Why Use a $100 vs $1,399 Street Photography Camera

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Having the chance to test two identical cameras released 13 years apart is rare, so we are comparing the changes and similarities between the Sony NEX 5 and the Sony A6700 as street photography cameras. While neither of these cameras is a common choice for street photography, I've tested both and have some thoughts. Sony is not a popular brand for "pure street photographers" but it's hard to deny the capability of their cameras considering their size.
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0:00 - 2 Cameras 13 Years Apart
1:31 - How They Are Similar
2:32 - Autofocus & Ergonomics
3:29 - Image Quality & IBIS
4:21 - Viewfinder Problems
5:28 - Battery Chat
6:09 - Unique Accessories
7:07 - Need for Speed
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@GeorgeHolden 3 ай бұрын

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@catalin-ap 8 ай бұрын

I strongly recommend the a5100 as the $100 (more like $150-175) used, for the huge update in autofocus, as well as the usability and the touchscreen (compared to the old-tech, badly responsive touchscreens of the NEX 5Ts and others...), for those that want to stay as tiny as possible.

@martonhegedus 8 ай бұрын

It just doesn’t have the same level of sexy as the NEX5’s. NEX 5r and 5t were the pinnacle of exciting design in the e mount lineup, in my opinion.

@AdrianGozali 8 ай бұрын

I stayed with my Nex 5R because it’s ability to use JYC FA-1S. It’s enabled the capability to use universal hotshoe trigger, flashes & studio strobes. I still use this camera today to photograph in studio catalogue product photography

@ProjectLM_ 8 ай бұрын

I have an a6700, but I also used to have an NEX-5T as a small backup cam. Loved the form factor and the dials, but I'm mostly a video guy, and the video specs and autofocus just didn't cut it. Just found an a5100 for $150 from a local deal, and while it's missing some of the dials and Fn menu of the NEX-5T/a6700, the image quality is very similar to the a6700, and the autofocus comes pretty close! Feels like a Sony version of the GX850. Both are more than enough for street photography (the NEX-5T prob is better for the form factor), but as an all rounder, the a5100 is still great if you can get it for cheap!

@imnguyen6658 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely! A5100 very comparable to modern A6*** with way less compromises.

@maggnet4829 7 ай бұрын

I can as well highly recommend the a5100. Use it together with DXOs noise reduction and you can use an ISO up to 6400 without any issues. AF is quite good. The A6700 is a bit better in the image quality, but mostly in dynamic range. So highlight recovery is offering more flexibility. ISO for stills holds up to ISO 8000. The AF is tremendously better. Both of them thougj have rather little effect for most street photography genres. From a practical point of view a big difference is the screen brightness. The a5100 sometimes struggles here in very bright light. All in all I can highly recommend the a5100 due to size, weight, general performance and a screen that can be tilted at an angle, which really helps if you shoot low. Just a pity it can not tilt the other way, so if you raise the camera high, you can't see the picture well. Combine it with the TTArtisan 27mm f2.8 for the ultimate small package with AF, pleasing rendering and a very good sharpness. The a5100 has a touchscreen by the way!

@gamebuster800 8 ай бұрын

I own the NEX5n, A5100, A6300 and A6700. They're widely different in usage but their pictures are usually quite similar.

@GeorgeHolden 7 ай бұрын

That's interesting!

@gabithemagyar 2 ай бұрын

The NEX-5 has a menu item where you can adjust the screen brightness for bright daylight shooting. It was my first interchangeable lens camera.

@laika25 7 ай бұрын

Back when the NEXes were released, I went straight to the 7, which I still have and use. Recently I purchased the mighty 6400.

@sergiodominguez2614 8 ай бұрын

U make me wanna shoot with my 2010 cameras mate

@GeorgeHolden 8 ай бұрын

Do it! I keep on debating even older cameras too

@97nelsn 8 ай бұрын

I found a NEX-5T with a kit lens and battery at a thrift store years ago for $12 and it’s what got me into Sony. If I waited another day, it would’ve been $7.50. One of my favorite photos I took with that camera was with an FE 50mm 1.8 lens I purchased for $20 after using a $100 gift card and Xmas money to cover the cost. I have since sold all of them but I do miss having that NEX-5T.

@keshudioo Ай бұрын

$12??? Wow!

@annoyedok321 8 ай бұрын

Keeping a $100 camera in the car sounds like a great idea. I drove past 3 photo content occurrences last night but didn't have a camera on me besides a smartphone. I'm thinking a insulated bag with absorbent packs makes it ok to store a camera in there for most months

@kamilk6807 8 ай бұрын

Batteries + cold = charge with a sad face

@masadamofu 8 ай бұрын

@@kamilk6807I mean you can use a dummy battery and connect it to the car via usb while keep spare battery around

@kamilk6807 8 ай бұрын

@@masadamofu good one. solves the problem, i agree.

