jeffnesh
Member
I used to shoot an a850 and a bevy of lenses for everything…landscapes, street, general out-and-about, natural light portrait and studio portrait…pretty much in that order.
A few months ago, tired of hauling it all around all the time (or, more often, *not* hauling it around) I dumped it all for a Leica M9. I couldn't be happier. For my purposes, it is the perfect camera for 70% of my photography…primarily landscapes, street, and general out-and-about.
My only gap is portraiture, particularly studio. I do people and pets. I can do some nice people work with the M9 outdoors, but pets are out of the question for me (I'm too slow!)
So I am trying to decide between the a77 and the NEX 7. Knowing that the a77 is very new and the NEX not even out yet, what are your thoughts on either as a portrait camera?
Will the NEX keep up with the a77 focus-wise (think pets)? Will it be usable in a studio with strobe lighting? I like the tilt-screen…very medium format slr type experience in terms of interacting with your subject instead of having an eye pressed to the finder. I like that (and have shot that way before).
My comfort zone would indicate the a77. Looks great and I'm used to the SLR style for this type of work. On the other hand, the NEX seems to be a new paradigm from the ground up. It seems to me to be a very "studio-ready" camera, but maybe that's on paper and I'm missing something that would limit it in this use?
Thoughts?
Thanks so much,
Jeff
A few months ago, tired of hauling it all around all the time (or, more often, *not* hauling it around) I dumped it all for a Leica M9. I couldn't be happier. For my purposes, it is the perfect camera for 70% of my photography…primarily landscapes, street, and general out-and-about.
My only gap is portraiture, particularly studio. I do people and pets. I can do some nice people work with the M9 outdoors, but pets are out of the question for me (I'm too slow!)
So I am trying to decide between the a77 and the NEX 7. Knowing that the a77 is very new and the NEX not even out yet, what are your thoughts on either as a portrait camera?
Will the NEX keep up with the a77 focus-wise (think pets)? Will it be usable in a studio with strobe lighting? I like the tilt-screen…very medium format slr type experience in terms of interacting with your subject instead of having an eye pressed to the finder. I like that (and have shot that way before).
My comfort zone would indicate the a77. Looks great and I'm used to the SLR style for this type of work. On the other hand, the NEX seems to be a new paradigm from the ground up. It seems to me to be a very "studio-ready" camera, but maybe that's on paper and I'm missing something that would limit it in this use?
Thoughts?
Thanks so much,
Jeff