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I have never seen this before: A price drop on camera that has been announced just three weeks ago! Today the A5000 got $100 off at SonyStore US (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Those of you that already preordered the camera should check if they will get the $100 discount too without having to first delete the current preorder.
Reminder:
Sony RX100 for $399 at [shoplink 24234 ebay]6ave on eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink]!
Super discounted NEX-3n with 16-50mm lens sells as good as the new Fuji X-T1 according to Amazon US mirrorless ranking (Click here).
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Will it apply on Sony.fr ??
I guess the sells are not as high as expected…
I attribute the drop in sales to the stupid a5000 name.
How does Sony sell these things so dirt cheap? I mean, just looking at the specs- that’s fairly impressive for 400 dollars- with a kit lens! It’s like their giving them away for free.
… for $500. You can find the predecessor just for $350. I think $400 is a fair price though 🙂
thing is, it aint 400 dollars, you fell for their marketing technique, its 500 dolars and previously it was $600
probably not a good sign…
This is a NEX-3N successor they were trying to price like a NEX-5T successor. It was also clear that there was a bit of a price tier logjam looming if the NEX-7 successor comes in at $800 and there’s still an actual NEX-5T successor on the way, too.
Sony’s always said the A5000 was a 3 and not 5 replacement. This price strategy is exactly what they did with the 3N actually.
” A price drop on camera that has been announced just three weeks ago!”
In reality, this camera was announced 2.5 years ago – as you well know. It is caller NEX-5r. 😉
This camera is still underspec’d compared to 5R – no touchscreen, PDAF, smaller grip, dedicated dial etc
OK, so it is even decontented 5r. Obviously it is not worth even $500.
Nex 5r was announced 1.5 years ago 😉
and don’t forget that 5R launch price was 700$
+ A5000 have a better 20mp sensor , NFC and a lot lighter/smaller.
it’s a good thing to have great affordable entry level sony camera 🙂
but still 5R/t have the better control because of the touch screen and top dial.
I think Sony will Not update the 5t , and just release an A7000 to have only 3 choices (I hope I’m wrong , and sony release A6000 as a 5T successor )
new generation always has a better sensor, the 5R still has more features
Exactly… this camera was never worth $600. You can still get a NEX-5T for $600 (with lens) which is more attractive. The Sony model updates are getting more and more strange…
This wa to clear 3N stock.
Somebody is trying to kill the Sony camera brand
Why do you say that?
Killing Sony Brand ……
by fluctuating price,
=>reducing the specs (my original Nex 3 had 921K dots, no tilting downward screen), =>confusing brands/models (Nex/Alpha 3/5/6/7/3000/5000 etc), no improvement..
=>except more megapixel from nex 3,
=>Nex 3 had metal body…this one is plastic(A5000)
=>Nex 3 replaced by A5000 rather than A3000
=>No external battery charger ( I had one with Nex 3)
Sony seems to be revamping the E-mount lineup with the name changes and all, so I would consider this a new start.
BTW, the NEX-3 was made of plastic.
which nex-3 had a metal body? I had them all and they were plastic.
Sorry..I recollect…and correct myself….the lens only was metal and the body was plastic
Not a big deal…
Tried a higher release price.. decided to moderate it. Last minute price changes happen all the time.. you just don’t see them usually. Rush to cash in on CES maybe jumped the gun.
I guess that it is due to exchange rate. USD becomes much stronger than Japanese Yen and also other currencies so quickly.
This is what happens when you drop your popular NEX brand and masquerade it as an A-mount caliber camera. Sony, hope you’re taking notes and bring back teh NEX!
Merging the Brands Makes the overall Brand Stronger..
Nikon calls its Mini Nikon 1, Canon > EOS M… minor notes not new brands
NEX was creating a competing brand with in the Sony Alpha Line.. and not adding mindshare to Alpha.. Not good if plans are to keep BOTH MOUNTS stronger.
Very good move.. Now its a family with over 50 lenses etc that has many option..
Yes, but the NEX was the more popular/stronger name among the general public. Sales figures made that clear. So its odd to reduce NEX to the Alpha name instead of upgrading Alpha to the NEX “brand”.
Sony might have thought the non-NEX Alpha cameras would get a boost in popularity and sales by bringing the NEX cameras back into the Alpha family, but it would not surprise me if the effect will be the other way around and the less popular Alpha brand will have a negative effect on the former NEX cameras.
BTW: I am talking here about brand popularity in general and not about the quality of the cameras themselves.
On Sony’s web site they still keep all E-mounts under “Alpha NEX Cameras”, even both A7s are there. So I guess the NEX name is not going away 🙂 At least for now until people get use to “Alpha” E-mount.
US Web site is not yet redone.. Check out the Sony UK site which is the same for many countries outside with just the text localized.. It has moved to a unified marketing.. and the only NEX mention is on the camera names released before the change was announced.
The NEX brand had to go. In Japan N’EX is the Narita Express and Sony is definitely not in the business of selling train tickets. It was a dumb name anyway it meant nothing and people were confused as to how to say it, “Nex” or “En, eee, ex”.
Regardless it is a very nice bit of kit for $499 no matter what you want to call it.
The mention of having 50 lenses reminds me of the rumored A-E mount camera. Perhaps making the NEX name disappear is to promote the convergence of A and E mount lenses with A mount cameras, E mount cameras and A-E dual mount cameras.
Smart move on Sony’s part. When the price drops on Amazon I want to see how much it climbs the sales rankings.
What on earth is going on at Sony?
This thing was always overpriced at $600 as it was the NEX-3N replacement (admitted by Mark Weir) and that camera debuted 12 months ago at $500. Why did they think a $100 increase was possible, particularly with the Nikon 3300 having an RRP of $660!
Then we get these drawings of E-mount bodies with IBIS sensors in them and claims that ‘all E-mount cameras have SteadyShot’
These are quite serious mistakes – Sony appears to be a company with a lot of problems at the moment!
Well YOU are the one using exclamation marks and question marks. (sign of weakness)
What? Can you please explain what exactly that is supposed to mean?
What is wrong with exclamation marks and question marks? I’m a native english speaker and I have never been taught not to use them, nor do I see why their use is ‘a sign of weakness’ nor even why I should really care about ‘showing weakness’ in a camera discussion
Is this some kind of ‘Latin Macho’ thing?
You can’t just give it a higher number and ask for more money.
Nicely put! LOL! 🙂
$499 is the right price, its the same price they released in Japan. 599 was definitely a mistake.
Sony really messed up their marketing and product line. Why are there 2 low end cameras A3000 and A5000?
They need to stop smoking the bad stuff.