nex 5n quaestion

[Kilby]

Another big difference between the 5 and the 5n is about 5 megapixels. The 5n is 16.1, the 5 was around 11 or 12.

 

[hjls3]

that's the only part of this whole deal i understand and saw the differences. What i want to do is get a lens, 16mm i think. What type does it take, this one?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/695859-REG/Sony_SEL16F28_SEL16F28_16mm_f_2_8_Wide_Angle.html

Kloner that would be the lens, try and answer a few other of your ques too. you will be happy, you will need hdmi converter for fpv, it is 14.2 Mega Pix vs 16.1 on the 5n (I probably could not tell the difference, especially whilst high speed flying on the front of your wing)

That 16mm is a real neat lens. I have both - havent had a chance to get many comparison pics. I can tell you that lens is super light. 2.5 ounces. You could fly with your 18-55 lens, but again - 16mm super light. THe brief comparisons I have done of the two lens I have come to the opinion that both produce good quality pics, and in a low light situation the 16mm seems todo better. WHen you posted those dusk runs up the mountain - the 16mm = ideal.

 

[kloner]

it's 14.2 vs 16.1, but the processor seems to be the biggie along with on screen programming. The back of this camera is gonna be buried in a plane so the on screen stuff won't be so critical. i think this is gonna get my feet wet (no pun intended) and be something i can totaly fly down the river and not care that it'll die doing so. if this works like usual, this won't be the last one i buy in the immediate future. I just can't take teh crappy quality the gopro gives me much longer. I got direct tv and love watching youtube on the 60", well this footage i take looks like a kindergardner did it on that thing. Horrible

In 2000 or 2001 i bought my first digital camera, it's a canon d30, metal body frame, that was the last one cause they were so crazy expensive. Guess the dslr still are but this gig is totaly doable. The last 6 years all iv'e used is a crappy little canon sd 790 is, gopros and keychain cams...... stepped up a little

I'll go for a board cam, the fpv guy in me just don't like the sounds of converter

edit****** we cross posted, I was talking to yuri last night and caught him before he ran my frame and had him do two. Guess your dealing with me for it, i'll get back when they get here in a few days

 

[kloner]

got a brand new 16mm for it heading this way. one more question. do i want or need a polarized filter for all the water flying i do? if so, whats the lighter way to do it?

 

[Bison52]

I was a big user of polarizing filters for things like landscape photography but being unable to adjust the orientation of the filter on the fly means they're not that much use in AP. Since you can't rotate the filter in the air, it would only cut water reflections from certain angles (headings).

I've always stuck a UV sunlight filter on the front of all my lenses, mostly just for protection.

I liked polarizers for their ability to darken skies in B&W photography (about all I did for years). They also make skies bluer in color film photography. Since getting into digital, Ive found that most of the things I used a polarizing filter for can be done with camera settings or in post. I'd spend my money on something else.

 

[kloner]

good info. i fly over water, alot....... what is cut water reflections form headings? this had one on it, but just a little piece of plastic. i'd set the lens cover on the lcd phone and turn it till it went dark not dark on the phone form the angle it sits on the camera. will the uv filter do that? will post really knock off the glare? i have to wear polarized glasses out there or i can't see crap on the water

so i'll be alright?

 

[Bison52]

Polarizing filters on lenses are circular polarizers (or at least all the ones I've ever used have been). That means they only filter the light striking the lense from a certain angle. If you change the direction your camera is pointing, you have to readjust the polarizer When you aim your camera with a polarizing filter, you then rotate the filter until the glare is reduced or the sky is darkened, which you obviously couldn't do in the air.

By headings, I meant I guess if you were flying on a heading so that the angle just happened to match the one the circular polarizer was set for, it would reduce glare but otherwise it wouldn't. A UV sunlight filter wont reduce glare. In fact it doesn't do much if anything but reduce UV, which can slightly washout some B&W film. I really just use it for protection.

Actually I don't think post can reduce glare. Frankly I'm still learning the possibilities of RAW and post. I meant more by darkening skies and reducing haze.

 

[3dheliguy]

Kloner I am just going to throw this out there because I feel it might benefit you. Sony has a camera where you don't have to worry about lenses or anything... It's called a Sony Pj710v and it has a built in image stabilization system that is second to none, also its not a digital image stability system the actual lens is on a sort of gimbal within the camera allowing the whole lens to move within the camera itself... So check it out trick of trade little sleeper cam... But amazing quality for enxpensive price. Man I love these new cameras on the market they are making me want my rig up and flying right now.

 

[brookdain]

Also have a look at http://www.snapsort.com they have a nice comparison feature between different cameras

 

[kloner]

very cool, easy to weed through features

3d, nice little camera, would need something bigger than my zephyr though. I'm sure a heavy lift isn't too far out of my future if we ever get a ruling from the faa.

 

[kloner]

I missed the mailman saturday and got "the card" so i'll go grab it tomorrow. sure i'll have a few questions. thanks again for all the links and advice. i was totaly lost looking at them. like the first multirotor purchase