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Sony NEX Macro Extension Tubes Available

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Macro extension tubes for the NEX E-mount are finally available. Macro tubes move the lens farther away from the sensor which allows for closer focusing which means higher magnification of the image. The tubes are hollow and have no optical elements to degrade the image. The current NEX macro tubes do not have electrical contacts, therefore the 16mm Pancake, 18-55mm OSS Zoom, and the 18-200mm OSS Zoom lenses will not work with the macro tubes. Adapted lenses will work great with them, NEX-C3 to Macro Tubes to E-mount lens adapter to adapted lens. This will be very helpful for rangefinder lenses and their large minimum focus distance (MFD). Sony NEX Macro Extension Tubes are available on eBay .

NEX-3 NEX-C3 Intervalometer from ByMac Inventions

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ByMac Inventions sent us an email informing us of their new creation. It is an all mechanical intervalometer which is perfect for the Sony NEX-3 and NEX-C3 . The NEX-3 and NEX-C3 do not have infrared remote capability, which previous NEX-5 intervalometers used to control the shutter. The Tempus ALL uses a servo arm to press the shutter button. It will work with the NEX-3, NEX-C3, NEX-5 and many cameras that it can be properly attached to. An all mechanical intervalometer like the Tempus All has several advantages on the NEX cameras. The NEX can go to sleep and have it's LCD off to preserve battery life. The NEX can be in any shooting mode. Set the NEX to HDR mode and you can create an HDR time lapse movie. The Tempus ALL Intervalometer will be released on July 19th at a price of $149.

NEX Zeiss 24mm and the 2011 E-mount Lenses

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Upcoming 2011 Sony NEX E-mount Lenses Knight Like the Wind Child from Xitek Forums posted a picture of a slide from a recent Sony presentation in China. The slide shows the updated NEX lens roadmap with the newest E-mount lenses to be released this year. We posted the roadmap back in February and it has changed considerably. First the 30mm is now clearly defined as the Sony NEX 30mm f/3.5 Macro Lens with a 1:1 reproduction ratio. The SEL30M35 lens will be sold at a price of $250 and will be available in September. We have more info here . Second, the most awaited NEX lens, the Carl Zeiss 24mm in native E-mount is now closer to reality with the maximum aperture of f/2 being defined. The lens looks to be a bit shorter than what was shown in the February lens roadmap. We are in favor of lighter and more compact lenses to keep with the NEX system's main advantage over DSLRs. 36mm FOV on the NEX is nearly the perfect normal / wide angle view for most photographers. Third is tha

Download Sony NEX Firmware Version 04

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Sony NEX Firmware Version 04 Features: (thanks for the correction J.D.) Addition of the [Picture Effect] function. Addition of the [Peaking] function in manual focus mode. Focus peaking videos can be found here . Sony NEX Firmware Version 04 pdf manual . Here are the Sony NEX Firmware Update Version 04 links from Sony North America: NEX-5 http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=NEX5A NEX-3 http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=NEX3A Here are the Sony NEX Firmware Update Version 04 links from Sony Europe: NEX-5 http://support.sony-europe.com/dime/crl/nex/nex.aspx?site=odw_en_GB&m=NEX-5 NEX-3 http://support.sony-europe.com/dime/crl/nex/nex.aspx?site=odw_en_GB&m=NEX-3 Sony Asia NEX Firmware Update Version 04. Thanks for the email A.L. http://www.sony-asia.com/support/announcement/404503/product/nex-5a Sony Japan NEX Firmware Update Version 04. http://www.sony.jp/ichigan/info2/20110620_02dl.html The links include instructions on performing a firmware upgrade o

Time Lapse Video with Sony NEX-5 and Pclix XT

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Time Lapse Video with Sony NEX-5 Here's another time laps video with the Sony NEX-5. This video was created by myreiseblog . The NEX-5 was triggered via infrared using a Pclix XT intervalometer. The images from the NEX-5 were edited and the cool zooming effect was done in the video editor. We can see the Sony NEX's auto-HDR being utilized. Thanks myreiseblog!

Sony NEX Focus Peaking Closer Look

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Here is the Sony NEX-C3 with a manual focus Jupiter-9, 85mm f/2 lens. The NEX-C3 comes with firmware upgrade 04 and will have the focus peaking feature. As the lens' focus ring is moved from minimum focus distance (MFD) towards infinity, the LCD screen of the NEX shows red highlights or peaking. The red highlights indicate greatest sharpness. Watch as the green leaves edges turn red and as the ring is brought back towards MFD the features of the Rolleiflex Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) camera turn red as they come into focus. This is great news for NEX users who enjoy using adapted manual focus lenses. The use of manual focus aid, zooming in at 7.5x and 15x, can be eliminated for casual focus. 7x and 14x zoom can still be useful for very critical focus. This will mean quicker captures. Frame, focus, shoot; instead of 7.5x zoom, move focus point, focus, exit to frame, frame, and shoot. We think that this feature will influence other manufacturers to incorporate peaking in their d

Sony Europe NEX-C3 Features Video

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Here is a video from Sony Europe highlighting the features of the new Sony NEX-C3 . Tiltable LCD screen Background Defocus Soft Skin Effect (Available with new NEX Firmware Upgrade 04.) Easy Sweep Panorama Shooting in 2D or 3D Picture Effects (Available with new NEX Firmware Upgrade 04) New HVL-F20S Flash Low Noise - High Sensitivity Sensor Easy Operation - Professional Quality Sony NEX-C3 Mount vs Sony Alpha Mount - is Sony hinting at a full frame NEX? Check out some hands on video reviews of the NEX-C3 here. Read more about the Sony NEX-C3 here .