Chris Niccolls from TheCameraStoreTV made the video on top were you can watch a [shoplink 8454]Sony NEX-7[/shoplink] Hands-On Field Test. Jordan likes the camera a lot and I also think that this is going to become my next camera. The [shoplink 8452]Sony NEX-5n[/shoplink] I do currently own will become a Christmas present for my brother 🙂
Also ThePhoBlographer (Click here) had a hands-on with the NEX-7: “Indeed, this camera is going to win awards. And I’m eagerly awaiting mine to come in for review. I couldn’t put a card in because it was a pre-production model, but the images with the 24mm lens were sharp and the bokeh was decent but nothing to get too excited about.”
As you know the NEX-7 will be in Store at around mid November but you really have to preorder it now to be sure to get it before Christmas. This is going to be a hotseller! Preorder at [shopcountry 8454] (Click on store name). If you have still money left than preorder the Zeiss too at [shopcountry 8450]. If you are on budget but still looking for a fats lens than the Soy 50mm f/1.8 is the lens for you: [shopcountry 8448].
P.S.: And if you want to check where you can find the camera in other countries and Sony Stores check that list:
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Just wondering, can the nex-7 use a pancake lens like the other nex’s or will it only work or do well with a big lens??
Uhm, its an e-mount, of course the e-mount lenses work perfectly fine on the NEX-7. It will be not as good quality as the Zeiss of course, but that doesn’t have to do anything with the NEX-7 but holds true on a NEX-5 for example as well.
Can’t wait until Pancake lenses finally arrive and complaints pour in because they don’t have the IQ of the larger ones. Don’t get me wrong… I’d like a few Pancake options myself… But the main goal of those will be convenient compactness, not IQ. Expect tradeoffs, unless the laws of physics suddenly change.
+1
You made me LOL IRL.
It can use all e-mount (including the 16mm pancake) + other lens via an adapter.
Chris Nichols was the previewer, Jordan filmed.
“The Sony NEX-5n I do currently own will become a Christmas present for my brother”
How about your girlfriend? 😉
She will get the NEX-7 when I get my NEX-9 ;=)
You seem REALLY confident!
So Sony most likely will prove that there CAN be a fullframe NEX 😉
(could there be an APS-C sized Nex with IBIS as well? Pretty please, Sony?)
Seriously? o_O Your plans change a lot!
Any rumor about Nex9?
Can I get the NEX-9 when you get NEX-11? lol
Of course 😉
There’s an error in the video – you do not have to raise the ISO on the A77 to compensate for the light loss of the pellicle mirror. It’s essentially already done for you by boosting the gain. Of course it does mean the noise performance will be that bit worse, but the net sensitivity of the NEX-5n & A77 at the same indicated ISO should be about the same subject to just how accurately Sony have calibrated the two.
Given the PhoBlographer’s preview, I’m not expecting anything very insightful.
True but the clarity has been shown to be slightly degraded when you flip the mirror up. So maybe a side by side test can finally show how much loss the SLT has this could also be done with the new adapter
I meant the clarity is degraded with the mirror in the way. It becomes more clear when you flip the mirror up, 3-5% better
They should have had it so the bodyguard gets so impressed with the review that he’s the one that steals the camera and runs off at the end 🙂
Why didn’t Sony just hand a bunch of NEXY’s over to Commedians at Open Mic Night? The humor would be better and we’d probably learn a lot more about the low light performance.
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I’m still astonished that Sony allows these cams to end up in the hands of, of, of… well I don’t really know what to call them. Is there a name for Bad Comedy Skit Camera Reviewer?
They should have (could have) been a bit more discerning and followed the lead of the Canon 5DMKII release allowing a real Tog like Laforet to produce a beautiful promo as the first look anyone saw. Good taste is becoming a rarity these days.
I agree!!! Most of the people, with the pre-production cameras, don’t have any credibility.
Admin:
Main reasons why you don’t like the NEX 5n?
Because I like the Nex-7 more! 🙂
How about your intentions to write about the sub-optimal ergonomics and usability of the NEX-5n? Did you get a little more accustomed to it in the meantime?
Guy talks about viewfinder “Over 2.3 megapixel in resolution”
Dots, not megapixels, I know it’s confusing even for him
nice vid anyway
Do you know the diffence?!
Each pixel consists of 3 dots = 3 times less megapixels
It’s not fullHD :]
Funny!! Let me get a security guard when i get this camera too.
Pretty much what everyone said, still every review a pr-production camera.
I can imagine everyone will want to talk about when this camera comes out in November.
Look promising!
Clicking, or no clicking, that is the question!
here here.. had I not been concerned about the clicking, would have probably pre ordered it by now.
How about adding us to the list of Canadian dealers?
https://www.thecamerastore.com/products/sony/sony-nex-7-body-black
And thanks for posting our video! We should have a VG20 one coming soon.
Jordan @ The Camera Store
This is really my favourite camera and I´m really thinking about to buy it.
I had luck to test the NEX-7 at the IFA 2011 in Berlin.
I’m so excited for this camera, I hope sony has a leather jacket/case on the way, I really like the one for my NEX5 is makes for better holding and a little protection, also for some retro style
They do have one specifically for the 7, it’s on the sony japan site.
http://www.sony.jp/ichigan/products/LCS-EB70/index.html
This is awesome, and I really like the look. This just made my day, now they just need to bring it to amazon and let me purchase it
I’m just wondering, does anyone know if the Sony Nex 7 comes with a built in GPS?
Oh, and the reviewer’s name is Chris Niccolls, not Nichols.
Ops! Corrected!
Will the Zeiss lens work with the AF? Or is it a manual only lens like all their others? Would be a bit of waste paying the $999 if it was only a manual focus lens? Especially given the seemingly vast focusing capabilities of the NEX-7. Anyone know?
The Zeiss 24mm F1.8 is an Autofocus NEX lens. It focuses just fine on the NEX-7 or any other NEX body.
And another issue that never really gets talked about alot is the fact that even though you might be able to hook 3rd party lenses on the 7 with an adapter, you do lose some vital functionality. The reviewer doesn’t mention this?
I think most people understand that AF and stabilization will be lost on all compact, interchangeable lens cameras. This is hardly a brand new option for mirrorless cameras, so I didn’t want to dwell too much on the limitations. The peaking function also makes using manual focus lenses much easier than on many similar cameras. We’ve been using Pentax limited lenses on the NEX-5 and VG10 for over a year now. Until Sony expands the lens range more, using other lenses with an adaptor is an attractive and practical option.
“Vital functionality”? The only “vital functionality” that a camera needs is an imaging medium, shutter button and exposure control. AF is nice… but it’s certainly not vital to taking a photograph.
I wish they’d release one without an LCD… Just EVF is all I want. I’d rather it had an actual wind knob too… one that generates just enough power to charge the imaging sensor and view a few previews. Can’t wait for a wind up digicam that doesn’t require batteries. With the EVF, you don’t even need a light meter any more. And a real wind knob might make us think about the photos we take and stop everyone from shooting a thousand shots of their mailbox just to pixel peep to death and complain about the terrible noise here tomorrow.
Sony HK has just uploaded some videos for Tri-Navi interface
http://www.sony.com.hk/campaign/nex7_teaser/?ss_1109_f_textemail_alpha_nex7_prereg_update2
hold the nex 7 in my hands to day, it will come for sale in thailand over weekend, sony have moved the factory from ayutaya to rayong
the price for the houce only is thai bath 30000 for export minus 7%
got 3 nex 5 with all different lences
sold my nikons d300 and d700 to havey to carry so much glass