The NEX-5n has better high ISO performance (it uses the same sensor as the K-5); that has annoyed some Sonystas. I find the rest of the camera a big win and like it a lot, at least in theory, as I haven't handled one yet.
That said, I will never buy into the NEX system due to the gargantuan lenses (relatively speaking, and compared to other mirrorless systems). I'm not into using legacy lenses with a mirrorless system; if I were, I'd probably be all over the NEX-7. That EVF in the correct location, makes me drool. A little. —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 21 September 2011 19:22, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Tom C <[email protected]> wrote: >> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sony_nex_7_first_impressions.shtml >> >> Among other things (pre-production model): >> ... >> "... if ones expectations are realistic this new 24MP sensor really >> satisfies. At ISO 100 to 400 its noise characteristics are excellent. >> At 800 it is still very good, and little to no additional luminance >> noise reduction is needed. At 1600 some luminance noise is visible at >> pixel peeping on-screen sizes, but hardly at all on even very large >> prints. At ISO 3200 and beyond noise become increasingly a factor, and >> how much of an issue it may be for an individual photographers needs >> will have to be determined." >> ... > > It sounds like Sony sacrificed some of the stratospheric ISO > capabilities for a higher resolution sensor. Not an unheard of > trade-off, but some will take exception to it, I'm sure. > > Otherwise, it looks like a very nice camera. Time will tell ... I look > forward to hearing what you say about it once you get to work with it. > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
