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Subject: [OM] Sony NEX-5 Hands On
From: usher99@xxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 22:46:25 -0400
 Yes, that's about it. Got an NEX5 in my hand now with the 16mm -  managed to 
borrow a pre-production unit for the weekend on the proviso  that I didn't use 
it to assess image quality. . They did have a couple  of production copies but 
they were committed.It is VERY much a compact P&S with on-screen guides (which 
intrude)  and very few buttons. Two of the buttons are unlabelled - their  
function changes and the label is on the screen next to them, like an  ATM. The 
16mm seems larger than it needs to be, especially as it has  no stabiliser.The 
thing that best exemplifies the comment below is the 'background  defocus' 
control (one dial, matching curved scale on screen). No  mention of aperture - 
just rack the background into blur. Oh, and I  CANNOT find the 'format' command 
anywhere!
Andrew Fildes
afildes [at] people.net.au



On 22/05/2010, at 4:29 AM, Moose wrote:


From TOP today:

"You really cannot go in depth about a camera if you had it in your

hands for only a couple of hours, but you can tell what it is about.  And
Sony NEX cameras are all about consumer photography. I know that some

might consider that term an oxymoron, but we are talking about the  kind
of photography that doesn't really care about capturing the perfect
composition, that doesn't really care about technique, and even less

about the intricate technical details of cameras. The people who  
commitconsumer photography care about capturing the emotional content of  their
lives—the easier they can do that, the better.

More here.

<http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/05/sony-nex5-hands-on.html
 >
Moose


 

Thanks Moose and Andrew,
User interface sounds horrid.  I'd be interested in Andrew's assessment of IQ 
but sounds like not something I could stand 
even for a horse-cam.
Mike



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