Sony announced the new CLM-V55 external LCD for Soy Alpha and NEX cameras. It has been developed for video photographers. It has selector buttons on the side of the screen to allow navigation directly from LCD. It will be in Stock in March for $399.
Pocket Lint has written a hands-on with some more useful informations (and a picture).
Photography Bay posted a few images of the future NEX lenses (those are the same mockups seen at Photokina). Reminder:
There will be 7 new lenses for the NEX series launching in 2011-2012, including:
- a Carl Zeiss and G Series standard zoom
- a standard macro, portrait and telephoto zoom
- a wide angle zoom and mid telephoto
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I saw this unit at CES. It uses a standard Alpha hotshoe mount, and as such isn’t really intended for native use on the NEX cameras (which have the proprietary mount). Since the hotshoe does not provide any electrical interface (purely mechanical mount), I’m sure it’s possible to modify or adapt the mount to work on NEX.
However, I was really disappointed in the screen resolution. Compared to SLT EVFs and the NEX LCDs, the screen on this unit has significantly lower resolution — it is very easy to see individual pixels, and the black spacing between them. While AF on SLT will work great (thanks to the translucent mirror), this provides no significant AF advantages on the NEX, and MF is still far easier to confirm on the NEX’s own LCD (even if it’s smaller).
I can’t see why it wouldn’t work for an NEX-VG10, also.
Well VG-10 has Alpha hotshoe so the display can be mounted on it as well.
It possibly shows that in future NEX will too have some Alpha hot shoe options – adapter (please) or may be in upper end models like 7 series a built-in hot shoe.
This will work with ANY device which outputs HDMI (live).The hotshow is purely a mecahnical fix. The screen has it’s own battery ad you need to connect it with the HDMI output.
Comparing it with other offers (there are other small HDMI screens) the price is in range. If the bettery is included, consider that only a Sony battery is in $70 range.
I don’t think there is a huge market for this, it’s more a “pro” tool.
800×460 resolution,
peaking function,
comes with two different mount adapters
available in March in the U.S..
5 inch is to small and for 400 USD is absurdly expensive.
SONY, if you want to be productive, make a 7 inch external screen at about no more than 300 USD.
Marshall V-LCD50 SRP $599
Sony CLM-V55 $399
Nice but Sony should use wireless (wifi-N) all together.
Don’t get it. They are going to push out a tiny little screen not a lot bigger than what the NEX already has, but they won’t be bothered with a proper flash?
Look closely at the pictures of the Photography Bay article.
NEX needs an adaptor to use A mount flash strobes, if it is to keep profits in Sony. Otherwise adaptor to general flash socket might be nice. Future will tell
Look at that:
http://www.artefactgroup.com/wvil/
Could it be a nice dream for the NEX7 ??
that the biggest bull shit i have ever seen..
such tiny high performance cameras are at least 5 years into the future ^^