Sony NEX-5 Underwater Video with Dicapac Case

Here's the video from Ant where he used the Sony NEX-5 in the Dicapac WP-H10 Waterproof Case while snorkling. Check out the size of the WP-H10 compared to the NEX in our previous post.

Sony NEX Leica 28mm Elmarit-R via Tilt Adapter

icie sent us an email sharing his images from his recent trip with the Sony NEX-5 and a Leica 28 f/2.8 Elmarit-R via a Kipon tilt adapter, which we posted about previously. Here is a quick review from icie on his experience using the NEX and a manual focus lens.

While the lens is not the best ever, most notably due to its chromatic aberration, it is pretty sharp wide open, and also the manual control over the aperture meant I could use the NEX-5’s handheld twilight mode stopped down at aperture values like f/8 (with the electronic lenses, the mode automatically sets it to the widest possible aperture, with no option to change it).

Overall, it was quite interesting to shoot a week with manual focus, and of course I missed a lot of shots since I was not used to it. However, it is a truly useful skill to develop, and i did enjoy the tactile control over the lens functions.

Here are some of his images:

Sony NEX-5 Kipon Tilt Adapter Leica 28mm Elmarit-R

You can see larger images at Pixels on Pireze.

Thanks icie!

Sony NEX with a Voigtlander 35mm Nokton

Here is another Nokton on the Sony NEX. This time it's the Cosina Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 Nokton (Leica M) mounted on the Sony E-mount. The lens seems almost designed for the NEX with it's compact body (1.12" / 28.5 mm), 35mm focal length (52mm equivalent), and large aperture at 1.4.

Here was our post on the CV 50mm f/1.1 Nokton on the NEX.

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Thanks latteblue, chiif, and 808!

NEX FDA-SV1 and 3rd Party Viewfinders

Sony NEX-5 with a Cosina Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6 Ultra Wide-Heliar and matching Viewfinder

We learned a nice trick today from AONO2009 about the Sony NEX FDA-SV1 Optical Viewfinder - the eyepiece can be separated from the base. Now we have a cold shoe that we can mount any 3rd party viewfinders on. Make sure to account for the 1.5x crop factor when buying one, a 24mm lens means you will need a 36mm viewfinder.

Sony NEX FDA-SV1 Viewfinder Separated

Sony NEX-5 Helicopter Rig in Action

Here is the Sony NEX-5 with the 18-55mm OSS and the mikrokopter octocopter we posted about earlier and this time it's in South Africa. Benny Rebel took his NEX UAV to capture images from a very different angle, straight down from the sky. The NEX UAV footage begins at 1:51 and it looks like the wild animals are as interested in the NEX as we are.

Sony NEX Reverse Lens Macro Adapter

Sony NEX Reverse Lens Adapter Screwed on Filter Ring

Here's a very inexpensive way to get great Macro shots on you Sony NEX. E-mount reverse lens adapters are now available. The adapter allows us to use any lens reversed by using the lens filter thread. Make sure to use a lens with a manual aperture ring to conrtol depth of field. They come in 49mm, 52mm, 58mm filter ring sizes. They are available on eBay.

Sony NEX with µ4/3 Lens Adapted in Reverse for Macro

Here are some real world shots from Hot using the reverse lens adapter on the NEX-5.

Sony NEX-5 vs Fuji X100

Sony NEX-5 vs Fuji Finepix X100 Size Comparison

Combatants	Sony Alpha NEX-5	Fuji FinePix X100
Number of effective pixels	14.2 million pixels	12.3 million pixels
CCD Sensor	APS-C CMOS Sensor	APS-C CMOS Sensor
ISO Range	200 - 12800	100-12800
Lens	Sony E-mount with Interchangeable lenses	Fixed 23mm FUJINON lens (35mm equiv) f/2 to f/16
Image Stabilization	In Lens	Unknown
Shutter Speed	30s to 1/4000 with Bulb Mode	1/4 to 1/4000 with B and T modes
Continuous Shooting Speed	7 frames per sec.	5 frames per sec.
LCD	Tiltable 3" Diagonal 921,600 Pixels	2.8" Diagonal 460,000 Pixels
Electronic Viewfinder	Not yet, come on Sony!	Hybrid Optical viewfinder with Electronic Overlays
Video Resolution	1920 x 1080 / 60i	1280 x 720
Dimensions	4.4 x 2.4 x 1.6 in. (111 x 60 x 40 mm)	5.0 x 2.9 x 2.1 in. (126.5 x 74.4 x 53.9 mm) including lens
Price	$699 with 18-55 OSS Lens Available Now	$1200 Available Now