Both, 5 and 5N. 5 was a fleamarket find for 10$ with a 16 2.8 lens, pretty beaten up, but they work. And a black 5n, which is my second one. The first 5n i've sold long ago to upgrade to a 6 but bought another one just because the price was right, about 80$, to have it for nostalgia. For the fast operation of aperture and iso, you can program de 2 buttons and Dpad and use them as shortcuts, press and scroll. Love mine to bits and use it from time to time with a manual focus lens that i have adapted. I did street photography with it and iso 6400 is quite usable but also the limit of this sensor, which until the A6000 it was the better option, the R, T and 6 use a second gen 16mpx sensor that lost the color palette and have more grain at higher iso, but the colours are too "edgy".
you can put ISO onto one of the hardware buttons, or onto the 'custom menu' which is accessed by pressing the middle button of the dial. - go to 'custom key settings' in the setup menu
I agree with you. I also bought mine for $125 total with lens. I owned it back in 2012 sold, bought it again in 2020 sold it and bought another copy in early 2022. The kit lens punches above it's weight. I also shoot with the Samyang 35mm 2.8, and Zeiss 55mm 1.8 and get incredible results. I also bought a NEX 7, but didn't have the magic the 5N has. Files are clear and punchy with this camera. Best deal out there as a carry everywhere camera.
The 18-55 OSS kit lens is excellent - I bought the NEX5N when it first came out and after 10's of thousands of images now, both camera and lens are still working as new. As you've mentioned the awful menu, rubbish battery life, frustrating control dial on the back which is too easy to move accidentally - leaving all that aside, the old NEX-5N is still a way-far superior camera compared to an iphone 15 pro max. (Ignoring video obvs, for which the iphone is light years away!). PS - I've used the latest adobe camera raw upscale feature and the results with a good image are amazing.
Honestly, this camera is killer for the price! I picked one up to use as my secondary "don't give a shit if I drop it" camera and so far I'm amazed how good pictures I can take with it And I love that it uses the same lenses and batteries as on my primary sony camera
Love this camera. For that size, it is an amazing camera. Still using it today. Unfortunately sony doesn't release new model update for this form factor. The buttons is customizable btw. With vintage manual lens, i still got 500+ photo from the original batery on a single charge. Change the shooting mode to speed priority (box with letter s in it), then you will get those 10 fps.
Bought this camera about a half year ago, for learning cinematography. 120 euros for full kit with 2 lenses, flashlight and spare battery. I could say, that if you interested only in photography, something like Nikon D300 would be a better choice for this money, but as a beginner videographer or filmmaker tool you can hardly beat its price to value ratio. Kit lenses are pretty much garbage, but with some 10eur adapter you'll have access to a vast choice of awesome and inexpensive vintage lenses.
I recently bought a Nex 5t with two lenses, 4 batteries, flash, charger, all the manuals, guide book, mounting system, remote, and a bag for 120usd. Happy I bought it but something about it feels wrong. I don't like the mushy shutter button. The screen looks ugly too. The touchscreen doesn't work which seems like a common issue. The lenses seem expensive and they are huge cause apsc, I'm used to my Nikon j5. I wish the viewfinder weren't so expensive. I found a 5n with two lenses, a flash, viewfinder, charger, and bag for $200. Guy was willing to ship but not as a business account offering any protections. His account was legit but it was a risk I wasn't willing to take. I would've sold the rest to just get the viewfinder for free.
I have this camera which is brilliant. Sadly the blue battery clip broke but the door still closed so I had to stick pads to the batteries to protect the door. Now I have to keep the battery door closed with black insulation tape.
Do I see salt and straw ice cream? I don’t know if that’s the one in LA but I love salt and straw here in Portland. Very interesting video and beautiful slow mo video files!
Hi...I know very very little about camera's & this might sound a bit stupid lol... I appreciate that the Sony Nex 5N now is a bit old but I'm looking to find a better option on a low budget 🙈 without spending a lot of money to film our UA-cam videos (which are filmed in a brightly lit man-cave). I've just been using whatever Samsung mobiles series (my prefered mobile brand) I have at the time on the best quality setting I can. I appreciate you cant say exactly (since there's hundreds of phones/camera's) but as a camera noob would you say having a dedicated camera like the Sony Nex 5N (even though a bit old now) would still be a much better option that using a current gen camera phone?
yes is great for 2023 to 2040, i gave seconde life to my Sony nex 5T by pairing it with Sigma 18 50mm f2.8 and sigma 30mm F1.4, this old camera perform well with this new lenses, i m happy i downloaded same app from playmemories for my camera like Focus Bracketing, time laps and stop motion, today impossible to have this fonction in new camera
A friend in Japan is thinking of buying me a NEX 5N. Do you know any way to force the camera to have English as well? Will updating the firmware do it maybe? (Sony purchase in Japan only have Japanese-no language options)
can it be used long range videos like 1.5 miles away to see newspaper letters. I've got some spotting scope high end and some huge telescope meade explore 90 refractor too just wonder if its good to hook it to some of them.
