Image courtesy: DC.watch.
One of the nicest new cameras we had in 2012 is certainly the NEX-6. And the image posted by DC.watch (you see it on top) makes it look even more beautiful 🙂 They tested the NEX-6 with the great looking (and superbly manufactured) Ricoh GR 21mm f/3.5 which is such a hard to find lens that there is no even one [shoplink 15992 ebay]single auction on eBay[/shoplink].
That said we have two new complete NEX-6 reviews at Engadget and SonyAlphaLab. And the camera gets lot of positive feedback from both reviewers. There is also a new Sony NEX-5R review at Cnet Asia.
Now let’s see what’s coming soon from the NEX front. The 85mm f/1.8 and what else?
NEX-6 in Stock status at [shopcountry 14167].
NEX-5R in Stock status at [shopcountry 14168].
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Reminder: The luxury leather case producer Gariz announced a new case for the NEX-5r and NEX-6!
NEX-5R: You can buy it on their [shoplink 15853 ebay]eBay store (Click here)[/shoplink]. There is also a [shoplink 15887 ebay]Light Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 15888 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink] version. Gariz has also some other little leather accesories for the NEX-5r like lens cap and bags (look here via Slidoo eBay).
NEX-6: Gariz also released three different NEX-6 case: [shoplink 15882 ebay]Brown (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 15884 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 15883 ebay]AllBlack (Click here)[/shoplink]. (full list at Slidoo).
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“what else?”
A fast lens around 24mm that does not cost 1000$ would be nice. Even better if it would be a pencake.
Mmmmmm….pencake
Gots to love them pencakes
Sry. I looked it up countless times but I it keep on spelling it wrong.
With NEX-6 and no touch screen, anyone knows how one can set the focus on a given part of the picture?
I like being able to touch the screen to choose area of focus. Possible with NEX-6 somehow?
Just like on NEX-3/5/C3/F3/7
Menu>Camera>Autofocus Are>Flexible Spot. You can make a shortcut for that function.
gosh that thing looks BEAUTIFUL!!!!
The NEX 6 is undoubtly a great camera… not far from perfect for many potential users. The point with NEX-6 is the lens that go with it: the new 16-50PZ is very attractive because very compact (this can help many point and shot user to move to more serious hybrid camera -as NEX6-), but the image quality of this lens (the most important) seams a bit disapointing (strong corner softness at wide focal lengh and apertune), that is not so surprising… even with a “very average” image quality, making an APS-C zoom so compact is a strong technological chalenge won by Sony!
What is the brand of strap in the photo above?
It is a kudu leather strap from the “Anchor Bridge” collection made by Leather Factory Roberu, a Japanese artisan.
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/dcw/docs/578/174/08.jpg
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/dcw/docs/578/174/09.jpg
http://roberu.com/
and the adapter?
Akira Seiki, made of brass, JPY 11,000 with a special finish which costs JPY 12,000.
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/dcw/docs/578/174/06.jpg
http://www.sankouseiki.com/leicaladapter_for_emount.html
Was nikon lover ( and I’m still) but my D300s became too heavy for my bad bag ( 2 hernia’s in 2 year) Now Sony nex 6 it is great. But the JPG are in my browser (nikon view nx2) only visible as thumbnails. Nikon sayd it is caused by Sony. Who can help me? After conversion they became normal.
Regards irma
What is the flash on the NEX-6?
are you talking about the leica optical viewfinder on top?
Another great full-frame lens to use with a fullframe NEX!
I dont have an NEX-6. I have an NEX-7. I’ve stopped buying E-mount lenses for two reasons: one is that they are not full frame and thus not future proofed or a good investment and TWO is that u cannot use MF assist with them. If you activate MF assist then you get a 7x view any time you touch the focus ring which is INCREDIBLY ANNOYING.
I just use old manual lenses and with a much better effect.
so i ask… does the NEX-6 fix this MF assist problem?
@gojiguy : turn of MF assist and only turn on focus peaking. That will solve your problem. I too have an Nex7.
What’s really broken is DMF unlike the RX100 when using DMF on NEX you must half press the shutter in order to focus manually when grabbing the ring. The RX100 allows you to manual focus without half-pressing the shutter. simply grab the focus ring anytime while its in DMF. Why this hasn’t been patched yet is a mystery when really its just a few lines of code to activate manual focus when the focus ring is moved. this introduces 2 extra functions of half-pressing the shutter. 1st step is if the half-press lasts less than 0.5 seconds the regular autofocus won’t kick in. But if the half-press is lasts longer than 0.5 seconds then the camera will autofocus on its own.
but… turning off MF Assist means that I cant use the MF assist button to use precise manual focusing when I need it… I’d have to dive into some menus, flick it back on, and then use the MF assist button…