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Enagdget noticed how the shipping date for the 16-50mm E-mount lens has been postponed til February (Source: Sonystore). But actually you can get the lens right now on eBay (list here on Slidoo). Most of them appear to be sales from the NEX-6 package but there are over 10 single lenses for sale on [shoplink 16036 ebay]BigValue too (Click here)[/shoplink].
And a small surprise comes via UK. The first Silver 16-50mm is for sale at [shoplink 16037 ebay]Podmantech eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. All European auctions can be found via eBay Slidoo.
That said I am still trying to figure out when the new 85mm f/1.8 lens may be announced. Before or after the CES show? For now I am inclined to say that all major new NEX and SLT stuff may be announced a couple of weeks after the CES show…But that’s just my feeling for now. I need to get some relaible confirmation form trusted sources about that…
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Strange: NEX-5RL is “No Longer Available” in the US, while they just started to sell this combination in Europe and will hopefully do this for a while…
I got mine locally off Craigslist (black)
Wow 85/1.8 in e-mount? This will be so awesome. Especially if it covers full frame.
Andrea 85/1.8 on its own deserves an article or five if true
85/1.8 in e mount? Souns great. Change the post name
My reseller in Germany had 3pcs single lenses shortly after availability of the NEX6 kit. The NEX6 kit is still available at few #.
He got from his sources a delivery date for mid January for the lens. And in most cases these dates are kept.
Sigh so I’m not gonna get that lens @ $200-250 before February am I?
Fear the market..
More to the point, Who Cares??? The single redeeming feature of the EPZ1650 is it’s size. Outside of that, it’s a write off. And if you don’t have a NEX6 or a NEX5r, look out, because it’s distortion & vignetting are so bad as to make it nearly un-usable, and at the moment those are the only cameras with built in JPG correction tables. No Adobe ACR or DxO modules for the lens, so RAW is useless. And we all know how incredibly quick Sony is with the firmware updates , so it’s not likely to be corrected on the older NEX models anytime soon, if ever. This lens is a cheap, chintzy piece that feels like $75, so paying a whopping $350 retail for it is a fools errand. Get it as a kit for $150, or don’t get it at all.
It should sell for <$150/- Agreed. Pathetic piece of plastic.
NEX F3 with 16-50 would be the best combination Sony can out together. We will likely see it in 6 months.
This lens is not intended to be high-end. Duh.
How’s about Sony start kicking out some constant f2.8’s in the 3 main zoom ranges?
I can’t stand all the slow & variable f stop lenses.
$75 production cost never means $75 retail except if it’s unbranded and directly from China 😀
Well, you see a lot of 18-55 for $150 out there after all, so why is it that strange to expect the 1650 at a lower price than $350?
btw why do you hate this lens so much? Out there people loves the Lumix pancakes and SAR readers has been screaming for more pancakes so I’m sure there’s more out there that appreciates this lens. These days quality is third to convenience and affordability.
“These days quality is third to convenience and affordability.”
That’s true, to people who don’t care about quality.
You might learn some day that every lens has got it’s strength and limitation.
Sony’s official NEX line spreads an extra wide lens quality range from SEL-16F28 to SEL-24F18Z with quite some steps in between, while you can adapt nearly anything to E-Mount. So everybody can choose whatever his priority is. No need to whine at all.
I’m looking forward to buy the SEL-P1650 as kit lens bundled to a NEX-5R and I’m pretty sure I’ll find some use for it, especially since I’m a photography & video dual user and even the weakest NEX lens is good enough for FullHD resolution…
You might learn someday to keep your truly rude comments to yourself.
Take a lesson from me…
If you’re gonna be an arse, do it relentlessly and without apology.
Know ’em down and keep hitting then until they give in to your superior intellect!
SonyCyberPunk, you’re into nothing else but enmity, so full of hate and simply a time-waster writing nothing serious worth thinking about. Probably one day you will start using your gear really for taking pictures instead of misusing it for your silly sort of CyberWar, can’t you? Thanx.
