Sony's NEX cameras

Dylan Couper · May 13th, 2010, 12:29 PM

Paulo - all good! I'm looking forward to seeing that mockup running too. :)

Paul Curtis · May 14th, 2010, 07:00 AM

There's a good video example at dpreview now. It's not bad, better than canons but you can see the effect of a stills OLPF. Amazing bearing in mind the size though. A great little crash cam! Compression is terrible as expected.

There's a rumoured NEX7 and there's the NEX camcorder on Sonys blog. The more cinema type camera mocked up was estimated at $19k with PL mount adaptor. So that camcorder looking thing would be the midrange product. Probably all based on revisions of the exmor APS-C sensor.

The E type lens is a very odd decision. One aspect that all the stills and videos exhibit is pretty poor lens performance. Bad CA and just a general mushiness. I thought i was looking at a small sensor P&S not APS-C. So without decent lenses what's the point of any of this? Who's making E type lenses?

cheers
paul

Dave Bacon · May 24th, 2010, 01:36 AM

Other than losing auto focus - what other negatives are there to using alpha lenses and the adaptor?? I'm assuming you still get apeture control and metering?? would lens based stabilization still work?? I'm guessing they could add auto focus for the SSM lenses via a firmware upgrade later. Could make this a really cool line of cameras...especially the nex7

Heath McKnight · June 2nd, 2010, 08:15 AM

I'm hoping to give this class of cameras a chance, especially the Panasonic and PEN E-PL1 soon, along with the Sony and Samsung offerings. I'll let you know how it goes.

Heath

May 13th, 2010, 12:29 PM	#46
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Paulo - all good! I'm looking forward to seeing that mockup running too. :) __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

May 24th, 2010, 01:36 AM	#48
Dave Bacon New Boot Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 10	Alpha mount adaptor question Other than losing auto focus - what other negatives are there to using alpha lenses and the adaptor?? I'm assuming you still get apeture control and metering?? would lens based stabilization still work?? I'm guessing they could add auto focus for the SSM lenses via a firmware upgrade later. Could make this a really cool line of cameras...especially the nex7

June 2nd, 2010, 08:15 AM	#49
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I'm hoping to give this class of cameras a chance, especially the Panasonic and PEN E-PL1 soon, along with the Sony and Samsung offerings. I'll let you know how it goes. Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

May 14th, 2010, 07:00 AM	#47
Paul Curtis Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canterbury Posts: 411	There's a good video example at dpreview now. It's not bad, better than canons but you can see the effect of a stills OLPF. Amazing bearing in mind the size though. A great little crash cam! Compression is terrible as expected. There's a rumoured NEX7 and there's the NEX camcorder on Sonys blog. The more cinema type camera mocked up was estimated at $19k with PL mount adaptor. So that camcorder looking thing would be the midrange product. Probably all based on revisions of the exmor APS-C sensor. The E type lens is a very odd decision. One aspect that all the stills and videos exhibit is pretty poor lens performance. Bad CA and just a general mushiness. I thought i was looking at a small sensor P&S not APS-C. So without decent lenses what's the point of any of this? Who's making E type lenses? cheers paul