Finally! The NEX-7 and A65 will start worldwide shipment on January 27! Here is the news from Sony: http://www.sony.jp/ichigan/info2/20111208_2.html (google translated). A wonder why the A77 isn’t mentioned. I hope it’s because they are already producing and shipping the camera 🙂 I have been told that Sony Japan is already accepting NEX-7 preorders! Also Amazon UK (Click here), Amazon DE (Click here), Amazon France (Click here), Adorama (Click here) are accepting preorders!
But there is one more good news. Early Sony US preorders will be shipped this months! Here is the official text from Sony USA: “Sony USA is happy to announce that limited quantities of the new NEX-7 camera will begin shipping to pre-order customers this month. Overall production capacity remains restrained as a result of the recent floods in Thailand, but we’ve made significant progress recovering our manufacturing capabilities and supply chain. We’re continuing to aggressively pursue all efforts to restore full production capability of the NEX-7 and other affected models.”
Sony Japan also announced new NEX-7 accessories you can see as screenshot here on top!
Good news guys or not? We can wait 6 weeks or not?
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Darn it. It’ll miss my birthday by 3 days 🙁
maybe the US release will be 4 weeks earlier ? that would be awesome so that I could snag up one before christmas.
Finally. Firmer news officially. 🙂
Sweet. I ordered my NEX-7 in late August! I hope to be one of the lucky few who sees the NEX-7 this month.
hope they make a nice leather case (leica or fuji quality and fit). the lcs-el70 is soooo ugly and bulky.
Hmm, it seems alright to me, like a throwback to the eveready cases of the good old days. Much nicer than the lame looking LCS-AMLC4.
Hi carl. I’ve just replied to your question from the sr5 pro lens post (5th dec). Thx
Great news.
christsake no a77 until now here 🙁
What about Amazon pre-orders of NEX 7? Are those shipping this month also? Or is it only if you pre-ordered through Sony?
Tirelessly observing the horizon for A77 🙁
My Nex-7 pre-order was placed on Sept 9th. Hope I’m one of the lucky ones.
Did you order from Sony or other.
http://www.sonystyle.com USA
I received a email from Sony that mine might
Ship on 12/13 anyone else get this.
Not yet. When did you order yours?
it was around nov 2 i believe.
They just charged my credit card for my camera. looks like i’m getting it soon.
My local camera shop just called me this morning that my Zeiss 24mm 1.8 has arrived. I will get it this evening. Still no sign for the NEX7
EEEEK. My birthday is this weekend, christmas 2 weeks after… I have an A65 on preorder since thanksgiving and I don’t think I’ll see it until February.. 🙁
Do you live outside the us? Because you can still get it at many stores, just got mine a few days ago (ordered a month ago but i live outside the us)
I live in the US. I do not wish to import a PAL version, so I just have to wait.
I was at a convention in the U.S. last week, and they had A65/77, some other foreign looking body (A55 successor?, or maybe A8X?), NEX-5N AND NEX-7 with the 24F18Z lens attached! They also had the E 50 f/1.8, 70200G, 70400G, 300G, 135 STF, and other CZ glass laying around the table. Have never seen so many Alpha products all at once!
The 7 just feels so good to hold. The weight and size are perfect. The feel of the dials is amazing! That prototype or whatever it was looked wicked. Looked like an A-mount with no OVF/EVF, but I couldn’t see the back side to be sure. There was an unmarked lens, so could not see the sensor or mirror box, if there was one. I’d like to think it was the 50F14Z. I’m not sure if that thing was supposed to be on display. Maybe it was something the marketing department put together as a “generic camera display”?
As expected, the Sony booth as at the back of the room. The first thing we saw walking into the hall was the Canon booth with a huge 600mm F4 attached to a 7D on a stack of Canon inkjet boxes. Wonderful.
(FANBOY MODE ON) Maybe Andrea has some small idea of what the wicked camera you talk about is.. Anyway as long as it’s a-mount and FF, that is gonna be sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!! (FANBOY MODE OFF)
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Oh yes, I was sure of that.. 😀
Heres my email from Sony on availability of Nex-7
Hello **********,
Sony USA is happy to announce that limited quantities of the new NEX-7 camera will begin shipping to select pre-order customers this month. Production capacity is severely limited, and will continue to be as we continue to rebuild and recover from the flooding in Thailand and its impact on our manufacturing facilities and overall supply chain. We’re continuing to push forward to restore full production capability of the NEX-7 and other affected models.
Again, thank you very much for your continued patience.
Sincerely,
Sony Customer Care
store.sony.com
Nothing saying that I will be one of the ones getting the first release.
In the UK Sony cancelled my NEX7 pre-order without giving me any choice in the matter, claiming they had done this for all UK customers. Sadly, they still won’t accept pre-orders as yet, so gonna take a while to get one here in London. Any others experienced the same?
First unboxing video: http://blog.sony.com/alpha-nex-7-cameras-start-getting-filled-video-unboxing-to-prove-it-video
And yay, unlike the NEX-3 and NEX-5 it comes with lens and body caps! 😀
I Pre-ordered sept 8, and still have not received any email….. I hope I receive one. I also called Sony style today and no one their could confirm how many that the warehouse had and who exactly would receive one. It seemed to me that the customer service rep was receiving this news for the first time from me.