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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