There is no day without having a Sony leak! This is the new picture of the NEX-5N with external EVF. Looks good or not?
The new EVF has 2,4 million dots and intelligent eye sensor. The bad news is that it works on the NEX-5N only, and not on the “older NEX”.
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What a surprise. Looks like an Olympus for me. 😉
Ah, now it looks very exiting!
funny! looks kind of like the oly pen e-pl3..
Yep looks like an Olympus to me:)
Wrong copy linking! Corrected 🙂
looks quite aesthetic to me! Getting more and more inclined towards NEX-5N rather than 7
Looks so much better than the Nex-7.
The perfect solution for me would be a Nex-7 inside a Nex-5N casing 😀
Oh, they have changed the accessory port. Too bad.
How did they changed it? Will it still be able to put on HVL-f20s flash which was on the NEX-C3?
They only changed a few pins on the accessory port to enable communication between the sensor and the new EVF. The accessory port is still the same, so you can use the HVL-F20S or HVL-F7S flash units, or the ECM-SST1 mic…
+1 the viewfinder looks quite big
Cosmetically, it would have looked better if it were more rounded, to evoke a sort of microscope concept. But it is what it is.
This viewfinder looks alot nicer than the Olympus vf-3. The eyecup is much better. Does this Sony viewfinder tilt?
In dpreview’s Sony NEX Talk forum, the one who published the picture says that the EVF is tilt able.
Looks very flimsy and like it could snap off easily.
NEX’s proprietary accessory port is a big weakness of the system.
Do you have a NEX camera at least? Because even if the Sony manual says to avoid it, I can grab my NEX-5 with a Canon 55mm f/1.2 (kind of heavy combo) from the HVL-F20S flash unit and it doesn’t seem to snap off easily…
If you think the accessory port is a weakness, then you should see the NEX-7.
What’s weak about the NEX-7? The Sony/Minolta hotshoe is sturdy.
No, I mean, That if he sees the NEX-3/5/C3/5N accessory port as a weakness, then he should see the NEX-7 instead, because the Minolta/Alpha Hot shoe is more secure.
Even sony says it’s a weakness? They should’ve just used a regular hot shoe + accessory port like everyone else.
Yes, I have NEX-3. The port/flash connection is very flimsy so that I am afraid to keep the flash on the unit all the time, as I would have done if it was more sturdy (like regular hotshoe).
Nevertheless connecting the ECM-SST1 microphone is even more difficult than the flash those connections are surprisingly solid. But you’re right of course about the proprietary port, since I’d prefer a standard flash hot shoe plus a cinch audio in and would skip the viewfinder anyway.
is it available in different colors?
Looks great!
Now if there was also an extension cord to be placed between EVF and camera… This could be a camera for doing all kinds of crazy stuff 🙂
Wow that is UUUUGGGGLLLLYYYY. I’m going to call it ‘ugly nexy’. The EP3+VF2 looks okay to me, definitely takes a bit of the aesthetic value away from the EP3 but it looks okay. This NEX+EVF is just a monster though. Thank goodness for the NEX7!
I agree , NEX7 looks soo sexy compared.
I thought the same thing. I could not say it better 🙂
Agreed. Looks like someone put a small bounce flash unit on the NEX backwards by mistake :p
Not Bad,
but I will get the NEX7 if I need the EVF. 🙂
and what about the adapter with integrated evf, any pic of it attached to the nex5n?
There is no adapter with an EVF. The rumored LA-EA2 allows phase detect AF.
Looks good and spec is good, it’s inconvenient to have it on top of the camera like that though. It’s too easy to bump it into things, but it’s no worse than the external viewfinders for Olympus and Panasonic.
BTW now some guys hope here got disappointed Sony could get rid of the superfluous Megapixels count 😕
Thanks God! I already sold my NEX-5 heading for the NEX-7 or A77 in December. This idea of only be compatible with NEX-5N will leave all the other models mouth watering. 🙂
Well, it’s better than the “Fun-a-Sony-c” GF3!!
