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OK, relighting this thread so if any folks have had experience with this Sony NEX 7, good or bad, it would be nice to hear from them now. My trusty Olympus 1030SW has become more work to shoot than it is worth, and I need (want) another sort of point and shoot, but also want big format image quality.
So...let's hear from the SONY NEX 7 folks, please....
I was messing about with a couple of M4/3 cameras a couple of weeks ago. Once you put a zoom on them, they are anything OTHER than "compact" (but you knew that).
Looking at the IQ out of most of them, my old trusty backup D3000 is a good match. In my view and if IQ is your #1 priority for anyone on a tight budget (not Mrs M, I am sure), or unless you really do need a non SLR type of body, I'd say you'd get better results out of a D3200 or a bargain D3100 than an M4/3.
Interestingly the D3000 and until this week, even the D3100 bodies and kits all seem to be on some kind of special offer or dare I say "clearance" right now (oops, should not have used the "clearance" word, but there you go). Not long now before more rumors?
Whatever.....
The Xpro1 seemed bigger and feel more "chunky" in the hand than the Sony to me, not that the Sony is small or toy like (see my remarks above about how big things get with a telephoto zoom lens on), but the Fuji was just a little bit "more"... Maybe I just prefer the more traditional shape and proportions?
It is easy to see how with a Zeiss lens, the cost of the NEX 7 becomes about $2400 USD. With one lens...a 24mm f/1.8 Zeiss Prime. But, the sensor specs look good and it really seems to have the potential for as outstanding camera, not really a pocket model, but a camera one can easily keep in a purse (Mine looks like a camera backpack, sorry) slide under the coat or such. While the DSLRs tend to be way too bulky.
Anyway, thanks for the input, so far...and if "knee-con" does not come up with a D400 in September....I will see what is available in the mirror less, like the NEX 7.
Msmoto, that Zeiss lens is probably the only one for the NEX line that will do the 24 MP sensor justice (full disclosure: I have only read reviews of the zeiss 24 and the NEX-7).
I own the NEX-5N and can tell a difference in sharpness between the kit lens and, say, attaching my f-mount tamron 17-50 2.8 (almost fair comparison) or my nikkor 50 1.8 (not really fair) with an f-mount to e-mount adapter. I'm looking forward to the pro-quality standard zoom they've been talking about since last fall.
The 5N comes highly recommended by me. Sony should pay me something for how many family members/friends I've convinced to buy one. I got it for the video, but it's no slouch for stills if you've got time to nail the focus (for you, just read this as "not for motorsports!"). I can't tell a difference between that sensor and the one in the D7000. For me, the important milestone that sony and Nikon hit with that sensor is that I get acceptable ISO 1600 shots of things like birthday cakes and family gatherings in indoor lighting with no flash. It's nice to not be such a nerd. ;-)
@jonnyapple.... thank you. It may be, as I said, a body I will purchase as my carry around, being able to hide it in my purse (right next to the kitchen sink, LOL). As to the "not for motorsports" if the focus capabilities through the electronic viewfinder are good, this would be something like in the old days when we always followed the car with the focus ring. And, the brain is pretty good at this once diligent practice is completed.
But, it depends on the D400 and its ISO rating. And maybe on whether I sell a house...ha, ha, ha....
Seriously, what is the sensor like at say....5,000 - 10,000 ISO?
You might check out stevehuffphoto dot com. He does "real world" reviews of all the M4/3, ILC compact bodies along with Leica M9 for his paid work. There are quite a few who are actually going for the J1/V1 just for pure ease of use, ram-around camera. That kind of blew me away for may shooting M9s over there. It's pretty amazing what he and other photographers pull out of those cameras.
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