NEX System Pictures Thread

DanielT74 · 08-28-2012, 07:52 AM

I have another body! Picked up a spare in a hurry before the trip to Istanbul, just in case!

Tell you what, Brent. Get a slightly cheaper house and 10 new lenses!

kenafein · 08-28-2012, 07:55 AM

Originally posted by DanielT74

I have another body! Picked up a spare in a hurry before the trip to Istanbul, just in case!

Tell you what, Brent. Get a slightly cheaper house and 10 new lenses!

But this one has 2 fig trees. (And avocados, lemons, limes)

DanielT74 · 08-28-2012, 08:05 AM

Does sound nice. But... buy the lenses and then go and sell the lemons and avocados on the market to make up the funds!

(eat the figs)

If you lived near buy, I could take partial payment in figs and avocados but with postage it's not going to work, unless you sun dry the figs and not sure what you can do with the avocados... Can you preserve guacamole?

ducdao · 08-28-2012, 07:36 PM

Can finally use the Leica rangefinder with the Nex m39 adapter.

Picture taken with Jupiter 9 85/f2 M39 mount wide open under very bad lightning condition. You can see the CA at the bottom near the black rubber grip.

kenafein · 08-28-2012, 07:50 PM

Originally posted by ducdao

Can finally use the Leica rangefinder with the Nex m39 adapter.

Picture taken with Jupiter 9 85/f2 M39 mount wide open under very bad lightning condition. You can see the CA at the bottom near the black rubber grip.

A thing of beauty, enjoy.

ducdao · 08-30-2012, 05:36 PM

OK here we go with few quick snaps with the Yashica ML 50/1.4 all shot wide open. This lens is really nice no wonder it meant to compete against the Zeiss Planar T* 50/1.4

I'm still learning how to use the Nex properly. I really miss the Pentax in-body stabilizer

DanielT74 · 08-30-2012, 09:11 PM

Nice pics. Looks like it has very low minimum focusing distance. And yes, the stabiliser would be great!

ducdao · 08-31-2012, 08:00 PM

Originally posted by DanielT74

Nice pics. Looks like it has very low minimum focusing distance. And yes, the stabiliser would be great!

Thanks Daniel. The MFD of this lens is 0.5m, a typical one for a 50mm

**Clarkey** · 09-01-2012, 10:50 AM - **1 Like**

Finally get to take my camera on holiday....

One from the kit:

One from the Sigma 30mm (which is great):

More as I get to process them....

Big G · 09-02-2012, 05:59 AM

Just a cat shot.

All sizes | Clichéd Cat Capture | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Michelek · 09-06-2012, 05:56 AM

I bought a SEL55210 for my vacation thinking I would simply sell it if I don't like it. But it's not a bad lens at all, a bit slow (in terms of aperture and AF) but still capable of taking fine pictures. Just a quick situational photo now, more samples when I get home:

joelR · 09-07-2012, 05:17 AM

Originally posted by Michelek

I bought a SEL55210 for my vacation thinking I would simply sell it if I don't like it. But it's not a bad lens at all, a bit slow (in terms of aperture and AF) but still capable of taking fine pictures. Just a quick situational photo now, more samples when I get home:

what fun! I'm a fan of street photography (to see and take) but a lot of it lacks the whimsy and story that you're picture captures.

As a point of curiosity I wonder if the SEL55210 AF will improve significantly on the NEX-5R & 6 with their hybrid sensors. I never seriously considered the SEL55210 because I think would only use it for action shots and reports are that it focuses too slowly for that. I could probably live with the slow-ish aperture if the AF was faster.

Michelek · 09-07-2012, 12:29 PM

Thanks Joel, there certainly was some chemistry between the two of them ;-)

Anyway, the lens is worth it's price IMO and not-so-shallow DOF is sometimes an advantage:

Although it's not enough when the AF is too slow (I was trying to catch the first dove):

For static birds shots it's decent, though the DOF is not as shallow as one could wish for:

Emacs · 09-07-2012, 02:47 PM

Beautiful shots, michelek.
As for me, I did spent a lot of time in hospital, so couldn't do any shooting. Glad everything has passed, and I could join regular pentax party today

Had a lot of fun, and only regret the backgrounds are ... too cheerful for this kind of posing. Wish there were some tanks, explosions, etc

Michelek · 09-07-2012, 03:03 PM

Well, there were some explosions during the Montenegro-Poland football game today, perhaps you should try a football arena next time ;-)

But, seriously - i tried a B&W conversion with your picture (in LR) and it looks more "serious", maybe you find it helpful.
I wish you all the best and hope your health problems are far behind you!

08-28-2012, 08:05 AM	#813
DanielT74 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,377	Does sound nice. But... buy the lenses and then go and sell the lemons and avocados on the market to make up the funds! (eat the figs) If you lived near buy, I could take partial payment in figs and avocados but with postage it's not going to work, unless you sun dry the figs and not sure what you can do with the avocados... Can you preserve guacamole? Last edited by DanielT74; 08-28-2012 at 08:20 AM.

