One of our reader (Thanks Clement!) just rechecked the Sonyservice Canada website and found three new codes:
NEX5N (This is probably the new code fot the upcoming new NEX-5E)
NEXVG20 (This should be the [shoplink 3058]Sony NEX-VG10[/shoplink] successor)
SEL55210 (This is the 55-210mm lens for NEX).
Now let’s hope Sony Canada will soon add the new A77 and NEX-7 codes too 😉
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Yoohoo ! A tele zoom ! f/6.3 isn’t good but hey ho….maybe it’ll be under 350 grams ?
Yea… same thought – it’s bit dark for a lens of this kind, especially as it doesn’t reach 300mm. But the upside will be small weight (I’m sure it’s gonna be below 350g – current A-mount zoom weights 305grams and is brighter) and small size, so perhaps it’s gonna be something good after all. I wonder about optical quality….
I guess we can expect this :
http://www.dyxum.com/lenses/Sony-AF-DT-55-200-F4-5.6-SAM_lens522.html
except 1/2 stop slower and OSS added. US$250 ?
Does anyone knows any about E-Mount 50mm f/1.8?
I realy need one!
You’re not alone…
I hope the rumors weren’t correct that said this lens is just f/2.
There is no 50mm f/1.8 or f/2 lens in the works AFAIK. The latest roadmap suggests a 40mm f/2.
Good news. I will buy NEX VG 20 🙂
NEX-5N? For North America? Is it possible it’s a Canadian version that can withstand freezing temperatures and comes with an Auto-Apology setting when it takes a bad picture?
Maybe the n stands for numbnuts ?
Let’s hope a new firmware for the VG10 among the VG20 launch!
Ready into the code – can 2WNOT AVAIL – not available in the next 2 week period? if that’s right – does it also imply that the NEX VG20 will be release/announce before the NEX 5 successor?!?!?
Thanks for the existing newS!
hm…. nice catch. I wonder if it’s true.
I think the same and hope it is true.
f4.5-6.3? About the same as my 100-400mm, only with half the range.
Aahhhh … so it’s NEX-5N … the naming convention makes more sense than NEX-5E … NOT!
55-210mm f/4.5-6.3, looks like not much difference than existing 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 … bad news
Previous rumor was 55-200mm f/4-5.6, which is at least slightly faster.
Not really bad news. The 55-210mm should be significantly smaller and half the cost, if not a third of the cost, of the 18-200mm.
There’s only third of a stop difference between f/4-5.6 and f4.5-6.3, so it’s not exactly a deal breaker, especially if the difference means a smaller, lighter and cheaper lens.
The 18-200mm is not good, at least compared to 18-55mm. So I’m hoping that the 55-200mm will follow 18-55mm or better. Lens with similar quality to the 18-200mm is not a good news. Let’s wait and see the actual performance.
WHAT ??? the 18-200 is not good ? have you seen all the review about this lens ??? it much more better than the 18-55 !!! please try find information before saying something like this !!!!
+1 Allan !!
What do you mean it’s not good compared to the 18-55mm? In terms of what? From reports I’ve read, the 18-200mm is at least as good as the 18-55mm in terms of image quality, if not better.
We read different report then.
I would love to read this report
Can someone post the link please?
I reckon at the price…. one would have to strongly consider whether the optical quality and zoom gain is worth it.
Here’s a test that indicates the 18-200 mm is a VERY good lens. http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1344/cat/83
Thank you Andrea!!!!!!
VG20 News Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That´s not right. The 18-200 is currently the best AF lens for the NEX. It´s also one of the best superzooms for APC, better than from Tamron and Sigma for DSLR and superzoom lenses by Olympus and Panasonic for mFt. The 18-200 has for a superzoom a great picture performance with a nice bokeh.
Look at the photozone test. I have booth for my NEX-5, the 18-55 and 18-200. The 18-200 is optically better.
Waiting for some real news on the A77.
Does 4WNOT AVAIL stand for 4 weeks not available? Then, the VG20 should be released in 2 weeks, and the NEX5 + lens in 4 weeks…..
The letter after the NEX5 designation normally meant a lens kit, and the last one stood for the colour.