Ridiculous looking and wanting to break. Can’t believe it doesn’t have a built in pop up flash or a proper alpha standard hot shoe.
Someone want to tell me the purpose of creating small camera bodies that have awkward appendages sprouting off in different directions? Try putting that freaky mutation in your pocket.
“Hey is that your camera or are you just really happy to see me?”
Totally agree. Instead of getting a NEX-5N/EVF/CZ 24/1.8 combo, you might as well get an a65 and 35/1.8 lens. Size will be the same and you’ll have the extra benefit of body IS and flash.
Of course!!
Ahahahah! Luckily you’re not the only one wondering about that. That’s why I expect lot of this stuff to just stay on the shelves.. We’ll see if it’s a matter of fashion and in one year they’re still on this route..
nice, but should be expensive… usd300 i guess
Looks like a good solution for those that want the smaller 5 and the option for EVF but the 7 is looking more and more appealing. I think the extra body size is more realistic for this type of camera – especially with the current Sony lens roadmap..
Someday soon we’ll have large sensor/small bodies with flush, telescoping lenses like the old luxury film compacts, and then small will truly make sense.
I think this looks great. Anyone else notice that C3 shows 16.2 MP and this one shows 16.1? Slightly different sensors, maybe?
Interesting observation…
I guess we’ll have to wait for DXOMark to tell us if there is a difference between the sensors.
will be the annnoucement eve, we get more super detail rumors?
So the LA-EA2 adapter is not going to be announced on 24 August or is this an omission?
If not announced when may it become available? I fancy one of these for my NEX-5 if not too bulky.
So now, everyone is complaining about the solution that Sony gave for the lack of EVF? Geez…
I like it, and I prefer it to Nex-7 solution.
If I want to go compact, I just unscrew it.
If I want a viewfinder, it’s much more comfortable this one (it has tilt too!!) than the tiny fixed one of Nex-7.
This is much more a pro solution and in the logical flow of the box with sensor with addons philosophy.
Totally agree with you. It may not be the best-looking accessory, but it definitely has huge advantages in terms of usability. I would find it really strange if there was no similar option available for the NEX-7.
Now imagine they would also offer it as a “remote EVF” that can be detached and used while holding the camera overhead, or even from a larger distance. This would eliminate all problems of swivel/tilt screens in bright sunlight while being a very compact solution…
This shit will not work with previous NEX camera!!!? Oh…..WHAT A SURPRISE… We all knew that Sony would fu***** us again with their rubbish marketing tricks.
Much cheaper and probably more comfortable to use anyway: http://shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=viewfinder+sony+nex
I don’t miss viewfinders at all and in those rare cases the display is too small, I would prefer attaching a bigger one via HDMI and still have the option to use the ECM-SST1 microphone.
Just a question : how it is working if you want to use the viewfinder with a flash hvl-f7s or f20s ?
Could be useful ..
You can only put one accesory in at a time, so either flash, or evf, one or the other. But if you need a flash, then most of the time you wouldn’t need an evf anyway, the lcd would be fine to look at.
the awkward is that it is impossible using viewfinder and using flash at the same time !!
I don’t like the new design of the NEX 5n. The design of the NEX 5 is more pure; please don’t ad ‘fantasies’.
YAWN..
http://digicame-info.com/2011/08/post-291.html
A77 : 150000Yen (+kit 210000Yen)
A65 : 95000Yen
Nex7 : 130000 Yen
EVF: 35000Yen
Nex5N: 9th Sept
A65,A77: mid of OCT
NEX 7: 11th Nov
@admin: Please confirm, Thanks a lot
I thought NEX-7 will be more expensive than A77, or at least same priced.
Hope A77 will be available at 16/9 and around US$1,200 😥
STILL no word or pics on the VG20 ??