Short udpate on the Sony NEX rumor front. There could be three new NEX camera within the next 2-3 months:
1) NEX-7 successor with updated 24MP sensor
2) NEX-5 successor
3) New kind of low entry NEX model (first of a new series)
4) NEX-FF photocamera
I am working on the specs of the single cameras right now. The biggets doubt I have is about the NEX-FF. I mean we (my sources) don’t know yet if Sony will annoucne the final camera or just introduce the new system roadmap.
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If they somehow manage to squeeze in an internal flash without making it bigger, I would be a happy camper. Using the flash all the time in bright daylight, but cumbersome to bring along the attacheable one, and the size of the camera is just right..
FF NEX system would be just stupid – it would be 4th lens system they would have to create and support, while 2 of 3 existing (A-mount APS-C and NEX APS-C) are not nearly complete yet and even the most complete (A-mount FF) is getting old and not quite competitive with Canon and Nikon systems.
Besides, FF NEX lenses will be large and heavy and expensive, defeating the advantages of mirrorless. And 18mm flange on FF sensor creates extreme angles leading to quality degradation, NEX-7 suffers already.
They would much better off REDUCIING they support to just APS-C NEX and FF A-mount and concentrating on creating superior lenses like 18-35/1.8 zoom (which could avoid retrofocus design on NEX and be much smaller and cheaper).
All I’m reading is: boo hoo, FF NEX is not for me. Well you know what, it isn’t for you. Many people are interested in a FF mirrorless camera. Eventually it will come and it would be in Sony’s best interest if they were the first to offer it.
Big size of FF lenses? Wrong!
Have you ever had a look at the tiny but neverless optically superior Leica lenses? These are just expensive because Leica is a premium brand that sucks money out of rich people.
But these lenses are superior because FF mirrorless provides more freedom for lens designers compared to DSLRs or their mirrorless descendeds. So technically this is the way to go! In 20 years everybody will know that SDLR size mounts and cameras were just a necessary detour towards a camera design like NEX that fits digital better.
So in the short run your tactical considerations might be correct. In the long run the system that provides the better solution first will have a good chance of dominating the market.
I will never understand why Sony is not concentrating on E mount by providing an E mount pro body (similar to the A99) together with a technically superb adapter for A mount lenses.
Is there some confusion, here, isn’t there?
“Have you ever had a look at the tiny but neverless optically superior Leica lenses? These are just expensive because Leica is a premium brand that sucks money out of rich people.”
Well, Leica are the best lenses AND the most expensive ones. I see a correlation between these two factors
“But these lenses are superior because FF mirrorless provides more freedom for lens designers compared to DSLRs or their mirrorless descendeds”
mh… why, DSLR are not FF? e.g. A99, D700, 6D… are not FF? They don’t have this… emh… “freedom” for lens designer? And, huh, their mirrorless descendents… what does it mean? The first “modern” mirrorless being the Ep1… then the Sony E system… where do they come from? 43 and alpha system? Or not? And what would be the difference between Sony and the others, here?
“In 20 years everybody will know that SDLR size mounts and cameras were just a necessary detour towards a camera design like NEX that fits digital better.”
huh, well, an almost 15 year detour (plus other 20 years?)… and the Nex camera design is the inevitable and fatal future? The only one fit to the digital world? We have to tell Apple, then, as they thing they got the “digital” aspect of photography much better than the Japanese…
“the system that provides the better solution first will have a good chance of dominating the market.”
We all hope so. If cameras as we know will still be in existence (and the entire industry is not wiped-out by smartphones) let’s really hope the best will prevail. Will it be Sony? Well, that is veeery debatable…
common sense tells me that after they release the sony Rx1r theyl at least need 6 months of gap to not affect a possible FF nex release. so definitely no FF nex in the next 3 months.. am i right here?
NEX-FF is said to be $3000+. Too rich for me. I think a RX100 for walkaround and a Nikon/Canon budget FF for events, trips is more sensible.
Sony is just steamrolling lately! Have to say I’m very intrigued by a number of their cameras. I have an NEX 7 and that’s an amazing camera. I see areas it can be improved, so if it hits the key points for me. That will be more than enough to upgrade to!
How much more entry level can you get than the NEX-3N, both in features and price? Seems like they’ll have to cut both significantly to differentiate it from the 3N. The NEX 1 for $300 and some new cheap kit lens?
A lot of cameras, but still their system lacks fast lens : no f/2.8 zooms, no f/1.4 primes.
Fuji makes compact and cheap fast lens. Why not Sony ?