Cameras

[widmerpool]

Internet forums might be full of people who spend all their time talking about minute differences between lenses rather than taking pictures, but it seems perfectly reasonable to me to do some research before buying your first mirrorless camera. All the systems are fairly new and there are substantive differences between them.

[munch]

am I the only one who feels a bit "this is so awkward" whenever I see internet beefery? :(

[Dane]

am I the only one who feels a bit "this is so awkward" whenever I see internet beefery? :(

Just ignore...as with everything else on the internet...

[endersgame]

if anyone in the USA wants a free tiffen 72mm circular polarizer, pm me or else i'm throwing it out..

[fncyths]

if anyone in the USA wants a free tiffen 72mm circular polarizer, pm me or else i'm throwing it out..

On it!

[munch]

http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/indonesian-agency-leaks-the-nex-5r-and-nex-6-names-they-have-wi-fi-support/

!!!

[birdytg]

Congrats on your new beast! Any lens purchases yet?

Sorry Dane, did not see your reply to my post and associated question:
-Yes, Had to make some choice (not easy!) as I needed a nice combination for travelling with:
- AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
- AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G
- AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

[Dane]

AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED

That's a pretty big investment in a wide-angle...I take it that's a priority for you? Beautiful lens...albeit a bit heavy.

[birdytg]

Yep, that's effectively a big investment but this lens is truely amazing and quite useful in the kind of pics I am doing.
It's surprisingly very good as well in proxi photo (18cm) because the "piqué" is tremendous and the wide angle gives a nice movement to the "bokeh" in proxi... Bokeh is excellent on this lens, even if a wide angle is not primary done for this kind of utility!
I hesitated a long time before buying it because of the price in addition of the D800e but the other Nikkor lenses seem to be poor in comparaison...
Whatever there is no real choice with a 36Mpix machine, you need to invest in a perfect wide angle for landscapes if you want to keep all the tiny details allowed by a full frame captor of such a high sensibility...
Now the only question is if I will be myself at the level of the lens and the camera when I will be travelling soon in Asia...

[Dane]

No point in having a good camera if you don't have good lens(es). And frankly, that lens is still cheaper than your body...I have one lens that's 30% more than my body, which is harder to swallow...but worth it!

[Dane]

Many new and interesting fixed-lens cameras being released lately...

-Sony RX100 with a fast-ish lens, 1" sensor in a compact body, around $650 I think
-Sony RX1, full-frame sensor, rangefinder body, 35mm lens, but almost $3000!
-Sigma DP2 Merrill, gigantic 48mp Foveon sensor, 45mm lens, under $1000

[endersgame]

-Sony RX1, full-frame sensor, rangefinder body, 35mm lens, but almost $3000!

this really surprises me because i never took sony seriously as a camera maker, but now come up with this? no chimping on this bad boy, you need to get the $600 optical viewfinder..

[Dane]

this really surprises me because i never took sony seriously as a camera maker, but now come up with this? no chimping on this bad boy, you need to get the $600 optical viewfinder..

Is that how much they're charging for the viewfinder? I'm assuming it's electronic then?

Either way, I'd be apt to find a 3rd party optical vf that matches the focal length (like this one: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...35mm_Lens.html), but I guess it all depends on how matchy-matchy you want it to be, and if you're okay with OVF over EFV.

EDIT - just read that the $600 vf is optical...wtf?

I'm guessing people that will pay $3000 for a "compact" camera are okay with spending $600 on accessories though. I would have seriously considered this camera if it were built-in (not sure why that makes a difference to me...I guess I just prefer it built-in).

[endersgame]

ii too would consider it if it had built-in efv and a 45 or 50mm lens.

maybe you can rig a iphone to the sony as an efv, just like they do with ALPA's. not really compact anymore, but cool as shit though..

[Dane]

^ ha! reminds me of the robot on peewee's playhouse made from a some tapedecks with a toaster taped on top.

I guess large sensor rangefinder fans who want a built in vf will have to stick to leica for the time-being.