Have had a D70 for a week now using the stock 55mm lens, a 18mm up to a 100-400mm telephoto and this camera is awesome! No real video shot yet, buying a motion slider this week to try it out. This camera with a EFS 17-85mm lens is damn near foolproof, yet can handle any M shot. Love the touch fold out screen too!

Nice combinations! That little 15mm Voightländer I put on there is a nice wide. I've tried the Industar as well - I love the look!

The screen menu is as far as I'm concerned, is better than that of the a6000 series, right up to the a6500. The weak point is the setup menu. It's still ranks up there as a great camera and suitable for most needs.

I've been a Pansonic GF2 user for a few years now. Happy to see mirrorless get more attention.

Nex7 video....can I use this for a feature film...how is the quality on big screen

You can buy these for 150-300 on Ebay all day long in 2021, this is one of the best deals in photography especially if you love vintage glass! Some of my favorite photos ever were done on this camera and even did some corporate photo shoots with it!

Hi Ted, another very informative video. Thanks to you and some research, you've opened my mind to mirrorless cameras. I'm looking at a Samsung Nx1000, and was wondering if you know if one could mount old 35 mm camera lenses with an adapter the same way you've done with your nex 7. The NX 1000 seems like a well performing camera for its cost, but I don't want to get it if I can't mount all my vintage glass. If you have any knowledge of this, I'd appreciate it if you could let me know. Thanks a lot.

I have the utmost respect for you Sir, for showing us “The Art and Science,” of lenses are where the photo is produced on a medium - be it Film, Digital, or Either, teaching us the timeless “tools,” of the art be it Medium Format, 35mm, of JPEG, and what that means for our finishes product, and most important “wallet,” you are a hero of my life, No, You are a Legend, Sir!!!!

Nice! I'll definitely check that out. Heard good things.

I'd love one of those FD 85 1.2 lenses.

great! I recently got a nex 6, love it for street. I also post to your flickr .. would be great to see a video on good older lens choices & adapters with results & so on.

Nice review, very informative. But you must have used "you know" over 50 times. You know? But you do have a great voice.

great video, thanx. The NEX7 has an awesome sensor - I have it as well as NEX5n as well as OMD-5 and Fuji X100s, Pansonic GX1 and other mirror-less. I love the Fuji colors and love the menu systems from Olympus and Panasonic. My conclusion is that the NEX7 has the best Image Quality of all the Mirror Less cameras out there. If only NEX7 had the OMD-5 menu system and flash functions :) I like the OMD-5 and X100s but always go back to NEX7 when I want the top IQ. Hope NEX8 will be out soon

Fun video. You should try using and reviewing one of the new Sony a7 series cameras. They are really a big step up for serious work.

Nice video, thanks. What did you shoot the video itself with?

what kind of Voightlander lens it is?

I bought a NEX-6 about a month ago and I'm very pleased with it. Now if I can just get my Minolta MD lenses (like the 85mm f-1.7) back from my daughter I'll be smokin'.

I'd love to get a Sony A7 / A7r eventually. I have a micro 4/3 camera, which is ok, but I don't like the smaller sensor as I'm used to full frame with my 5D.

where can i get the lens adapter ??

Awesome vid. I have a rather interesting question. Do you feel like modern digital cameras have too many features? I ask this because if you shoot in RAW to get the best quality, and best flexibility in post, then all you really need is the exposure triangle settings. It just seems to me like many settings are there as add-ons that, at least for me, wouldn't get used. LOL

What microphone are you using to shoot this?

Nice video does the nex still over heat when recording a video

Hi Ted - I've been offered a NEX-7 at a very low price - just wondering if you'd feel this camera is stil relvanyt in 2017 - many thnaks again, and thanks for providing this video and all your others - keep up the great work!

@cals57ss

5 жыл бұрын

Nex 7 kit for $350 too much?

