Sony NX5 lens help at DVinfo.net

JC Goloubev · March 27th, 2016, 07:00 AM

Hi everyone,

I have a Sony NX5 and I would like to shoot a fan-made music video in a pretty small apartment. I can probably get about 3-4 meters away from the subject but I need to get the subject in a full body shot from that short distance, preferably leaving some headroom and space under the feet. I only possess close-up lenses, a telephoto lens and a wide angle lens that creates an extreme fisheye look, it's an x0.45.

Is there any lens for the NX5 that would allow me to do this given the physical constraints? Ideally, I would also like something that doesn’t distort the edges too much (like a fisheye does for example). I've done some research, and there are various x0.8, x0.7 lenses available from Sony or from 16:9 Inc. Both apparently fit on the NX5. But I'm wondering which lens exactly I should get. I currently have my eyes on a cheap used 16:9 wide angle x0.75 one but honestly I am not very knowledgeable with lenses, so I really don't know which I should get. What can you recommend?

Thanks.

Matt Sharp · March 28th, 2016, 11:38 AM

The VCL-HG0872K is what I think you want.

Review: Sony VCL-HG0872K wide-angle lens for HVR-Z5U by Adam Wilt - ProVideo Coalition

JC Goloubev · March 29th, 2016, 09:06 AM

Thanks.

Would this work too?

16x9 Inc. 169-HDWC8X-72 EXII 0.8x Wide Angle 169-HDWC8X-72 B&H

Rob Morse · March 29th, 2016, 09:32 AM

I don't see why that wouldn't work. I have a similar one I use on my Z5. Should be basically the same lens. I have an NX3 now, which should also be the same, and I can try it when I get home. It does have distortion though

JC Goloubev · March 29th, 2016, 10:54 AM

By distortion, do you mean fisheye effect? How much of a distortion are we talking about?

Rob Morse · March 29th, 2016, 06:02 PM

LOL sorry JC. My lens is actually a fisheye lens so I should expect distortion. I guess that's why I haven't been using it. The mind is a terrible thing to waste. It is a 16x9 bayonet mount, I checked it and it does fit my NX3, so it should fit yours. I've heard some people say there is some distortion at the edges. Sorry I can't help further

Bruce Dempsey · March 30th, 2016, 02:56 PM

you might shoot some scenes with the camera in Portrait position and work that in somehow when editing

JC Goloubev · April 2nd, 2016, 07:51 AM

I got 2 wide angle lenses to fit on the camera. One is 0.75x and the other 0.45x. The 0.45x one "sees" more but also creates a fisheye effect, naturally. 0.75x didn't show signs of distortion, at least in the monitor. I think either one helps quite a bit really. And yes, I will definitely consider using the "portrait" position.

March 27th, 2016, 07:00 AM	#1
JC Goloubev New Boot Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Yokohama Posts: 9	Sony NX5 lens help Hi everyone, I have a Sony NX5 and I would like to shoot a fan-made music video in a pretty small apartment. I can probably get about 3-4 meters away from the subject but I need to get the subject in a full body shot from that short distance, preferably leaving some headroom and space under the feet. I only possess close-up lenses, a telephoto lens and a wide angle lens that creates an extreme fisheye look, it's an x0.45. Is there any lens for the NX5 that would allow me to do this given the physical constraints? Ideally, I would also like something that doesn’t distort the edges too much (like a fisheye does for example). I've done some research, and there are various x0.8, x0.7 lenses available from Sony or from 16:9 Inc. Both apparently fit on the NX5. But I'm wondering which lens exactly I should get. I currently have my eyes on a cheap used 16:9 wide angle x0.75 one but honestly I am not very knowledgeable with lenses, so I really don't know which I should get. What can you recommend? Thanks.

March 28th, 2016, 11:38 AM	#2
Matt Sharp Major Player Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Northridge, CA Posts: 280	Re: Sony NX5 lens help The VCL-HG0872K is what I think you want. Review: Sony VCL-HG0872K wide-angle lens for HVR-Z5U by Adam Wilt - ProVideo Coalition

March 29th, 2016, 09:06 AM	#3
JC Goloubev New Boot Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Yokohama Posts: 9	Re: Sony NX5 lens help Thanks. Would this work too? 16x9 Inc. 169-HDWC8X-72 EXII 0.8x Wide Angle 169-HDWC8X-72 B&H

March 29th, 2016, 09:32 AM	#4
Rob Morse Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 427	Re: Sony NX5 lens help I don't see why that wouldn't work. I have a similar one I use on my Z5. Should be basically the same lens. I have an NX3 now, which should also be the same, and I can try it when I get home. It does have distortion though

March 29th, 2016, 10:54 AM	#5
JC Goloubev New Boot Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Yokohama Posts: 9	Re: Sony NX5 lens help By distortion, do you mean fisheye effect? How much of a distortion are we talking about?

March 29th, 2016, 06:02 PM	#6
Rob Morse Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 427	Re: Sony NX5 lens help LOL sorry JC. My lens is actually a fisheye lens so I should expect distortion. I guess that's why I haven't been using it. The mind is a terrible thing to waste. It is a 16x9 bayonet mount, I checked it and it does fit my NX3, so it should fit yours. I've heard some people say there is some distortion at the edges. Sorry I can't help further

March 30th, 2016, 02:56 PM	#7
Bruce Dempsey Major Player Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Atlantic Coast Canada Posts: 599	Re: Sony NX5 lens help you might shoot some scenes with the camera in Portrait position and work that in somehow when editing

April 2nd, 2016, 07:51 AM	#8
JC Goloubev New Boot Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Yokohama Posts: 9	Re: Sony NX5 lens help I got 2 wide angle lenses to fit on the camera. One is 0.75x and the other 0.45x. The 0.45x one "sees" more but also creates a fisheye effect, naturally. 0.75x didn't show signs of distortion, at least in the monitor. I think either one helps quite a bit really. And yes, I will definitely consider using the "portrait" position.