NEX-7, E 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 OSS
A couple Friday's ago I traded one of my D300's as well as my 10-20 and 35/1.8DX in on a NEX-7.
Why? Well, I needed a light carry body and hadn't been seeing what I wanted show up in Nikon mount. The NEX-7 is another body I used to own and got along with very well and I found a great deal on one with the 18-55 kit lens.
So I did the trade. And then I spent a week shooting with it, clocking 244 exposures during that week.
It reminded me mostly of what I liked about the body. Sure the AF is pedestrian, the high ISO performance marginal and the battery life on the short side, but it handles well, has a nice viewfinder and rear LCD, great focusing aids and the low & mid ISO performance is excellent even by today's standards.
In particular, the control dial setup is IMHO better than the newer A6x00 bodies (I see little need for a mode dial over having an extra control wheel).
I could be pretty happy with the NEX-7 as my light carry camera, complementing the D800 (serious shooting camera) and D300 (speed/beater).
That didn't happen, as I ended up returning the NEX-7 in favour of something else. The answer to that riddle is coming Friday.
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