@ElectronInc 8 ай бұрын

I started my digital photography journey with a sony cybershot dsc-p93. Them jumped to a nikon d60. Today I have em-10 mkii and em-1 mk ii. Though the latter IQ is great and still valid in terms of professional production, the em-10 mk ii is the one that makes me find again all the fun I had with the sony

@ckl33 8 ай бұрын

i just bought a NEX-7 for $100 usd and it has 3 dials and evf. im using it with vintage lenses so the worse autofocus isn't much of an issue in my case

@numbersix8919 8 ай бұрын

You have chosen...wisely.

@williamhill7759 7 ай бұрын

Back in the day I fell in love with the Olympus OM2. The small form factor and huge range of interchangeable lenses excited my passion for photography. Many years later I bought the Sony NX-5 from a friend and fell in love again...I now have A6000, A6500 and A6700. Really like your analysis - tongue in cheek but good question to ask. Thank you.

@GeorgeHolden 7 ай бұрын

That's awesome, hope you like your Sonys!

@eimhin_ 7 ай бұрын

1:47 scared the absolute heck out of me 😂

@brianmckeever5280 8 ай бұрын

Very creative video work.

@The157ra 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for the most interesting video. As someone who likes being a tourist and having shots of my wife or me taken in front of famous places, I think the NEX F3 is superior to the NEX 5 and to the A6700. It has a pop-up flash, which neither of the other two do. One needs fill-flash for back lit areas, and who wants to carry a separate flash unit around? That said, I still would't mind an A6700. Cheers.

@suzatlarge 2 ай бұрын

This video is brilliant. Wise. And funny! Thank. you. My Sony gear includes the NEX-5r, a6600, A7R3, and more. Shooting with the NEX is still fun. It's small and light, and of course can be used with all my e-mount lenses. I'd hate to lose it but honestly I often leave it in my car, discreetly stowed in a hard case with the kit lens and extra batteries - if it goes astray I'd wouldn't have lost expensive gear.

@Itsnotsafeandeffective 8 ай бұрын

Another great video....shot a 6000 and a6300 the a a6300 I even shot it with a metabones and canon 400mm f2.8 strange but true I used it for kingfishers.

@carolingrimaldi 8 ай бұрын

once had the NEX-5 for a short time, but gave it away because the propriety hot shoe could not understand my external flash trigger!

@AdrianGozali 8 ай бұрын

I use something called JYC FA-1S hotshoe adapter for my NEX 5R, so it can use any universal hotshoe speedlite, trigger and still compact sized for most camera bags

@GeorgeHolden 7 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@Ivlodded 7 ай бұрын

Never in my life have I bought a new camera. I will forever stick with the canon 5d classic.

@GeorgeHolden 7 ай бұрын

That's cool! How do you find it these days?

@Ivlodded 7 ай бұрын

@@GeorgeHolden Theres something great about canon: their color science outperforms all other brands Even when shooting in jpeg cause im that lazy pair any canon dslr with an older lens and you will see what i mean

@p0rt0b0y 7 ай бұрын

There is an EVF attachment for the NEX5. I've still got one lying around in a drawer somewhere

@GeorgeHolden 7 ай бұрын

Oh that's good to know!

@yumenolala 8 ай бұрын

lol, back then I bought the Olympus Pen E-PL1 instead of the NEX because of the price and the E-PL1 had ibis.

@ikirizki9185 6 ай бұрын

3:34 I'm newbie, what do you mean with "larger files"? You mean when we print it? Please explain. Thanks

@GeorgeHolden 6 ай бұрын

As in the size of the digital file, with a higher resolution sensor the raw files are going to be 26mb per photo rather than 15mb for example

@johnjacobsen4003 8 ай бұрын

I got tons af vids about this subject - going back to precambrian cams - because I subbed here last week, and as a "photo idiot" - I´m just more and more happy with my Fujifilm F30 that I bought in 2009! That little gem just f.... rocks, still use it. How' s that all you fancy new tech boys? I'm 68 btw..

@simonsimpson4695 7 ай бұрын

I have a Nex 5. It is possible to buy a hot shoe adapter which is a classic hot shoe that fits in the same place as the OEM flash unit and ribbon connector. They are still available in 2023 but not common place. I use my Nex 5 for video and for using legacy lenses. I like how easy it is to use manual focus with magnify by the single button. They are brilliant little cameras. Maybe not to compare with the A6000 range but still very useful and incredibly compact APSC system.

@GeorgeHolden 7 ай бұрын

That's good to know thankyou!

@sherice1730 8 ай бұрын

Nex 5 is nice but newer lenses that require the camera to have in camera lens correction won’t do well on this camera.

@johna6968 8 ай бұрын

Love my NEX5-N

@numbersix8919 8 ай бұрын

The funnest camera is the NEX-6.

@grandrapids57 2 ай бұрын

Question for the general public here: how are the menu systems? I had an Olympus camera and I was glad it got stolen because it was such a nightmare to use.

