Just got myself a 5n from another forum, twin lens and Hvl f20s, rm2500. A steal... Ok got a camera with me everywhere I go now. Very light.

This post has been edited by kel_jink: Mar 21 2012, 02:13 PM

Does your NEX 5n tend to under exposed? Mine at least half to 1 full stop under using kit lens, matrix or centered came out same... Now have to adjust to constant over exposed by 1 stop...

Lencent I suggest you buy 49mm to 52/55mm adapter then buy the normal large in production 52/55mm filter or caps.

USS!? BTW I heard the NEX 7's sensor is very hard on the lens, anyone care to elaborate on that? Or proof? Oh just got my CY and Nikon adapter, let's try out my Zeiss jena 135 and 28 and Yashica 50 1.4 (TEST ALL THE LENS!!!) tonight!

50 OSS is very sharp throughout. Wonder if it's the same story with my Yashica 50 1.4. Are we allowed to do lens comparison here? Just got my adapter so wanting to try out my zeiss jena 28,135, Nikon 28, and Yashica 50 1.4...

Panadol white balance lari ah?
Toughnut: I love my Yashica 50 1.4! I just shot last night mostly with it. I can live with 75mm focal length and I'm very happy with that!

Yashica ML 50mm 1.4



Amazingly, focusing using peaking is a breeze, even with f1.4 razor thin dof. Last 2 pictures were shot with 1.4. =D

Refurbished? Better check.

Shukrie did you shoot that on jpeg? Do you think if shot on RAW and lower the iso a notch might decrease the noise?

There's noticeable decrease of noise in the second picture. Gotta try one myself.

I just bought a half case from Sony, so far it's the ONLY half case designed for 5N. RM 119.

Toughnut: I have the same issue too, especially in low light. Have to use my eyeball MK II can't rely totally on the peaking.

Peaking is not that accurate under dim lighting I found. But after some practice I could guess a little bit more accurately using my Yashica 50 1.4. Will post up some sample if u guys want?

First one was shot 50mm 1.4 wide open, lighting was semi dim. Focus was ok, I took my time to focus as it was static object.

Second one miss focus and was shot wide open as well, lighting was harsh bright cloudless day. My ML 50 1.4 shows some glowing at 1.4. Missed focus to about 1-2mm on the stem instead.

3rd one was shot at 2/2.8 i forgot, given very short focusing distance I intended to include the tag and the cupcakes, but missed the tag.

Last one was shot Nikon 28mm wide open at 2.8, fairly satisfied but wish to include the nose too but ha!

*all was shot on A mode, auto ISO, auto white balance, first 3 one +3 saturation, +3 sharpness, last one: +1contrast, -3saturation, +3 sharpness.

Conclusion: admittedly at 1.4 it's very hard to focus but not impossible. Getting to know more about your equipment is definitely going to help in this regard.

Cheers,
Kelvin

Difficult under low light scene as the contrast is really low.

Haha, unfortunately Stimix, mine is c/y mount Yashica 50 1.4 not Minolta's. I come from shooting film cameras (35mm to medium), so I guess that helps too in estimating your focus zone.

Just a suggestion, if I were to shoot in pc fair, dim lighting and chaotic white balance, I'll shoot b&w and wide open, but it's just me. Unless I'm shooting products which require me to shoot in color, then I'll go f4-4.5 with diffused flash. If I need to shoot fast in dim light, I'll switch off the peaking and zoom, and just adjust focus quickly to "catch" the in focus area and snap, a lot faster this way.

Stimix if you are shooting products I guess I need most things in focus anyway. I think aperture has to be subject and context dependent as well.

Haha, true that. Just a case in point, I've just ran a comparison test last week of my 50 1.4 and kit lens at the same focal length at f4-5.6, they are identical, and for the kit lens you get extra stop (OSS) and auto focus, so yea, there you have it, it's a powerful kit lens, has a lot of potential.

But being a prime snob, I feel more comfortable shooting primes.

It seems like everyone's having problem using manual lens effectively handheld? We should have a TT session so that everyone can share their thoughts and skills after using NEX for some time.

I'm thinking of letting go of my Nikon 28 2.8, after shooting for a month, my summary of usage: 50mm at 80%, 16mm at 15% and the rest 28mm... And I have a zeiss jena 135mm didn't even touch at all... You guys?