GaryW

I also have a Nex-5, but haven’t used it in years. It is wonderfully small with a pancake lens. It’s a shame we’re losing this aspect of these cameras. I agree with the sentiment about the mp. ...

I thought you were talking about what you like and don't like as well.  At least I mentioned a couple of options. I didn't use the word "phony".  However, any film simulation is an effect and ...

I assume you mean that you have to swap lenses to match the FOV.  When you change the focal length, you change the DOF, if you maintain the same aperture setting.  You can change the aperture ...

The TOTAL image on the smaller sensor has less light, but PER AREA it's the same (if the exposure is the same). My understanding is that exposure is for a given area.  So, same ISO, same aperture, ...

Yes, many purses could hold a Nex or A6400, etc., and a pancake lens, no problem.  As for jacket or pants, yeah, I don't like doing a stiff walk with something like that banging around in the ...

FF won’t give me as compact of a package, plus the lenses are more expensive. At some point, it doesn’t make sense, just as a hobby.  Then again, alternatives need to be available.  If all of the ...

I suppose it depends on the pocket.  Jeans pockets are too small for most anything but P&S cameras, but there is a bit more room in, say some jackets or cargo shorts, etc. The old Nex-5 was pretty ...

When I can buy an FF camera that is the same size as an APS-C camera, with the same resolution when using APS-C lenses, AND the same price, then why would I care about APS-C cameras anymore? ...

People always want more.  Nothing new. My thought has long been, people want all the features, but don’t want to actually pay for them.  Maybe it’s enough to have a flagship that allows you to have ...

I agree with your general point.  You could probably add a couple of big features for a few hundred bucks, but I don’t think there’s a market for a $2,500 APS-C camera either.  Maybe  not even $2000. ...

I have the A6500, and I think the IBIS is pretty good, but then, it’s hard to say.  I mean, it’s a bit of an estimate, but I’d say it’s at least 2 stops.  That’s enough to make a big difference, ...

Wow, I hadn’t seen this!  Interesting. $200 seems like a lot for old equipment, but if keeping your old camera and lenses, it sounds like a good upgrade. I asked about this when it came out, and ...

At f8, there aren’t as many faults to correct.  Many of my interior photos are more like f4, and the lens has some issues at wider apertures.  Even so, I find it pretty sharp in the center, and ...

DxO, for example, does not require a lot of fiddling, compared to more traditional software.  They have profiles for the 16mm that make a huge difference.  Give it try! I don’t know that I would ...

Yeah, I don’t recall seeing Mel in a while!  Missed your posts I upgraded to the 6500 a couple of years ago, but still use the Nex-6 on occasion. It gives great results and I used it for probably 6 ...

My Sony 20mm/f2.8 measures pretty well, near the top of my lenses.  Did I get lucky, or do I not have any good lenses?  ;-)  It’s compactness gives me the high-quality yet compact camera I always ...

Those 50mm primes were pretty sharp.  Old zooms, not so much, but even the cheap primes were pretty good.  They had that figured out. Where I think the old lenses suffer are from coatings (so flare ...

(translated) Huh.  I'm surprised that works?  I never trust screen measurements!  Anyway, if you're fussing about how many mm you have to work with, I dunno if that is really going to help.  When I ...

This is exactly the reason I went to mirrorless in 2010. I got tired of the boat-anchor around my neck. That Tamron is kind of heavy. At that time, it was a big compromise to go mirrorless, as ...

The thing is, newer APS-C cameras are so improved over APS-C cameras in the past, it's nearly as much of an advantage as if we (back in 2010, say), went with FF.  The bar has been raised, and if ...