And Luminous Landscape (Click here) is writing a NEX-7 “rolling review”. It’s a very detailed and incredible useful ongoing test. An absolute MUST-READ!
One more NEX-7 news. I don’t know how reliable this info is but the Expensys website says the NEX-7 will be “Due Thursday 15th December”.
You can read a new complete A65 review at ePhotozine (Click here): “The camera has good battery life, and although there is no optical viewfinder with SLT cameras, the new OLED EVF is simply stunning and makes the view through the camera look excellent. Although it is difficult to show on the web, it would be well worth viewing for yourself if you still have doubts about switching from an optical viewfinder to an electronic viewfinder. Highly Recommended“.
Photographytalk (Click here) explains why the A77 was worty to wait. And there is an interesting “A77 myths and truth – diffraction test” post at Dpreview forum.
All new Sony cameras and lenses links:
A77 at [shopcountry 8461]
A65 at [shopcountry 8459].
Sony NEX-7 [shopcountry 8454].
Sony NEX-5n [shopcountry 8452].
Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 [shopcountry 8450].
Sony 50mm f/1.8 [shopcountry 8448].
Sony 55-210mm [shopcountry 8444].
NEX-5n viewfinder [shopcountry 9110].
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“Bracketing
The NEX-7, like the NEX-5n has a quite nice HDR shooting mode. But, it’s JPG, of course. I like to be able to do my own HDR shots and this means being able to shoot a quick bracket of at least three shots (if not more) at at least +/- 1.5 stops, preferably more. Inexplicably the NEX-7 can only bracket in 0.3 or 0.7 EV increments. Nowhere near w ide enough range
This simply isn’t good enough for anyone doing serious bracketing, whether for HDR or any other purpose. Please Sony, fix this with a firmware update as soon as possible.”
I second that. I have no idea why Sony insists not doing this! LOTS of people asked for it and Sony is just ignoring the requests.
Give it time, the camera is not even out yet.
That applies for all NEX family not NEX7 only. I own a NEX5 and we’ve been waiting for this for a long time. So I think we’ve “given it a time”!
They updated this with several cameras. I remember my a850 they increased the exposure comp and bracketing range in a firmware update
Though to be honest, why not just use manual mode and/or learn to meter correctly. I almost never get badly exposed shots, even in situations with changing lighting. If you understand your camera you can meter really quickly and dial in the correct exposure. And for bracketing.. if you’re on a tripod for HDR, just do it manually in whatever increments you want.
The absence is hardly a deal-breaking feature
Sorry but it’s not the same. If you do HDR, you know that doing them with one click, even when on remote, is better than touching the camera on a tripod and changing settings. Not to mention what may happen because of the wind, for example, while you mess with wheels and buttons.
I have to say that this is a simply stupid function to enable. And it’s missing even on my A200. Damn stupid Sony for this. Do they realize how many people need it? It should be on every A and E camera they sell. From the oldest to the newest.
Photoshop!
+100
I’m glad he mentioned it. 0.3-0.7 is useless. The auto-HDR function is very nice but it looks no different than just pumping up the DRO. For ~real~ HDR, +/-3 is needed. Only the a77 and FF cams have this feature. Sony, just move the decimal point over to the right and make that a new SLT/NEX update.
PDAF is out. CDAF is in, check out the autofocus of the GX1! Death to the dslr
David
+1
Finally with Luminous Landscape a seasoned tog can speak to the deeper nuances of usability vs designers vision. I hope Sony is listening.
I also hope Sony heeds the call for tethered shooting and dedicated wired remote.
To each their own, the LL reviews do nothing for me. Just sounds like a lot of nitpicking.
I absolutely agree with you Clyde.
LL is by far one of the best reviewers in the blog media.
Unlike the useless review we got last week from photographic central, discussing how handling supersedes IQ, LL actually goes in detail what good handling and usability should be.
His previous NEX-5N review was spot on and very informative.
Jack
LL is one of the most serious places to read good gear review.
been waiting for 1 month 1 day 🙁 still waiting 🙁 lol…
You are not alone :-). My dealer in Czech Republic expects first copies of NEX-7 in December. We´ll see.
Stop complaining like a baby ! Did you learn that there is a flood in Thaïlande ? A thought for people died in Sony manufactury…
Nobody died in the Sony factory.
And thai squirrels ? What about them ?
Expensys will have stock by 15th December? Well, I hope they are right, who knows. Interesting to note that “Awooza” (online shop) claims to have the NEX 7 “in stock” – hah! Don’t think I’ll be buying from there too soon!
I fully appreciate the various sentiments about the terrible time people have had in Thailand and so am waiting patiently for my NEX 7, however, having said that, time passes sooo sloooowly, I can hardly wait! That said, I think if Sony have stocks of the NEX 7 available before Christmas they will really have achieved something.
This has got to be the most anticipated camera from Sony ever.
Test Sony Nex-7 Panoramas shooting. Film 5.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfL3_dlo7Rs
Yuri, what kind of remote control have you been using?
Standart Sony RMT-DSLR1 remote control.
I see the LL reviewer has now concluded what physics and signal processing theory has been telling us. That is at similar technology levels, noise levels at comparable sizes for the 24MP & 16MP sensors are very similar. Any differences are described as a “quibble”, so the NEX-7 user has the choice between bigger prints (or tighter crops) at low ISOs or comparable output sizes at higher.
Nex 5 noise is clearly better!!!