(SR2) High End NEX camera coming at Photokina?
Image on top: The current NEX-7. Is the NEX-9 coming?
Before you read, this is a unconfirmed rumor from a new source. So take it with a grain of salt. As usual I hope my anonymous trusted sources can confirm or deny this soon.
A new source told us that a “new High End NEX camera is going to be displayed at the Photokina show“. The model has a higher number than than the NEX-7 (maybe Nex-9?). In any case this is an APS-C model not a Full Frame mirrorless! The fact that the source told me it is going to be displayed may hints the possibility of a 2013 availability (in Stock) only.
I can’t really figure out what the NEX-9 could do visibly better than the NEX-7. You may have an idea of what a NEX-9 APS-C sensor camera should do to convince you to buy it instead of the current NEX-7?
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P.S.: NEX-7 is a hotseller at all rankings: Amazon US , Amazon Germany, Amazon France and at Amazon.
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Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!
Linh
11 months ago |Does this mean my 6-months-old NEX-7 isn’t high-end?
I’m sad.
pancanikonpus
11 months ago |as time past, the device will not sustain the crown forever without change! or otherwise rivals device replaced this device!
Linh
11 months ago |Haha, that wasn’t the point I’m trying to make. Sony advertised the NEX-7 as their flagship mirrorless camera. But now the rumor is that there will be a high-end camera, not a new NEX-7. That means the NEX-7 was never high-end to begin with ;P
jon
11 months ago |“high end” and “crop-sensor”? hmmm….
passer-by
11 months ago |7D is considered as a high end camera.. in the cropped sensor segment. 5D is an “entry level” full frame camera.
E
11 months ago |How big should a sensor be?
pancanikonpus
11 months ago |hehe, pyrimid hieraki always can be revise
samdman
11 months ago |Or it might be NEX-F7 or NEX-7N? It always be higher than the original “7″…
kevin
11 months ago |Did you buy the NEX-7 for it’s specifications and capabilities, or because it was “high end?”
Yoho
11 months ago |I need GPS on the RX-100 or the NEX line …
C
11 months ago |This *IS* Sony that we are talking about. Don’t expect any model to last longer than 18 months.
Terry
11 months ago |Makes no sense until they actually deal with the lens line-up….
doug
11 months ago |+1
matgay
11 months ago |-10000000002
m-mount adapter, focus peak. larger 3-mil evf.
Z-man
11 months ago |LOL indeed
Randy S.
11 months ago |+10000000000
Krasse
11 months ago |If it’s fitted with the new square sensor with built in “pixels” for mirrorless phase-detect af, it sure would be an interesting camera.
If they would provide a tilting touchscreen too and at least the same number fully programmable buttons and dials as the Nex7, I would definately skip the Nex7 and save my money for the Nex9…
But this is just a wishlist and I don’t think Sony listens to me…
Kiril
11 months ago |Vg30 and fs700 are quite classy
they too are nex
Sound improbable to get higher end photo. nex-7 is a bit beyond Sony comfort zone. I Sony lack the accessories for higher end photo camera in the nex line.
Tom
11 months ago |1. In body stabilization
2. Low, low noise at high ISO
Carl
11 months ago |IBIS would be cool. I can’t see Sony following Samsung, though.
Matt
11 months ago |How do you mean following Samsung? Samsung don’t do IBIS in their NX.
Samuel
11 months ago |I think he means pentax
JonasM
11 months ago |IBIS and GPS and I will toss my NEX-7.
Neo NiGHTS ®
11 months ago |A NEX with IBIS would make me want one RIGHT NOW.
RVN
11 months ago |i hope nex 9 will have in body stabilization like olympus pen
Rooru S.
11 months ago |rather than a model higher than NEX-7, maybe he/she was talking about a possible replacement. With Sony replacing cameras every single year, it’s quite possible.
Keith
11 months ago |Unlikely it’s more than 24mp, surely. Hopefully it will be better high ISO IQ, faster AF and a more customisable user interface, to kill off all competitiors. The Nex7 is good enough already – I wish Sony would just focus on producing a range of top quality optics!
CK Dexter Haven
11 months ago |What could/should a NEX9 offer?