Hi mate. I have a dilemma - I can get a NEX 5N with a kit lens and a pancake lens, with extra battery and some other accessories in perfect condition, or a slightly worn NEX 6 with only the kit lens for almost the same money. Which one would you choose? I don't really care about the video making, it's just for photos.
Hey if you on the market for a sony nex 5n I would like to sell mine !! Sony nex 5n with full kit • convertable flash • 2.8/16 E mount lens •3.5-5.6/18-55 E mount lens •sony battery • extra digitek battery •2 battery charger Please do reply if you are still looking !
This is a fun camera to play with, and if you already have one, it is a keeper. However, if you are looking for a starter camera, i would at least cough up a few more hundred and buy a a6000 at minimum but best bang for your buck is a6100.
Dude, I've been using an NEX-6 and a 5T for about 10 years, and am using them to this day. The NEX-5T has been converted to full-spectrum and is my main infrared camera; I keep the NEX-6 around as a cheap body. And that is despite having much more advanced full-frame cameras at hand.
I do understand the use case, I just don’t think it’s worth it. It certainly is an intentional decision to limit the hinge abilities of the cheaper NEX cameras, and it’s frustrating. As they have many better screens in the lineup.
@@kraigpruett the hinge system allows for better cooling of the screen by better cuppling between the back of the screen and the heat spreader plate below and will not wear out the ribbon cable as quick as a full flip screen it's an engineering decision to improve build quality for a lower cost to the user
I have an nex-5 and and nex-6. I only paid $50 for the nex-5 and 150 for the NEX 6. They're very frustrating cameras. I would love them except for the fact that the menu system is terrible and I have to spend way too much time trying to fix the weird colors they get. If they got as good of colors as Canon I would never use anything else but they just don't.
cara to querendo entrar no filmmaking (não entendo nada sobre fotografia) mas to entre essa e a Sony NEX-6, qual vcs recomendariam? e qual o preço vcs acham justo nelas? (considerando o kit: câmera + cartão + lente + bateria)
@@gian_ft olha, sendo sincero aqui no Brasil pessoal ta colocando 2 mil na nex 6, eu acho um absurdo, pagaria 1,200 no máximo, mas pra video você não precisa do viewfinder, recomendo a 5n você consegue economizar bastante por isso, na minha paguei 750, mas acho que valorizou um pouco, até 1000 acho aceitável, mas fica de olho que na faixa dos 600-800 é raro mas aparece
@@gian_ft a 5n tem video full hd em 24, 30 e 60fps, você consegue videos em boa qualidade e consegue até fazer alguns slow motion, a lente do kit é estabilizada, da pra começar bem com ela, um pouco escura mas acho que no video usar um iso alto é mais aceitável, mas é isso, espero que ajude
Hi friend… you are sadly mistaken. It stands for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is an acronym, so I will continue to say “eye ess ohh” 😂
@@kraigpruett you are right. I stand corrected. Even if I am not "sadly mistaken".. I would say I'm rather "good spirited" mistaken. However, it should not be pronounced as an acronym. Instead it should be pronounced as a word. Several discussions online have been over it. The organisation itself supposedly inform on their website. 'According to the International Organization for Standardization, the abbreviation for their name is ISO. On their website, they go on to explain that you should pronounce the abbreviation as a word: eye-soh and that the abbreviation and its pronunciation are based on the Greek root word for equal: isos.' In conclusion. We are both (equal)ly right.. 🤣
clearly this guy isn't a real photographer if he cant adapt to diffrent camera the tilt up screen is for low shots and getting a wider angles for building or landscape photos i would highly recommend getting used to adapting to other camera and there diffrent designs instead of complaining about it
Or, real photographers can have preferences lol. I literally use 15-20 different cameras and all have their pros and cons. I’m not just going to gas up every feature if I think another design is better built for achieving optimal results
Let me know if you have an NEX camera of your own, and if so, which one!?
