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Sony NEX-7 135mm Lens Battle Part 1

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Composite of Four 135mm Lenses at f/8 with the NEX-7 Here is a first part of our 135mm focal length test used on the Sony NEX-7 . This gives us an equivalent FOV of 202mm. We don't really shoot much at this focal length but we wanted to see how the NEX-7 and the various 135mm lenses worked with each other. These lenses are around the $100 mark with the exception of the Canon zoom. The lenses tested are: Canon 135mm f/3.5 LTM Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L EF Konica Hexanon 135mm f/3.5 AR Minolta 135mm f/3.5 MD Olympus 75-150mm f/4 Auto Zoom First let's rate the handling. The Minolta and the Konica are the lightest of the group. This makes them the easiest to handle. The Olympus zoom is next and is most versatile being a zoom lens but it is longer than the Konica and Minolta. The Canon LTM is heavier than the first three but is the most compact in size. The aperture ring is at the end of the barrel and when adjusted, it also adjusts the focus. The Canon EOS zoom is the biggest

Sony NEX-7 vs Olympus OM-D E-M5

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Sony NEX-7 (front) vs Olympus OM-D E-M5 Olympus has announced the OM-D E-M5 and it has a lot of people excited. It has features that would be welcomed in a Sony NEX body - in-body image stabilization, dust proof, and splash proof body. It uses a 16mp micro 4/3 sensor versus the NEX-7's 24mp APS-C sensor. The LCD on the OM-D is touchscreen but it has less resolution than the NEX's. It is priced closely to the NEX-7 . Let's see how the OM-D E-M5 compares to the Sony NEX-7. Combatants Sony Alpha NEX-7 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Number of effective pixels 24.3 million pixels 16.1 million pixels CCD Sensor APS-C CMOS Sensor 23.5 x 15.6 mm Micro 4/3 Live MOS Sensor 17.3 x 13 mm Crop Factor 1.5x 50mm lens = 75mm FOV 2x 50mm lens = 100mm FOV ISO Range 100 - 16000 200-25600 Lens Mount Sony NEX E-mount Micro 4/3 Flange Focal Distance 18mm 20mm Focusing 25 Point Contrast Detect AF and Manual Focus 35 Point Contrast Detect AF and Manual Focus Image Stabilization In Lens - OSS (Optical Ste

Sony NEX-7 Best ILC Popular Photography

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Sony NEX-7 Gets Good Grades from Popular Photography Popular Photography has published their Sony NEX-7 test results online and on your newsstands and they seem to like it. Here is a quote from popphoto.com, Sony’s NEX-7 is currently our pick for the best ILC (interchangeable-lens compact)on the market. It combines outstanding image quality with solid ergonomics and, in addition to the normal array of preset shooting modes, plenty of useful options. A quick comparison to the Olympus Pen E-P3 popphoto test shows that the NEX-7 bested it in most categories except for Color Accuracy - 7.8 vs 7.7 very close. The NEX-7 at ISO 6400 scored an Acceptable 2.9 on the Noise Meter while the E-P3 garnered an Unacceptable 4.6. The NEX-7 also topped the Canon EOS Rebel T3 in all of popphoto's test criteria. The T3 resolved 2190 lines per picture height, while the NEX-7 resolved an Excellent 2740 l/ph. At ISO 3200 the T3 had Noise levels were Unacceptable at 3.0 - the NEX-7 were at a Moderate