A pancake 30mm f2 in the box.
hp
11 months ago |Ohh stupid sony.. PLEASE. Release some GOOD & COMPACT & CONSUMER primes already.
No one wants friggin high end camera from nex line-up any more. Nex5N and Nex7 are AWESOME as they are.
Just improve the rubbish lens line-up to bury the micro four thirds.
Maxwell
11 months ago |Nah… SR0
Could be the rumored NEX-5F and just some wrong information.
Richard Harris
11 months ago |I think people have stopped holding their breath for a “high end” mirrorless solution in NEX format. Sure, we might one day get a good set of Zeiss lenses etc but it’s clearly not a priority. Just look at what Fuji have shown for their x mount, they clearly know what photographers want. Enthusiasts will continue to use some of the nex bodies for their manual lenses, but those seeking a native lens selection (AF/AE) will surely start looking elsewhere, if they haven’t done long ago.
Fuji seem a good bet in this area. The XP1 isn’t perfect, but a great start, it’ll only get better alongside a great lineup in the future.
Leica are set to fill the 2000-6000 euro ‘gap’ I’m their selection late at photokina. Perhaps a step higher, but another option potentially.
Hubertus Bigend
11 months ago |There’s at least one thing a new NEX could and should do better than the NEX-7 — edge/corner image quality with quite some lenses, including but not limited to Sony’s own 16mm lens, which is no good lens in the first place, but in all those cases the NEX-5N edge/corner image quality is better than that of the NEX-7. The 24 MP sensor clearly has some severe problems there. Really, I’d prefer a NEX-7 with the 16 MP sensor over the existing NEX-7.
Thinking about it, the NEX I’d maybe like most would be a NEX-7 with 16 MP sensor in an E-mount OM-D E-M5 body, including in-camera stabilization…
Jean-Michel
11 months ago |+1. Nex-7 just has to be improved, not upgraded… particulary its sensor. Need to improve the lens line-up too.
Chi L
11 months ago |Please let it be “in body stabilization”. If they do this, I will not be considering the A77. And it’ll make my LA-EA2 investment worth it.
Richard Harris
11 months ago |I think people have stopped holding their breath for a “high end” mirrorless solution in NEX format. Sure, we might one day get a good set of Zeiss lenses etc but it’s clearly not a priority. Just look at what Fuji have shown for their x mount, they clearly know what photographers want. Enthusiasts will continue to use some of the nex bodies for their manual lenses, but those seeking a native lens selection (AF/AE) will surely start looking elsewhere, if they haven’t done long ago.
Fuji seem a good bet in this area. The XP1 isn’t perfect, but a great start, it’ll only get better alongside a great lineup in the future.
Leica are set to fill the 2000-6000 euro ‘gap’ I’m their selection late at photokina. Perhaps a step higher, but another option potentially.
passer-by
11 months ago |Fuji is smart enough to create a new mount with a shorter than NEX flange distance. Otherwise people would buy a NEX with a Fuji-to-Nex mount.
shigzeo
11 months ago |Not sure what Sony users would do with fly-by-wire lenses. Unless the adapter was very expensive and contained loads of contacts, etc., it wouldn’t even be able to focus a lens, let alone change aperture. The Fuji lenses are nice, but made completely electronically without even manual helicoids.
I’m eyeing the Fuji, but only for use with LTM lenses.
Richard Harris
11 months ago |Oh, one more thought… Perhaps this is that mythical a-mount/e-mount body contraption? I don’t quite understand it, but it’s been mentioned a few times in the past.
James
11 months ago |“I can’t really figure out what the NEX-9 could do visibly better than the NEX-7. You may have an idea of what a NEX-9 APS-C sensor camera should do to convince you to buy it instead of the current NEX-7?”
How about having the SLT menu system instead of that ridiculous NEX menu system.
Sony need to get it through their heads that NEX needs decent lenses not bodies. The only great lens on the NEX system is the Zeiss 24mm, all the others perform poorly. NEX have the worst lens lineup of all the mirrorless systems.