Both, 5 and 5N. 5 was a fleamarket find for 10$ with a 16 2.8 lens, pretty beaten up, but they work. And a black 5n, which is my second one. The first 5n i've sold long ago to upgrade to a 6 but bought another one just because the price was right, about 80$, to have it for nostalgia. For the fast operation of aperture and iso, you can program de 2 buttons and Dpad and use them as shortcuts, press and scroll. Love mine to bits and use it from time to time with a manual focus lens that i have adapted. I did street photography with it and iso 6400 is quite usable but also the limit of this sensor, which until the A6000 it was the better option, the R, T and 6 use a second gen 16mpx sensor that lost the color palette and have more grain at higher iso, but the colours are too "edgy".
none, planning to buy one though
I have the 5N. Bought it brand new for $600 on 2012.
Купил nex-5n в 2018 году после Fujifilm sh20exr, sony просто чудо камера.
I own the F3, 5N and 5R. I prefer to use the Sigma 2.8 primes vs the kit lens.
you can put ISO onto one of the hardware buttons, or onto the 'custom menu' which is accessed by pressing the middle button of the dial. - go to 'custom key settings' in the setup menu
Thanks for the tip David!
THIS IS SO HELPFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH
I agree with you. I also bought mine for $125 total with lens. I owned it back in 2012 sold, bought it again in 2020 sold it and bought another copy in early 2022. The kit lens punches above it's weight. I also shoot with the Samyang 35mm 2.8, and Zeiss 55mm 1.8 and get incredible results. I also bought a NEX 7, but didn't have the magic the 5N has. Files are clear and punchy with this camera. Best deal out there as a carry everywhere camera.
I still use my nex 5n purchased about 10 yrs ago.Still takes incredible pics in 2023! Can’t see getting rid of it but do have newer models.
I actually ended up shooting the thumbnail for one of my recent UA-cam videos with my NEX-5N, just because! It was fun and looks outstanding!
The 18-55 OSS kit lens is excellent - I bought the NEX5N when it first came out and after 10's of thousands of images now, both camera and lens are still working as new. As you've mentioned the awful menu, rubbish battery life, frustrating control dial on the back which is too easy to move accidentally - leaving all that aside, the old NEX-5N is still a way-far superior camera compared to an iphone 15 pro max. (Ignoring video obvs, for which the iphone is light years away!). PS - I've used the latest adobe camera raw upscale feature and the results with a good image are amazing.
I still use nex 5N till now....❤
Its a great camera, even today (2024), for the bucks i doubt you find something near (used or new..). I'm buying another and the 70-210 lenses. TOP!
Didn't expect to see this but great video. Still my current camera since 2012 😅
Hey thanks a lot Paul! I loved using this camera over the last couple months. Such a fun compact body, but gets GREAT result.
i just bought nex-5N lol thank you for the video
Honestly, this camera is killer for the price!
I picked one up to use as my secondary "don't give a shit if I drop it" camera and so far I'm amazed how good pictures I can take with it
And I love that it uses the same lenses and batteries as on my primary sony camera
100%
I have an NEX3 btw (14MP) but the 16-55 kit lens is broken so it’s not getting much use. I will say that he image files are surprisingly nice! 🇬🇧
The screen flips down as well so you can hold the camera above your head
nice video. 3:33 I don't think that sounds like 10 frames per second haha
Haha I agree… idk what that was about
Love this camera. For that size, it is an amazing camera. Still using it today. Unfortunately sony doesn't release new model update for this form factor.
The buttons is customizable btw.
With vintage manual lens, i still got 500+ photo from the original batery on a single charge. Change the shooting mode to speed priority (box with letter s in it), then you will get those 10 fps.
Bought this camera about a half year ago, for learning cinematography. 120 euros for full kit with 2 lenses, flashlight and spare battery. I could say, that if you interested only in photography, something like Nikon D300 would be a better choice for this money, but as a beginner videographer or filmmaker tool you can hardly beat its price to value ratio. Kit lenses are pretty much garbage, but with some 10eur adapter you'll have access to a vast choice of awesome and inexpensive vintage lenses.
Thank you. I've really been looking at the 5N or F3 for a vintage lens digital back
My nex 5n screen tilts down so you can see the screen properly when shooting with it above your head. I thought I'd mention that.
Niiice. How did u get it to do that? The version in this video doesn't seem to be able to that.
I'm here for any contents of Sony NEX-5 series 😂
Lots more to come!!
nex-5n my first mirrorless cam in 2012 :D
the king of low light. beat my 7D and 5d Mark II in 2014 😎
Love this camera!
Love this video! I just got my own nex-5 n recently. How did you upscale the video to 4k at 2:50?