Thanks, Ted! I've been thinking about a mirrorless camera, and this was very helpful! PS, since you of course wouldn't keep beer in the house we should make sure we get some OUT of the house together soon! ;)

Hi Guys... I just bought NEX 7 brand new one for 400 dollars. Is it a good deal?

@Themagicteevee

8 жыл бұрын

+Rucheat S yes a really good deal

You mentioned you wouldn't use it as your main camera. What is your main camera, currently? As always, thanks for your great videos.

hi Ted, Have you experienced any of the overheating during shooting videos others have mentioned and if so, was it much of an annoyance?

@youngmo77

10 жыл бұрын

It occurs on the NEX cameras's near the 30 mns mark. So you may need to back off the limit and let it cool down 5 10 mns. That means planning out your shot. Hope that helps.

Hey Ted....I have a question. I already do digital but have been messing around with my dad's Minolta XG-M 35mm SLR. I want to get my own pro 35mm slr and I was wondering what SLR with a lightmeter and rangefinder is the best with quality? I really want a crisp clear image on the film, but with a rangefinder and light meter.

Is this camera shots raw ?

Do you hace any review on the Nikon 1 series camera?

interesting review, about the lenses I would say at the beginning (a year or two ago) it was really cool to be able to use third party. It's still cool, but the prime lenses (50, for me ) are outstanding the only difference between the 50 and a summicron 50 is really a different character of the lenses, not one being better than the other.

nice to hear that you like mirrorless cameras... absolutely check out some c-mount lenses, some of them are real gems and unsinkable deals! Fujinons,Cosmicars,Computars .. and if u want to spend a little more Angenieux,Kern and Schneider. my favorite c-mount are Fujinons, you get small ,fast, precise focusing and close focusing...just dont do under 35mm with Nex..and you have to mod them a little ;) thnx for excellent videos .

... If you want a manual focus SLR, the old Minoltas are a good choice, there are a lot of great Minolta MC and MD lenses out there and they mostly are quite cheap because they don't fit on any newer SLRs or DSLRs. The X-500(X-570), X-700 or XG-7(XG-11) would be good choices.

... If you want an autofocus SLR with an "electronic rangefinder", you should take a look at the 'Pro' bodies from the late 90ies and early 2000s. The Nikon F100 would be my choice but should probably decide based on the lenses you want to use (and that you can afford).

Check out the metabones speed booster adapter. You get no crop factor and an extra stop of light!

... If you want a rangefinder camera, you could take a look at the relatively affordable Voigtländer Bessa R series or the Minolta CLE (both with lightmeter and Leica M-mount) if you want one with interchangable lenses. There are also a lot of fixed-lens rangefinders from the 70ies, many of which can be had for very low prices, the Yashica 35 GX would be my choice. ...

Nice rewiew.

I'm stuck between the NEX 7 and the A6000, which one takes Canon Lenses and which one would you recommend overall?????

@theartofphotography

10 жыл бұрын

Jay Low Both are fine cameras. All of the Sony E-Mount cameras will take Canon lenses with an adapter. I kind of actually like the NEX 6 now. It does video without overheating and its way cheaper than the other 2. Use your leftover money for adapters or accessories.

@nycnow811

10 жыл бұрын

Quality wise which one is better NEX 6 or A6000 I already have a few Canon lenses so that's no problem

@ThisThatNew

9 жыл бұрын

***** That's what's made me interested in the NEX 7, mic input is great music shows, interviews etc and the viewfinder is great to have, I just wished the screen tilted 180degrees like the NEX 5r.

I've been investing in Canon FD and FL lenses for a bit now and was saddened to discover they dont adapt properly to my T3i. So now I have to decide if I should also invest in EOS lenses along side my film obsession or just ditch the DSLR and switch to a mirrorless system. I think I am going to wait a bit and see how that new Olympus Pen pans out. :)

I'm looking for a good small camera that will be capable of nice photos any options?

