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by kaled_201299
Mon Nov 26, 2012 11:49 pm
Forum: Alpha E-Mount system
Topic: wide angle for nex6
Replies: 26
Views: 13792

Re: wide angle for nex6

You are correct, those are the camera/lens combinations I used. I wasn't aware that the A77 applied corrections in real time to be seen on the screen. But even if it does, from what I can see both lenses produce similar wide views, which would imply (given the amount of distortion without correction...
by kaled_201299
Mon Nov 26, 2012 12:30 am
Forum: Alpha E-Mount system
Topic: wide angle for nex6
Replies: 26
Views: 13792

Re: wide angle for nex6

I just did a rather unscientific test and assuming that both the nex-6 and a77 show 100 % fov on the rear screen then I did a comparison. This was done by simply holding both cameras at the same level and anchoring one corner to the same object about 10 feet away. From what I could tell, both lenses...
by kaled_201299
Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:59 pm
Forum: Alpha E-Mount system
Topic: wide angle for nex6
Replies: 26
Views: 13792

Re: wide angle for nex6

This is exactly the question I had myself when I realised how much correction is being applied by the camera (even in the live view). I have read somewhere the opinion that the lens is actually wider than 16mm, which compensates for the distortion correction necessary, and having used the lens for a...
by kaled_201299
Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:34 pm
Forum: Alpha E-Mount system
Topic: wide angle for nex6
Replies: 26
Views: 13792

Re: wide angle for nex6

As promised, a comparison of geometric correction in camera and in software.
2012-11-15 14-19-09 -NEX-6- DSC08004 - Copy_resize.jpg
2012-11-15 14-19-09 -NEX-6- DSC08004 - Copy_resize.jpg (99.85 KiB) Viewed 8260 times
Un-corrected RAW file

2012-11-15 14-19-09 -NEX-6- DSC08004_2_resize.jpg
2012-11-15 14-19-09 -NEX-6- DSC08004_2_resize.jpg (97.21 KiB) Viewed 8260 times
Corrected in software
2012-11-15 14-19-09 -NEX-6- DSC08004_resize.JPG
2012-11-15 14-19-09 -NEX-6- DSC08004_resize.JPG (141.3 KiB) Viewed 8260 times
JPEG from camera
by kaled_201299
Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:35 pm
Forum: Alpha E-Mount system
Topic: wide angle for nex6
Replies: 26
Views: 13792

Re: wide angle for nex6

I've got the Nex-6 with the 16-50 lens. I'm not really a landscape photographer, but I was in the States last week and managed to get to take a break from work for a couple of hours prior to my flight home and took the opportunity to go to Concorde Massachusetts and took a few shots. I shot in RAW +...
by kaled_201299
Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:19 pm
Forum: Alpha E-Mount system
Topic: Now the excited owner of the NEX-6
Replies: 17
Views: 9989

Re: Now the excited owner of the NEX-6

agreed it is a byproduct of the way the mechanism is built. Can't say whether the flash and mechanism is identical to the NEX-7, but I don't see why doing the bounce flash should shorten the durability of the flash - the mechanism seems very robust, and pulling it back for the bounce is the natural ...
by kaled_201299
Mon Nov 05, 2012 12:09 am
Forum: Alpha E-Mount system
Topic: Now the excited owner of the NEX-6
Replies: 17
Views: 9989

Re: Now the excited owner of the NEX-6

Further update on my initial thoughts. I've now had the chance to use the NEX-6 both inside and outside. My initial views still carry forward - in addition: The focus is definitely faster than the NEX-5. It is also accurate more often than not, even when focusing on moving objects. That said, when s...
by kaled_201299
Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:40 pm
Forum: Alpha E-Mount system
Topic: Now the excited owner of the NEX-6
Replies: 17
Views: 9989

Re: Now the excited owner of the NEX-6

Yes downloaded a couple of app to see how it works. The process is reasonably straightforward and painless. The apps sit within their own section of the menu system, and you access the functionality they provide as app. This means the app features don't really feel as if they are fully integrated in...
by kaled_201299
Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:51 am
Forum: Alpha E-Mount system
Topic: Now the excited owner of the NEX-6
Replies: 17
Views: 9989

Now the excited owner of the NEX-6

I received my new NEX-6 yesterday from a store/online company I only have good things to say about - am I permitted to mention retailer names? Anyhow, I have the NEX-5 and A77 and have simply been blown away by what the A77 has offered me, particularly with photographing my small children. I have en...
by kaled_201299
Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:11 pm
Forum: Alpha E-Mount system
Topic: Nex-5R and Nex-6 Handbook
Replies: 2
Views: 2415

Nex-5R and Nex-6 Handbook

http://www.docs.sony.com/release/NEX-6_5R_handbook.pdf

Of interest to some (including me) I'm sure.
by kaled_201299
Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:56 am
Forum: Lens Lore
Topic: Repair options for 16-80Z lens
Replies: 12
Views: 6527

Re: Repair options for 16-80Z lens

Whilst my lens has been away at the repairers I've been considering different options for selling - could I live with shorter length of the 16-50mm, which I also have, or should I consider buying a 18-135mm or sigma superzoom. Long and short of it, the self destruction of my 16-80z had not left good...
by kaled_201299
Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:04 pm
Forum: Lens Lore
Topic: Repair options for 16-80Z lens
Replies: 12
Views: 6527

Re: Repair options for 16-80Z lens

I should have clarified that the folks in Pencoed (repair centre) have been very helpful. It is the main service line for Sony that appear clueless. The requirment of the camera body came from their lack of knowledge that you could put a lens into the web wizard to raise a service request. Anyhow, t...
by kaled_201299
Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:31 pm
Forum: Lens Lore
Topic: Repair options for 16-80Z lens
Replies: 12
Views: 6527

Re: Repair options for 16-80Z lens

No, I don't think he really knew what repair options there were - more that he couldn't comprehend a lens repair without a camera body i.e. complete kit bought at the same time. I can't see how Sony would honor a different rate when the body is in warranty, and the lens is 3 to 4 years old. Regardle...
by kaled_201299
Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:08 pm
Forum: Lens Lore
Topic: Repair options for 16-80Z lens
Replies: 12
Views: 6527

Re: Repair options for 16-80Z lens

Unfortunately, I discovered a few days ago, and after sending the lens in for repair, that Sony don't offer the fixed cost service on lenses. What is particularly annoying is that the web process does not make it clear one way or another and the help line is completely useless - the guy was insistan...
by kaled_201299
Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:11 pm
Forum: Alpha A-mount System
Topic: More thoughts on my A77
Replies: 12
Views: 6280

Re: More thoughts on my A77

I've the A77 and it has been fantastic for taking shots of my kids. Focussing is accurate and the camera is fast enough to keep up with fast moving objects at close range (children). I'm a lazy photographer and most interested in getting 'the shot' so I often set the 8fps and pick the best shot from...