I recently bought a Nex 5t with two lenses, 4 batteries, flash, charger, all the manuals, guide book, mounting system, remote, and a bag for 120usd. Happy I bought it but something about it feels wrong. I don't like the mushy shutter button. The screen looks ugly too. The touchscreen doesn't work which seems like a common issue. The lenses seem expensive and they are huge cause apsc, I'm used to my Nikon j5. I wish the viewfinder weren't so expensive. I found a 5n with two lenses, a flash, viewfinder, charger, and bag for $200. Guy was willing to ship but not as a business account offering any protections. His account was legit but it was a risk I wasn't willing to take. I would've sold the rest to just get the viewfinder for free.
I have this camera which is brilliant. Sadly the blue battery clip broke but the door still closed so I had to stick pads to the batteries to protect the door. Now I have to keep the battery door closed with black insulation tape.
Whats lens use for portraits or whats lens you recomend for portrait ans all photos
I just shot a short film on thos camera. It looks fantastic. Its all about who's behind the camera.
Do I see salt and straw ice cream? I don’t know if that’s the one in LA but I love salt and straw here in Portland. Very interesting video and beautiful slow mo video files!
Haha great eye Steven! YES! I am also from Portland, OR! This was the Salt & Straw from Eugene!
@@kraigpruett 👋 hello fellow portlander! I didn’t know they had one in Eugene. Really enjoying your channel! Excited to see the review of the NEX-5R!
@@ShatteredInsights Yeah it is a newer one! Thanks so much man, lots more to come!
Hi...I know very very little about camera's & this might sound a bit stupid lol... I appreciate that the Sony Nex 5N now is a bit old but I'm looking to find a better option on a low budget 🙈 without spending a lot of money to film our UA-cam videos (which are filmed in a brightly lit man-cave). I've just been using whatever Samsung mobiles series (my prefered mobile brand) I have at the time on the best quality setting I can.
I appreciate you cant say exactly (since there's hundreds of phones/camera's) but as a camera noob would you say having a dedicated camera like the Sony Nex 5N (even though a bit old now) would still be a much better option that using a current gen camera phone?
Which one is better for photography between nex 5n vs 3n?
yes is great for 2023 to 2040, i gave seconde life to my Sony nex 5T by pairing it with Sigma 18 50mm f2.8 and sigma 30mm F1.4, this old camera perform well with this new lenses, i m happy i downloaded same app from playmemories for my camera like Focus Bracketing, time laps and stop motion, today impossible to have this fonction in new camera
Do you know if this camera has a crop on video mode? The nex 5 has an extra crop when you record video
What kind of lens did u used for the camera cause i want to you used for streaming
slow buffer due to slow sd card. you can easily change iso in the non automatic modes
You didn’t have the right setting when you demonstrated the 10fps, but I can confirm it really does it even with raw+jpg on.
yeah, he shot at like 3 fps
Wich one would you prefer: sony nex 5n or samsung nx 3000?
Bro how to connect it with iphone ??
What lens did you use for the sample videos at the beginning?
Can i use external monitor to this camera, or use Smartphone or Laptop to be External monitor??
A friend in Japan is thinking of buying me a NEX 5N.
Do you know any way to force the camera to have English as well? Will updating the firmware do it maybe?
(Sony purchase in Japan only have Japanese-no language options)
Just picked up this camera for $30 at a garage sale!
What a steal!!
How does the R compare to the N? :) 🇬🇧
can it be used long range videos like 1.5 miles away to see newspaper letters. I've got some spotting scope high end and some huge telescope meade explore 90 refractor too just wonder if its good to hook it to some of them.
I bought one recently that was in a job lot of Sony gear ( 50 items in the lot ) it came with a a6000 too.
I paid £50 the lot
Amazing! What a great deal!
@@kraigpruett sure is
I must use the nex5n soon
Sent you a message on Facebook
Hi mate. I have a dilemma - I can get a NEX 5N with a kit lens and a pancake lens, with extra battery and some other accessories in perfect condition, or a slightly worn NEX 6 with only the kit lens for almost the same money. Which one would you choose? I don't really care about the video making, it's just for photos.
i just got mine today, but i dont see the 60fps option in my cam. it say 50p. how do i find it ?
this or the fujifilm x-a10?
is this camera has focus peaking feature?
Yes it does. You just have to be in manual focus to turn it on.
@@kraigpruett thanks
love your content and for the honest opinions, keeep up😁😁 #hugefan
Thanks a ton for watching!
thank you Kraig for this video, my lcd monitor is dead on my 5n do you think it is possibe to replace?
Which one should I get, the NEX 5N or the NEX F3?
Hey if you on the market for a sony nex 5n I would like to sell mine !!
