Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

So you're ready to order your new NEX camera , what else do you need to complete your kit? Here's a list of essential NEX accessories which each kit should have. What you need in your NEX kit. Class 10 SD Memory Cards - You will definitely need memory cards for you NEX - it will not come with one. We suggest using high speed and high quality SD cards for maximum photo and video performance. It's also a good idea to get multiple cards instead of just one high capacity card in case a problem occurs. Extra Sony NEX NP- FW50 Battery - your NEX camera will come with a battery but if you plan on shooting for a whole day, it's always good to have a backup. Sony NEX E-mount body cap and rear lens cap - your NEX camera will unfortunately not come with a body cap or a rear lens cap. It's a good idea to have the caps available for storage purposes. You can easily separate the NEX body from the lens and it will make for a very compact package to carry. If you buy E-mou

Sony NEX-7 ISO 800 with 18-55mm OSS @52mm f/5 We posted earlier about our trip to Unique Photo to see the new Sony NEX-7 . It was an open house with Sony representatives exhibiting the new Alpha and NEX cameras, Sony lenses, and flash guns. There was a lot of interest with the new cameras so our time with the NEX-7 was curtailed. The Sony representatives were all very helpful allowing lens changes and personal memory card usage to grab some images of the pre-production NEX-7. The brief time with the NEX-7 was great. Since the NEX-5 was our main camera, it's been a while since we used a viewfinder. The NEX-7's EVF was a new experience. It felt odd in the beginning putting a small electronic screen up to your eye but we adjusted by the end of the night. We didn't have time to adjust the diopter, which we should have. All the information from the rear LCD is translated to the 2.36 million dot, 0.5" XGA OLED EVF. The EVF and slightly larger body of the NEX-7 made

Sony NEX-7 Menus and Controls Here's a video posted by stevehuff1969 showcasing the menus and controls of the Sony Alpha NEX-7 camera. The NEX-7 is shown with the 50mm f/1.8 OSS E-mount lens. Sony NEX-7 with 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens

Flood waters has inundated the Sony factory in Ayutthaya, Thailand where NEX cameras are produced. This will affect the overall supply of NEX systems and will delay the NEX-7's release. from Reuters Sony, the world's second-largest maker of digital cameras after Canon Inc , said the global launch of its NEX-7 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera would be delayed indefinitely from the previous date of Nov. 11, while the Japanese launch of the Alpha 65 model would also be delayed. Sony's Thai camera factory, one of three plants it has in the country, is flooded, while production has been stopped at its Thai semiconductor plant due to supply shortages, the company said. Sony has not announced a new launch date. Here is an article by CNET when they visited the Sony Ayutthaya Plant last year. More importantly, 300+ people have been killed by the flooding and countless have lost their homes. Sony has donated 300 Million yen to aid the recovery efforts.

Galapagos Islands by thkhoo with the NEX-5 Check out these great NEX-5 photos by Teng Huang Koo from the Galapagos Islands. The images were produced using the following lenses: Sony 18-55mm OSS Sony 16mm f/2.8 Pancake with VCL-ECF1 Fisheye Converter Voigtlander 12mm Ultra Wide Heliar Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton Leica 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit NEX-5 Photos by thkhoo Here is the underwater camera setup: Sony Alpha NEX-5 Sony 10mm fisheye (VCLECF1) Nauticam NA-NEX5 housing Nauticam 4.33" dome port Nauticam tray and handles 2x Sea & Sea YS-110a strobes Universal arms and joints Light & Motion SOLA600 focus light 2x universal float arms The images demonstrate the NEX system's versatility and in the right hands it's capability to capture beautiful pictures. See more NEX-5 shots at thkhoo's flickr gallery .

Sony NEX-7 with 18-200 OSS Lens and a Wireless Flash Trigger by Litrbooh Here are a couple of videos showing the Sony NEX-7 wirelessly triggering studio flashes. The NEX-7 has a standard Sony hot shoe and with a FA-HS1AM Hot Shoe Adapter it becomes adaptable with most wireless remote flash trigger systems. We are not sure what the exact system is use in the video. This should answer some questions for those who want to use a NEX-7 with remote flash triggers. Sony NEX-7 Wireless Flash Trigger by AlexMerk Sony FA-HS1AM Hot Shoe Adapter Sony E 18-200 mm OSS Lens Thanks Litbrooh and AlexMerk!

Sony NEX-5N vs Ricoh GXR (front view) Here is another APS-C sensored mirrorless camera to challenge the NEX-5N. It is the Ricoh GXR Interchangeable Unit Camera System . The GXR consists of a body and camera units, which contains a lens, an image sensor, and a processing engine. The camera units slide into the GXR body. There is a dedicated Leica M module, GXR Mount A12 , which costs $650. In order to use a Leica lens on a GXR it would cost $1000, while it would only cost $600 with the NEX-5N body plus a Leica M to E-mount lens adapter. Let's see how the NEX-5N compares to the Ricoh GXR. Combatants Sony Alpha NEX-5N Ricoh GXR Number of effective pixels 16.1 million pixels 10 to 12.3 million pixels CCD Sensor APS-C CMOS Sensor 23.5 x 15.6 mm APS-C CMOS Sensor 23.6 x 15.7 mm Crop Factor 1.5x 50mm lens = 75mm FOV 1.5x 50mm lens = 75mm FOV ISO Range 100 - 25600 100-6400 Lens Sony NEX E-mount GXR Camera Units Image Stabilization In Lens (Optical Steady Shot) Camera Unit Sensor Stabi