Amazon has several Sony NEX kit options (including NEX-5R, NEX-3N and NEX-6) at up to $150 off now through September 1, or while supplies last. Check out all of the deals here at Amazon.com.
Apple Digital Camera RAW Update 4.02 Adds Support for Sony NEX-5R, NEX-6, A99, Panasonic GH3 and More
Apple has issued an update to Digital Camera RAW 4.01, which adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’11:
- Nikon COOLPIX P7700
- Olympus PEN E-PL5
- Olympus PEN E-PM2
- Olympus STYLUS XZ-2
- Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GH3
- Sony Alpha NEX-5R
- Sony Alpha NEX-6
- Sony Alpha SLT-A99
You can download the update from Apple’s website.
Sony NEX-5R In Stock and Now Shipping
The 16MP Sony NEX-5R is starting to show up in stock at retailers. B&H Photo has several kits and the body only available and now shipping. Check out all of the Sony NEX-5R options here at B&H Photo.
Sony NEX-6 Specs Leak Out
Ahead of the September 12 expected launch of the NEX-6, several detailed specifications have leaked out for the new mirrorless camera. The camera should be situated neatly between the new NEX-5R and the top-end NEX-7 in both price and features.
We’ve been expecting a 16MP APS-C sensor with phase detection pixels built into the senor, but check out the rest of the specs below. [Read more…]
Sony NEX-5R Packs Faster AF and Built-In WiFi
The Sony NEX-5R is a new mirrorless camera featuring a 16.1MP CMOS sensor with phase-dectection AF (i.e., what DSLRs use) built directly into the sensor. In fact, there are 99 phase-detection AF points arrayed on the sensor. This should speed up the AF system considerably. [Read more…]
More Sony NEX-5R Images Leak Out
This is about as good as it gets in terms of leaked images. These are up close press images for the upcoming Sony NEX-5R, which is expect to officially launch next week as a replacement for the excellent Sony NEX-5N. [Read more…]
Sony NEX-5R and NEX-6 Leaked Images
As we close in on Photokina 2012, the certainty of which cameras are going to be announced soon continues to grow more certain. Lots of rumors have pointed to both the Sony NEX-5R and NEX-6 – and now it appears with have some genuine leaked images of these two new models. [Read more…]
Upcoming Sony NEX-5R to Use Phase Detect AF at Pixel Level
The Sony NEX line is already knocking it out of the park, so this news comes as icing on the cake. SonyAlphaRumors.com has good word that the upcoming Sony NEX-5R (which will replace the NEX-5N) will sport a new 16MP CMOS sensor with phase detection AF sensors built as pixels directly on the sensor.
For those unfamiliar with the tech, phase detection AF is what’s used in all DSLRs; however, most mirrorless cameras to date have featured a contrast detection AF method. The contrast AF system has gotten better in recent years – with Sony, Panasonic and Olympus doing a bang-up job of making it much faster in the latest models. However, if you’ve used both a DSLR and a mirrorless camera, then you know that DSLRs just focus faster . . . and that’s due to phase detection AF.
The recently announced Canon EOS M features a phase detection AF method at the pixel level as well. And, Canon even introduced the feature into the Canon Rebel T4i. While the Rebel T4i certainly does a better job at AF than other traditional DSLRs, it still has a ways to go based on my early testing with the camera for full time AF during video. Hopefully, the EOS M performs much better than the Rebel T4i’s AF.
But Sony is really sneaking up on Canon and Nikon. Frankly, I think Sony is the manufacturer to beat at this point in the mirrorless market. If the new NEX-5R steps up the game with an even better AF system than exists in current NEX models, then it’s going to be hard for others to really push past.