09-01-2012, 10:50 AM - 1 Like	#819
Clarkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,456	Finally get to take my camera on holiday.... One from the kit: One from the Sigma 30mm (which is great): More as I get to process them.... Last edited by Clarkey; 09-01-2012 at 10:52 AM. Reason: links...

08-28-2012, 07:52 AM	#811
DanielT74 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,377	I have another body! Picked up a spare in a hurry before the trip to Istanbul, just in case! Tell you what, Brent. Get a slightly cheaper house and 10 new lenses!

08-28-2012, 07:55 AM	#812
kenafein Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern California Photos: Albums Posts: 4,082	Originally posted by DanielT74 I have another body! Picked up a spare in a hurry before the trip to Istanbul, just in case! Tell you what, Brent. Get a slightly cheaper house and 10 new lenses! But this one has 2 fig trees. (And avocados, lemons, limes)

08-28-2012, 07:36 PM	#814
ducdao Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Montreal/Vermont Posts: 2,160	Can finally use the Leica rangefinder with the Nex m39 adapter. Picture taken with Jupiter 9 85/f2 M39 mount wide open under very bad lightning condition. You can see the CA at the bottom near the black rubber grip.

08-28-2012, 07:50 PM	#815
kenafein Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern California Photos: Albums Posts: 4,082	Originally posted by ducdao Can finally use the Leica rangefinder with the Nex m39 adapter. Picture taken with Jupiter 9 85/f2 M39 mount wide open under very bad lightning condition. You can see the CA at the bottom near the black rubber grip. A thing of beauty, enjoy.

08-30-2012, 05:36 PM	#816
ducdao Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Montreal/Vermont Posts: 2,160	OK here we go with few quick snaps with the Yashica ML 50/1.4 all shot wide open. This lens is really nice no wonder it meant to compete against the Zeiss Planar T* 50/1.4 I'm still learning how to use the Nex properly. I really miss the Pentax in-body stabilizer

08-30-2012, 09:11 PM	#817
DanielT74 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,377	Nice pics. Looks like it has very low minimum focusing distance. And yes, the stabiliser would be great!

08-31-2012, 08:00 PM	#818
ducdao Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Montreal/Vermont Posts: 2,160	Originally posted by DanielT74 Nice pics. Looks like it has very low minimum focusing distance. And yes, the stabiliser would be great! Thanks Daniel. The MFD of this lens is 0.5m, a typical one for a 50mm

09-02-2012, 05:59 AM	#820
Big G Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 581	Just a cat shot. All sizes \| Clichéd Cat Capture \| Flickr - Photo Sharing!

09-06-2012, 05:56 AM	#821
Michelek Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lodz Posts: 232	I bought a SEL55210 for my vacation thinking I would simply sell it if I don't like it. But it's not a bad lens at all, a bit slow (in terms of aperture and AF) but still capable of taking fine pictures. Just a quick situational photo now, more samples when I get home:

09-07-2012, 05:17 AM	#822
joelR Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: US Posts: 211	Originally posted by Michelek I bought a SEL55210 for my vacation thinking I would simply sell it if I don't like it. But it's not a bad lens at all, a bit slow (in terms of aperture and AF) but still capable of taking fine pictures. Just a quick situational photo now, more samples when I get home: what fun! I'm a fan of street photography (to see and take) but a lot of it lacks the whimsy and story that you're picture captures. As a point of curiosity I wonder if the SEL55210 AF will improve significantly on the NEX-5R & 6 with their hybrid sensors. I never seriously considered the SEL55210 because I think would only use it for action shots and reports are that it focuses too slowly for that. I could probably live with the slow-ish aperture if the AF was faster.

09-07-2012, 12:29 PM	#823
Michelek Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lodz Posts: 232	Thanks Joel, there certainly was some chemistry between the two of them ;-) Anyway, the lens is worth it's price IMO and not-so-shallow DOF is sometimes an advantage: Although it's not enough when the AF is too slow (I was trying to catch the first dove): For static birds shots it's decent, though the DOF is not as shallow as one could wish for:

09-07-2012, 02:47 PM	#824
Emacs Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Moscow Posts: 1,223	Beautiful shots, michelek. As for me, I did spent a lot of time in hospital, so couldn't do any shooting. Glad everything has passed, and I could join regular pentax party today Had a lot of fun, and only regret the backgrounds are ... too cheerful for this kind of posing. Wish there were some tanks, explosions, etc

09-07-2012, 03:03 PM	#825
Michelek Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lodz Posts: 232	Well, there were some explosions during the Montenegro-Poland football game today, perhaps you should try a football arena next time ;-) But, seriously - i tried a B&W conversion with your picture (in LR) and it looks more "serious", maybe you find it helpful. I wish you all the best and hope your health problems are far behind you!