Scott Nicol

long term DXO / filmpack user here - have downloaded and tried the new version and on the whole like the new effects and interface, certainly worth the upgrade fee for me. One criticism /...

The Sony 1.8 is indeed a great lens in terms of optics and value.. however the Sigma is different class of lens in many ways - its slightly faster, optically superior, has higher build quality and...

I have the 55210 on my 5n and I've been reasonably happy with it in good light and the wider - middle focal lengths so it should be capable of sharp images. This is a handheld, OSS on shot (of a...

And of course the Sigma 30mm f2.8 for NEX as well - a tad slower, plastic shell but great IQ and ridiculously cheap.

I guess choice is good though as all 3 are great to fab lenses (i'm giving the...

Hi - I think my NEX 6 has developed a fault with its speaker but before packing it off to Sony for repair  thought I would check here in case I've missed anything obvious. Basically, its been...

Whilst I agree that Sony is getting a bit of a rep of producing too many bodies and not enough lenses, I don't think that is a fair reason for criticising DPR for reviewing what is an excellent...

This is my proposed 3, all native NEX lenses - I've only had the latter 2 for a short while but they are shaping up nicely..1650PZ - flexible and compact with acceptable IQ35mm f1.8 - for IQ,...

Agreed - its a little pricey here in the UK but the lens really feels well balanced on the NEX 6 with nice IQ across the range. I picked up a copy last week and took it out for a test run at the...

FYI, as of the new NEX6 firmware update in Feb 2013, the SEL 1018f4 and SEL35f18 DO support PDAF and DON'T require an additional lens firmware update to get it to work - just the camera update.I'm...

HiI'm still trialling PN and followed your advice re highlight recovery - it is indeed quite impressive. This shot was too interesting to let the blown out flames ruin it so I tried using PN to...

I dropped a zeiss 1680 and subsequently suffered from very soft shots at all focal lengths. It was s/h and out of warranty. They fixed it for a flat fee (a little pricey as I recall but can't...

RE more testing - agreed, particularly under better light and a controlled test on accuracy and /or moving objects - and I'm happy to pass on the testing baton for that to other interested third...

I think the 5r should be seen as an incremental upgrade but that's not a bad thing per se - it does have new features like the apps and wifi plus whatever benefits the hybrid system may confer not...

Hi Henry, to answer your points in turn...I never stated PDAF was a hoax - see my reply above saying that you could not draw that conclusion without much more extensive testing under different...

Oh I didn't say that - there are way too many other factors / limitations to draw that conclusion without much more thorough testing - not least of which is how the system behaves under better...

Hi - thanks for your comments - I just thought I'd address a couple of them directlyCertainly that was the most clear cut finding with absolutely no overlap between the two groups of...

That's a one sentence question that requires a 500 page deluxe text book answer plus years of experience :-)To keep it simple, the angle of the flashgun head, position relative to the camera and...

I set the cam to aperture priority mode to the shutter varied but was typically 1/2 to 1/20 second.. so pretty aveerage to low lighting. My rationale for this is the AF LOCK time (not the actual...

It was an afterthought but yes, I did quickly test that with the 35mm f1.8 - and got an average that was bang in the middle of what it was with the grid switched on. However, I have read here on...

HiSee my answer above - those times are for a continuous series of locks on multiple targets at different distances. As you say, the time to measure a single AF lock would just be too fast to...