“..When I first picked up Sony’s new NEX-F3 I could only wonder whether its sensors would be dynamic enough to capture the giant chip on my shoulder.
The camera is aimed squarely at what I think of as the purgatory market; “compact” with interchangeable lenses and mirrorless shutter.
That’s all code for not big enough to perform like an SLR – but too big to conveniently tuck into a pocket.
In other words – what’s the point?
Its pictures are sharp, balanced and colorful – and are captured with little effort.
However after taking the NEX-F3 on a weekend hiking trip the Big Sur my snobbish dismissiveness shifted to pleasant surprise.
The pictures were sharp balanced and colorful – and were captured with little effort.
The light meter was sensitive and on the mark – and the lens and sensor proved capable of balancing a surprisingly wide range of contrasts -
- capturing the deep shadows of a redwood forest without blowing out its sun-drenched hot spots…”
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