Category Archives: Sony

Sony Canada leaks NEX-5E, NEX-VG20 and 55-210mm lens

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2011

Sony Canada leaked on their service website a black and silver NEX 5 cameras which are probably the model number for their upcoming NEX 5E model. The other two products are NEXVG20, the replacement of the Sony NEX-VG10 and SEL55210 which stands for a new 55-210mm lens for NEX.

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Is this the Sony NEX 7?

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2011

This is suppose to be the NEX 7 camera from Sony with an EVF. I was already told that the NEX 7 will have a different look, but I am not sure I believe the two wheels design on the right. Via Minoltasonyclub

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Is this the Sony a77 camera?

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2011

Those two images of the upcoming Sony a77 camera just started circulating online and appear to be genuine. The back of the camera shows the previously leaked swivel LCD screen:

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The latest patents from Panasonic, Sony, Canon and Samsung

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2011

Those are the latest patents from: Panasonic, Sony, Canon and Samsung. Panasonic filed a patent for a camera with a retractable grip and swivel LCD screen: Here is another patent from Panasonic for a different type of swivel LCD screen:  

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Another NEX Sony roadmap

By PR admin | Published: June 23, 2011

A new Sony NEX roadmap provides some details compared to previous versions (see previous Sony roadmaps from September 2010 and February 2011). The listed lenses for 2011 are: Zeiss 24mm f/2 Sony 30mm f/3.5 (already announced) Sony 40mm f/2 Sony 55-210mm Via Xitek

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Sony a77 will have a fancy swivel LCD screen

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2011

What previous pictures of the Sony a77 (see specs) did not reveal was the fancy swivel LCD screen on the back. There also seems to be a new a65 model (probably a trim-down version of the a77).

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32MP full frame Sony a920 DSLR camera in August?

By PR admin | Published: June 19, 2011

I received some information that Sony will be announcing a new full frame a920 DSLR camera in August. Some of the specs are 32MP, 7 fps and dual Bionz image processing. The full frame Sony a850 and a900 DSLRs are already discontinued (or soon to be discontinued) and if Sony plans to continue their full frame offering, […]

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Sony 50mm f/1.2 and f/1.4 lens patents

By PR admin | Published: June 14, 2011

Sony filed a patent (2011-107450) in Japan for a 50mm f/1.4 and f/1.2 lenses:

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Sony a290, a390 and a850 DSLR cameras to be discontinued

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2011

Sony will officially discontinue the full frame a850 camera this summer, two years after its official announcement. Back in May B&H already listed the camera as discontinued. AP claims that the reason for the a850 departure is “because the 24.6MP camera is too similar in specification and price to the flagship Alpha 900 model”. Interestingly enough, the Sony […]

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Sony a35, NEX C3, 30mm macro lens and flash announced

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2011

Today Sony announced the a35 ($699) and NEX C-3 ($599-$649) cameras plus the 30mm NEX macro lens ($249) and the new F20S flash ($150). Sony describes the new NEX C3 as “the world’s smallest and lightest compact system camera“. Detailed specs of the new cameras can be found here. The new NEX firmware will be available on June 20, […]

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