From photozone.de
Sony E 16mm f/2.8 – Rated 1 star
Sony E 30mm f/3.5 macro – Rated 1 1/2 stars
Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS – Rated 2 1/2 stars
Sony E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS – Rated 1 1/2 stars
Sony E 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS – Rated 2 stars
Sony E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS – Rated 2 1/2 stars
Kiril
11 months ago |photozone never tested the 50/1.8 !!! They tested the A mount lens and it scores 3.5 stars which is amazing for its price range.
NEXfive
11 months ago |…here you go: http://www.photozone.de/sony_nex/720-sony50f18nex
While I just can repeat myself I wish Sony had agreed with Fuji and Samsung on an universal mount system to make their APS-C mirrorless lenses interchangeable.
Kiril
11 months ago |Thanks!
Universal mount…too good to imagine. m43 is as close as we will get there.
Zony
11 months ago |Two decent lenses does not a system make. We need to put pressure on Sony to make decent lenses. High hopes for the coming G Standard Zoom.
Steve
11 months ago |Yup. Not sure how a higher end body will resolve lens quality and availability.
GH
11 months ago |Lensrentals seems a more reliable source, as they have multiple copies of each lens and camera to compare. See here:
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/04/nex-7-lens-imatest-resolution-comparison
crazydoctor
11 months ago |there is many little details to improve : recharge from usb, better battery life, video fix, better low light performance, better focus speed…
sebastian
11 months ago |I don’t think it should differ to much from nex 7, but since were in dream modus now:
-Weathersealing.
-Sensor with microlenses (accepting rangefinder wide-angles).
-Alpha menu structure.
Steve
11 months ago |That would also mean a line of weather sealed lenses. Sony should first focus on getting more higher quality non-weather sealed lenses out.
sebastian
11 months ago |Can’t disagree on that : )
redfern
11 months ago |There are a lot of things they could do to the NEX-7 to make it better: a remote port, touchscreen, relocated movie button, GPS, etc. The question is how much “higher-end” that really makes it, or if those are just items best suited to the NEX-7′s replacement.
If they are seriously talking about a higher-end model, it’s hard to think what they could do to really best themselves without going FF.
One thing I’d like to see while they’re at it, though, is a new version of the LA-EA adapter that doesn’t look hideous on the front of the camera. Maybe design it to look like it belongs on the front of the new NEXs instead of an afterthought? Whoever is doing the industrial design on these things should really work with the same designers on the NEX bodies so that they integrate seamlessly and stylishly.
I have often thought of replacing my APS-C A-mount bodies with the NEX-7 and the LA-EA2. That would give me a modular camera to use for different types of photography. While the styling doesn’t put me off that — I’m not that shallow — it would be nice if it did look better. Really the only thing stopping me is that I really want to be able to use a remote cord for BULB exposures. If they fix that in a rev, I’m in.
Matt
11 months ago |Only thing stopping me from doing the same is the lack of IS when using most Alpha mount lenses. Same thing with the VG and FS series, it needs IBIS (or perhaps somehow) in adapter IS. Until then it doesn’t become a proper Alpha mount camera.
XE-1
11 months ago |Maybe a NEX-9 with 24MP FF sensor. Slim body = adapt any lens.
Linh
11 months ago |We can all dream
GSR
11 months ago |I wouldn’t be surprised at higher level NEX, but I still don’t know what they can do differently from the NEX-7. As mentioned, IBIS would be nice for those that use adapters and for non-OSS E lenses. They could also make it bigger and use the 500 battery. These things seem like they would be better as part of the next NEX-7 update though.
Mando
11 months ago |I’d be pist off if they replaced the nex 7 already :/
Peter
11 months ago |A title meant to stir interest around here. Mirrorlessrumors.com also got the same anonymous rumor. I can do that too if I wanted to. Send a few cryptic messages to the hammerforums ‘new unobtanium hammer coming at hammerkina 2012′
sebastian
11 months ago |Lol, good point…
But what’s the value of a unobtanium hammer without the nails to back it up?
Peter
11 months ago |The point is to masturbate thinking of the unobtanium nails while we watch the new hammermaster 9000 roll down the production lines:
“hey man, this miserable stainless steel nails are crap with the new HM9000″
“I know…we need the 9000 matching nails…OMG this gives me such a hard on!”
