reasonable i would say

hi, just wanna ask, is it worth it to sell off my 18-55 lens and buy either sigma 19mm or 30mm or maybe 50mm oss?? if yes, which one of this three lenses are best of the best lens...?

The intelligence mode... fail.....
maybe my skill too...also fail..

I have a Nex 5N and 18-55. Until today I still think is the the best "value for money" mirrorless combo, it is giving ur APS-C image quality on such a small form factor. On my last trip I ask my mum to take it for his shoot. You know old people are noob on camera and they don't even understand how to half press to pre focus or things like focus and recompose. So everything have to be auto. The pictures come back all sharp without misfocus (as long as the subject is not at the corner/border when the background will be in focus). Old people also like to print and the prints are just amazing and have all the SLR look. [I am referring to image quality, nor artistic value, lol]

When you use 18-55 at 18mm, you can use f3.5. If you buy 19mm, you can use f2.8. The difference is only 2/3 step, other than smaller size, there is really not much benefit.

If you buy the 30mm, it is effectively a 45mm view on Full Frame camera. That is quite an interesting view. And if you shoot 30mm with 18-55 you probably are now at f4 something which means now this lens can really give you more than 1 stop advantage in both low light and bokeh (background blur). So this look more interesting. But for me, it is still not interesting enough.

The 50mm is very interesting. It can shoot wide open and still get very sharp results [but not on Nex 7 which the megapixels outresolved the lens capability]. The 1.8 will give very good bokeh when needed and quite a good low light performer compare to the sigmas. It will be a good match for 18-55 because the 50 of 18-55 will need to be shot at near f5.6, you can getting 3 stop advantage! Also while not related, the silver lens look more cool then the black sigmas.

Please don't sell the 18-55, you can't get much for selling it and it is really value for the money.

has anyone tried mounting canon EFS lenses (e.g. cheapo legendary 50mm F1.8) onto the NEX 5N/F3 and do manual focus with the focus peaking feature? if that is possible, it is another good option instead of the expensive sony 50mm 1.8.

update: fuh... anyone here tried something like that? http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp...essage=41772022

for the price of the sony 50mm 1.8, you can get a canon 50mm 1.4 and do manual focus!

This post has been edited by poolcarpet: Jul 9 2012, 08:22 PM

Guys.. the both lens that come together with the nex-5n is enough for food and portrait photography?

Got any nice lens recommend ??? bcos animangaki coming soon....

Thanks for the link !

Just received mine in the mail today.
Really surprised that the quality is so good, for something less than 5MYR total..


This post has been edited by kioku: Jul 9 2012, 09:14 PM

Hai there,

Been reading from page to page this thread and it harm my mind already!

Nex 5N with SEL1855 & SEL16F28 Lens or Nex 5N with SEL1855

Which one should i take?

I travel a lot right now, so that why i ditch my DSLR
I love macro thingy too...

Recommend me one...

Difference is only between rm300-350, i would say take both cause to buy the sel16f28 will cost more than that later.

I think another question is f3d or 5nd....

I did hold both of F3d and 5N, feel to get 5N... hehe...

Btw, the standard warranty for sony how many years?
1 or 2 years?

Try asking here

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2295794&hl=

Disclaimer: i dont know the TS of that thread nor have i bought anything before but i askedrecently and price makes me

1 bought mine with 1 year sony and fotokem warranty...
and i also extended 2 more year for fotokem warranty (need to pay rm1xx)
so total 3 years..

hi there, after i tried on some legacy lens... seriously, learn how to use manual focus...
this is where u can learn... with the peaking, it is really useful for newbie like me to learn how to manual focus...

one i must mentioned is legacy lens is made to last and unlike plastic lens nowadays... i love to auto focus n refrain from manual focus, but recently i invest an amount and try it out... damn!!! i'm poison-ed and really addicted to manual focus ad...

if u r really going for legacy lens, try brands other than canon... i believe there is much more choices... at the 70's-80's, minolta, cz, olympus zuiko also give delicious photo

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Added on July 10, 2012, 12:23 amzoom lens is born for versatility... just like some ppl new to camera, the first thing they will ask is the pixel offered by the cam, the next will be how much it can zoom...

but if for bokeh effect wise, prime lens rule... anyway, i agree with samsungfreak... u nvr know when u will use 18-55 but i always stick with my prime lens now...


This post has been edited by geek8585: Jul 10 2012, 12:23 AM

Suspect that it should be able to trigger other flash via Optical trigger. Otherwise as some of us have already done, use the Seagull SYK-5 to ignore the pre-flash and trigger many other external flashes.

D3100 outdated liow.. go for D3200 if u decide that way. If you list out your criterias, maybe some of us here can help you decide because both are good. Size and Weight? Adjustable screen? Have older Nikon lenses? Price? Berjaya times sq has both Nikon and Sony shops so best you go hold both models in your hands before deciding.

Looks nice. Can it be used for F48??

I didn't get the 16mm. It is fine for small picture view on web but for larger work, it is too soft at the corners. Furthermore, not many people comfortable using it which is consider wide angle (24mm full frame equivalent). It is wider than your kit which start at 18mm and 2 mm is a lot for wide end.

agree..... but which prime lens can give sharp image and bokeh background confuse to get 1........dunno which to choose...........

If you want to stick to native e-mount lens, the SEL 50 f1.8 OSS is a good choice for portrait shoot with sharp image and good bokeh.
I also have Sigma 19mm for landscape and Samyang 8mm fish eye for my NEX7.
These 3 lenses suits my need right now.
I already sold the 1855, 18200 and 16 that I used with my previous NEX5 after I got the NEX7

Owh..... for the sigma and the samyang do you need adaptor to mount it for the camera

it is already e-mount... can plug n play