Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
I have heard from several Sony NEX-5N owners that the “performance improvement” offered by Sony for the NEX-5N’s clicking defect during video capture has been resolved. I recently confirmed this for myself with several NEX-5N models that had the fix applied. In all cases, the clicking was not audible to me anymore.
I’m revising my Sony NEX-5N review to reflect this solution and changing my recommendation for the NEX-5N as a highly-recommended camera.
Jill-e Designs has unveiled three new Jack camera bags designed for men. The new Swing camera bag will carry a DSLR and up to 2 lenses, or a DSLR with a telephoto lens attached. The Swing bag also has an iPad compartment and uses a shoulder strap design for a sling-type carry. [Read more…]
The Sony NEX-5N is part of Sony’s second go-round at the mirrorless camera format. The NEX-3 and NEX-5 were largely regarded as a success – and for the most part the NEX-C3 and NEX-5N models which followed on a year later have been held with similar regard.
What you need to know up front is that the Sony NEX-5N is not a perfect camera. It’s a solid (bordering on excellent) offering from Sony; however, it has some niggling problems and concerns that take some of the luster off of it. (Update 11/9/11: The core defect appears to have been fixed. See details below.) [Read more…]
As you can see in the above video, Steve Huff got an up close look at one of the first Sony NEX-7 production models out there. Notably, there are a lot of similarities between the NEX-7 and the NEX-5N – particularly in the menu system. Obviously, the additional of external controls sets the NEX-7 somewhat apart, and then, there’s no noticeable clicking noise that plagues the NEX-5N, which may or may not have a fix. Finally, there’s the whopping 24MP sensor, which seems to produce admirable results based on everything we’ve seen thus far.
[Steve Huff via SonyAlphaRumors]
Fuji has been on a roll since the introduction of its awesome X100 fixed lens camera. The Fuji Guys have been teasing what’s to come for the X-Series of cameras on Twitter, citing: [Read more…]
B&H sent me an email to pass along that the Nikon V1 is available for pre-order and should be shipping soon. Hopefully, they’ll get these out the door before they close for 11 days starting on Wednesday. I’ll update this if/when I hear more.
Joby’s new GorillaPods are a pair of miniature tripods that are small enough to remain attached to your compact or mirrorless camera at all times. [Read more…]
Sony has posted a statement on its support website, which offers a performance improvement for the clicking problem that occurs when recording video on the NEX-5N.
The support statement provides as follows: [Read more…]
Nikon has spoken. It is coming in roughly 44 hours. [Read more…]
Ricoh’s president was recently quoted saying that “Ricoh will offer characteristic compact cameras under its own label, while trying to bring the Pentax brand on par with Nikon Corp. and Canon Inc. in interchangeable-lens cameras.” While we have no specs or details on what the camera will be like, the source article notes that it would not necessarily be an expansion of the recently-announced Pentax Q system, but rather a more prosumer offering with a larger image sensor.
Of course, the Pentax reference comes from recent news that Ricoh is acquiring the company, effective October 1.
[Rice High via 1001 Noisy Cameras]