“Yeah man, can you imagine? I mean, not even FujiIndustrial will be competing with this Mofo 9000 down the street even if they got the Gold butted silver point nails for that. I mean, they go in like hot knife through butter but you can’t aim that Fuji hammer, no way!”
“Dude, I am going to cum!”
KB
11 months ago |Maybe it’s the firmware update these punks have been claiming is round the corner…. WTF fix the 7 first. I’m tired of hitting the record button!
Dennishh
11 months ago |At the risk of sounding redundant, just give me a new firmware fixing all the short comings of the NEX7 and forget the incremental upgrade crap. Also about five new pro lenses would be nice instead of promises. Just what we need is a High End NEX with the low end lenses and firmware. If i hit the video record button by accident one more time I’m going to toss this thing in the ocean and go back to the 5DMK2.
Ryan
11 months ago |Why would they try to fix a camera if they can just release a new camera with the updates???
WW
11 months ago |Then my ZA 24 1.8 might be my first and last NEX lens purchase.
As an owner of NEX-7, I’m really disappointed with the poor menu/interface (exposure blanketing cannot use with remote shutter release??!!! WTF) and lack of lens (reasonable quality at a reasonable price).
That 24 1.8 is overpriced for what it is (a bit disappointed to its optical quality @ that price). Lack of lens force me to use adapter with SLR lens (effectively killed the size advantage).
Sony have attracted quite a few people to enter the NEX game, what Sony do next will decide whether they will keep investing in the NEX system. I intended to use NEX to replace M4/3 as a “go to” camera (DSLR is still my main camera) but NEX disappointed me as a “system”.
Sky_walker
11 months ago |Well, the whole point of mirrorless cameras slowly fades away as large sensor compacts come out giving roughly equal image quality with bit less of depth of field for a huge advantage in portability.
Right now with RX100 on a market I don’t see any reason for myself to invest in NEX, m4/3 or other ILC.
Sorry but: it’s either portable camera or a camera with great image quality and ergonomics. Most of mirrorless currently don’t belong to any of these categories. Disadvantages of DSLRs (dust, issues with jumping between lenses, large size) mixed with disadvantages of compacts (poor ergonomics, poor AF speed, poor accessories choice). Better get some really good compact and a real camera instead of sitting with a compromise.
WW
11 months ago |Larger sensor still does a lot better at long exposure. I wish NEX-7 long exposure at low ISO is good as D700 but it really isn’t. (even if NEX-7 use long-exposure NR while D700 has that turned off). I do use compacts, as well as “full-frame” and APS-C DSLR, NEX , M43, cellphone.. every format is a compromise… different tool for different needs.
yes, RX-100 is on my radar too, but it is really not at the same level as DSLR/Mirrorless.
Dennishh
11 months ago |My point exactly! If we play this game and are willing to pay $1000 for updates they laugh all the way to the bank. All other hi end camera manufacturers release updates to enhance and fix camera operations all the time. If Sony wants to be considered a Pro level supplier they need to support the customers they have much better.
Leica Milch
11 months ago |5 axis IBIS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Clyde
11 months ago |A 9 Series half frame…?
How vulgar.
tana
11 months ago |- in body stabilization
- low noise at high iso
- 120 fps 1080p
- kit lens 16-80 f4 zeiss
Jiri
11 months ago |+ weather protected body
+ fully articulated LCD
+ video button removed
+ taller (slightly larger) body than NEX-7
Sky_walker
11 months ago |with this larger and larger trend you slowly move into the size where there’s no point of picking NEX over Alpha or other DSLR, unless you like crippled AF and ergonomics.
Denis
11 months ago |You are wrong, as usual. The mirrorless is the only way for glass like 24-70/2.8 to be compact and good performer. RF optics was always superior over SLR counterparts, but there were no method to have WYSIWYG VF. Now we have it. There’s no reason to keep any kind of mirror nowdays.
Tele range is much better to use with short flange distance light mirrorless as well: put lens on a shoulder, use detachable EVF.
Sky_walker
11 months ago |As usual? touché
“There’s no reason to keep any kind of mirror nowdays.” rotfl
“put lens on a shoulder, use detachable EVF.” oh, someone watches too many sci-fi movies.
