07-08-2015, 06:10 PM
By chance a guy at work had a NEX-5N and 30mm macro with him. Only had a quick play and there seems to be potential there. He said he had a spare 5N which he could lend me along with the lens to try out, so I'll await that before deciding.
I'm hesitant to buy any more Canon bodies since, apart from touch LCD, I have pretty much everything covered, and if push came to shove I'd make do with the 7D2 without tilty screen. Also sticking with Canon isn't the cheapest option for me, since I'd still need a new lens regardless. The 60mm macro new would cost about as much as a used 5N+30mm macro combined. Having said that, in a quick look there doesn't seem to be many 5Ns around for sale, only the plain 5 and the 5R. I need to figure out what difference there are between them.
On cost grounds I wouldn't spring for a new A5100 or M3 either.
I'm hesitant to buy any more Canon bodies since, apart from touch LCD, I have pretty much everything covered, and if push came to shove I'd make do with the 7D2 without tilty screen. Also sticking with Canon isn't the cheapest option for me, since I'd still need a new lens regardless. The 60mm macro new would cost about as much as a used 5N+30mm macro combined. Having said that, in a quick look there doesn't seem to be many 5Ns around for sale, only the plain 5 and the 5R. I need to figure out what difference there are between them.
On cost grounds I wouldn't spring for a new A5100 or M3 either.
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