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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.
First up, I’ve got a more in-depth overview of the Sony NEX-VG10 over at Tech Tilt.
And second, I just wanted to point out that the location product shots of the NEX-VG10 appear to have been captured with a Sony A850 and Zeiss lenses. I realize that’s not quite as juicy as a 5D Mark II on Sony’s set (and I’m sure this will generate the obligatory “who cares” comment), but I figured I’d give Sony a bit of credit where credit is due.
The Sony NEX-VG10 is an interchangeable lens, APS-C format camcorder. It is the first of its kind.
The VG10 gets the NEX prefix from the lens mount, which accepts Sony’s E-mount lenses like those released with the NEX-3 and NEX-5 mirrorless cameras. The VG10 will also accept Alpha mount lenses from Sony’s DSLR line with the use of an appropriate lens adapter.
The NEX-VG10 captures 1920 x 1080/60i resolution video in AVCHD format at up to 24Mbps. An array of four microphones at the front of the carry handle captures audio with front-side directivity and stereo separation. In addition to capturing video, the VG10 captures 14MP still images in a very similar manner to the NEX-5.
The NEX-VG10 will be packaged with a Sony 18-200mm E-mount lens, which will provide a field of view equivalent to 27-300mm for full frame cameras. Also included in the box will be a free license for Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 via download, which will enable you to work with the VG10’s files and even publish content to Blu-ray discs in full HD.
The NEX-VG10 carries an initial retail price of $2000 and should ship in September. You can already pre-order the NEX-VG10 direct from Sony Style.
Check availability on B&H Photo, Adorama and Amazon.com.
Update: See a more in-depth overview at Tech Tilt: Sony NEX-VG10 Overview.
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