01/16/14

Sony Nex-7 - Sony E 18-55 f3.5-5.6 OSS

I came across the Sony 18-55 f3.5-5.6 kit lens the other week, and realized I hadn't used it for some time due to me using my Nex bodies for manual focus lenses. So, out I went with the lens mounted on the Nex-7. I should probably have put it on the Nex-5N body but it gave me a chance to see how the Nex-7 handled this lens again.

The image above looked a little bland at first look so I gave it a grunge look. Not too much, just so that you can see that it's been worked on.

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NEX-7
Focal Length: 55 mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 1/30 sec
ISO: 1600

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• Sony • Nex-7 • 18-55 f3.5-5.6

01/15/14

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Sony Nex-7 - Voigtländer M 90 f3.5

Last image from this combination for now.

This image is compressed because those buildings in the background aren't that close. Background separation is there but not that much. There are better lenses for this type of shooting, the Leica Elmarit 90 f2.8 comes to mind. It's one of the cheaper Leica lenses and is a joy to use. It's also built like a tank and is quite heavy, especially when using on such a small camera such as the Nex-5N. Using it on the Nex-7 is better but not perfect.

My conclusion regarding the Voigtländer M 90 f3.5:

1. Do not use at infinity.
2. Don't let the sun get too near. i.e. If possible shoot with the sun at your back.
3. Enter a negative EC value when using on the Nex bodies.
4. Prepare to do some PP to get the most out of the images.

I don't know, I may have purchased a bad copy, but in all honesty, this lens reminds me of the Voigtländer 85 f3.5. They seem to have the same characteristics, low contrast and not all that good when focusing at infinity (or near infinity). Spend a little more for a better lens. The Nikon E-series 100 f2.8 beats this lens hands down, and it was cheaper.

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NEX-7
Focal Length: unknown
Aperture: f/1.0
Exposure Time: 1/2000 sec
ISO: 100

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• Sony • Voigtländer • Nex-7 • 90 f3.5

01/14/14

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Sony Nex-7 - Voigtländer M 90 f3.5

This was one image that needed very little processing. Contrast was ok and colour was spot on. It was however front lit, so I expected no problems with this mage. I think the tree on the left brings that little something into the image.

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NEX-7
Focal Length: unknown
Aperture: f/1.0
Exposure Time: 1/200 sec
ISO: 100

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• Sony • Voigtländer • Nex-7 • 90 f3.5

01/13/14

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Sony Nex-7 - Voigtländer M 90 f3.5

As you can see in the image above, detail is there but when I opened it in Lightroom there was hardly any contrast in there as it was massively overexposed. Again, detail, exposure and contrast can be put back into the image without losing too much quality loss.

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NEX-7
Focal Length: unknown
Aperture: f/1.0
Exposure Time: 1/200 sec
ISO: 100

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• Sony • Nex-7 • Voigtländer • 90 f3.5

01/12/14

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Sony Nex-7 - Voigtländer M 90 f3.5

Another image where a lot of work was necessary. The lens tends to overexpose, especially when the sky is quite light. Looking at the histogram, exposure indicated correctly, so when I'm using this lens I'll always set EC to -1/3 if not -2/3. However I was able to recover a lot of detail in Lightroom so all is not lost.

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NEX-7
Focal Length: unknown
Aperture: f/1.0
Exposure Time: 1/400 sec
ISO: 100

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• Sony • Voigtländer • Nex-7 • 90 f3.5

01/11/14

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Sony Nex-7 - Voigtländer M 90 f3.5

Ok, how does it do when photographing buildings. Well the one above came out just great for my taste. Not a lot work done at all but I was focusing on the corner where all the buildings walls come together. It was quite low no I was focusing nowhere near infinity. This could be the problem with this lens, but then again not all lenses are designed to used in this way.

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NEX-7
Focal Length: unknown
Aperture: f/1.0
Exposure Time: 1/800 sec
ISO: 100

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• Sony • Voigtländer • Nex-7 • 90 f3.5

01/10/14

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Sony Nex-7 - Voigtländer M 90 f3.5

This was taken wide open at f3.5. I wanted to see how the background separation was like. Focus was on the man on the left. As you can see the separation is there but the background is quite clear. I would have thought the background would be a little blurrier than it is. I didn't have to do a lot of work on this one either to get it to look the way it does.

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NEX-7
Focal Length: unknown
Aperture: f/1.0
Exposure Time: 1/320 sec
ISO: 100

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• Sony • Nex-7 • Voigtländer • 90 f3.5

01/09/14

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Sony Nex-7 - Voigtländer M 90 f3.5

Continuing on from yesterdays post, this image was very good from the time I opened it in Lightroom. There was hardly any post processing done and as you can see there is plenty of micro contrast in the image and it's tack sharp.

The next few posts I'll be showing some more from this lens and you can make your own decision if it's a worthy buy or not.

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NEX-7
Focal Length: unknown
Aperture: f/1.0
Exposure Time: 1/1000 sec
ISO: 100

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• Sony • Nex-7 • Voigtländer • 90 f3.5

01/08/14

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Sony Nex-7 - Voigtländer M 90 f3.5

I bought this lens on ebay for a very good price and I had high hopes for it when used on the Sony Nex cameras which are the best at present for using legacy manual focus lenses.

Since the Nex-7 has a purple cast to the images when using wide rangefinder lenses I decided to give this lens a go on the Nex-7, it being longer than a 35mm lens. Anything 35mm or wider will give you a nice purple image, which can be corrected is post but it really is a lot of work to do. My wide lenses have therefore been relegated to the Nex-5N or my m4/3 cameras. M4/3 cameras are harder to manual focus with, having no focus peaking (apart from the new models coming onto the market), but I still like using them. Another problem I have with the Nex is they only allow you to the 3:2 or 16:9 aspect ratio, whereas the m4/3 cameras allow 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 or 16:9. I really don't know what Sony were thinking here as I personally like the 4:3 and especially the 1:1 ratio options.

I digress, so back to the lens it is. I'm not sure really what to make of the lens. In some situations the image quality is brilliant and in others it lacks contrast. The image above took a lot of work to get it the way it looks, there was definately a lack of contrast when I opened it in Lightroom.

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NEX-7
Focal Length: unknown
Aperture: f/1.0
Exposure Time: 1/60 sec
ISO: 100

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• Sony • Nex-7 • 90 f3.5 • Voigtländer

01/07/14

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Sony Nex-5N - Pentax M Takumar 28 f2.8

This is the last image from the Takumar 28 f2.8 for now and I hope you have had an insight into this wondeful lens. I will be keeping the Nex-5N as well as I think it's ideal for using these legacy lenses. Again, if you haven't tried a Nex-5N, see if you can get one from a photographer friend or rent one for a day, I think you'll be surprised at the image quality.

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Focal Length: unknown
Aperture: unknown
Exposure Time: unknown
ISO: unknown

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• Pentax • Sony • Nex-5N • 28 f2.8

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