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Pictured on top: The NEX-5 could be replaced soon…
A new source just sent me the price for the NEX-7. It should be selling for $1.200 with kit lens. And the same soruce said there will be a NEX-5E too (price unkown yet). Both camera will be announced in late August. There will be also new NEX lenses (See Zeiss 24mm f/1.7). I ask my sources if they can confirm that. In the meanwhile keep in mind that this a rumor with low rating (SR2= 20-40% the rumor is correct).
Anyway, there is a new rebate ongoing on the [shoplink 3003]Sony NEX-5[/shoplink]! I guess Sony wants to clear the NEX-5 stock to get ready for the NEX-5E 😉 Check the $50 rebate at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), B&H (Click here) and J&R (Click here).
Reminder:
The newest NEX camera (the NEX-C3) has been announced in June and you can preorder it now at [shopcountry 3000] (Click on shop names to visit the direct search page).
(SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!
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Seems like so many stuff to be announced in August. Too good to be true?
Thanks for the update on NEX-7, Andrea! The pricing allows it to be my perfect backup camera.
Any idea when we can get more info about A77 ?? Especially, on the video capabilities?
hope this rumor is right. wouldn’t want a 24mm f2.0 even if it is pancake
Your rumors have been very unreliable the last two or three months, to the point where I and probably a few others have lost a little bit of interest in checking SAR every day.
raven, you mean Andrea didn’t predict tsunami?
You missed the Tsunami disaster…
admin, one question please because I’m very confused…Is your name Andrea or Andreas?
And regarding you predictions, sincerely you are the only reliable rumor site on camera market out there.
Best regards!
Andrea, but I am not really….italian.
My daugther is called Sara Andrea and my son’s name is Andreas 🙂
I know my name is confusing you, but I am male, named Andrea, but only 50% italian. My mother language is german!
Südtirol – Alto Adige? 🙂
Exactly! All the rumor team is from Südtirol 😉
Rumor team that means mirrorlessrumors and sonyalpha…same team? 🙂
Thank you for the clarification Andrea.
By the way, any details about noise in the new 24 Mpix sensor? At lest a very short answer, better than A580 or worse….
Thank you for the clarification Andrea.
By the way, any details about noise in the new 24 Mpix sensor? At lest a very short answer, better than A580 or worse?
Don’t know that but I have been told it can go up to over 100.000 ISO!
Thats good news, thanx for your efforts!
When the sources say “Up to 100,000 ISO” did they mention a reasonable quality?
Raven, please provide some examples, as I think you’re wrong.
Thank you for the clarification Andrea.
By the way, any details about noise in the new 24 Mpix sensor? At lest a very short answer, better than A580 or worse….
Sorry for the double post.
Sorry for the multiple posts, my browser stuck and I clicked send multiple times.
I can hardly wait to get may hand on this little baby…
And I thought it’s the other way around!
@ RAVEN
If you aren’t happy here find another blog. This blog is relatively new and the earthquake/tsunami combo really affected the Japanese camera industry. Last I read, one of Nikon’s plants used for manufacturing FullFrame cameras was still out of commission as of the first week of July.
Andrea was spot on the Sony NEX C3.
You might want to join PhotoNut and go to Thom Hogan’s craptastic web blog. That way you can be guaranteed false information and complete speculation.
Ken Rockwell sells subscriptions to his crap blog. Perhaps you would be happier there.
Andrea does a great job on this page and doesn’t kill us with ads. Show some appreciation.
Want to check if Nex-7 can support touch screen?
So pricing for NEX-7 will be similar to A77 … around $1000 body-only … huh? This is abig price jump from NEX-5.
I thought mirrorless is supposed to be cheaper than SLT?
Or maybe NEX-7 will get better / more expensive kit lens, not SEL1855/SEL1628?
Should this rumor be SR1?
I really don’t understand Sony’s naming convention. Letter before number…now number before letter…and it’s a different letter? I bet someone within Sony is being held against their will and these random letters and numbers are spelling a message. I give this rumor an SR3.
NEX-3’s replacement was NEX-C3.
So NEX-5’s replacement should be NEX-E5 and not 5E?
And maybe there will be NEX-7 and NEX-G7 … 😀
NEX is splitting into different lines.
NEX-C3 is Compact series.
nex-5e, i think not, i agree with you, nex-e5 more likely. E= everyday
so nex-7 may be nex-H7 highperformance
haha nex 5e emount and nex 7pro A mount 🙂
i’ve made this petition for 30mm f1.8 pancake lens, if your interested in such lens then please sign it
http://www.petitiononline.com/NEX30mm/petition.html
Please write in “comments” field if you prefer slightly different variation (example: 29-35mm or f1.2-f.8, big/small)
ANY AND ALL lenses would be welcome. This is supposed to be a system but 4 lenses ? There are more bodies than lenses ! WHAT IS SONY DOING ? Enough bodies already – they need to make LENSES !
Andrea, do they mean the 18-55 as kit lens for NEX-7? They’d better off offering a bundle with the Zeiss prime, to make the combo worth something to serious photographers. The worst thing is that we don’t even know the size/shape/features of this ghost camera!!
If one of your sources has found this “NEX-5E” designation in a database somewhere, I’d wager that it is a new body+lens kit combination, much like the NEX-5A, NEX-5D, and NEX-5K.
