Also despite the negative view of the provided add on flash, it's generated acceptable results the few times I've used it. I now leave it on camera instead of detaching.
Tom C. On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Tom C <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope to stick a NEX5 gallery up this week. > > I was initially missing the viewfinder, but not to the extent I had > anticipated. In some respects a large-ish LCD screen can be a good > substitute. > > I don't have the long 200mm zoom yet, but do have the 16mm and the > 18-55mm lenses. I think what I'll miss at this point is a true macro > lens. > > Overall I'm quite impressed with it. I haven't picked up the K7 in > about a month and a half, as I've wanted to learn how to use the NEX5. > Suprisingly, I haven't missed the K7 that much. > > Tom C. > > On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 1:03 PM, John Francis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Nowadays, if I'm being asked to make recommendations for someone >> without a vested interested in a particular system, I find it >> hard to suggest they go with the bulk and weight of a DSLR. >> >> The four thirds systems (and, in particular, micro four thirds) >> offer image quality as good as any DSLR that's over a year older. >> Their one weakness is in the breadth of the lens selction that >> maintains automation (focus and or aperture). Of course they >> don't have some of the cutting-edge features of marginal use to >> most photographers such as extremely high frame rates. The one >> feature they are missing is an optical viewfinder; it depends on >> the photographer as to whether an electronic viewfinder is OK. >> I'd take a look at the current Olympus and Panasonic offerings, >> and in the lenses offered by them and by a few third parties. >> >> I'm not yet convinced that the other small-body systems such as >> the Sony NEX offer enough to a newcomer. The range of lenses is >> even more limited than that for a multi-vendor standard. >> >> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 03:39:08PM +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: >>> Hi! >>> >>> Like I wrote to Tom on the other thread, Galia is complaining a bit >>> about AF of her K10D. I could, in principle, proceed towards spending >>> our time together whereas I'd be telling her about the way AF is >>> supposed to be used, etc. This can prove beneficial to her to some >>> extent. >>> >>> The alternative is to get her a different set of gear which may or may >>> not be a good idea. Suppose for a moment it is a /good/ idea. >>> >>> What would you suggest? Please let us not limit this conversation to >>> Pentax only. Galia's kit is K10D, DA 21/3.2, FA 50/1.4 and FA 100/3.5 >>> whereas she always is asked to select a single lens before the shoot and >>> she puts all her three lenses is fair use. As an example of what I have >>> in mind I'd suggest this: Panasonic GF1 or GH2 or whatever, freshly >>> announced 14/2.5 for wide angle, 20/1.7 for normal and 45/2.8 macro for, >>> well, macro. >>> >>> Ideally I'd like to keep this discussion on target. That is there is no >>> need whatsoever to compare brands here. I'd simply like to know how >>> would you approach this issue. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Boris >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > -- 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.
