Tag Archives: Sony EVIL

The Sony NEX 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 OSS lens is expected to be released on September 16th in Japan: Via Yodobashi

This is what Toru Katsumoto (Senior General Manager in Sony) had to say about the future Sony’s camera development in an interview with Quesabesde: “We are also developing new models in the Alpha range. This year we will introduce some new models of SLR.” He specifically confirmed that there is a room for new Alpha 200 and [...]

Sony NEX pricing for the US is out. Many color/kit lens combinations are available @ Adorama (just search for Nex 3 or Nex 5). All prices are in the $549 to $699 range, for example: Sony NEX-3 + 16mm f/2.8 lens for $549.99 Sony NEX-5 + 16mm f/2.8 lens for $649.99 Other product availability: Panasonic G10 and Panasonic [...]

Source: ParkCameras newsletter

Video of the Sony NEX press conference in Europe: The promo video: The surprise: In addition to the NEX 3 and NEX 5 Sony gave us another bone today – interchangeable lens HD camcorder with the same “Exmor” APS HD CMOS sensor from the NEX3 and NEX5: You can see prototype pictures of the video cam [...]

Full official specs: Image Sensor: 14.2 million effective pixels. Metering: Multi pattern, centre-weighted and spot. Sensor Size: APS-C-sized CMOS (23.4×15.6mm). Lens: Sony E Series mount. Shutter Speed: 30 to 1/4000 second. Flash sync: 1/160 sec. Continuous Shooting: seven fps. Memory: Memory Stick PRO Duo, PRO-HG Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC cards. Image Sizes (pixels): 4592×3056, 4592×2576, [...]

Sony Hong Kong sent out an event invitation for what appears to be the official launch of the Sony NEX EVIL camera line. May 11th, 2010 was rumored few weeks ago as a potential announcement date: “Worldwide attention debut Anywhere beyond the imagination of the lightweight body experience quality SLR digital camera Market, the highly anticipated Sony’s [...]

I just received this tip from a reader: “More pictures from the Sony NEX are in the new German magazine DigitalPHOTO 606/2010 on pages 43 and 114. On page 114 are 3 different lenses (1 big telezoom?) and 3 bodies (blue, red and silver) to see.” Are those pictures available online anywhere?

The dimensions of the Sony NEX camera may not be exact since there were taken from previous leaks: Via Livedoor

First, some Sony EVIL price rumors from Korea: Sony NEX3+lens for 600,000 KRW (=US$ 536) Sony NEX5+lens for  700,000 KRW (=US$ 625) The lens could be the 18-55mm or the 16mm lens. I expect prices in the US to be lower. After the break (large images): several leaked slide-shows give us some more details about the features [...]