M8 sharper than Nex 5n below 1/40 of a second!!!!

[LCT]

...the camera's minimal size and weight also make it feel as if there is more vibration from the shutter, or less dampening thereof. I have a relatively very small and light DSLR, a Nikon D40, and I feel much less shutter vibration from it, compared to the NEX...

Much interesting, thank you.

 

[Lss]

I may be my imagination but I just tested my M8 against my Nex 5n with the 35mm f1.2 Nokton at 1/30th shutter speed and am noticing that the M8 produces images that are sharper than the Nex 5n.

Sounds plausible to me. The M8 handles and balances very well, while I find the NEX-5N pretty poor in this respect. The feel on the shutter button is also very different. I haven't seen the same problem myself, but since I don't have an EVF for the 5N my shooting style with these cameras is entirely different.

 

[uhligfd]

How about not pushing down the shutter button on any camera, but rather squeezing the camera button between one finger on the release and the thumb on the bottom of the camera to avoid that dreaded downward push on any camera when shooting?

Then the shutter release action does not give any one-direction momentum to the camera as the push button down force is cancelled by the thumb push against the bottom of the camera.

I learnt that technique on my Rolleiflex to avoid blurry pics at slow speeds: use index finger to activate shutter release by squeezing the camera body between index finger and thumb.

I think the poster's ill conceived shutter release motion is the culprit here.

Operator error wins again.

 

[250swb]

I would guess you had image stabilisation switched on with the NEX, and that caused the more blurry image. If you were holding the NEX really firmly the image stabilisation will be trying to find something to do, but of course it had nothing to do other than flicker around looking for movement. It is a simple rule that if you are using a tripod or bracing the camera you should switch off image stabilisation unless the camera has a means of recognising the camera is on a tripod.

Steve

 

[AncientCityPhoto]

I can shoot my m8 at 1/30 fine and even 1/8 sometimes if I'm careful with a 35 mm lens.

My Olympus epm1 with a 35mm equivalent shows me hand shake at anything below 1/60 with image stabilization on or off.

I can get a much steadier grip in the m8 than I can all these small mirror less cameras.