OT - NEX-5

Andy_L wrote on 4/4/2011, 11:44 AM

Anyone shooting with a Sony NEX-5?

I'm thinking of trying one for a higher-quality ultra-compact video solution, but all the mts samples I can find look really soft. There's some talk that the early review models had defective lenses, so I don't know if current cams are better or not. Would love to download a few short 1920/60i sample mts files if anyone feels like sharing...

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ritsmer wrote on 4/4/2011, 11:24 PM

I was going to get a NEX 5 too.
But from changing my little point-and-shoot from TX9 to TX100V - I see that SONY's sonsor technology has developed immensely in the last half year. The sensors are both sized 1/2.x " but the new one is so much more photosensitive and so low on noise that I have decided to wait for the soon coming NEX successor - hoping that it will have the same new sensor technology - even if its sensor is much larger, of course.
Besides I an pretty sure that the NEX successor will do 50/60progressive and probably at 28 Mbps as many other new SONYs do that.

megabit wrote on 4/5/2011, 3:34 AM

For video, the sensor should be large but also contain only so many pixels as needed for the intended format (so for 1080p, closer to some 3 Mpix rather than 14 Mpix)...Otherwise, expect lower sensitivity, sharpness and more aliasing in video!

Piotr

logiquem wrote on 4/5/2011, 6:29 AM

I would (and have...) get a Panasonic GH2 instead. No brainer for me. When i tried the NEX-5 autofocus is soooo slow...

Andy_L wrote on 4/5/2011, 7:43 AM

I'd love to see a dedicated vid cam with a native-res sensor in the NEX format--just sensor and lens. This would be such a potent tool for compact applications. Kind of frustrating right now, because actual products on the market just don't deliver what the available technology could offer...

About 1 or 2 years, I bet, and everything will be different. How's that for a prediction? :)