SLT eSupport – Focus controls from HMX Media on Vimeo.
Sony 55-300mm test at Camerastuffreview. And Sony 500mm review again at Camerastuffreview.
SAR readers mails:
Bart: “Since today I am the happy owner of the NEX-6 with 16-50 powerzoom. I love the combination, the Phase-AF really speeds things up. One thing I did find out is that like Olympus and Panasonic, Sony also decided to let distortion correction in the lens go and just apply software corrections to fix it. When you take pictures at 16 mm you don’t see the distortion in the viewfinder or afterwards on the camera. But when you import the RAW files into Lightroom you see a huge distortion and high vignetting. Some examples of the difference between the RAW and JPEG files can be found here: http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_message/39181572#39181572 It’s in Dutch but I don’t think that’s a big problem.”
Michael: “My blog focuses on the areas where Photography meets Cinematography and it’s called PhotoCine News. I wrote an article about my just finished Sony NEX-7 Video Rig and thought you might be interested in it for your readers. Check it out at: http://photocinenews.com/2012/10/21/the-definitive-sony-nex-7-video-rig/“
Freddy: “I love my Alpha 57 !!! https://vimeo.com/groups/154861/videos/51938444”
Vedran: “I would like to share my FB page to Sony users. Text on page is on Croatian, but only thing important on that page are pictures.:) Most of them are taken with Sony A77. Link to FB page: https://www.facebook.com/VedranTolicPhotography. My website is www.vedrantolic.com as you know, but FB page is great because there is a lot interaction.”
Aleksey: “Hello! I am a long time constant reader. This summer, I’m using the Sony A77V and Minolta Dimage Z3 filmed timelaps our small town of Penza. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYHM_B2xTLI&hd=1”
Mattia: “Super Drift Pro Challenge 2012 shot on the NEX with M-mount lenses on youtube.”
Markus: “Just wanted to share some pictures from my Nex-7 and SLR Magic Hyperprime F0.95.I just love this lens and its growing on me every day I shoot:D http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrosth/“
11 Responses
Shame about the distortion correction…
I wonder which external flash to attach to NEX-6, and keep TTL working?
A) Large F60M directly to new ISO hot shoe?
B) Smaller F43AM via adapter? Will TTL work?
C) Other, older Sony or Metz, via adapter. Will TTL work (when fired to the ceilling)?
What I would like is:
– putting LightSphere diffuser on a flash and fire to the ceilling and around
– have TTL working
– flash can be small (preferred), then I would attach it to the hot shoe
– flash can be bigger, but then I would prefer to put it on side and trigger wirelessly
(but preferably not via camera built-in flash, as I do not want to send light directly, frontally)
Probably, ideally it would be to wait for new flash after F43AM, already with ISO hot shoe…
Any comments?
I’ve been wondering if NEX-6 can do wireless flash. I really hope so.
@Jerry_r: Let me respond with my best guess so far.
F60M should work – TTL
Older Minolta/Sony flashes should work with the adapter – TTL. I hope Metz will work, too. I won’t be able to tell until I get my 6 arrives.
By the way, for optical wireless trigger, you can avoid the direct spill of the on camera flash by using an IR-pass filter. An old film (developed) will do. (This is a trick from Gary Friedman books).
Thanks Decato,
I have read about version of Sony TTL for eg. Metz called ADI.
As I read – it only works when hot shoe flash is directed towards, so distance is known.
My goal is to fire it to the ceilling with LightSphere.
I am slightly surprised, that we have new body, with new hot shoe, but no real (in shops) flash support yet. I hope it won’t take long to have it.
Thanks!
Ah, I’ve decided to get a NEX 5R as a upgrade compared to getting a NEX 6, but I wanted the 16-50mm pancake lens, I guess they’re prioritizing shipping the 16-50 with the NEX 6 to get more sales, when will the 5R + 16-50mm kit be available 🙁
Thanks Decato,
I have read about version of Sony TTL for eg. Metz called ADI.
As I read – it only works when hot shoe flash is directed towards, so distance is known.
My goal is to fire it to the ceilling with LightSphere.
I am slightly surprised, that we have new body, with new hot shoe, but no real (in shops) flash support yet. I hope it won’t take long to have it.
Thanks!
ADI flash is a more sophisticated TTL system that takes into account the distance between the subject in focus and the camera into calculation. It only works when the flash is pointed directly at subject. When you bounce the flash off the wall or ceiling, there is no way the flash unit can know how far the ceiling or wall is. In cases like this, the flash will be reverted to TTL.
So yes TTL always work. Only the ADI part doesn’t. The other trick to make ADI work is to use off-camera TTL sync cord.
Thx!
That’s the combination I am waiting for as well: 5R with 16-50mm. I sure hope this lens will not be NEX-6 kit only.
Wow! That is some huge geometric distortion on 16-50, much more than 18-55!
I compared the 16-50 with the 16/2.8, this time in English 😉
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/post/50148497
So uncorrected it is wider than 16 mm, corrected it is still slightly wider than the 16/2.8.