Sony NEX-5n news roundup.
Sony NEX 5N studio test from superiormediagroup on Vimeo.
NEX-5n wonderful Oslo Opera image samples on Flickr.
Sony NEX-5N vs Canon 7D – Part 1 (youtube).
Test à hauts ISO des Raw du NEX-5N développés avec Lightroom 3 (Alpha Numerique).
And Jeroen from FotoVideo.nu wrote me: “After weeks of testing (and some delay) we have finally published our 15 page review of the NEX-5N camera. As I think you are using the camera yourself too, I don’t have to tell you how good it is… 
Our conclusion: It’s simply the best systemcamera (CSC) available at this this moment!* And therefore we’ve gave it 4,5/5 stars which equals a Gold award. The 5N is very versatile (rotating touchscreen), offers superior image quality (which blows all other APS-C camera’s away), is fast (10 fps), offers very good video-performance (1080p50) and is very affordable. The only drawback compared to the competition are the relatively large lenses, which feel a bit weird on such a compact camera. And we’d like so see more lenses too, especially pancakes. Lastly, we don’t understand the different position of the on/off-switch, compared to the NEX-C3 and the NEX-7.
Translated (ENG): http://translate.google.nl/translate?sl=nl&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=nl&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnl.fotovideo.nu%2Freviews%2F2340%2Fsony-nex-5n-review
* we haven’t tested the NEX-7 so far (only a pre-production sample)”
The Sony NEX-5n is always in the top 20 of all system cameras at Amazon US (Click here).
To check the NEX-5n price click these links: Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
Related Posts
Share
Recent comments
Comment from Willi: This is exactly why I finally decided to...
Comment from _core: 6 months is a long time :(...
Comment from Aldo: @_core: what happens is that by flooding...
Comment from FK: Basically yes but you can also make lumi...
David
7 months ago |Video quality looks great. On the scene with the computer and the window, the 5N has a lot more shadow detail. Much better dynamic range than the 7D. The window is exposed the same, but the shadows are much clearer.
Luke
7 months ago |fotovideo.nu have their video resolutions wrong for the old NEX-5
Kevin
7 months ago |Yea so we all know how good it, so whats the point???
FK
7 months ago |Actually the ungraded image looks a lot better then the graded one, the ungraded image is slightly to warm and blacks are to light but, it looks like a great base to work from. As for the graded image I don’t see why lights should look bluish and black jackets should look like dark green ones. Probably the guy grading it would be better of (re)calibrating his screen.
Etienne
7 months ago |Sorry for the dumb question but what graded and non graded means. Again sorry, english is not my first language…
FK
7 months ago |When somebody talks about Grading in Video this will mostly refer to Colorgrading. Colorgrading mens adjusting the colors by. e.G. using color curves.
To give you an example, if you capture footage with an (neutral)gray background, you’re footage is unlikely to reproduce that exact color, colorgrading is allowing you to shift colors in different directions so that you can adjust the image to the grey you actually intended to film. If you don’t do this you will will have the problem that what is intended to be gray may shift towards colours making it look bluish(cold),yellowish(warm),magenta,green or any possible combination of those.
Other then that you can also grade luminance, if you look at the ungraded image on the right of the video you will notice that the shadows look somehow light and flat, grading with an luminance curve will allow you to take influences just on certain levels of luminance. To explain it in a simpler way this will allow you to e.g. make dark colours darker while leaving brighter ones untouched. That is also what makes the big difference to just adjusting the overall brightness of an image.
I hope it was somehow understandable.
Zstan
7 months ago |You mean adjusting the white balance right?
axii
7 months ago |Yep, that’s the TL;DR answer
FK
7 months ago |Basically yes but you can also make luminance adjustment. Grading will also allow you to create certain image looks, (like a very cool or warm looking colours) without the need for changes in the lightning of a scene (only by post processing). However if used wrong it will look cheap as in the example on top.
To give an other approach to describe grading.
Grading is actually defining the shifting of colours and luminance when they are being rendered using the input material as source the grading refers to.
Etienne
7 months ago |Ahhh, thanks FK. Very nice and complete answer!
_core
7 months ago |what up with the clicking in video bug – is it fixed? and how can i be sure i get a fixed version?
Aldo
7 months ago |not known, but the fix will make it at the factory to the new lots is the same as they do to the cameras that are sent to the technical, so it’s like buying one now that you buy it in half year
_core
7 months ago |ok. any idea how long it take to send it to the technical and get it back?
i think its a little strange to buy a camera that u have to send to the technical directly after buying
Willi
7 months ago |Probably your safest bet is to buy the camera at a local store where you have the chance to try it out. From what I`ve read so far there are cameras that tend to click with the slightest move (such as mine…), while others have to be shaken before they click. So maybe you are lucky and get a camera that you don`t have to send in.
Testing is quite easy; you don`t even need to power the camera on. Find a quiet place in the store and turn the camera in every direction. If you don`t hear a small loose element inside bumping around -> buy it
_core
7 months ago |i think i will wait for a fixed version and hope that we get some information on that here.. sereialno or something..
curz i think it not safe to say “if it not clicks in store – buy it” what after some month abusing it.. if it start than to click i have to send it in..
nothing sucks more than a tool that is in service …
Aldo
7 months ago |@_core: what happens is that by flooding in Thailand seems to be no longer made to NEX in a while, so if you decide to wait you might expect much (at least 6 months more) .. chances are that the lots that are in the stores are the last until further notice
_core
7 months ago |6 months is a long time
Willi
7 months ago |This is exactly why I finally decided to take the risk and to order mine right now. You know the old saying, “No risk, no 5n”
Well, I got a camera that clicks like crazy, but apart from that, it performs fine and I don`t do video too often. Maybe some day soon I`ll drop it and have to send it to service anyway… until then I`ll just enjoy it and take photos.