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Sony nex-3 as 2nd camera or upgrade to 550d?
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:41 pm
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Hi,

i'm facing a dilema right now and need your help, especially from the nex owners.

I currently have a canon 400d, 4 AF lenses and several MF lenses from various mounts. I have a small budget to spend that i can use on 2 alternatives:

- Sony NEX-3 + 16mm and keep 400d

- 550d and sell 400d

I believe both options will be similar in terms of cash, but will give very different options:

- sony will be able to mount more MF lenses, including small ones - but i don't have any and don't how easy it is to manual focus without the viewfinder (opinions?)
- sony is very small and will probably have more use due to being easier to carry, but on the other hand the only AF lens will be the fixed 16mm
- canon will be an upgrade, better high iso, better AF and hd video - all using my current gear - i can't loose. But it's still a bigger camera that i sometimes don't want to carry around.

Opinions? I'm interested in "real life" use of the nex with MF lenses (parties, kids, outdoor use).


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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:56 pm
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Step 1 : buy a cheap NEX
Step 2 : spend thousands of bucks in these "wow, fun lens to adapt on the NEX that I could not use on the Canon!"


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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:06 pm
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Hi,

of course i can't afford leica lenses (for example), i would (try to) buy cheap cctv lenses. For now, i'd only buy the eos-nex adapter to use the current lenses (assuming manual focus is simple).


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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:33 pm
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Oooh get the Nex! The 550D has great high ISO capability, but so does the Nex! And it fits in your pocket Very Happy


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Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:40 pm
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You already have a 40D.. why buy pretty much the same thing?

you'll have a lot more fun with the NEX, it'll be the camera you carry around everywhere and a lot of MF glass that won't work on the 40D will now work on the NEX due to it's mirrorless design.
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