“That’s true, to people who don’t care about quality.”
I care about quality – but I care even more about the depths of my pocket and the weight of my pocket XD Travels constantly and I don’t have unlimited money 🙁
>The single redeeming feature of the EPZ1650 is it’s size.
Yes, and that’s the whole point of the NEX system. There is a huge market for this lens. You sir, are an idiot.
What does this have anything to do with what I just said? If you really care about quality over convenience and affordability, you wouldn’t be buying the cheapest lens nor the smaller. Whatever you just said? Irrelevant to my point.
>The single redeeming feature of the EPZ1650 is it’s size.
Yes, and that’s the whole point of the NEX system. There is a huge market for this lens. You sir, are an idiot.
Even that point (size) isn’t there. Attach it to camera and turn it on, it doubles its size before being usable. It is only compact for transportation. The old kitzoom 18-55 is far far better in terms of image quality (though not nearly as good as the Panasonic’s original kit lens for m4/3rds). It is best if Sony stop making any lenses for the NEX and leave that to Sigma or Tamron.
Of course, they will not when they can make a lot of money with utter junk like the 16-50.
What about the expected snap pancake …. Any news?
Sony should release again the NEX-C3 with updated features. Sony Japan still sells that model if I’m not mistaken along with the NEX-F3. That should make the best combo with the new SELP1650.
Why this lens can’t be f/2.8.. perfect view angles for video, replaces 24-70 on FF..still waiting for this.
Okay………
But you might be suprised as to the size of the lens and its price
True… but it really has more to do with the design of the elements. I have a fixed f2.8 that’s smaller than anything you’ve seen to date.
Sony has really messed up by producing low-quality lenses like the 16mm and 16-50mm. I am an MFT user and I will not consider going to NEX unless they update this lens to improve the optics.
I bought my NEX-7 in April, a great camera, but I advise all my friends NOT to buy the Sony NEX system, due to the fact, that there are STILL no quality lenses.
So I stick to my (very heavy) Nikon (APS-C) with the 24-70mm f/2.8 and the 70-200mm VR II f/2.8 lenses.
In daily use, the Sony NEX-7 comes not even close to this Nikon combination, in focus speed and image quality. I am very disappointed.
It is like buying a top quality audio system but there are only bad boxes in the Market.
What lens are you using on NEX-7? I am yet to see Nikon camera lens combination beating the 7 with Zeiss 24/1.8 and 50/1.8. Having had d600 and returned it due to poor quality I beg to differ from the trolling assessment
Hi Kiril, I had the Zeiss 24/1.8 for a week (is great), but not the lens I often use and want to spend € 1000.- on. For that purpose I bought the cheap Sigma 30/2.8, I use rarely.
What I say is, I bought the best sensor in the world and can’t do anything with it. I have to put a convertor on it, put top lenses from another brand on it, then go back to the photographic stone age due to losing everything this beautifull camera can do.
What I want and I think I am not the only one is, quality e-mount lenses like f.i. a Nikon 24-70/2.8. now 9 month further, still nothing from Sony and nothing on the horizon.
Well….again beg to differ.
Sony did release 2! very decent lenses just couple months ago. Both 10-18 and 35/1.8 are decent.
24-70 and 70-200 I doubt we can get for NEX with any gains in size. If you crave these lenses Nikon or Canon both are better choice or even Sony’s Alpha line. Simply those quality bright zooms are big. m43 like Panasonic GH2, Olympus OM-D now have 2.8 zooms like 12-35 and 35-100 that are somewhat smaller…this may be your thing.
By the way Sony may be about to ship 85/1.8 for NEX. This is my dream besides the 50/1.8 that I got 6 months ago.
Who in his right mind would be interested in buying this piece of 16-50 crap for more than the price as a kit bundle lens? Especially when the older camera’s firmware does not correct the horrible distortions. It could have been really nice if Sony focused on Image quality.
just been to hong kong, seen plenty of them in every major electronics/camera shop there 🙂
I’ll just leave this here…
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3350192
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