Sony NEX6 + 10-18 f/4 OSS - a killer landscape combo?

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NEX 6 was just announced, and they also have 10-18mm UWA coming out.

Presuming that sensor is detailed and clean enough, and the lens is as sharp as comparable tokina or OEM offerings this starts looking like a killer landscape package in handbag. One would only need a couple small filters, 85mm size grads and a modest tripod perhaps. This looks like a great travel kit for sure. Add a long cheap FD L prime and it's a nice birding solution.
 
Should be a good lens for £750. It's f/4 too so hopefully Sony have got it right.
 
I'm really excited about the nex6 and the pancake kit lens. I don't particularly want to carry lots of lenses around though and the 16-50mm is nice and wide. What would suit me perfectly would be the kit lens then a 30/35mm and a 10/12mm pancake in my pockets.
 
It is the only one of these Sony releases that I find interesting but unless the performance really is exceptionally good in looks rather overpriced to me.

It seems to show again that the talk of ultra small wide lenses on mirrorless doesnt reflect the reality. This lens is quite modeerately speced only going up to 18mm yet its really not that much smaller or lighter than my Canon 10-22mm.
 
Moreorless said:
It is the only one of these Sony releases that I find interesting but unless the performance really is exceptionally good in looks rather overpriced to me.

It seems to show again that the talk of ultra small wide lenses on mirrorless doesnt reflect the reality. This lens is quite modeerately speced only going up to 18mm yet its really not that much smaller or lighter than my Canon 10-22mm.
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You are looking at the wrong CSC for good lens selection. m4/3 is where lenses are at. We're expecting a 35-100 f2.8 on Monday meaning pro quality and fast lenses will be available from 7-100mm (14-200 equivalent on full frame) and a fairly decent 100-300 available.

Yet again, Sony miss out on a pro-grade walkabout zoom.........

As to the crop factor... well m4/3 is nearly as tall a sensor as APS-C - it's just squarer. If you are OK with the 4:3 aspect rather than the 3:2 of APS-C, there is no reason the m4/3 camera can't produce as good a picture as APS-C sensors but with significantly smaller total size.
 
it's a constant f4.0 though with an image circle slightly larger than your Canon (1.5x crop v 1.6x).
& it's image stabilised unlike the 10-22.

But ultimately as Scotty would say "ye cannae change the laws of physics".
 
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arad85 said:
You are looking at the wrong CSC for good lens selection. m4/3 is where lenses are at. We're expecting a 35-100 f2.8 on Monday meaning pro quality and fast lenses will be available from 7-100mm (14-200 equivalent on full frame) and a fairly decent 100-300 available.

Yet again, Sony miss out on a pro-grade walkabout zoom.........

As to the crop factor... well m4/3 is nearly as tall a sensor as APS-C - it's just squarer. If you are OK with the 4:3 aspect rather than the 3:2 of APS-C, there is no reason the m4/3 camera can't produce as good a picture as APS-C sensors but with significantly smaller total size.
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APS-C is already a big compromise, 4/3 is just another step too far... Since I am not really happy shooting with EVF, this would simply live on a tripod or beanbag shooting landscapes so really not interested in any walkabout lenses. That UWA is the dealbraker provided the prices will reach sensible levels.
 
daugirdas said:
APS-C is already a big compromise, 4/3 is just another step too far... Since I am not really happy shooting with EVF, this would simply live on a tripod or beanbag shooting landscapes so really not interested in any walkabout lenses. That UWA is the dealbraker provided the prices will reach sensible levels.
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You should just buy your Zeiss 21 and be happy ;)
 
heidfirst said:
it's a constant f4.0 though with an image circle slightly larger than your Canon (1.5x crop v 1.6x).
& it's image stabilised unlike the 10-22.

But ultimately as Scotty would say "ye cannae change the laws of physics".
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The 10-22mm is f/3.5-f/4 over the same range as this new Sony.

Again if the performance is exceptional the size and price is somewhat understable but it seem to me that with digital sensors space saving on wide lenses isnt as great as with film since your not able to have the light hitting the sensor at as steep an angle.
 
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Again if the performance is exceptional the size and price is somewhat understable
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the list price of the Canon is £990 which is higher than the Sony which adds stabilisation.
Sure, the street price is lower than msrp but that will also be true of the Sony after a few months .
& it's 2/3 the size & weight of the Canon despite having a slightly lower crop (i.e. larger image size).

It'll live & die on performance though & for that we all have to wait to see.
 
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