NYT: Pogue reviews NEX-5
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pvdhaar
Peter
A panorama, merely by sweeping the camera? Now that's something that caught my attention..
jsrockit
Moderator
Not a bad review. From what I've gathered, if you can handle its ugliness and don't care about readily available manual controls, it is a great camera to have.
papasnap
Well-known
yeah - it sounds like a winner to me. especially if someone makes a E-mount to M-mount adapter
monochromejrnl
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Isn't innovation great... kudos to Sony for moving the goal posts a bit further
sleepyhead
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Yes, the feature is called Sweep Panorama, and it is also found in at least one of Sony's recent point & shoot cameras. It also caught my attention (I haven't tried it), but somehow stitched panoramic pictures, not matter how easy to produce, just don't appeal to me philosophically.
But this is coming from a guy who currently doesn't own a digital camera, and just bought a Hasselblad Xpan...
hipsterdufus
Photographer?
It sounds like a good deal for the money; it just doesn't sound like it quite hits the spot for easily accessible controls. I get the feeling that it is not intended as an attempt to get film rangefinder users to switch to a Sony digital, though.
jsrockit
Moderator
I agree... but they will bring out better models within the next 6 months.
Andy Kibber
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Sounds like a digital Olympus Stylus Epic. Now, if they'll just release a 35mm-e lens for it ...
antiquark
Derek Ross
Bah, humbug! 🙂
icebear
Veteran
Absolutely, if that thing takes my N'lux I want one too😀
ampguy
Veteran
This is enough to hold me off from getting a 4/3rds. The adapter for M-lenses will make or break the deal for me.
