, hold it different etc., I always always always do more than one sweep panoramic shot with the NEX. The smaller the radius of your sweep the better the results, the more level the camera is held throughout the sweep the better the results, the more light the better the results, turn on the grid and most important and most helpful, tripod tripod tripod.