Re: Sony Z1U versus the new Z7 Rant

[Todd at Fantastic Plastic] "that is not a reason to consider this camera... as the DoF is not going to be reduced very much. "

Todd, I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with your above statement, at least where the EX1 is concerned. The other day I pointed the camera outside through one of my house windows and focused onto a palm plant growing just outside and about 3 feet away from the house. I was able to successfully rack focus back and forth between 3 different leaves which were separated by a distance of approx. 6 or 7 inches. Then I focused on a bush about 12 feet away from the house then right across the street to the neighbour's house. This was all done within one static tripod shot (not panning or zooming at all). The EX1 was at full zoom during all of this (14x) and I never messed with that setting during the whole time I was recording. The DOF indicator in the LCD screen was showing just a few inches of focus headroom.

If you think you're surprised at this, consider how I felt while recording it all. I'll tell you, I would have never been able to achieve this shot with any of my 1/3 inch cameras which are a PD170 and an XL2. I can only assume the shallow DOF would be even more pronounced with something like a Letus or a Mini35, but really, for me I wouldn't consider buying an adapter for regular shooting, as the EX1 does an admirable job all by itself.

- Don