Hi,
Although the NEX-5n is a great performer IQ wise and I can use my legacy lenses (through adapter) I've decided to sell. Why? The 5n has some surprisingly good menus and human interfaces, but I still find the overall handling to poor.
Here is an attempt to quantify my judgment of handling
. As you can see the 5n gets a score of 30
(of max 100). Compared to a RD-1 with 90 and a M9 with 70 this is not good enough, even given the reduced size/volume gain.
------- How to judge the camera handling? -------
Easy, just give the camera a score on these points. But please note that these are only a part of the camerae performance, not IQ or other.
1. Hard on/off .
2. Hard* ISO.
3. Hard* exposure time .
4. Stop/start point on exposure time switch (possible to set blindfolded).
5. Hard* aperture.
6. Stop/start point on aperture switch (possible to set blindfolded).
7. Hard* "A" compensate.
8. Hard* manual focus.
9. Stop/start point on manual focus (possible to set blindfolded).
10. Hard* self-timer .
Score: 0 = totally missing ... 10 = exelent
* Hard means a dedicated (mechanical) switch designed so that the settings can be seen while camera is turned off and set without using any menus.
Examples of some camerae:
Reference camera: Epson RD-1:
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Total: 90 of 100
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
0
Leica M9
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Total: 70 of 100
10
0
10
0
10
10
0
10
10
10
NEX 5n
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Total: 30 of 100
10
0
0
0
5 (only through legacy lenses such as Leica M)
5 (only through legacy lenses such as Leica M)
0
5 (only through legacy lenses such as Leica M)
5 (only through legacy lenses such as Leica M)
0