SONY QX LENS CAMERA: A HE SAID, SHE stated evaluation

the most interesting thing about He Said, She stated is wondering if we’ll still be married by the end of each post! We both compose on the exact same topic however we don’t checked out the other’s work up until after it’s published.

He said:

I like a device – particularly when it works as well as is really useful.

She said:

The ideal device for photography device lovers, however not that required for me.

What’s more, he says:

When Sony lent us their new Sony QX smartphone detachable video camera lens, I was rather excited. I don’t imply squealy-girl-crying-and-punching-myself excited, just… excited.

I don’t believe Mrs romance was as wrapped with the QX. She’s not as device mad as me as well as looks at it as just one more thing to carry, as well as I can see her point.

However, I was hoping this lens would level the playing field a bit. You see, although the video camera on my meagre iphone 4S isn’t bad, it’s not that great either. Mrs R’s 5S is much much better as well as so a great deal of our Instagram pics are from her phone.

It is the lens of the QX that makes the huge difference turning my phone into a 20 megapixel video camera with a 10x physical zoom. It’s higher high quality than many compact cameras as well as is excellent for shooting in low light, as well as has picture stabiliser functions for still as well as film pictures too.

You requirement to download the totally free PlayMemories Mobile app to utilize it. When you’ve turned on the lens, open the app, which will link to the lens through WiFi.

You can either open the spring-loaded grip jaws as well as connect the lens to your phone turning it into a traditional video camera or hold the detached lens in your hand – or you can even screw it into a tripod stand separate from the phone.

The connectivity variety between the video camera as well as the lens is about 10 metres, so it’s ideal for setting up group pictures or selfies.

This was one of my preferred features of the lens. There’s nothing worse than trying to setting everybody before hitting the timer as well as scrambling back to your place. With the lens you can look at your phone screen as well as get everybody prepared before hitting the shutter at your leisure.

If you want to get a different point of view shot – high up or low down, you can hold the lens in your hand or higher up on a monopod, inspect the picture on your phone as well as click away. It’d be extremely useful for discreet street photography too.

My only issue with the lens was the speed it worked at. sending every picture back through WiFi to the phone took time. We ended up utilizing the smallest data size – over half the size of a routine iphone picture – to speed things up. I believe with an SD card in the QX, things would be quicker, however we didn’t have one of those, so who knows.

It likewise bleeped each time you took a picture as well as I couldn’t turn that off.

It’s a excellent bit of set – particularly for the photography nerd or the device obsessed, as well as for those who have a particular photographical concept or need.

But then what do I know; Mrs R’s the professional photographer in our family!

Photos are from the falling Back to earth display in the GoMA in Brisbane by Cai Guo-Qiang.

And one more thing, she says:

Photography is my enthusiasm as well as I’ve been taking pictures for as long as I can remember. I saved up for practically a year to purchase my very first SLR video camera in high institution as well as have purchased rather a great deal of gear over the years.

I when travelled across Europe with 4 cameras as well as 2 additional lenses. I came house with countless pictures however likewise a extremely sore back as well as shoulder. because then, I’ve ended up being much more of a minimalist photographer.

I believe you don’t requirement unlimited amounts of devices to take great photos. In my everyday, I snap away with my video camera phone. For work as well as when I’m shooting for fun, I utilize my DSLR. I primarily stay with a 50mm prime lens as well as sometimes bring a zoom lens.

All this preamble is to discuss I’m most likely not the target market for the Sony QX lens. There were great deals of things I liked about this lens however in the end it’s just not for me.

The Sony QX lens is a amazing concept. It remotely links to your phone through an app as well as turns your phone into the viewfinder. It takes great high quality pictures as well as it has a long variety zoom that is outstanding so you can get best in for detail shots. It’s ideal for when you’re at a sporting event or if you’re spying on someone.

The QX clips to your phone, however the thing I like is that it likewise works a fair distance away from your phone. You can hold the lens as much as shoot from above as well as screen the shot from your phone. It’s likewise excellent for shooting selfies or group pictures as you can repair the lens to a tripod as well as utilize your phone as a remote trigger.

I discovered at first that the picture size was so high it took a long time to take as well as process a photo. decreasing the picture size made this quicker however it’s still not possible to shoot a series of pictures in quick succession. I likewise couldn’t work out exactly how to turn off the seems so it always made clicking noises when shooting, which was a bit annoying.

I believe you might have a great deal of fun shooting remotely with this lens. You can catch scenes from great deals of different angles while conveniently utilizing your phone as the viewfinder. As I said, I’m a minimalist now so, as this lens doesn’t truly replace anything I use, it would just be one more product to carry.

The Sony QX lens is a great device as well as it got a great deal of interest when we were utilizing it around Brisbane. If you like your gadgets, this may be your new toy.

Do you like gadgets? What’s your preferred product in your photography kit?

Images by Mr & Mrs Romance.