Sony groundbreaking NEX series of digital cameras feature a large APS-C sensor, thereby offering image quality that approximates that of DSLRs. My research suggests that the Sony NEX-5R is the best in terms of offering maximum features and value for the money.
There’s a PDF link at the end this article for a feature comparison between the Sony NEX-3N, NEX-5R and NEX-6. While the NEX-6 has received rave reviews, I don’t believe that spending $900 on a model that will be superseded this fall is the best idea.
Here’s why chose the Sony NEX-5R:
- Wi-Fi – Like the Sony NEX-6, the NEX-5R has built-in Wi-Fi and the ability to be updated via apps.
- Compact – The NEX-5R is also smaller than the NEX-6 with the new SELP16-50mm power zoom lens ($650), which Sony somehow failed to include with the NEX-5R at launch. While the bundled price is $50 higher, we think you’ll appreciate the extreme compactness, which approaches the diminutive NEX-3N.
- Flip-up LCD – Like the NEX-3N, the 5R can flip its LCD screen 180 degrees making “selflies” easy to take, and what self-respecting socialite doesn’t do that these days?
- Quality – The NEX-3N is receiving its share of comments about the cheap feel of its construction, while the NEX-5R has a metal top/front plate and a polycarbonate body.
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Lainie Liberti is a recovering branding expert, who’s career once focused on creating campaigns for green – eco business, non-profits and conscious business. Dazzling clients with her high-energy designs for over 18 years, Lainie lent her artistic talents to businesses that matter. But that was then.
In 2008, after the economy took a turn, Lainie decided to be the change (instead of a victim) and began the process of “lifestyle redesign,” a joint decision between both her and her 11-year-old son, Miro. They sold or gave away all of of their possessions in 2009 and began a life of travel, service, and exploration. Lainie and her son Miro began their open-ended adventure backpacking through Central and South America. They are slow traveling around the globe allowing inspiration to be their compass. The pair is most interested in exploring different cultures, contributing by serving, and connecting with humanity as ‘global citizens.’
Today Lainie considers herself a digital nomad who is living a location independent life. She and her son write and podcast their experiences from the road at Raising Miro on the Road of Life.
