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NEX 3 doesn't have EFCS? Yes, I'm sure you're right and others have pointed this out to me as well. Though, to be precise, the point I was trying to make was actually that I really feel the need for magnified liveview, thanks to "focus peaking". Still, I must confess I appreciate knowing the functionality is probably there after all...The Nex permits moving around in magnified liveview mode, I would assume this functionality is also present on the Nex 7.
Oskar O wrote:Did you have the opportunity to try any other lens than the 65 MP-E?
I really wanted to investigate this as well but couldn't come up with a simple enough way to test it (I actually thought about slaughtering sync cable and tape the ends onto the contacts on the hot shoe but never got around to it). Next time I want to have one of these at hand.Charles Krebs wrote:I am curious if the Nex bodies will provide a flash signal without resorting to the mechanical first shutter curtain (as is the case with flash on Canon EFSC bodies). Any idea if this is so?
I have not come across it and some sources on the net claim that it's only in the Nex 5N and 7, as well as select Sony DSLRs.morfa wrote:Thanks Oskar! No vibration sensitivity was not on my list of concerns. On the contrary – given the lack of a mirror and the presence of EFCS there is no source of vibrations left to worry about.
Apology to raise this topic up again, I believe by now you & everyone else has got the answer already.. but thought it might be helpful to those who are still seeking an answer.Charles Krebs wrote: I am curious if the Nex bodies will provide a flash signal without resorting to the mechanical first shutter curtain (as is the case with flash on Canon EFSC bodies). Any idea if this is so?
The DOF "advantage" is not real in the sense that you're probably imagining. It comes about because f/8 on a short FL lens means a smaller hole than f/8 on a longer FL lens. The small hole produces more DOF but correspondingly more diffraction to match. The tradeoff between DOF and diffraction is identical for all size sensors; the only question is where on that tradeoff curve each camera is able to operate. In general larger sensors allow accessing more of the curve, because they work with larger lenses which can have larger holes. But for micro/macro applications the differences are small.marceppy wrote:Tim was talking about a compact with a fixed lens, however, would the (smaller) sensor size on compact or other cameras have a greater DOF advantage than using a DSLRs with larger sensors for macro/micro, not considering the affect from vibration with DSLRs? One would also have to consider the flash attachments for compacts; and, would the same DOF advantage apply on compact cameras with smaller sensors when one adapts a different lens to the camera, like the MP-E 65?
