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4th in the
Midwest
 Sony NEX-7, Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 The grass is always
greener. I love the sensor of the NEX-5N, but dislike the tragically
small six shot buffer and lack of physical controls. The shape of
the camera is not structurally sound with the EVF attached, as my
destruction of the EVF showed. Since I sold off ten lenses and one
camera body, there was only one thing to do. Buy more camera gear. Thus
the introduction of the NEX-7. More expensive, but cost negated because
it comes with a viewfinder and doesn't require the $350 FDA-EVS1. Plus
it has a real, if slightly absurd, proprietary flash mount that can
take an adapter to become a standard hotshoe. Sony likes proprietary
accessories almost as much as Apple. The NEX-7 comes beautifully
presented in an ingenious box; offering a nice tactile experience while
opening. Strange how nice it is to open something that's well
presented. Reminds me of Nikon in their prime, on arrival it reeks of
quality. The NEX-7 also feels very good in hand, the controls are much
improved, although the lack of a touch screen is a bit puzzling. Image
quality is good, although noise performance is like stepping back to my
Nikon D200...not particularly impressive. The good news is that at
24mp, noise reduction can be applied, and when resized down to 12mp the
images come out looking pretty good. Dynamic range starts off very well
at ISO 100 and drops quickly.
4th of July
 Sony NEX-7, Nikkor 50mm f/1.2  Sony NEX-7, Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 For a change I was
hoping to take some cliche fireworks photos, with the camera mounted on
a tripod and some nice slower exposures and all that. That's when I
found out that the Nikon
to Sony E tilt shift adapter I bought doesn't allow focus to
infinity. Quite a shame, because I love the idea of a do-it all adapter
for t/s and regular work on the Sony. I guess that's what you get for
$53. Speaking of acquisitions, I couldn't resist one I've been lusting
after for some time: the classic, still in production Nikkor 50mm f/1.2
AI-S. I really bought this lens just for one night shot I have in mind,
that will have to wait for the winter. Until them I'm enjoying some
shallow depth of field shooting with it at 1.2 where it has a unique
look.
My lovely girl all gussied up for the wedding.  Sony NEX-7, Nikkor 50mm f/1.2  Pretty dark in the barn, NEX-7, Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 @ 1/30 f/2 ISO 400 Sunset in Minnesota  Sony NEX-7, Sigma 19mm f/2.8 Looking down on the clouds  Sony NEX-7, Sigma 19mm f/2.8 |