Yesterdays NEX-F3 announcement may not be a hell of a story but we alreayd have a hell of a NEX-7 🙂 Here is a list of the latest news and test done with the camera. On top you can watch the video of Doug Kaye and Frederick Van Johnson discussing the NEX-7. The NEX lens range may be limited but you cans till use plenty of third party lenses on the cameras:
Björn Utpott (Click here) tested the Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 lens on the NEX-7: “If you don’t mind the weight though, you’ll end up with a lens that not only has an impressive aperture number inscribed on the barrel, but one that actually produces fine images at that aperture.”
All Canon FD lenses can be found [shoplink 12631 ebay]here on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Photoheadonline tested the Contax 28mm G (Click here), the Contax 35mm G (Click here) and the Contax 90mm G (Click here).
All Contax G lenses can be found [shoplink 12632 ebay]here on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Reghardware (Click here) posted a full NEX-7 review: “The camera is not flawless but is commendable, as it arguably delivers the best image and video quality of its class. But this comes at a price and in this respect I’m unconvinced that is particularly good value for money, especially when up against its stablemate, the NEX-5N”
Street portraits: Nikon D800 with 50mm f1.8G, Sony Nex-7 and 50mm f1.8 OSS by Mike Kobal (Click here).
Sony NEX-7 shop search links at [shopcountry 8454].
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When will the firmware come…..><
Time to spill the beans on the a99….
Enough of all this little cameras stuff.
it going to a long 4 months. I don’t think we will see any good rumours for a while now. May July or Aug with some pictures.
On the NEX-7…. “The camera is not flawless but is commendable, as it arguably delivers the best image and video quality of its class. But this comes at a price and in this respect I’m unconvinced that is particularly good value for money, especially when up against its stablemate, the NEX-5N”
I’m waiting with interest for the NEX-F5 now that the NEX-F3 has the improved Bionz processor with promised better low light abilities. If a future NEX-F5 delivered better image quality than the excellent NEX-5N then why would you pay twice as much for the NEX-7?
Dork’s opinion…
Because NEX-7 has a build-in EVF, more manual controls, better ergonomics
EVFs are useless, NEX-7 resolution is too high, more noise due to the resolution. Customized controls on 5N are very good.
Depends if you actually use them or just whine about them.
Some outstanding photography from EVF cameras, including the NEX-7, says otherwise
EVF is rather personal preference. Now I have A77 along with A900 and I have feeling that with EVF I’m looking into bad monitor from previous century. Of course, EVF does not influence IQ, but it somehow disturbs to take pictures.
5n is to slow to use in a real time situation. the 7’s controls are awesome. Noise is just not an issue.
question almost the same as why to buy A77 when you can get D3200. lol.
There is no clean and uncompressed HDMI output, which makes the camera unusable for video for me. I know that I may not be the majority, but that is my workflow and is the sole reason why the NEX-7 is out of the running at this point.
I use my Nex5n almost exclusively with my Contax G lenses. As the review said, they all work great on Nex.
Just hope someone would develop a AF adapter. I’ll pay good money for it.
love kolba’s street portraits
Any news about NEX-7 new firmware?
The reviewer saying that the ‘NEX7 is like a phone camera’ is a bit of a sweeping statement. Not many phones with an APS-C sized 24MP sensor, or a lens big enough to hang a coat off.
That’s why I don’t think Sony will release a Zeiss 50/1.2 lens. The returns of 1.2 compared 1.4 are negligible. But such a lens will be heavier and more expensive. It makes much more sense to produce an updated 50/1.4.
I own the Rokkor 58/1.2 converted to A-mount as well as the Minolta 50/1.4.
Agreed it probably won’t be f1.2, but I hope it is. They did file patent for both. Personally, I do see bokeh difference between 50mm 1.2 and 1.4. The goal being to emulate medium format OOFA, a sharp 1.2 like famous Nikkor Nocton comes closest at 58mm.
If designed for it, preferably at 55-58mm, 1.2 has one of a kind excellent distinctive oofa. But every 1.4 I’ve owned gets squiggly oofa wide open. Much smoother at 1.7 or f2 for some reason spherical aberations melt better.
Sony has a lens that is specifically designed to give smooth bokeh, the 135 STF. That’s one of the lenses that really creates envy among Canikon users.
No matter how fast, a normal lens will never come close to that bokeh.
The Nex-7 with the 18-55 kit lens is not $1200 + $300 = $1500 as stated but $1349 when purchased together.