As I mentioned in another thread, I'm considering buying an Aria. But the Kyocera website says there is a promo on NX that would get me a brand new NX and Lens for $699.
It's hard to choose between autofocus and manual focus. I have handled an Aria, and it felt very comfortable in my hands. I was in the camera store, taking shots with a 35-70 zoom. It was nice enough. Then I asked the guy to mount a 50mm prime on it, and.. WOW! It was as if the VF came alive.. things just snapped into focus, and that's when I began to really want the camera.
I never looked an an NX, or any Contax autofocus SLR. How do they compare with the Aria in terms of weight, eye relief, and general feel? How does the SLR autofocus compare to the G2? (BTW, for the shooting I do, the G2 works fine, so that's my yardstick).
To get a feel for AF SLR, I've been shooting with a friend's Canon EOS. When focusing, it feels less sure than my G2. It seems to fail to lock focus more often than the G2. Also, when it fails to lock, it takes a long time to fail, whereas the G2 seems to know immediately that there's a problem. OTOH, if the G2 thinks it has achieved focus, there's no way to check.. you just have to trust it. If the EOS makes a mistake, you can see it in the VF, and correct it before taking the pic. That's about the only reason I can think of to go with AF/SLR, and it's not much of a reason.
Also, (with NX) how does manual focus assist work? Is there a focus ring on the AF lenses?
Thanks, and sorry for jumbling up these questions. I guess I'm trying to figure out what I really want. I don't need any more cameras.. I probably should never have gone into the store and picked up the Aria in the first place.
Neil
It's hard to choose between autofocus and manual focus. I have handled an Aria, and it felt very comfortable in my hands. I was in the camera store, taking shots with a 35-70 zoom. It was nice enough. Then I asked the guy to mount a 50mm prime on it, and.. WOW! It was as if the VF came alive.. things just snapped into focus, and that's when I began to really want the camera.
I never looked an an NX, or any Contax autofocus SLR. How do they compare with the Aria in terms of weight, eye relief, and general feel? How does the SLR autofocus compare to the G2? (BTW, for the shooting I do, the G2 works fine, so that's my yardstick).
To get a feel for AF SLR, I've been shooting with a friend's Canon EOS. When focusing, it feels less sure than my G2. It seems to fail to lock focus more often than the G2. Also, when it fails to lock, it takes a long time to fail, whereas the G2 seems to know immediately that there's a problem. OTOH, if the G2 thinks it has achieved focus, there's no way to check.. you just have to trust it. If the EOS makes a mistake, you can see it in the VF, and correct it before taking the pic. That's about the only reason I can think of to go with AF/SLR, and it's not much of a reason.
Also, (with NX) how does manual focus assist work? Is there a focus ring on the AF lenses?
Thanks, and sorry for jumbling up these questions. I guess I'm trying to figure out what I really want. I don't need any more cameras.. I probably should never have gone into the store and picked up the Aria in the first place.
Neil