Shoot-out Nikon D7000 vs Sony NEX5-N - 35mm (Round 4)

This is the last daylight comparison test of the Nikon D7000 16 Mpixels body vs the latest Sony NEX5-N 16 Mpixels body. For each body I used two different lenses at the same focal length of 35mm.
Again the conclusions of this test at 35mm are very similar to those obtained on the 24mm focal length comparison:

- The resolution and appearance of sharpness is as good on the Sony as on the Nikon DX body.
- the color temperature of the Sony NEX5-N is naturally "whiter" than the Nikon D7000 and the Auto white balance of the NEX5-N seems more accurate as the target is a white card, not a gray one or a bluish one as rendered by the Nikon D7000.
- the contrast of the Sony lens seems less pronounced than with the other lenses but the jpeg file is just as sharp.
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All these photos have been done in the same conditions on Tripod, Auto White balance ISO 200, f/4 except the Sony less at f/4.5.

For travel purposes and as a second body used for daylight pictures, the Sony NEX5-N will be my preferred choice for landscape photography. The last test I intend to do in the coming weeks is to test this body at high ISO settings vs the Nikon D7000 which is known to be 1/2 stop better than the Nikon D300s in the DX format.

Taken on: October 9, 2011

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Nikon D7000

Sony NEX5-N

resolution

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Voigtlander M 35mm f/1.2

Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2.0 ZF

Nikkor AF-S 35mm f/1.8 DX

Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

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