A – 16mm kit
K – 18-55mm kit
D – 16&18-55mm dual kit
H – 18-200mm kit
Now that they add one more possible kit lens, they need one more letter. And they can no longer use a single D for a dual kit, since there is at least one new dual kit as 18-55 and 55-210.
So they may choose to use a two-letter code to designate a dual kit, like NEX5NK being a simple NEX5 with 18-55 and 55-210.
Sorry, doesn’t really make sense … the product description only mention 1 lens (18-55).
But then again, nothing make sense with the designation 5N … so far …
Agreed. I hope they gonna swap it to NEX-N5 or something alike to C3. Otherwise we’ll end up with huge mess in designations.
Compare with the NEX-FS100:
E – Europe
C – China
N – Latin America
P – Pacific
U – USA
So both E and N make sense.
The problem is that having a letter after the ‘NEX5’ to designate either the body or the set of kit lenses is absolutely totally inconsistent.
So that leak together with the ‘rumour’ of some NEX5E being a kind of a new camera different from the old NEX5 are just plain bunk.
I just wished they stoped fooling around with crappy names and bodies, and gave us lenses!! lenses lenses leeeeenseeeees
+1
I hope the next one is the wide-angle zoom mentioned in the roadmap. The current 16 is a bit disappointing and a fisheye converter only makes it worse. A real wide angle zoom, something like 12-24, or even wider, would be very welcome.
If you want a better quality fish eye get the Samyang 8mm f/3.5 CS, Steve. That’s native E-Mount and not that expensive either!
See, all I need beside my SEL1855 and my old Canon FD lenses is a fast Super Wide Angle prime lens around 10 or 12 mm, but not a fish eye and not another zoom lens! I want fast lenses for low light and having to change them anyway, I don’t mind walking for- or backwards a little. So crying with the wolves for more lenses won’t serve my needs anyway.
What will you all do with these lenses? Collecting them? There’s a roadmap from SONY, there are lots of adapters available to connect masses of awesome lenses and there’s more from third party coming in the near future. Meanwhile go out and take pictures with these masses of lenses already connectible…
Frankly they can count me out if there is not going to be a NEX-5E body only. I am tired of adding to my collection of kit lenses to collect dust on a shelf. Sony must realise that not all potential users are looking for a kit lens. A second NEX camera would be useful, but without the extra cost of a kit lens.
I have 18-200mm and the kit lens. Its way superior than the kit lens. You can even notice it without any crop. The only complain is its CA but its pretty normal for this type of lens. Its a must choice for one-lens-solution
I wonder will the new zoom lens have a stylish metal body as the 18-200mm
Nice,can’t wait to see what the VG20 specs are.
I wonder what the difference would be between the vg20 and vg10?
Remote?
Audio input?
RAW files for camera mode?
slow motion?
@IHUR:
I think the metal body on the lens is butt-ugly. I rather have it black so it match the body.
I’m very enhausiastic, hope it has good audio options. Then I buy it. Also hope it will be sold without lens.
Great news
God so help me, please make vg-20 true! I’m buying vg-10 end of the month so please please let me know before it’s too late! omg omg I need to change my pants!
I am excited for the VG20. Hopefully it delivers enough for filmmakers to switch over from HDSLRs.
Here’s hoping for:
-native 24p/30p/60p
-XLr inputs + audio controls
-larger lcd + more manual buttons
-gain//wb/shutter priority, aperture priority, zebra, peaking,
-better ergonomics
they should take cues from the canon xa10 and throw in everything that has as well in terms of manual controls.
Can anyone tell me whether the NEX Vg-10 is actually the FS100?
Zachary,
I don’t know if you made a typo or if you are just mistaken. The nex-vg10 and the FS-100 are completely DIFFERENT cameras. Just use google. The FS-100 is a $5000 super 35m chip professional video camera. The VG10 is a $2000 high end consumer camcorder. It is crippled by not having enough manual controls, progressive frame rate, audio controls, xlr inputs.
I hope the VG20 gives us enough controls to give up using DSLRs. Only then will i buy. See my post^^