NEX-5A/S
3.9
5
19
19
Amazing
Bought a refurbished one with 3 year accidental replacement plan, total cost same as a regular point and shoot! The 16mm is adequate for everyday pictures. The camera has a digital zoom that works surprisingly well with fast autofocus-- I don't think I need the 18-55mm afterall! I've used it for my daughter's basketball and softball games and it really captures the action well. Autofocus is so fast, all my pictures are sharp. There are so many features to love. There's a handheld twilight scene selector that takes several pictures of the same shot to correct exposure and create blurry free pictures. Some of the features are automatically disabled when certain settings are in place. It's been trial and error trying to figure out what works with what. I don't mind the process, it's actually been fun to learn.
March 16, 2012
Nex-5 A/B AKA Nex-2.5
First try with a Leica lens on manual. Super manual substitute for a Leica M9 at 1/4 the price. BUT it does not have a rangefinder (a tape measure and the hyper focal markings work). When the adapter ring was coming I turned the camera into a brick by trying to update the O/S to version 3 with my Mac Pro 64 bit Kernel computer (the warning "64 bit kernel not supported" was three layers down in the specifications in fine print as a note: to the list of useable computers). I just got it back (with both camera O/S version 3 and adapter version 2 preloaded) but only two of my Sony lenses auto-focus. The original 16mm lens and the G-series 70-300 lens. The Sony 18-200mm lens and the Zeiss 16-80mm lens might as well be sand. They just lay there in spite of the assurances that they will work on the updated Nex-5/adapter ring combo. The fact that the G series lens works proves that the adapter and the camera work as required, but the bugs are not worked out yet.
All this reminds me of my first computer a PET 2001. They promised everything, BUT a future version of the O/S was going to be required, explained the users manual. Then it was "oops more memory, and a floppy disk (which tripled the price of the computer) will also be required".
I think I will stay with my alpha 350 for the Zeiss lens, and save up for a Sigma SD1. The Sony upgrades are coming down the line with smaller and smaller incremental advances and lots of hype. Sigma tripled the pixels in their upgrade from 4.7 MB to 16 MB. While the new Sony 55 has only a 14% increment in resolution (14 to 16 MP). True the Sigma's price tripled, and Sony does not have a competitor in the $7,000 range, but it is more than time for a new top of the line Sony.
June 3, 2011
Amazing for noobies to those goodbehind the lens
So I just read a review saying it takes terrible photos, taken with flash bottom comes out way dark top way too bright comes out blurry cause you have to hold it too long... I just had to say something about this...
This person obviously does not know what aperture is. Funny thing is, I bought this camera about two weeks ago and i didn't either.
The point: I've never done anything with photography, terminology, lighting, nothing. After messing with this camera and doing just the slightest research online, I'm using the manual mode constantly.
Great thing about this camera: You can stick with Auto mode, change the scenes how you want them, or move up to just aperture settings, just shutter speeds, or full on manual. ALSO, IT Explains everything for you!!
It has a button for tips for just about every major function on the camera, to help with understanding things like aperture, shutter speed, and lighting and how these can help or hurt your photo.
Knowing nothing about photography, this was the perfect camera for me, It is just so awesome.
Downsides: After doing the research I did, I am a little disappointed about the HDR mode, you pretty much have to do it manually, no self-timer, and the HDR mode only takes 3 shots at 1EV each. However, I don't have any software yet, so it's not an issue with me. Also, I'm not sure what all lenses there are in the camera world, but for the a lenses Sony has, you need an a lens adapter for the nex which uses e lenses... but I'm not that into changing lenses really, haven't really explored 16mm use over 1855mm use. Last thing I think- the auto mode takes really great shots using a ISO settings like 1254, 187, 2360 whereas the manual only lets you set it to -200,400,800,1600,3200,6400,12800. Where is the in-between? Not a huge deal I guess, it might just be more complicated.
Not much else I can say other than after using this camera, I feel like I could definitely step up to DSLR use.
It's a great camera if your even the slightest bit interested in taking more professional looking shots.
And of those two shots, crystalball was taken about the 3rd day I had the camera, grasseyeview was taken Mothers day on 8 May '11. Got the camera on 29 April '11
May 10, 2011
I love this camara but not happy about it! NEX-3
Took a mini vacation to San Francisco with the new camara. all pictures i took were great, I was very happy with the pictures taken until my last day in San Francisco when the shoot or release button got stuck and i was not able to take picture. I was mad beacuse i had one day left and I was in Carmel, califonia and could not take more pic. I return the camara cuase i only had it for 27 days and i still can returned it. will buy the nex 5 and I hope I get lucky!
April 13, 2011
