It is really great seeing yet another manufacturer pony up and enter the DSLR video market. I use the Sony NEX 5N when I want an APS-C sensor, 1080/60p for slow mo and it works great with my rangefinder lenses – small, and even has peaking for manual focus. My work-horse the GH2 hasn’t been getting as much attention with the Sony and Nikon news of late so time put…
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[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/29524740[/vimeo] Buy it now (in US) Grab the new EOSHD Anamorphic Shooter’s Guide 2nd Edition just $19.99! The Cinemorph adapter is a very simple custom built filter for $140 + shipping with a cat’s eye front and flare generator. It is designed not just to simulate the flare of anamorphic lenses but the stretched bokeh. Here, EOSHD tests the adapter against a real $3000 anamorphic lens for widescreen cinematic images…
The NEX 5N’s APS-C sensor behind a mirrorless mount opens up some new possibilities when it comes to adapting lenses for video. In part 1 I will cover recommended adapters and small walk-around street photography lenses which don’t compromise the compact size of the NEX 5N as a b-roll cam and digital rangefinder. There’s only one Sony pancake at the moment and it’s not very good so these are the answer.…
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/28917812[/vimeo] Pacifica by Marlon Torres Sony have made a splash with their first credible video DSLR, the NEX 5N. In my view I still prefer the GH2’s image – Panasonic knocked the image processing into a different league for a DSLR on that and the hack furthers it – but the 5N has a very good sensor and a new processor. Out of the box it looks very electronic though. Here’s…
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/28731943[/vimeo] Full NEX 5N review here Disclaimer: The VG20 could have been running pre-production firmware at the IFA show. If this is the case, clean HDMI and more picture tuning options could be present in the final camera, but other criticisms (like moire) most likely are not addressed. How does the NEX 5N compare to Sony’s higher end dedicated video cameras? Well first of all let me tell you that…
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/28596419[/vimeo] Occasionally you stumble on something completely unexpected. It’s great when this happens. The 5Ds and 7Ds, workhorses of the DSLR world, have nothing more to give; the lure and mystique of those early days in 2009 have all but vanished. The Sony NEX 5N however is different. A tempting new mistress who has yet to remove her makeup and demand you clean crusty left-over fries from the oven. I’ve only…
https://www.vimeo.com/28529236 EOSHD is now a Digital Photography Review contributor. Read my full IFA 2011 show report at DPReview.com here. After a lot of Dear Sony letters they have finally entered the DSLR video game. Are they going to change it? Read on to find out.
(Click the ISO 12,800 sample image above to enlarge to 1:1). Original samples from http://www.imaging-resource.com Will Sony’s decision to put 24MP in the NEX 7 and A77 backfire? It certainly seems so. The mid-range 16MP NEX 5N has by far the better image quality at high ISOs despite being half the price. It’s the Fuji F31fd of DSLRs!