@grilledlettuce4028 8 ай бұрын

Yoooo my nex5 is still on my shelf! Need to take it around campus lol

@GeorgeHolden 7 ай бұрын

Yes give it some love!

@AdmiralSym 7 ай бұрын

I have an NEX-6 and I’m still rocking an GH4 for video

@avegaiii 8 ай бұрын

I still use my GX1 with a 20mm 1.7 or a 14mm 2.5. Not only do I love that camera but it’s small and if it gets stolen it doesn’t cost much to replace. I actually ended up buying 4 of them

@MrBunz 8 ай бұрын

i just dug up an old gx1 after watching a few of these sorts of videos - do you have any tips or advice regarding the gx1?

@avegaiii 8 ай бұрын

@@MrBunznot that I can think of lol. I mean it’s obviously not the best low light camera so I wouldn’t pick it in every situation but it’s a great edc or walk around camera. Sometimes I’d prefer to have my GRIII but depending on which area or country I happen to be in it’s sometimes safer to take the cheaper option as my edc.

@carolingrimaldi 8 ай бұрын

frankly speeking, I am a fan of the "waist level shooting" experience for street photography, so a great fan of the tilt screen.

@theuktoday4233 8 ай бұрын

hey... I got rid of my Sony full frame and my nearly new RX100 V11as I had finally had enough of the fake looking images from these over priced over teched cameras. I now use my Sony NEX5n, NEX6 and A5000 all l kitted out with legacy lenses except for one. These cameras rock.

@angelopastorini1711 8 ай бұрын

@theuktoday4233 older cameras + vintage lenses are really fun to shoot with and you get rid of any distraction. Less distractions make better photos

@ianmcdiarmid4563 8 ай бұрын

NEX-7 hits the sweet spot.

@DOneClub 7 ай бұрын

But you can buy an fullframe Sony a7 for the price of a Nex 7

@ianmcdiarmid4563 7 ай бұрын

That good!@@DOneClub

@earlfenwick 8 ай бұрын

I remember ( back in the day) selling my nex5 for an omd em5 because it had a viewfinder. I was doing paid gigs with them both. It was nice having the viewfinder but the photos never popped like the Sony's did.

@reviewsontech 16 күн бұрын

😂 Apparently that USB-C idea for iphones didn't turn out so wrong

@JackH-zh3wh 7 ай бұрын

Any thoughts on the 20mm f2.8 pancake? Is IQ as bad as everyone says?

@GeorgeHolden 7 ай бұрын

This Thursday I'm dropping a video on the 20mm!

@JackH-zh3wh 7 ай бұрын

@@GeorgeHolden Looking forward to it.

@Itsnotsafeandeffective 8 ай бұрын

he made me look a micro 43rds Iam hooked on them now. Hes the devil❤

@chantalmyfawny 8 ай бұрын

I use my zv1 for street and it works amazingly - I have videos on my channel showcasing this ❤

@sirsober1718 7 ай бұрын

come on man, that door is hella creepy. im watching this alone at night!

@fnix14 2 ай бұрын

Don't forget the Sony a3000

@muhdihsan6076 Ай бұрын

I shot a wedding using my nex5 😭

@GungKrisna12 3 ай бұрын

are you suggesting all camera manufacturers use E-mount?

@GeorgeHolden 3 ай бұрын

I don't think so?

@peser7662 8 ай бұрын

You can buy hot shoe adapter for nex, and even evf too, but evf is rarely and maybe expensive, but u can buy adapter to use Nikon and canon flash. However, the big issues with this camera is the battery and dial, a lack of dials can make u capture the moment slower, and very bad battery can make your day worse. In spite of that, MF lens for nex is the best option now and you can use that for latest Sony cameras, so I think you should buy Nex 7 for such purpose

@logicaldubs 8 ай бұрын

But does it have games on it?

@GeorgeHolden 8 ай бұрын

The menu looks like it should have Snake 2 for sure

@logicaldubs 8 ай бұрын

@@GeorgeHolden holy throwback lol

@KhoaVu-cf2sm 8 ай бұрын

Apple DID (had to) adopt USB-C.

@GeorgeHolden 8 ай бұрын

That was my point 😅 filmed after the announcement!

@jupiterman7 8 ай бұрын

I was hoping apple would go MFT as im all in with them 😂

@GeorgeHolden 8 ай бұрын

Imagine 😅 Apple single handedly saving the MFT system

@Galaxymusic20 8 ай бұрын

Do you sell cameras?

@GeorgeHolden 8 ай бұрын

No I'm one person in a room 😅

@sbcwinn 3 ай бұрын

I really dislike the character that pops up every so often. He is a distraction from otherwise good information.

@GeorgeHolden 3 ай бұрын

Are you invalidating his existence? I can't help that he lives here too

@soytupappa 2 ай бұрын

Why is this guy's face always on frame? Watched the whole video with this guys face on frame and didn't even show a comparison about the of both cameras. What a waste of 9 min

@GeorgeHolden 2 ай бұрын

Sir my face is always about 25% of each vid, so you blind