Denis
11 months ago |Yes, as usual. First, you don’t know anything about recent math was made for better image based focusing methods: these are really exciting. PDAF will be abandoned being unable to do anything over these methods and giving inaccurate results. Second, detachable EVF — what’s fantastic with it? Put lens on the shoulders, wear EVF on some eye, shoot — it easily can be done today. Easy, much more stable than taking the lens in hands.
some @ guy
11 months ago |8 and 9 are for FF, maybe 7N?
Matt
11 months ago |Who says? In the old days so were 3, 5 and 7… Just saying.
Douglas Grillo
11 months ago |Nex 9 with the a new A-E mount, IBIS, still 24Mpx, no overheating on video mode, OLED viewfinder V2, weather resistant.
Or a VG30? but a good one.
I love to speculate
Zony
11 months ago |How to make the NEX-7 better ? Make the AA filter like the Nikon 800E has, put in a deeper buffer, increase the flash distance rating, make the LCD a swivel, make the flash also remote flash trigger, increase the EVF and LCD resolution, make the video 4K standards compliant, put micromirrors fore of the sensor periphery to get better rangefinder lens compatibility with wide rangefinder lenses, make a sensor with AF points embedded in it a-la Nikon 1 to increase AF speed, fix the color profile, and re-wright the code for the internal JPEG renderer. That’s just off the top of my head.
Chris
11 months ago |Maybe a sensor that incorporates the white pixels?
Z-man
11 months ago |It going to be called the Sony 1D3S mark 5, and will come with an A mount so they have the expertise to make actual pancake lenses. Furthermore, to compete with the Pentax K-01, they asked the designer that conceived the Teletubbies to redesign the idea of a camera from the ground up.
Inside sources say that this will be truly “Shock and Awe” innovation. Also, Sony listened carefully to the size-issues. This product will truly compensate for anyone doubting their manhood.
Judd
11 months ago |Is this supposed to be a still shot camera, or a movie camera?
Jack LeBoul
11 months ago |One big improvement would be fixed dials with preset shooting modes – U1 & U2, similar to Nikon D7000.
This was one of the major complaints from luminous landscape review of the Nex-7.
hugo
11 months ago |You could think of many things and specs which could be upgraded on the nex-7 to make a better pro model.
bigger body for better grip, built-in vertical grip
weather sealed.
the future A99 viewfinder.
better controls and more buttons.
faster and longer buffer.
gps
faster autofocus.
no AA filter option.
…
Matt
11 months ago |I’m really hoping it is the first SLR style series (read Alpha mount) that is native E-Mount but comes with a specifically designed E-A adapter. On sensor IS an PDAF while still using CDAF for accuracy. Enabling you to use A-Mount fully, without light loss through SLT adapter, but still be able to use E-Mount lenses (as Sony transitions to the mount and finally brings out decent lenses for the format) as well as being able to use legacy lenses adapted from E-Mount (but having PDAF focus confirmation as well as focus peaking). Smallish weather sealed body, like A77 just made a little smaller in all directions, with fully articulating screen (like on A77). Or a bit more ‘chunked up’ NEX-7 body style so it isn’t ridiculous with either A-Mount or E-Mount lenses. It should also have a Minolta hotshoe as well as the NEX accessory port.
pancanikonpus
11 months ago |Sony lens line up so critical if Sony wish to come up Nex with IBIS. All lens line up will be affected and redesign. unfortunately this IBIS will be zero possibility to nex users. as Sony contrainst today in making more nex lenses, I dont think Sony dare to introduce IBIS nex body and trapped themselves in produce non and withOSS lenses for nex.
and any of the competitors to introduce IBIS in mirrorless, I guess none of them will able to challenge OMG-EM5 5 axis IS! hmm… sony’s SSS seem outdated
Matt
11 months ago |Why not? They really don’t have that many OSS lenses, on newer models they can just disable the IBIS or OSS depending on which works better. For older bodies, well too bad so sad really. Either that or enable IBIS with lenses that either a) don’t have OSS or b) are A-Mount lenses and then use OSS for lenses that are more suitable to OSS – best of both worlds. I would switch to a NEX for my APS-C camera if it had IBIS for my Alpha lenses in a heartbeat.
passer-by
11 months ago |Assuming the rumor is true, I think it’s a replacement for NEX-7, not a higher model. Electronic gadget get refreshed regularly, even without any improvement other than its look.
