Don River & DVP at Dusk

Don River/DVP at Dusk -- NEX-5 & Fuji 75mm f1.8 c-mount lens. click to see larger.

The rumored new firmware update for the NEX cameras sounds interesting.  I especially like the manual focus assist (Peak Level) feature.  I find that the Panasonic G1 is much more accurate with manual focus without magnification, and I think it's because the edges are enhanced.  You can tell when the scene is in focus.  This is not so for the NEX, unfortunately.  I am hoping this new feature will change this.  When you need to focus fast, magnifying the focus point will slow you down.  Good to see Sony is adding features to existing cameras.

Horsing Around #2

Acting Cool -- NEX-5 & Fuji 75mm f1.8 c-mount. 

I was shooting the phone booth on the right side of the kids and all of a sudden, they came out of the streetcar shelter and started making poses.  Due to low light and slow shutter speed, most of them didn't turn out, but this one is acceptably sharp.   I showed them the picture and they liked it and gave me their e-mail address to send them a copy.  Hopefully they have got the copy I have just sent them.