@willj476

8 жыл бұрын

Panasonic lx100 Sony rx100 or any m43 camera, with Sony and Fuji cameras be aware that the lenses will be larger than m43

@batingcarmona9880

7 жыл бұрын

which rx100 do you mean? I search on amazon it has m2 m3 and m4.

between this and sony a6000, which one should i get? audio jack is kinda important to me and a wireless connectivity is also important for me. so which one should i go with? and also, i didnt include nex 6 in this because viewfinder is kinda a deal breaker for me too, so help me guys. cheers!

@keithperkins9871

7 жыл бұрын

Amieretc im also tryna decide between these two

@francescomanfredi

6 жыл бұрын

Amier the mic input is really unusable because of auto-compression always on and the fact you can't change the volume, so I would go with the a6000

@francescomanfredi

5 жыл бұрын

Nelson Moreno yes, unfortunately the nex-7 has terrible mic preamps

@francescomanfredi

5 жыл бұрын

Nelson Moreno dual system audio is the only solution and I would do it anyway also with newer cameras, tascam or zoom recorders or even a phone with a lap mic will be much better

Is the NEX7 still worth getting, i intend to upgrade from my trusty Sony A350 to something newer (with better Image quality, higher resolution and better noise performance.). I do Landscape (a mix of digital and 4x5), as well as studio photography (still life mostly, and some portraits here and there). I have a few analog lenses that don't have sufficient back focus for the A350, so my thought was to go for a NEX7.

@Vikingdescendent

7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely a still a great camera in every way and always will be. Great build quality.

@lbochtler

7 жыл бұрын

I did buy a NEX7 camera derivative, in the form of the Hasselblad Lunar (got one relatively cheap), and never regretted the purchase. Though i am now lusting after medium format DSLR's. I can defiantly agree that its a great camera.

@Vikingdescendent

7 жыл бұрын

There are e mount lens adapters that will allow you to use older Hasselblad lenses on your Lunar. I may do that myself with the lens from my Hasselblad 500CM, but I'm not sure that the results will make it worth while. Not full frame but it could be interesting.

@lbochtler

7 жыл бұрын

Vikingdescendent i allready use 3 adapters for my A mount, fujica and minolta lenses. One thing that would be interesting with medium format lenses on mirrorless cameras is the leaf shutter and its flash sync speed. Though i dont know if using it is posible with current adapters. Medium format wise im looking into the Pentax 645D. Though adapting the lenses would need to be done via a 645 to k mount fallowed by a k mount to e mount adapter. Mostly due to the photodeox adapter directly from 645 to e mount is aperently not very well made. If your wondering what i shoot, its a combinatiom of landscape and studio photography (mostly still life).

Ted Why do you give zero feedback to ANY of the questions? There are some good ones. PS what is the M4/3 you would go with for mostly video

What are the advantages of using the Canon FD 85mm f/1.2 lenses other than quality optics?

@theartofphotography

10 жыл бұрын

Francois Labelle Not a lot really. Its manual focus, big and clunky. But man does it have beautiful optics and shallow DOF!!!

@FrancoisLabelle-yf8tj

10 жыл бұрын

theartofphotography Is there a depth of field preview option on the Sony a6000? Or the viewfinder does it digital automatically? Thanks for your learned opinion!

@theartofphotography

10 жыл бұрын

The viewfinder shows you what you get. No need for a DOF preview.

The e mount is an open lens mount

Does the screen flip up like a blog camera

@keithperkins9871

7 жыл бұрын

dreampop i think its tilt but not full flip or rotate

I've been shooting a nex for almost a year and I still have problems with the menus. The standard sony alpha menus are easier to use, similar to Nikon and canon

I know it's all down to the budget, in terms of comparison and choosing one mfer over another, but try the Pana GH2 (some bargains to be had now), the new GH3 or G6. Sony, well, not so many lenses and there many more for the four-thirds design (best are the most recently released with IOS). There are tons of videos on YT using the GH2 and the new GH3. Enjoy.

