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[/shoplink]Pictured above: The [shoplink 3000]Sony NEX-3[/shoplink]. It could be replaced soon?
And here we are with a new rumor from our top sources! According to them Sony will announce a new NEX camera in April. The camera will be a compact model like the current [shoplink 3003]NEX-3/5[/shoplink] but with more advanced controls and improved usability. The trusted sources didn’t share any details about the camera but we have a new source that claims to know the name. And because the source is new that part of the rumor is SR2 only. According to him the camera will be named “NEX-C3“. It is the [shoplink 3000]NEX-3[/shoplink] successor and the [shoplink 3003]NEX-5[/shoplink] replacement (the NEX-C5) will follow in September.
In US the NEX-3 just got a new instant rebates (Check yourself at Amazon (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here).). This could be related to the NEX-3 successor rumor…
NEX-3 direct shop links at [shopcountry 3000]
NEX-5 direct shop links at [shopcountry 3003]
P.S.: What about the NEX-7? That camera could be announced along the Sony A77 in mid-summer! We are going to live a very exciting rumors and news time. Invite your friends to follow us! And join us at Facebook, Twitter and follow our RSS-feed!
Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!
34 Responses
NEX-C4, most explosive camera ever!
C4 or not if NEX7 didn’t get released in april or before the summer it will fail, people buy cameras before their summer vacation, August->april is dead timing, people always buy their cameras between April-july (for normal consumers)
GF1!
GF2 is for you already announced.
Booooo. I’d like to see a NEX-7 before updating the already existing NEX cameras.
So…
new lenses in 2-3 months,
new NEX in 2-3 months,
new a77 in the new 2-3 months?
please oh please oh please…
mid summer for the a77? It will be announced in september with the nex- cs5… not in july.
3 to 4 new camera within 7 months from now on! pretty unbelieveable!
If this is true, Nex3C hold low end, follow by Nex5C mid range and Nex7 high end mirrorless. What kind of specs drawn each of these cameras belong to each categories, by MP? What else? Price? 😀
Good to hear Nex7 and A77 come at the same time. Hope Sony do not delay it!
I do not intend to upgrade my Nex-5 anytime soon, but new models are interesting. It shows in which direction Sony intends to take the Nex-line.
Plus, it keeps the interest from consumers going, since most want the newest possible camera, even if the older one might be better.
Sony have a habit of perpetual updates of their lower end models and repeated delaying of their higher end models.
Any word on a hot shoe or an EVF (preferably built-in)? Without those two things NEX isn’t an option for me.
I believe according to rumors on this site the NEX 7 will be the one with a built in EVF.
+1
The hot shoe is a BIG deal to me. That dinky flash with the NEX-3 and 5 is useless and I’d also like to be able to use wireless transmitters to trigger OCF.
Believe it or not you actually can trigger off camera strobes with a NEX 3/5 + dinky flash. I did it on this photo using the technique below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eparks/5147580812/
How to:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1042&message=36514247
The only problem is it’s not reliable at all and doesn’t exactly look professional. I can’t show up at a shoot using a Cactus V2 transmitter taped to NEX pocket flash.
There is cheaper way – Seagull SYK-6 Remote Flash Trigger.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Seagull-SYK-6-Remote-Flash-Trigger-Sony-Minolta-/350211148159?pt=Camera_Flash_Accessories&hash=item518a36097f
Hmm, interesting. Didn’t know of these options Eric and LEdgards.
I already have the Yongnuo RF-602’s for my Rebel XSi, so I’d like to be able to use those on a hotshoe as I do with the Canon.
BORING…..
Let me know when SONY announces real cameras for real photographers!
+1. The last one was the A850. Far too long.
What’s a real photographer?
I don’t like the term “real photographers”, great work can be done with virtually any camera; but I agree that it’s been far too long since Sony has released a camera that’s aimed more at people that prefer shooting in manual modes opposed to people that use scene modes.
Cmn, Real Photogs, your lowed DXOMark scores A580 higher than A850.
Ha! I actually sold my A900 after using the NEX-5 for a few months. “Real photographers” use M mode and manual focus. 😉
How long after the announcement does Sony usually take to actually start to sell the camera?
wow why am i not excited? o_O
Could be more colours in the Nex 3 and 5 range.
I hope the White Nex-5 comes out!
So mid summer A77 announcement? That means for sure no A77 for the summer.
I hope Sony realizes that summer is the best time to use the A77. Festival, Fireworks, summer sports, and most importantly weddings.
If only we had the A750 last year and then Sony can take its sweet time with the A77.
Sigh.
If it’s taken Sony this long to come out with a semi-pro body for the A mount, what makes you people think Nex 7 is coming soon?
Lol. Sony has to build the user base for the E mount all over again. This means consumer bodies and usable lenses first.
I wouldn’t expect anything more this year.
Man, I hope they don’t release just the Nex-c3 first and then the Nex-c5 months later and string us on. I want to join the NEX camp, but not without seeing what they do to the next Nex-5 upgrade.
Same here. I want to know what they’re planning. They’re paranoid about other companies copying them based on advance info, but I don’t think that’s a well-thought-out concern.
Good picture chosen. maybe !pink! direction? 🙂
I was really hoping for a NEX with Sony’s superior 16MP sensor, but it looks like that’s still a ways off.
Can we surmise anything from the letter “C”? Does Sony usually apply the letter “C” to new models?
When’s NEX 7 coming?
Awh man…was going to (finally) get the NEX-5 with my tax return next week but damn… I have to wait til April! If it has better controls/userability, I have to see what it looks like.
April?? I wish it’s much better than nex-3/5. Only the details I want.