Sony Alpha NEX-5N Camera Body, Black, - Bundle - with 8GB SD Memory Card, Camera Case

2012-03-31T21:00:00

The NEX-5N is a truly remarkable little camera. Beautifully built (very solid, great fit and finish) Fantastic screen and incredibly sharp picture quality (IQ) Brilliant low-light capability But, for me, the very BEST feature, is it's almost purpose-designed ability to use the many, many, fantastic manual-focus lenses from legacy mounts such as Leica M-mount, Leica R-mount, Leica Screw-mount, etc. This camera is STUPENDOUSLY good for manual focusing with these lenses (Leica/Leitz, Voigtlander, Zeiss, etc). The manual focus capabilities are special due to the built-in multi-level zoom capability when focussing (similar to "Live View on DSLR but much, much quicker, easier to use due to multi-zoom levels, touch-screen selected focus areas, and, especially, the excellent "focus-peaking" feature where hard edges are highlighted in color when correctly focused. Additionally, all of the key shooting parameters (Shutter speed, ISO, WB, Metering, etc) are configurable to be selected from the main dial. This is so much faster and easier than even my Canon 5D, it's amazing! I spent a lot of time comparing image and sharpness using the same target subjects with various focal lengths between this little NEX-5N and three legacy lenses (Voigtlander 15MM, Voigtlander 28MM and Leitz 70-210MM zoom) against my Canon 5D with Canon 17-40mm L and Canon 100-400mm L lenses), and the little Nex-5N absolutely DOMINATES the Canon for sharpness, IQ, clarity and micro-contrast. Obviously, the NEX-5N cannot compare to a modern DSLR for AF speed and so for fast moving targets, it's not as good. But, I took all my Canon gear and my NEX gear to South Africa for a 2-week vacation recently, and never used the Canon ONCE! The NEX did it all....travel pictures, landscapes, wildlife, etc.

Barry T.