What do you mean by "rangefinder"? SLRs and rangefinders are different types of camera, unless you mean the "electronic rangefinder" or focus indicator that many autofocus SLRs have for manual focus. For film cameras with interchangable lenses the camera body has nothing to do with the image quality except in so far as it determines which lenses you can use. Which camera body you choose should depend on features, available lenses and ergonomics. ...

Great review, but you're using like a sixth of the screen...

I so totally agree with you :) I have the RX100 and HX50v and they use different menus - WHY Sony ?? The RX100 and the Alpha's have a nice menu, like you said similar to Nikon and Canon Just feel OMD-5 and Pen P5 have a great menu system. Fuji not bad and what helps their system is the Q button or quick menu button - The NEX menu system has to go :) I hope NEX8 has a mode dial and 2 FN buttons and the RX100 menu or something similar to the OMD-5 menu - as Sony now owns % of Olympus

I have a Sony nex 6 , the down side is the battery life is very short . The camera is a positive experience.

The Episodename seems some kinda cryptic to me ;)

Just checked your video. Thanks Ted. I bought my NEX-7 in 2012 I think, and it is still going strong, although the screen is no longer working and starts looking flimsy. I fitted a Contax/Zeiss 45mm Planar f/2 lens (I also use the 90mm Contax/Zeiss Sonnar), considered to be in its time, the best lens in the World. Not sure this is true, however, whenever I am not moving too much or if the body is on a tripod, the sharpness is incredible. Unfortunately, I mostly shoot handheld and it is not stabilized... The lenses are fitted with a Metabones adaptor which keeps getting loose and is a pain sometimes to put back together. It is heavy also, as well as being expensive. Not sure whether Metabones manage to manufacture a better Sony to Contax G adaptor. Please check my Instagram account if you'd like too, where a third of my photos there, posted after those about Karachi and Bucharest, were taken with the Sony NEX-7. Hoping to get a full frame camera with a Sony sensor whenever that's possible. Thinking of the RX1rII or latest.

@xyzhou6207

6 жыл бұрын

William Lesourd - Photographer hi just out of curiosity, how is the manual focusing works on Contax g lens?

@WilliamLesourd

6 жыл бұрын

XY Zhou : well, with manual focus assist (where the image is zoomed in electronically so you see what you are shooting closer) and the peaking focus assist (the yellow, red... outline), you can get by. But you have to be fast, or you will miss shots. And I missed loads of them. I guess there is nothing like an accurate and fast autofocus lens. Otherwise, if speed and reactivity is not the essence, the Contax/Zeiss lenses are true jewels. Not sure about the 28mm which I don't own (I used to, on the Contax G2, but I never liked that focal). The 45mm and the 90mm are as good. Coupled with the beautiful sensor, you can get to shoot magnificent photos.

@xyzhou6207

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Thanks for the reply. The mannual focus part does not bother me as I shoot 35mm film with rollei 35se pretty much all the time. What I concerned is that the lenses for G contax are usually more for auto-focus, as in I am not 100% sure if they can be used for manual focus easily. I cannot see a focusing scale on the lens. The manual focusing system on it is machenical isnt it?

@WilliamLesourd

6 жыл бұрын

XY Zhou : you are right, there is not a scale as it is autofocus on the Contax G2, this is why you need to use one of the other two options. It's ok, it's just not that quick.

@victorcarmelo8606

6 жыл бұрын

William don't understand what is not stabilised, it does have SteadyShot under Color Space in Setup.

I would agree, if he wasnt buying the sony for the same reason my NEX-6 is coming in the mail in a couple of days. I want to use manual-focus lenses. I choose the 16-50, to have an autofocus for moments where I dont want to care about anything and just shoot anway, but for everything else I will choose MF-Lenses :)

Ted, I wish people were able to go out of a studio and buy some batteries in a grocery. Really, form factor is not that important when you can't make photos, and dying battery is the most common problem students are struggling with. I'll wait for an AA/AAA mirrorless, or a grip. Cheers!