Its seem expensive that thought 1300 with pro kit.
Since NEX now has the compact series, pancake lenses are on the way I think.
Maybe C stands for “consumer”? If so, then primes are probably not the first choice for “C”3 consumers since most P&S consumers prefer zooms.
But primes should be priority for the “E”5 enthusiasts and “P”7 pros (just guessing) nontheless.
C as “corrected” 🙂
I think so too 🙂
Is the AF in the NEX line as good as panasonics or the new one from Oly?
… that would be nice!
I want E-50mm f/1.8 now!
+1
I’m expecting the NEX-7 based on the NEX-5 but developed into the direction of the NEX-FS100…
I don’t think 5E is a very convenient name… 5A, 5D and 5K are already out there, it’s going to be confusing for those who are new to the NEX system
my bet would be that Sony plans to release Nex5 with 24mm Zeiss as kit lens in set named 5E.
slim chance! that lens not cheap! 😀
if this price comes with the 18-55 zoom, then i think its over price VS the panasonic GH2.
so many bodies coming out, still got no good lens, common Sony. the M4/3 is getting interesting now.
my hope would be Sigma to launch some good lens for us.
I wish Sony would release an e-mount 50mm f1.4 or 85mm f1.8. I really need primes.
I keep reading complaints about price and never about image quality.
18 months ago I paid $2,000 for an Alpha a850, It’s a wonderful camera with a 24MP sensor, with just okay high ISO performance
But reading posts on the site are about $1,000 being just too much money for a 24MP APS-C NEX or A77 with maybe the best low light performance around and maybe better image quality than my A850 for half the price.
A Panasonic GH2, give me a break!
Let’s see how the images look with this stuff ships.
It’s about the quality pictures right?
Compared to Canon and Nikon Sony and its Zeiss lenses are almost cheap. And the new stuff, if it preforms as good as people here believe it will……………$1,000 to $1,200 USD is very good price!
Who’s complaining about the price? What I keep on seeing is people complaining about Sony coming out with powerful products and then disabling video and other great features that come standard on Olympus, Panasonic and Canon competition. But if you ask me, the NEX cameras are a bit pricey for what you get. I mean, less moving parts, no prism, and no hotshoe….I’d rather buy an SLT. But in terms of demand and new technology, it’s fairly priced.
don’t judge too early based on paper *rumor :p
Finally something about a Nex5 replacement… 🙂 Keep up the good work Andrea!
Thanks Jummy! just came back from climbing 🙂
awesome! 😀
The Sony website has the NEX 5 two lens bundle, with 8GB card and case for $749. NEX C3 on promotion sale beginning today in Singapore, also with two lens bundle.
EP3 at $900 and the NEX7 at $1200? Looks like I’m going to slow down on my buying. These prices are getting too high for me.
disabling video and other great features ?
what is Sony disabling?
I’m not a NEX user……..is this a NEX issue with installed technologies being disabled by Sony?
As a user of big heavy full-frame cameras with fast optices I also think NEX is over priced for what you get, just my opinon.
“As a user of big heavy full-frame cameras with fast optices I also think NEX is over priced for what you get, just my opinion.”
I would pay extra for less size and weight.
You got that right!!!
The image quality will get better on the small platforms in time, the Nex is proving that, but fast optics are not getting much smaller.
I love my fast f/1.4, 1.8 & 2.8 glass but it’s get hard after full day shooting.
Video functions are disabled on NEX-3 and NEX-C3 concerning AVCHD and what I’ve seen recently watching tutorials about hacking Panasonic’s firmware – Yeah, that’s a real limitation by SONY! – capturing video with their μ4/3 offers much more manual controls than SONY allows their NEX users to sell more NEX-VG10. But that’s already Number 3. on my Firmware 05 Wish List that SONY should open the USB Port for external controls like Follow Focus (see here: http://www.vimeo.com/19341897), for Flash Sync and to use as Audio In…
Thanks,
good to know
The NEX 7 at $1,200. wih the kit lens…the A77 is suppose to sell for $1,000. body only.The kit lens usually sells for $100.
$1,200. for the NEX 7 don’t make any sense to me.
if the NEX-7 is a A-mount camera, then 1200 puts it above A65 with twin lens which is expected to be below 1200!!!
Pricing wise, NEX-7 should be equal to A65, if not gets a single lens kit with the same price as the A65 body! It cost less to make and smaller body!
However if NEX-7 with NEW 16-50 2.8 kit is 1200… that will be the KILLER package
I wish with pro kit a77/nex7 <1350 will be fantastic! but most important let the 'actual' performance of the cameras spell ou the prices itself 😀 fair to Sony, Fair to user 😀
Same here. Given the relative prices of Nex-3 and a33, and of Nex-5 and a55, I think the price of an a77 will be higher than that of a Nex-7. So either A77 gets a higher price than rumors tell, or the Nex-7 gets a lower price. I personally hope for the latter 😛
Just got a Sony NEX camera bag directly from Sony and the tag says for:
NEX 3, NEX 5, NEX C3 AND “5C” .
Since it’s a Sony bag and came from them I’m betting there is a NEX 5 soon to be released.
I wish they would come clean about the plan so we can plan.
$1,200? Overpriced. I’ll just get NEX 5.