texascbx
Veteran
- Location
- Canton Texas
- Name
- Ricky
Kirk likes the EVF in the Sony cams. He says he has the first A99 reserved at this local camera store.
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Pelao
All-Pro
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Name
- Stephen
That is a tough position to be in. Look on the bright side; there are lots of other planets. Odds are, there is someone out there for you...
Lili
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Name
- Lili
exactly.
add a lens of any size and it gets worse, IMHO
the NEX' IQ is great but my E-PL2 feels much better to me
Even with the 14-150mm
Luckypenguin
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
- Name
- Nic
Is the NEX really all that unbalanced? It actually fares quite well in some of the comparisons that Amin did here;
Micro 4/3, Sony NEX, and Canon EOS-M - Small Camera Size Comparison - Micro Four Thirds User Forum
Micro 4/3, Sony NEX, and Canon EOS-M - Small Camera Size Comparison - Micro Four Thirds User Forum
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI USA
- Name
- Luke
From my brief experience, I wouldn't call it unbalanced. But too small for me and definitely slick....slippery. I almost dropped it twice.
Luckypenguin
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
- Name
- Nic
I have/had the same issue with both the Olympus E-PM1 and the Panasonic GF1. Both feel well built but their nice metal skins are also slippery and neither camera offers anything much to grip onto. If not for my patented finger loop hold I would struggle to grip either camera properly.
Ray Sachs
Legend
- Location
- Not too far from Philly
- Name
- you should be able to figure it out...
I liked the Nex a lot when I had one. It was my first modern camera with the flip up rear screen and I fell in love with it. I got around the controls without any real problem, and found it more than comfortable enough to hold and shoot with, whether up at eye level or down at my waist. And I loved the IQ and this was a Nex 5, not a 5n or 7 or one with one of the newer sensors. I ultimately dumped it for m43 due to the lack of lenses and the apparent lack of future lenses. This was a year and a half ago and I still don't see much progress on the lens front, so I'm very happy with my decision. But I never had a bit of trouble or dis-satisfaction with the camera itself, or the lenses I did have for it. Just never turned into the type of system I'd have been happy with. But great cameras, I thought.
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Dave Jenkins
Regular
- Name
- Dave Jenkins
I'm migrating to an M4/3 system because I'm tired of carrying around a heavy load of equipment. The NEX bodies are small, but the lenses do not appear to offer much relief. I would be about as well off to get a Canon Rebel T-series body and continue to use my Canon lenses.
wt21
Hall of Famer
Someone on this board or mu-43 suggested those tiny little clear rubber furniture pad feet. The kind you put on the bottom of someone to protect the top of a nice table. They're maybe 10mm round. I put two on the front of my EPM1, and the grip is suddenly quite do-able. I even hold a 100-300 easily with these little feet. The rubbery texture makes gripping a breeze.
Luckypenguin
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
- Name
- Nic
Thanks, and now you mention it I do recall seeing an E-PM1 for sale on eBay a few months ago where they appear to have done the same thing. In a way, it's good that Olympus made no pretense whatsoever at providing a grip because a flat face gives you lots of different options for adding one.
Country Parson
Top Veteran
- Location
- North Carolina
- Name
- Dan
Even the Xpro1 is beginning to feel too big for me. I find myself grabbing the RX100 or the NEX7 or the Samsung more often. So we all have our preferences. When the perfect camera arrives that will be the end of all photography websites, but one. Meanwhile i guess we will all have to just make due with what we have or can get. By the way, does anyone know where I can get a perfect cup of coffee?
Djarum
All-Pro
- Location
- Huntsville, AL
- Name
- Jason
Off topic, but I like egrips. I have used these many times for various cell phones I've had and I added a few for my E-P1.
Steve Noel
In Memorium
- Location
- Casey County, KY
Pelao
All-Pro
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Name
- Stephen
I don't find size much of any issue with any of these more compact cameras. I'm more concerned with the overall weight and bulk of the kit I carry with me. So, for example, I don't find the X-Pro 1 any 'bigger' in use than my GF1, even though it is larger. If the weight and bulk are in a certain range, then it's down to interface and the 'feel' of the camera. Which is a very individual thing and can be hard to define.
Right across from my office you can get great coffee here (the Spadina branch):
Dark Horse Espresso Bar
Come on over...
Country Parson
Top Veteran
- Location
- North Carolina
- Name
- Dan
Pelao, it has been a lot of years since I visited Toronto. I should come up there again in the summer when it is tooooo hot here in the Carolinas.
Pelao
All-Pro
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Name
- Stephen
Pelao, it has been a lot of years since I visited Toronto. I should come up there again in the summer when it is tooooo hot here in the Carolinas.
Hey, welcome anytime. We're having a particularly hot summer, but I don't think it's as hot as what you're used to.
krugorg
All-Pro
- Location
- Minnesota USA
- Name
- Kyle Krug
