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So here we are with the only new Sony camera that is in Stock in every part of the world 🙂 Out friends over at Luminous Landscape (Click here) posted a new [shoplink 8452]NEX-5n[/shoplink] review: “My bottom line observation is that until the NEX-7 ships, the NEX-5n has taken the prime spot in my gear bag. Big camera quality and features in something that fits in a coat pocket and that can take literally a thousand or more different lenses. What’s not to like?”
And you know it will take a lot of time before the [shoplink 8454]NEX-7[/shoplink] will be in Stock. Sony is currently transferring the production from the submerged area in Thailand to another factory that usually produces other audio stuff. Here is the official press release from Sony: “Operations of our factory in Thailand have been temporarily suspended due to flooding, supply chain and transportation difficulties. The flooding at the STT-A [Sony Technology Thailand – Ayutthaya ] factory, which manufactures Alpha / NEX camera bodies and interchangeable lenses, began on October 14th, and some equipment has been partially damaged. We’re currently investigating the impact to overall supply chain and future product launch timing“.
So here are the links to the NEX-5n: [shoplink 8452]. As usual click on the shop names to check the availability and price of the camera. The viewfinder is also in Stock: [shopcountry 9110].
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Fingers crossed I’ll have the NEX-7 before my birthday in January 🙂
ADMIN LL link busted – goes to Amazon
Luminous Landscape has it right. The 5N is a great camera. Sony fixed the clicking noise in video mode (I sent mine it, came back better than ever).
Almazar: Can you please post a test video with your NEX 5N to illustrate the improvement? So far, no one has posted an updated video to confirm that the clicking sound problem has been fixed by Sony.
Where to? Singapore?
SONY NEX 5 N the 16.1 million pixel Exmor APS HD CMOS image sensors. Further optimization collocation of BIONZ image processor, autoflash expanded to ISO 100 to ISO 25600, and even take the speed reached 10 sheets/SEC.mybatteriescharger.com
I will want one, asap!
Hate to sound superficial, but I cannot get myself to buy a 5N simply because of the cheap and gawdy looking chrome color lenses. I have the 7 on preorder for the black kit lens. Sony, wake up! Make your lenses in both colors. You will learn very quickly that few want the chrome color ones. If they were Leica or Zeiss M silver color, I can live with, but chrome just screams cheap, low end, poser. Even Oly’s high end m43 lenses look better.
I think they look okay new, but one day in a bag with loose lenses and the silver gets all marked up.
yes, Sony should paint their lens pink as Nikon did 😀
You mean Olympus’s new high end, SILVER lenses?
(45mm f1.8, 12mm f2, both in silver only.)
I agree with you.
The black kit lens look much much better on black camera body. 🙂
O silly me, here I thought it was the quality of your photos that mattered!
Andrea, do you know if there is any NEX-7 stock that was already produced? I ordered the first hour of availability and wonder if there is any chance of receiving from that stock on time.
Yes, having ordered and paid for my NEX-7 on sept 19 with Jessops UK I’m wondering if some of us will receive a camera in Nov. I noticed in one report that before the flooding the factory was producing around 260,000 cameras per month. As the flooding seems to have begun around 6th October, and at least press NEX-7’s had been available since mid August, I wonder if quite a few NEX’7’s are actually in storage around the world for some of the preorders?
If so this would explain why our preorders have not been canceled or updated.
Unfortunately press != production start. And the 260,000 is an estimated average. It’s possible that they’ve made 260,000 cameras sitting in the warehouse @ Thailand – but that’s just a possibility.
Yes, it’s possible that’s in storage somewhere in the world. No, it’s not certain.
3 weeks ago Sony Hungary organized a tryout meeting combining with a Chinese Circus Show, so we were happy to use NEX-5N, NEX-7 A-77 and some other Sony products in curious circumstances.
The NEX-7 was my target but yesterday I had to purchase (being a lucky customer) a NEX-5N because of the the latest events. Anyway my new project is to wait for the NEX-7 and selling the 5N when arrives.
My impression is the NEX-7 is better for me on one hand of the more compact structure (built in viewfinder, flash), and on the other hand I felt somehow faster then 5N (however the 5N needs less amount of data to transfer).
I wish Sony to rebuild the production line as fast as possible as a Xmas present!:)
I ordered a NEX7 camera as well because of the viewfinder and manual control, but I’d rather it had the 16MP of the 5n.
Sony, please, the Megapixel race is dead, Canon and Nikon are not racing, you are in your own.
Can always resize the photo 🙂
Just one question: is the production of the A77 halted because of the floods?
It’s possible. Their equipments are damaged. However, the focus is in A65 and NEX 7. May be because A77 started production earlier than A65/NEX 7 and has some limited storage somewhere waiting for distribution.
Just predicting, yes it might be halted.
Where’s the link to the review?
NEX-7 to be pruduced in an audio factory due to flooding?
Sounds fishy.
If you open up your NEX 7 you might find some anchovies 😉
Sounds fun.
Maybe they moved production to an audio factory to get rid of the clicking video?
nice (:-)) !
Link to review until admin links LL:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sony_nex_5n_field_review.shtml
So what about the vg20?
Is that made in japan as was the vg10?
News on the vg20 since the beginning has been very scarce, so is it stil going to happen or have events quietly shelved it.
I think this question has been repeatedly asked and answered in the comments section.
The last answer was it’s made in Japan.
Please answer the next person who ask this question for the umpteenth time.
Thank you for the curt reply
My white 5n shipped yesterday. Delivery date early next week! 🙂