23 thoughts on “Amanda Schmidt: City Moments: Sony Nex 5n”

1. alter_ohm January 21, 2012 at 10:07 am

   no problem, it’s not hard to find. it’s a pity they don’t provide full info.

   thanks
   alter_ohm
2. mike.kobal Post authorJanuary 21, 2012 at 9:49 am

   that I don’t know and I believe it wasn’t listed, got it from the vimeo music store, unfortunately it doesn’t allow me to send you a direct link to the song
3. alter_ohm January 21, 2012 at 9:42 am

   thanks mike, and who are the performing artists of this particular concerto no.7 ?
4. mike.kobal Post authorJanuary 21, 2012 at 9:01 am

   thanks alter_ohm!, Vivaldi, Concerto No. 7 in F Major RV 567: III – Adagio – – for 4 Violins, Strings and Continuo
5. alter_ohm January 21, 2012 at 8:55 am

   magical video! the music gave me goose bumps! what piece of music is this? sounds like bach.

   thanks
   alter_ohm
6. mike.kobal Post authorDecember 31, 2011 at 11:34 am

   vielen dank, prosit neujahr, erik
7. Erik Neu December 31, 2011 at 10:27 am

   Thanks Mike,

   great help for me.
   This combo seems to be perfect match for my needs, (perfect value for money bundle).

   Danke fuer die schnelle Antwort und Guten Rutsch nach NY.

   Erik Neu
8. mike.kobal Post authorDecember 31, 2011 at 9:41 am

   thanks Eric, and yes, the hoodloupe on the 5N works great for both, video and photo
9. Erik Neu December 31, 2011 at 8:29 am

   Hi Mike,

   I like your hands on approach to your photographic challenges, you always come up with some unconventional solution that focuses on the basic problem.

   I do a lot of travel photography and I try to get my gear smaller and lighter and want to use a Nikon D 7000 and a (Sony Nex 5n or a Panasonic G3/GX1) with a Fotodiox adapter for my Nikon D and G lenses.

   Is your Sony Nex 5n set up with the Hoodmann loupe only good for video or does it work well for stills too?
   Your combination of the small Nex 5n body with the Hoodmann loupe looks like it should handle very well for stills and video.

   Thanks
   Erik Neu
10. mike.kobal Post authorNovember 2, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    thanks Rich, aye, sorry to hear that, no modifications, mine works fine, just send it back, I got a few Industar lenses that didn’t work and had to be returned.
11. Rich C November 2, 2011 at 10:14 pm

    Good stuff Mike. I liked the results of it so much I went and bought the computar 50mm on ebay. I just received it but it doesnt seem to focus and vignettes heavily with a c-mount adapter. Did you perform any mods to the lens to get it to work for you?

    Thanks
    Rich
12. mike.kobal Post authorOctober 31, 2011 at 11:04 am

    thanks Adam, great tip, will check them out, yes, you can see the full image/video and the controls to the right, the hoodloup doesn’t cut into it, however, it doesn’t cover the full physical lcd panel
13. Adam October 31, 2011 at 10:55 am

    Hey Mike. Nice work.

    A work around for the tripod issue mount issue is to use a lens adaptor with a tripod mount. I have one for Nikon lenses and one for Olympus OM lenses. Both work really well and it takes the load off the NEX mount and helps balance the set-up. Check ebay, there are many available.

    Does the Hoodman Hoodloup cover the full display? I’ve been looking at grabbing one.

    Adam
14. mike.kobal Post authorOctober 29, 2011 at 9:42 am

    thanks much, JSturr
15. JSturr October 28, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    Great work !!
16. mike.kobal Post authorOctober 28, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    thanks Markus! the lensbaby is a lot of fun, you won’t regret getting one.
17. Markus Arike October 28, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    Your video was truly inspiring, shows what that little camera can do in the hands of a skilled shooter. Lensbaby is now officially on my radar. I’ll look for more of your work on Vimeo.
18. mike.kobal Post authorOctober 28, 2011 at 11:30 am

    thanks Stefan. NO! I dislike it very much, unlike the touch screens on the droid and iphone, it can’t get used to it on the 5n. Sony didn’t implement it in the Nex-7. They must feel the same lol. my way around is the hoodloup for serious shooting and after customizing the buttons it’s okay, not perfect but i can live with it, this is the best performing crop sensor -rivals the ff sensor in the 5D2, a dream to have a pocketable 5D2 for now I will just live with the few shortcomings
19. Stefan October 28, 2011 at 11:19 am

    really cool… you have a great eye.
    I was wondering do you ever get used to the nex5n touch screen? do the controls become intuitive?
20. mike.kobal Post authorOctober 28, 2011 at 10:41 am

    thanks Martin
21. Martin Irwin October 28, 2011 at 10:38 am

    Looks amazing. Great camera and lens too.
22. mike.kobal Post authorOctober 28, 2011 at 8:42 am

    thanks Josef!
23. Josef Tornick October 28, 2011 at 2:10 am

    That is absolutely Brilliant! Dreamy, evocative, surreal, just Magic! I loved it!