RedLion
Come to the Faire
All set to shoot some Halloween street parties tonight. Extrapolating from the Sony NEX 5N manual, with ISO 6400 and F1.2, that tiny little flash should be able to stretch out to about 150 feet. That's almost a quarter of a block!
Joe
Joe
jarski
Veteran
would be nice to try this combo as well. does not look very balanced though 
RedLion
Come to the Faire
With my right hand "locked in" with the camdapter strap and my left hand on the manual focus lens, it feels pretty good, actually. But yes it does look unbalanced.
huntjump
Well-known
looks to be a fun night. are your dressing up to blend in more?
Pablito
coco frío
since the lens sticks out so far, the light from the flash will be blocked in the lower part of your photos resulting in a big shadow.
RedLion
Come to the Faire
Hi Pablito,
I was curious if what you said might be true so I just tested it out at various distances - up close .7m to around 30 feet and in fact there are no shadows. It could be because of the 1.5 crop factor. So actually it works fine in that regard.
One thing I DID discover though, was that at the larger apertures (wider than F4) and at high ISO, that the flash did over-expose those subjects which were close in. My guess is that the flash has a limited range of output not just on the high side, but on the low side as well. I'm guessing that the flash is not able to REDUCE it's power enough and so is overexposing.
Joe
I was curious if what you said might be true so I just tested it out at various distances - up close .7m to around 30 feet and in fact there are no shadows. It could be because of the 1.5 crop factor. So actually it works fine in that regard.
One thing I DID discover though, was that at the larger apertures (wider than F4) and at high ISO, that the flash did over-expose those subjects which were close in. My guess is that the flash has a limited range of output not just on the high side, but on the low side as well. I'm guessing that the flash is not able to REDUCE it's power enough and so is overexposing.
Joe
DamenS
Well-known
LOL - a big Metz 60 would balance it up more, and allow us on another hemisphere to see when you are taking shots ...
RedLion
Come to the Faire
MoonFest 2011
MoonFest 2011
Here's the results from last evening. Sony 5N with Voigtlander 35mm F1.2 manual focus M-mount lens.
(all shots taken at F1.2 and ISO 6400)
Full set is here: MoonFest 2011
Includes a movie here: MoonFest2011 Movie.
MoonFest 2011
Here's the results from last evening. Sony 5N with Voigtlander 35mm F1.2 manual focus M-mount lens.
(all shots taken at F1.2 and ISO 6400)
Full set is here: MoonFest 2011
Includes a movie here: MoonFest2011 Movie.
Shade
Well-known
Nice shots man, i have tried the combo on the c3 and I quite liked it.
ampguy
Veteran
very nice! Will be most interesting to see if even the NEX 7 can match this great ISO 6400 performance!
jarski
Veteran
yes nice shots!
whitecat
Lone Range(find)er
I had this camera in my hand. It is sooooo light.
DamenS
Well-known
Is it hard to focus at f1.2 without the EVF ?
RedLion
Come to the Faire
Easy to Focus
Easy to Focus
No. It's quite easy to focus. Of course, I'm near-sighted and can always look over the top of my glasses to see up close with the camera not too far away from my face. For waist level shots, it helps to have progressive lens glasses as well.
I do, however, think an EVF will be an improvement. I have one arriving soon.
Joe
Easy to Focus
No. It's quite easy to focus. Of course, I'm near-sighted and can always look over the top of my glasses to see up close with the camera not too far away from my face. For waist level shots, it helps to have progressive lens glasses as well.
I do, however, think an EVF will be an improvement. I have one arriving soon.
Joe
DamenS
Well-known
Thanks - let us know what you think of the EVF when you receive it, if you don't mind. Ta.
RedLion
Come to the Faire
I got the EVF and it's great!
Joe
Joe
kanzlr
Hexaneur
OT: I finally got the camdapter strap you use, and I have to say I love it!
NEX-5N + EVF + Campdater Strap + "the strap" from leica goodies + CV 35/1.4
small, light, and maybe the best usability so far
NEX-5N + EVF + Campdater Strap + "the strap" from leica goodies + CV 35/1.4
small, light, and maybe the best usability so far
kchong
Member
Wow! Amazing shots. THis is making me even more tempted to sell my DSLR and go with a NEX/M-mount combo.
Lss
Well-known
Looks good. I decided to skip the NEX-7 and will probably get the NEX-5N instead. I don't know about the EVF yet. Without it, the camera is pretty much tripod only stills (and handheld video) for me. The EVF is however quite pricey.