Shooting Video with NEX-7 for 9 minutes: camera went to sleep saying too hot. After a few minutes, finished the 10 min shoot. BE AWARE!!!!!!

@WilliamLesourd

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, definitely not made for filming video.

ha ha,, not that I keep beer in the house! lol :))

If you're into soviet lenses, give the Helios 40 a try, it's quite a special lens. tinyurl . com / helios-40-flickr-pool tinyurl . com / helios-40-review

It have no touch screen.. In this time touch screen must needed..

Sony considers the NEX and now A5000/6000 for beginners - total lack of quality lenses for this APS-C sensor bodies - Sony is forcing more advanced users to buy the A7/r - FF - the dilemma is the size and weight of FF lenses - so for example Sony will not produce a 70-200mm F2.8 for the A7/r only the crazy expensive 70-200mm F4.0 and it is still huge and large and heavy for the small A7/r body - I have gone M43 as there is a huge selection of nice lenses - perfect size and weight balance - Fuji X line is attractive as it has more lenses and Fuji always has a nice color tone - but to me the downside is no IS in the Primes - with say Olympus OMD-em1 you have 5 axis In Body IS - so one automatically gets a Prime with IS which is awesome - The new Sony A6000 has some improvements like the menu and faster focus for moving objects - but a miss due to lenses - also no Touch LCD and Touch To Focus which is on the Olympus OMD's and the Panasonic GX7 for example - just fantastic - rather then moving a focal point up up up left left up - one just puts the finger on the point to focus and it can even fire at the same time - Nex 7 still a decent camera - but menu system horrible - lacks manual dials - Tri Navi buttons to soft - Images are quite sharp - but color tone a bit cold (but can be altered in software if images taken in RAW) Not all have good enough eyesight to be on manual focus with some Leica lens -

@lbochtler

8 жыл бұрын

+Jon Hermannsson The zeiss Touit lenses seem decent enough, and they where intended for APS-C...

Slow down man! (No more cocaine for this guy, 😂😂😂) Btw, I love my NEX7. (Not really sure why I just purchased the a6400.)

I don't care for gear reviews. If it was a presentation about mirrorless in general I'd be more open, but we don't need gear reviews I like knowledge.

Damn I just wish the monitor flipped round so I could vlog on it.

@lbochtler

8 жыл бұрын

+ETMO Whats stoping you from doing it without seeing yourself? I tried that and it worked surprisingly well, you just need to know the FOV of your lens, have auto focus on, and know where the lens is pointing.

@EIKOFILMS

8 жыл бұрын

I do normally use a camera without one, but for my next camera I want one.

@lbochtler

8 жыл бұрын

ETMO i see, well then have fun searching for one. Not sure, but the new A6300 might have one... have not looked at it though, i only noticed that its coming out...

@EIKOFILMS

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah the NEX 5R was absolutely perfect at it's price but there's not audio support, except for Sony's shitty proprietary stereo mic

@lbochtler

8 жыл бұрын

ETMO Its probably to annoying to use a Zoom H1 and a lav and sync it in post i would assume. Also the A6300 has a mic jack. Just avoid misusing a shotgun, as so many are tempted to do... Use a Lav instead...

Watching this in 2022

nice haircut

Damn Good Camera! I enjoyed your review. This camera also works great for time lapse with this little remote intervalometer: tempus.bymac.org

u cannot compare with dslrs

can you plz stop saying this " you know, you know, you know, you know" s in between ur speech ? plz

The crop factor makes a lot of the older lenses unusable at the moment. Even in the Ricoh GXR with the 1.5 crop, a 50mm prime is essentially 75mm, a little too long for a walkaround lens. Furthermore, L39 glass tends to have a relatively far minimum focal distance. It can be pretty annoying to have to be a meter away if you want to just shoot your friends across the table. I can't wait until we get full frame sensors down to a reasonable price in the near future.