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“Sony does listen, but it listens harder to new potential buyers than to existing owners. It listens to the untapped market, to the people who buy someone else’s camera instead of Sony. After all, it’s already got the existing owners.” (David Kilpatrick/Photoclubalpha) Then it risks loosing the customers who have bought into Sony. You can [...]

“they lost so much money with their slow camera and lens release… Plus they are loosing money every day by not releasing new NEX lenses. Cutting jobs will not help if your product strategy…”sucks“?” Couldn’t have put it better! People will buy the Sigma 19mm and 30mm (and any other Sigma future offerings) in preference [...]

I’d agree with the notion that most of the NEX lenses simply aren’t good enough for the NEX 7 – if you want to get the utmost out of the camera. It should be noted that all the NEX lenses are perfectly usable (imo) for most photography and people shouldn’t be put off by looking [...]

Good news! I’m very pleased to hear it. I wonder what lenses will become available first? I’d particularly like to see a short tele lens in the 70 – 100mm range.

Will the EVF be the death of the Sony Alpha range? When I compare my NEX7 with my A900, the A900 wins every time! There is simply no competition. The EVF may, I repeat “may” someday be as good as the OVF but it hasn’t happened yet. The EVF is great on a camera such [...]

I sincerely hope that Sony have learned from their past mistakes. There have been announcements, mock-ups shown in trade shows and then delays … Why for example make the A900 a discontinued model when the A99 isn’t yet available? It makes me feel that if I really needed a replacement A900, I would have to [...]

“Yes, Paul, we are waiting and waiting and waiting…but don’t let us wait to much! The Nikon D800 and Canon 5DmarkII are a big temptaton for many people out there!” Yes, there are a lot of pro and serious users ready to go back to Canon and Nikon, myself included. I am fed up with [...]

As strange as it seems, this little lens could have a space in my camera bag! It’s a bit like all those gimmicky Cokin “effects” filters from yesteryear, they don’t have universal appeal and could certainly be overdone, but at the right time and in the right circumstances (provided the lens isn’t expensive) it could [...]

It’s revolting!

It seems from the Imaging Resource test that the NEX 7 was as good as or better than the competition (those tested) except the D3X. It seems a bit odd to have made these comparisons as they were in most cases very different “tools”, however I can see the point (ie that the NEX 7 [...]

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I quite like the look of the 19mm, quite a handy 28mm (ish) equivalent. I also think the black finish which imo is a WHOLE LOT NICER than the cheap shiny silver used by Sony for NEX lenses. I hope there will be a 24mm or 28mm f2 pancake from someone, please!!! I don’t really [...]

Looks like the new Fuji will give Sony something to worry about. The NEX 7 has suffered from being much too slow (not entirely Sony’s fault – I know), but never-the-less Sony isn’t nearly fast enough when it comes to bringing Alpha and NEX stuff to the market. Why aren’t there (for example) a Zeiss [...]

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I have to say that it’s quite an achievement for a camera that isn’t (yet) available to become camera of the year! I hope it lives up to that accolade (I’m sure it will).

Expensys will have stock by 15t December? Well, I hope they are right, who knows. Interesting to note that “Awooza” (online shop) claims to have the NEX 7 “in stock” – hah! Don’t think I’ll be buying from there too soon! I fully appreciate the various sentiments about the terrible time people have had in [...]

yes, me too! a 35/2 Zeiss or 35/1.4 Zeiss would be welcome, more than a 50/1.4 in fact!

It’s all looking a bit more cheery for those of us who are dedicated Sony fans! Hope to have my NEX-7 well b4 Christmas.

Well done Sony!

Well done Sony!

I will wait for the NEX-7 as I think this is going to be the best option for me. There has been some speculation as to whether there would be a Leica CSC (potentially interesting), however that will most likely be a re-badged and much more expensive Panasonic, so why not just buy the Panasonic? [...]