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Jesito
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 Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:35 am Post subject: Acquired Sony Alpha 3000 - Is this a DSLR? |
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Jesito wrote:
Although it's a mirrorless camera, the look and feel is the one of a DSLR.
In spite of the bad criticisms on the network, I decided to buy one. Main reason?. Best price/performance ratio for MF lenses usage.
I paid 325€ at Amazon, bearing in mind it comes with a black SEL1855 lens (that I didn't use at all and currently in process of selling to further reduce the acquisition costs).
The good things:
- DSLR shape, good grip and much more balanced for big lenses than the NEX line.
- E-mount, (with all the bells and whistles, short register distance, etc.)
- Cost
- Same interface than my former NEX-C3, so nothing new to learn.
- Digital Viewfinder, for situations of strong sunlight (common here).
- Same battery than the NEX-C3, so I already have two spare ones.
- 20Mpix sensor, last generation
- Electronic shutter with only one curtain, (it doesn's sound like the one at the C3, with three chained Clack-Clack-Clack, but a single Clack)
- Same lens adapters than the NEX line.
The not so good things:
- Look and feel quite "plastic", feels too light at the beginning, although after a couple of weeks I feel fine with it.
- Limitted viewfinder resolution, enough for me for the extreme sunlight situations.
- LCD enough to use but under the current standards.
- The kit I bought came with a power supply to power the camera from the power outlets and to charge the battery inside the camera, but no any external charger. So I had to buy one, a chinese PATONA, that has proven to be good, cheap (15€) and comes with a car plug to charge also when in the route.
All in all and watching the results, I'm happy with it and I would buy it again.
Now taking samples with my Minolta lenses, this time with the 100mm f/2.5 wide open:
Focus on the red berries (or whatever they are) in the center:
Al 100% crop:
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Jesito
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| Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:32 am Post subject: |
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Jesito wrote:
And this is how the lens looks on the camera:
Much more balanced setup than on the NEX-C3...
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Jesito's backsack:
Zooms Sigma 70-300, Tamron 35-135 and 70-210 short, 70-210 long, 28-70 CF Macro, 35-70, 35-80, Vivitar 70-210 KA, Tamron 70-250.
Fixed Industar-50, , Tamron 24mm, Tamron 135mm, Sands Hunter 135mm, Pancolar 50mm, Volna-3, many Exakta lenses
DSLR SIGMA SD9 & SD14, EOS 5D, Sony A700 and NEXF3, Oly E-330, E-400, E-450, E-1
TLR/6x6/645 YashicaMat, Petri 6x45, Nettar, Franka Solida, Brilliant
SLR Minolta X300, Fuji STX II, Praktica VLC3, Pentax P30t, EXA500, EXA 1A, Spotmatic(2), Chinon CM-4S, Ricoh, Contax, Konica TC-X , Minolta 5000, 7000i, 3Sxi, EOS 500 and CX
Rangefinders Chinon 35EE, Konica C35 auto, Canonet 28, Yashica Lynx, FED-2, Yashica electro 35, Argus C3 & C4, Regula Cita III, Voigtlander Vitoret (many), Welta Welti-I, Kodak Signette 35, Zorki-4, Bessa-R & L, Minolta Weathermatic, olympus XA2
Compact Film Konica C35V, Voigtlander Vitorets, Canon Prima Super 105, Olympus XA2 and XA3
Compact Digital Olympus C-5050, Aiptek Slim 3000, Canon Powershot A540, Nikon 5200, SIGMA DP1s, Polaroid X530, IXUS55, Kodak 6490, Powershot G9 and G10
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philslizzy
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philslizzy wrote:
Hmm, doesnt look so bad. I was considering getting rid of my D3100 and getting something in the Sony DSLR line, but this is totally compatible with my NEX5 stuff and looks pro enough to use for work. It would seem to have the best of both worlds. Let us know how you get on with it.
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Jesito
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Jesito wrote:
You said it right. "It looks pro".
LCD and VF are a bit short on performance, but if you can cope with it, the results are good.
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Jesito's backsack:
Zooms Sigma 70-300, Tamron 35-135 and 70-210 short, 70-210 long, 28-70 CF Macro, 35-70, 35-80, Vivitar 70-210 KA, Tamron 70-250.
Fixed Industar-50, , Tamron 24mm, Tamron 135mm, Sands Hunter 135mm, Pancolar 50mm, Volna-3, many Exakta lenses
DSLR SIGMA SD9 & SD14, EOS 5D, Sony A700 and NEXF3, Oly E-330, E-400, E-450, E-1
TLR/6x6/645 YashicaMat, Petri 6x45, Nettar, Franka Solida, Brilliant
SLR Minolta X300, Fuji STX II, Praktica VLC3, Pentax P30t, EXA500, EXA 1A, Spotmatic(2), Chinon CM-4S, Ricoh, Contax, Konica TC-X , Minolta 5000, 7000i, 3Sxi, EOS 500 and CX
Rangefinders Chinon 35EE, Konica C35 auto, Canonet 28, Yashica Lynx, FED-2, Yashica electro 35, Argus C3 & C4, Regula Cita III, Voigtlander Vitoret (many), Welta Welti-I, Kodak Signette 35, Zorki-4, Bessa-R & L, Minolta Weathermatic, olympus XA2
Compact Film Konica C35V, Voigtlander Vitorets, Canon Prima Super 105, Olympus XA2 and XA3
Compact Digital Olympus C-5050, Aiptek Slim 3000, Canon Powershot A540, Nikon 5200, SIGMA DP1s, Polaroid X530, IXUS55, Kodak 6490, Powershot G9 and G10
CSCCanon EOS-M, Samsung NX100 and NX210, Lumix G5, NEX-F3 |
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Rick1779
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Rick1779 wrote:
seems pretty good
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LucisPictor
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| Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:47 am Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
Congratulations, Jes!
To be honest, I have been thinking about getting one of those as well for a while now.
The price of the set is inbeatable and it combined the body of a DSLR (with the better balance with manual lenses) with the short register distance of a NEX. Seems pretty perfect for shooting with manual SLR gear.
But if I got one, my wife would probably hit me on my head with it. I've got too many different systems already!
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Rick1779
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| Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:54 am Post subject: |
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Rick1779 wrote:
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Congratulations, Jes!
To be honest, I have been thinking about getting one of those as well for a while now.
The price of the set is inbeatable and it combined the body of a DSLR (with the better balance with manual lenses) with the short register distance of a NEX. Seems pretty perfect for shooting with manual SLR gear.
But if I got one, my wife would probably hit me on my head with it. I've got too many different systems already! |
at least it's not so heavy 
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