Sold my 7 + 24

[lowincash]

Let me first say that the Sony NEX-7 and Zeiss 24mm f1.8 lens has been my most favoritest combo ever. Add on the legacy lenses and it's a ton of fun to use. It was a tough decision and I was lucky enough to have played with it for a couple of months. I was also lucky to have sold it for almost the same price I bought it for. Sadly I left my SD card in it and the guy thought I gave it to him so he already reformatted the card But I did get the card back though.

Anyways, I went back to the m43 camera, the Olympus OM-D E-M5. I still very much love the retro look and also wanted to have IBIS. I know the image quality won't be quite as good as the NEX but it's a compromise I had to make. Who knows, if money allows, I would one day be able to afford both cameras

I don't know if this is GAS? lol

 

[elandel]

If you would be able to afford both would you keep the Nex 7? Was the lack of IBIS very important to you? I'm asking because I want to buy 5n (the 7 is far too expensive for me) keep my E-pl3 and sell all the other m4/3 bodies I have - EP2 and G3. This would work if only the 5n will be used with a couple of lens and legacy lens.

Well maybe this is GAS for me because I don't really see why I should buy a Nex if not to use with legacy glasses.

 

[lowincash]

Yes I would definitely keep both. The 7 is just so comfortable to hold and easy to use. I can shoot one handed without any problem. I've actually thought about getting the 5n and E-M5 together but my budget won't allow this as of yet. I found a local seller selling 5n body for $500, very tempting =/ But I'd much rather wait till I can afford to have both cameras then get the 7 again. I like having the built in EVF. Actually I was going to just sell the Zeiss lens and use that money towards the Oly but then decided to sell the whole thing so I can get a couple m43 lenses too (12mm and 45mm).

I've always loved the retro slr look but wished it comes in a digital form, and looks like Olympus answered. I also wanted to try out their 5 axis IBIS with the legacy lenses. I had the GF1 when it first came out and used the 20mm 1.7 lens. I then went to the G3 and E-P3. I still have the 20mm lens somewhere and will use that for now.

I think the NEX cameras are best for using legacy lenses. I really enjoy having focus peaking. This is something I'm going to miss. I also don't really like to shoot high ISO and for indoor shots the longer lenses get shaky so that's why I want to try a camera with IS to see how that works out.

 

[elandel]

Yes I would definitely keep both. The 7 is just so comfortable to hold and easy to use. I can shoot one handed without any problem. I've actually thought about getting the 5n and E-M5 together but my budget won't allow this as of yet. I found a local seller selling 5n body for $500, very tempting =/ But I'd much rather wait till I can afford to have both cameras then get the 7 again. I like having the built in EVF. Actually I was going to just sell the Zeiss lens and use that money towards the Oly but then decided to sell the whole thing so I can get a couple m43 lenses too (12mm and 45mm).

I've always loved the retro slr look but wished it comes in a digital form, and looks like Olympus answered. I also wanted to try out their 5 axis IBIS with the legacy lenses. I had the GF1 when it first came out and used the 20mm 1.7 lens. I then went to the G3 and E-P3. I still have the 20mm lens somewhere and will use that for now.

I think the NEX cameras are best for using legacy lenses. I really enjoy having focus peaking. This is something I'm going to miss. I also don't really like to shoot high ISO and for indoor shots the longer lenses get shaky so that's why I want to try a camera with IS to see how that works out.

I also have the G3 and it's a very good camera but I think I'll sell it and maybe my new EP2 (the Special Black Edition which I love) to buy the 5n and try the Nex. As I said I'll keep the Epl3 for IBIS and jpegs OOC because I'm a jpg shooter. Also for fast AF and awesome AWB. If the Nex proves nearly the same then I can make other decisions.