Just received a tip from a known source:
mirrorless camera’s price range in korea:
– (NEX3+lens) 600,000 (Korea won, $540)
– (NEX5+lens) 700,000 (korea won, $610)
the lens can be the 18-55mm or the 16mm lens (your choice!)
As I told you that’s cheaper than Micro Four Thirds cameras
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If it’s true, then those are some promising prices. However $70 difference for 720P vs 1080p?
I’m curious to see if the increase in needed processing power translates to a faster camera overal, or just decreased battery performance.
I have a feeling the 16mm is going to be a much more popular choice. The GF1 with zoom is much cheaper than the GF1 with 20mm (which has often been sold out, even with the much higher price). I like that Sony is going to allow consumers the option of getting a nice wide angle prime for the same price of the zoom. And those prices are attractive- I wonder if the Nex3 will list at $499 in the US. That would really put some pressure on Olympus and the EPL-1. I’m surprised there is such a slight different in price between the two cameras- it makes me wonder if 1080 really is just about the only difference. I thought the Nex5 was going to have a better screen and better build and some other nicer specs.
@Jacco, I think the $70 difference is cheap for going up to 1080p from 720p. It is not a small difference in processing ability!
I really agree with ghj, these are really good prices, especially when bundled with a wide angle prime!
My biggest question is how likely is it that sony will ONLY allow its own Sony lenses to be used on the nex cameras? In other words will it be possible to connect other third party manual lenses, via an adaptor?
I do not need to have electronic communication between the lens and the body, just the ability for the camera to allow a picture to be taken, even when it cannot detect that a lens is attached to the camera.
I am very happy with assessing exposure, focus etc. without the camera assisting me, as I have done it many times on other cameras. I have many lenses, especially high quality small manual primes which I am dying to use on these cameras, but to do so, the camera needs to allow photos to be taken, even when there is no electronic confirmation with the camera body.
I would prefer not to be restricted to the only using the larger sony branded lenses, which do not give me as many options in terms of focal lengths, fast lenses, and overall lens size. Not to mention my existing investment in lenses.
Many thanks for opinions on this subject. I know that at this stage no concrete information is available. I have never used sony cameras before so I am not familiar with how they do things, such as proprietary formats.
Good news.
But where is the alpha line (a6xx, a7xx, ….) ?
Momo
Momo, we’re talking about mirror less … it’s very hard for a company to introduce a new line of cameras, different from the “normal ” SLR’s and update the SLRs at the same time. It’s a strategy from Sony. I really think they will gain market share with these cameras. I’m very interested in getting one of these to be my “second body” along with the A550 and future A7xx..
So be patient. You won’t ear a thing from the new Alpha A7xx until sept i think…
They’ll do something more complicated for the West. They’ll probably sell the NEX3 with the small zoom, and the NEX5 with the 16. And they’ll put at least $200 between the two models.
But either way, wow, the prospect of an affordable camera is amazing.
If Will is right then no sale here. I do not want another crappy zoom. The only way I would buy the Nex3 is if it came bundled with the 16mm.
Since the NEX5 will do 1080 video they will almost surely bundle a stabilized lens with it by default (I’m assuming the 16mm is not stabilized?)
The 16mm IS image stabilized.
I would far rather have a 28mm or 30mm fast prime as a walkaround than the 16mm. Wide is nice (and I would definitely have one as a lens to toss in my pocket just in case the need arose), but most people are horribly incompetent at shooting wide.
Panasonic’s 20mm sold so well because it’s such an incredibly useful focal length, the same way the 38mm and 42mm lengths were back when everyone shot on fixed lens film rangefinders.