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Better/Sharper Corners on Nex-C3? (and 5N?) - Guest - 09-06-2011
There is growing evidence that the same lenses have better corners on C3 (and probably 5N) than previous Nex models.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1042&thread=39284846
http://www.photoclubalpha.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=58527#p58527
http://www.photoclubalpha.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=58718#p58718
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1030741
thoughts?
Better/Sharper Corners on Nex-C3? (and 5N?) - Guest - 09-06-2011
And more
http://forum.xitek.com/showthread.php?threadid=902861&pagenumber=1
Better/Sharper Corners on Nex-C3? (and 5N?) - Klaus - 09-06-2011
[quote name='Sathe Wild' timestamp='1315287219' post='11333']
And more
[url="http://forum.xitek.com/showthread.php?threadid=902861&pagenumber=1"]http://forum.xitek.c...61&pagenumber=1[/url]
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There have been some counter-examples already so I'm not sure what to think about all this.
The local NEX-5 tests are history now that the NEX-7 will be available soon. I will, of course, retest all the E-mount lenses so we may get a better idea about this then - assuming that the issue has been fixed in the NEX-7 as well.
Better/Sharper Corners on Nex-C3? (and 5N?) - Guest - 09-08-2011
5N
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6182/6128224564_49673cff0b_o.jpg
5
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6127675559_5fd50099ca_o.jpg
Look at the lower right corner. 5n has incamera CA correction, but that itself can't account for this much difference, can it?
Better/Sharper Corners on Nex-C3? (and 5N?) - Guest - 09-10-2011
ok counter example here
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1042&thread=39319592
looks like the kit lens that came with 5N was just better.
Better/Sharper Corners on Nex-C3? (and 5N?) - Brightcolours - 09-10-2011
[quote name='Sathe Wild' timestamp='1315512222' post='11438']
5N
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6182/6128224564_49673cff0b_o.jpg
5
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6127675559_5fd50099ca_o.jpg
Look at the lower right corner. 5n has incamera CA correction, but that itself can't account for this much difference, can it?
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And you do not notice the %n image having way less barrel distortion? It is a heavily corrected image, says very little or nothing about the sensor itself.
Better/Sharper Corners on Nex-C3? (and 5N?) - Guest - 09-11-2011
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1315638631' post='11469']
And you do not notice the %n image having way less barrel distortion? It is a heavily corrected image, says very little or nothing about the sensor itself.
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that's another plus for 5N: in-camera lens correction.
Better/Sharper Corners on Nex-C3? (and 5N?) - mst - 09-11-2011
[quote name='Sathe Wild' timestamp='1315723798' post='11496']
that's another plus for 5N: in-camera lens correction.
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Only if it's optional. And leaves RAWs untouched. Otherwise it's a minus, at least to me.
-- Markus
Better/Sharper Corners on Nex-C3? (and 5N?) - Pander - 10-24-2011
I find that with the Zeiss ZM 35mm f/2.8 C-Biogon on a NEX C3:
- there is no colour shift, not in the corners and not at full aperture,
- the centre is very sharp at full aperture already (just like on film),
- the extreme corners are smeared, even at f/5.6 and f/8 (very much unlike on film).
The corner smearing is just a minor issue to me; the extreme corners hardly ever matter.
Very happy with this combo.
Better/Sharper Corners on Nex-C3? (and 5N?) - Pander - 10-28-2011
I also tried the Contax for G 28mm f/2.8 Biogon on the NEX C3. Same story as with the 35mm C-Biogon above: sharp centre, no colour shift, but blurry corners (worse than with the 35mm).
The Contax G 35mm, 45mm and 90mm are all fine (if not brilliant), corner to corner, on the C3.
Sony will have a hard time producing non-retro focus wide angles for the NEX's. Unfortunately, retro focus + bright means large lens.