Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Sony Japan has announced that the NEX E-Mount 18-200mm lens (which is packaged with the Sony NEX-VG10) will be available in September 2010 for 99750 yen for other NEX-format cameras; however, US pricing should be in the neighborhood of $800-900 as a best guess.
No word yet on availability stateside, or official US pricing for that matter. It’s a good sign that we’ll see the E-Mount 18-200mm lens on NEX-3 and NEX-5 cameras soon though.
The Sony NEX-5 is a 14.2MP interchangeable lens camera with a mirrorless design. What makes the NEX-5 so special is that image sensor is the same physical size of those found in DSLRs like the Nikon D300s or Canon 7D. This sensor format is often referred to as APS-C format, which results from the sensor being roughly the same size and aspect ratio as the old (as in “1996 old”) Advanced Photo System type-C film.
Below you will find this week’s firmware updates. Hit the manufacturer website links for more details and download instructions for the firmware.
Sony NEX-3 / NEX-5 firmware version .02 – “3D Sweep Panorama function has been added; Improvement of ‘normal’ 2D Sweep Panorama shooting; Decreased power drain when the camera is switched off; Quicker start-up in low-light conditions.” [Sony website]
Panasonic ZS5 / ZS6 / ZR3 / TS2 firmware version 1.1 – “Optimization of Light amount for INON external flash(S-2000/D-2000/Z-240)” [Panasonic website]
Pansonic FP3 firmware version 1.1 – “Improved reaction speed of the touch operation. Improved speed of the image forwarding at the time of the reproduction.” [Panasonic website]
The Sony NEX-5 and NEX-3 are the next evolution in the Sony digital imaging world. Leaning heavily on a mix of technologies from Sony’s Alpha and Cyber-shot lines the NEX-5 and NEX-3 appear to be one of the more true hybrid cameras among the various mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. [Read more…]
Sony Alpha Rumors has picked up several screenshots for the LCD of the new Alpha ultra-compact cameras. Nothing super sexy is revealed in the screenshots; however, the cameras are expected to be officially announced on May 11.
Check out the new screenshots below. [Read more…]