Thom Hogan review of NEX-7

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makeitso
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Re: Thom Hogan review of NEX-7
In reply to robdel, 6 months ago

robdel wrote:

12mm 4

15mm 4

18-35 2.8

21mm 1.8

28mm 1.8

35mm 1.4

50mm 1.4

80mm 1.4

80mm 1.8

105 1.8

35-70 2.8

70-200 2.8

300mm 2.8

pancake 35 1.8

I could go on. If you're happy with a few slow consumer zooms and a handful of middling spec primes (minus the third-party Zeiss), and that works for your photography, then fine. Some of us see incredible potential in this camera system, both on it's own, and as a possible replacement for DSLR system, even for professional work.

Fuji, a tiny company in comparison, has a more complete, better thought out offering and roadmap for the next 12 months than giant Sony. Don't tell me to get a Fuji. I like the NEX system and want it to succeed. Without first party lenses that play to its potential it will remain what it currently is: a system with copious amounts of unrealized potential, nearly strangled at birth by a company more interested in chasing the next shiny consumer object than building a real platform for photographers.

Sony realizes this and is slowly getting their act together. If they want this system to succeed, they need to do better.

So you have a list of 14 lenses. With essentially none being the 'critical' key stone focal lengths with demanding apertures. I'm not defending Sony's roadmap as both Samsung and Fuji have taken a more thought out road but 90% of those lenses you're asking for will not sell well to the general public. And those, especially the wider focal lengths, are already available in the legacy market where auto focus isn't critical in any case.

Bottom line becomes if you want a mature system you have the Nikon, Canon, Sony SAL, and m4/3, Pentax, etc. systems to buy. You're buying into a really new system and the idea that you'd expect Sony to R&D and release that many premium (very very few of those lenses will go for less than the body itself, if any) lenses... seriously go legacy or just forget the NEX system all together as you will not have your wish list in the next 5+ years.

Sony needs to get items that will sell to the consumer public.  The professionals can't deal with the current issues with AF and speed on a consistent basis.  Not to mention the cost of replacing glass.  The NEX system is currently a consumer system with the potential to develop into a lighter more professional system.  But if you're expecting those types of focal lengths with that kind of speed go legacy or be disappointed.

Edited 6 months ago by makeitso
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