I've succumbed to the siren call of digital photography again. Well, I never really disliked digital. I've always thought that digital was good and that film was just fun. I'm still going to be shooting film from time to time and I still love my film cameras. This camera was just calling to me because it does a lot of things very well.
First, it's small. Really small. Like the size of a point and shoot. People don't notice point and shoots like they do dSLRs, so that will come in handy when I do some street photography.
Second, it has an APS-C sensor, the same size as the sensor in most dSLRs. That makes for good low light performance, really good ISO sensitivity, and good dynamic range.
Third, video. This camera does 1080i video, which is light years above my iPhone and our old point and shoot. Here's a sample.
Sony NEX 5 Test from alowisney sleemtoe on Vimeo.
Fourth, this camera works very well with adapters so you can use all kinds of manual focus lenses. I'm looking forward to getting a Leica thread mount adapter so I can use my Industar-61 on it. I'd also like to get a few more Former Soviet Union lenses to play with on it. The adapters are around $20 for the cheaper ones, but that's just fine with me.
Fifth, this thing takes pictures with great image quality. Here are some samples.
This is Fuzzy Wuzzy. He's Oliver's brother.
All of these shots are straight out of the camera JPGs. I'm really loving this camera and can't wait to use it at Easter this weekend!
