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[quote name='Sathe Wild' timestamp='1315287219' post='11333']
And more
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There have been some counter-examples already so I'm not sure what to think about all this.
The local NEX-5 tests are history now that the NEX-7 will be available soon. I will, of course, retest all the E-mount lenses so we may get a better idea about this then - assuming that the issue has been fixed in the NEX-7 as well.
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And you do not notice the %n image having way less barrel distortion? It is a heavily corrected image, says very little or nothing about the sensor itself.
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that's another plus for 5N: in-camera lens correction.
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[quote name='Sathe Wild' timestamp='1315723798' post='11496']
that's another plus for 5N: in-camera lens correction.
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Only if it's optional. And leaves RAWs untouched. Otherwise it's a minus, at least to me.
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I find that with the Zeiss ZM 35mm f/2.8 C-Biogon on a NEX C3:
- there is no colour shift, not in the corners and not at full aperture,
- the centre is very sharp at full aperture already (just like on film),
- the extreme corners are smeared, even at f/5.6 and f/8 (very much unlike on film).
The corner smearing is just a minor issue to me; the extreme corners hardly ever matter.
Very happy with this combo.
I also tried the Contax for G 28mm f/2.8 Biogon on the NEX C3. Same story as with the 35mm C-Biogon above: sharp centre, no colour shift, but blurry corners (worse than with the 35mm).
The Contax G 35mm, 45mm and 90mm are all fine (if not brilliant), corner to corner, on the C3.
Sony will have a hard time producing non-retro focus wide angles for the NEX's. Unfortunately, retro focus + bright means large lens.
