Sony Nex 7 v DSLR

[GlennBlackPhotos]

Can a camera like the Sony Nex 7 match something like a Nikon D7100 in image quality?
thanks.

 

[heidfirst]

In certain areas, yes.
If you need fast tracking AF then not yet (although it possibly won't be that long).

 

[sk66]

I would put it about equal to the D7000 in IQ. But other performance issues killed the Nex-7 for me (expensive little experiment)...

I'm happier with my Fuji X-20.

 

[hyeongsoong]

The nex 7 has the same sensor as d7100 so the image quality are similar. D7100 doesn't have any A.S filter so the image it products are abit sharper then the sony.

 

[Willo]

Doesn't the D7100 have a 1.3 crop whereas the Nex-7 is a 1.5? Be more coparable with the D7000.

 

[hyeongsoong]

Doesn't the D7100 have a 1.3 crop whereas the Nex-7 is a 1.5? Be more coparable with the D7000.

they are both 1.5 crop.

 

[Willo]

they are both 1.5 crop.

No the D7100 has 1.3 crop.

 

[Saintsman]

No the D7100 has 1.3 crop.

No it isn't - it is a 1.5x crop with a mode to crop that by 1.3x to effectively give 2x crop (as per MFT) with a 3:2 ratio

 

[jovial]

A comparison with DxOMark shows that they're very close in terms of image quality with the D7100 having the edge in terms of ISO performance:

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Ca...(brand)/Nikon/(appareil2)/736|0/(brand2)/Sony

 

[Willo]

No it isn't - it is a 1.5x crop with a mode to crop that by 1.3x to effectively give 2x crop (as per MFT) with a 3:2 ratio

Okay I stand corrected, alwasy thought it was 1.3 for some reason.

 

[pingu666]

I think you just missing focus speed with mirrorless, image quality is really damn good

 

[woof woof]

It depends what you mean by focus speed. For still objects focus speed is fine and in fact the fastest focusing camera and lens combo you can get will be a CSC not a DSLR. Dunno which one as Panasonic and Olympus seem to leap frog each other. Plus you don't get the front/back focus silliness that you get with DSLR's. Tracking speed and accuracy will come to CSC's IMVHO.

 

[BacktotheFuji]

The Nex system is making a lot more sense now there's some pancake lenses about. I always struggled with the balance between tiny bodies and large lenses before. The Nex-7 is the beefiest of the Nex bodies in that respect (for the mo).