Sony nex 5n with full kit
• convertable flash
• 2.8/16 E mount lens
•3.5-5.6/18-55 E mount lens
•sony battery
• extra digitek battery
•2 battery charger
Please do reply if you are still looking !
Hey Kraig, love your videos man! What lense did you use on 5N when you shown the youtube setup section of the video?
I used a 20mm f/1.8 Sony lens. Amazing lens. Another affordable option is the lens I feature in the NEX-F3 review, check that out from TTArtisan!
@@kraigpruett thank you so much man. Your work is truly inspiring!
This is a fun camera to play with, and if you already have one, it is a keeper. However, if you are looking for a starter camera, i would at least cough up a few more hundred and buy a a6000 at minimum but best bang for your buck is a6100.
Hi! What camera are using for this video?
I filmed this video on a Sony A7IV
@@kraigpruett thanks
@@kraigpruett what do you think about this camera?
Dude, I've been using an NEX-6 and a 5T for about 10 years, and am using them to this day. The NEX-5T has been converted to full-spectrum and is my main infrared camera; I keep the NEX-6 around as a cheap body. And that is despite having much more advanced full-frame cameras at hand.
Super cool to hear! These little cameras can work wonders.
You just dont understand the tilt screen use as a street photographer i shoot a lot from the waist to make buildings taller in the background
I do understand the use case, I just don’t think it’s worth it. It certainly is an intentional decision to limit the hinge abilities of the cheaper NEX cameras, and it’s frustrating. As they have many better screens in the lineup.
@@kraigpruett the hinge system allows for better cooling of the screen by better cuppling
between the back of the screen and the heat spreader plate below and will not wear out the ribbon cable as quick as a full flip screen it's an engineering decision to improve build quality for a lower cost to the user
I have an nex-5 and and nex-6. I only paid $50 for the nex-5 and 150 for the NEX 6. They're very frustrating cameras. I would love them except for the fact that the menu system is terrible and I have to spend way too much time trying to fix the weird colors they get. If they got as good of colors as Canon I would never use anything else but they just don't.
There's no way that's 10 FPS. IDK Sony (the reason I'm on this video) but that shutter sound was not 10 fps. That was like 3 lol.
still have my nex5n collecting dust
Algum brasileiro nos comentários 👀😁
Eu! Tenho essa câmera :)
@@leixo Top👏🏼
cara to querendo entrar no filmmaking (não entendo nada sobre fotografia) mas to entre essa e a Sony NEX-6, qual vcs recomendariam? e qual o preço vcs acham justo nelas? (considerando o kit: câmera + cartão + lente + bateria)
@@gian_ft olha, sendo sincero aqui no Brasil pessoal ta colocando 2 mil na nex 6, eu acho um absurdo, pagaria 1,200 no máximo, mas pra video você não precisa do viewfinder, recomendo a 5n você consegue economizar bastante por isso, na minha paguei 750, mas acho que valorizou um pouco, até 1000 acho aceitável, mas fica de olho que na faixa dos 600-800 é raro mas aparece
@@gian_ft a 5n tem video full hd em 24, 30 e 60fps, você consegue videos em boa qualidade e consegue até fazer alguns slow motion, a lente do kit é estabilizada, da pra começar bem com ela, um pouco escura mas acho que no video usar um iso alto é mais aceitável, mas é isso, espero que ajude
ISO is not an akronym..
So, you should not pronounce the individual letters.
Hi friend… you are sadly mistaken. It stands for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is an acronym, so I will continue to say “eye ess ohh” 😂
@@kraigpruett you are right. I stand corrected. Even if I am not "sadly mistaken".. I would say I'm rather "good spirited" mistaken.
However, it should not be pronounced as an acronym.
Instead it should be pronounced as a word.
Several discussions online have been over it. The organisation itself supposedly inform on their website.
'According to the International Organization for Standardization, the abbreviation for their name is ISO. On their website, they go on to explain that you should pronounce the abbreviation as a word: eye-soh and that the abbreviation and its pronunciation are based on the Greek root word for equal: isos.'
In conclusion. We are both (equal)ly right.. 🤣
o.k.
clearly this guy isn't a real photographer if he cant adapt to diffrent camera the tilt up screen is for low shots and getting a wider angles for building or landscape photos i would highly recommend getting used to adapting to other camera and there diffrent designs instead of complaining about it
Or, real photographers can have preferences lol. I literally use 15-20 different cameras and all have their pros and cons. I’m not just going to gas up every feature if I think another design is better built for achieving optimal results
3:45 this is not how 10 fps sound like
Lmao just picked one up off eBay for $100 sold as UNTESTED FOR PARTS, but works flawlessly