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Sony a77 on 7/7

Sony A77 camera prototype

The long expected Sony a77 camera is supposed to be announced on July 7, 2011. The kit price will be $1099 (with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens). Shipments should start in late September / early October. The surprise here of course is the low price, but there were already previous rumors indicating a price range between $900-$1200.

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SLR Magic takes over the Noktor brand, shows a 28mm f/2.8 NEX lens prototype

SLR Magic contacted me to clarify the recent reports about them taking over Noktor’s website which happened just few days after Noktor officially closed it down. Obviously the old Noktor company went out of business. SLR Magic will now design Noktor lenses and sell Noktor products under the SLR Magic brand. No specific plans were given […]

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Sony NEX C3, a35, 30mm Macro lens and NEX flash to be announced on June 3rd, 2011

      On June 3rd, 2011 Sony will announce the following new products: Sony a35 Sony NEX C3 Sony NEX 30mm f/3.5 Macro lens (E-mount) Sony NEX flash

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New Sony NEX flash

Together with the NEX C-3 and a35, Sony will announce also a new NEX flash. Here are some additional specs: Flash guide number: GN20 Bounce capabilities Coverage: 24-50mm This flash will not need batteries, it will use the NEX camera as a power source Price: around $150

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Sony NEX 30mm f/3.5 Macro lens (E-mount) specs

Here are are the detailed specs of the upcoming Sony 30mm f/3.5 Macro lens for NEX cameras (E-mount): 7 elements, 6 groups 3 aspherical elements, 1 ED element minimum focusing distance: 10 cm 1:1 magnification 49mm filter size weight: 138g

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Sony a35 and NEX C3 detailed specs

Sony NEX C3 specs (see all NEX C3 related news): Brand new 16.2 MP Exmor sensor HD video recording (1280×720) ISO range: 200-12800 New menu interface New picture effects 25 AF points 1/4000 top shutter speed 3″ LCD screen (921k dots) Built-in HDR functionality Face detection Improved battery life Expected US price: around $600

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Sony NEX roadmap: 7 new E-mout lenses to be launched by 2012

In addition to the already existing E-mount lenses, Sony is planning to release 7 more for their mirrorless NEX system by the end of 2012: 30mm f/3.5 Macro lens new portrait lens 50mm f/1.8 new Carl Zeiss wide angle lens 24mm f/1.7 new telephoto zoom lens 55-200mm f/4-5.6 new medium telephoto lens new high performance standard zoom new wide […]

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The latest lens patents from Sony, Sigma, Panasonic, Pentax and Canon

1. The first patent (2011-064919, permalink not possible to Japanese patent database) is from Sony for the upcoming 30mm f/2.8 NEX lens: Here are some excerpts from the patent: “In an imaging lens system which consists of a lens system of 4 group… It is a macro lens inner focus type”. 2. Sigma filed a patent in […]

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This is the Sony 30mm f/3.5 Macro lens for E mount

The new Sony 30mm f/3.5 Macro lens for E mount leaked a week ago in a recent Sony Canada price list. Here is the first image of this lens that should be announced in the next few weeks probably together with the NEX C3 and a35 camera:

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Sony a77 camera already listed in the latest repair guide

Sony distributed their latest consumer repair guide and the a77 camera is listed in the SLR/SLT/SEL section: Sony already showed a prototype of the a77 at the CP+ show in Japan. The camera is rumored to have a new 24MP Exmor APS HD CMOS sensors, full HD video (AVCHD) with continuous AF, magnesium alloy body, new EVF and very high […]

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