Varn
11 months ago |The model number did suggest there could be higher models Nex 8 or even Nex 9 above the present model Nex 7. Nex 9 could be the flagship model for this range of mirrorless cameras.
Zstan
11 months ago |Full frame NEX 9 plus 24-70 f2.8 kit Zeiss kit lens
Roke
11 months ago |Im really begin to worry about Sony…I like all the advances but they seem to be over saturating their own market by coming out with new models so quickly
Chris
11 months ago |Jesus, Sony, enough bodies already.
cliff
11 months ago |A new NEX 9 with a larger body and a new upgraded 16 mp sensor. Hell,…for those that are dying for more megapixels, they could put a software interpolator option in there that would upscale to 24mp. I bet that a great 16 to 24 upscale would look close to the current native 24mp today…but would have larger photosites and better low light than 24 mp sensor today.
Boooe
11 months ago |nonsense. you have no clue what you’re talking about
SeanG
11 months ago |Why? You don’t want a strawberry NEX 7?
Cliff
11 months ago |Dude,..there is very little “real” difference in resolution between the two. It’s noting major.
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2011/10/26/iso-wars-sony-nex-7-vs-sony-nex-5n-full-test-with-crops/
Larger photosites in front of Sony’s best readout and post processing will produce super kick ass high ISO results.
CT
Rob
11 months ago |A new sensor? RGBW? Or a sensor-based focus? Or both???? What about 4K capability – tvs will be hitting the shelves this Fall, so consumers need a way to use them (and reason to buy them). Anyhow, just some things to think about.
Dee
11 months ago |I think this new NEX will have a bigger body with built in LAEA-2 you could call it (SLT-NEX). It would come with IBIS and a hybrid E-A mount. This way there won’t be any real shortage of lens. It will have more dials. Its could be an SLR body style or just a bigger NEX-7 body type. Once you mount an OIS Emount lens IBIS would be disabled so that it can work with both types of lens.
Stefan
11 months ago |The Nex-9 will be (monochrome
and) more expensive. It does not matter. The 7 was delayed for half a year. People waited and bought the 7. There might not be any audience left for the 9. Would you try to sell your 7 for a loss and buy a 9? Only if it has the same price as the 7. But then it might have been called the 7m or like…
This leads me to the question: Is 9 the final name?
REVENGE
11 months ago |Really need more lenses at this point, but:
-Weather sealing
-Faster max shutter speed
-WhiteMagic touchscreen
-Better viewfinder
-Larger buffer
-Larger battery
-GPS
-WiFi
-Better autofocus
-USB tethering
-IBIS
Those are ordered from most plausible to least plausible improvements.
GreenLens
11 months ago |Could be 913, for the 9 in 2013. And so on.
Weakling
11 months ago |NEX-9 = NEX-7 in a DSLR body
tobias
11 months ago |my improvements would be:
wifi tethering
better aeb bracketing
wireless falsh controll via internal flash
optimized menu structure
im nex-7 since decembre 11 and i love it – but would like to have better bracketing for sure.
F2AS
11 months ago |New record: Now they have more camera bodies than lenses.
2/18mm Pankake, 2/24mm Pancake 4/18-70mm where are you?
Kiril
11 months ago |VG-30
A New body more expensive then NEX-7 can only be the VG-30 this time of the year or NEX-7 mk2. I thought about it for a while and an update to the 7 so soon is very bad.
It would be a bummer to ship 7 mk2 so soon. Camera has been in the market for mere 6 months. Still there are lots of gripes with firmware and lack of lenses. There should be really ground breaking sensor technology to add as to justify the massive loss for end users. NEX-7 is quite expensive model Canon 7D was cheaper when I got my NEX-7. So if Sony do release new body instead of fixing the lenses and firmware first I would likely reconsider my further investment in Sony gear.
Ray oody
11 months ago |IBIS please and a revamped new interface !!. If not they better have an A/E mount without the need for adapter.. And the AF must be working !!!.
Denis
11 months ago |APS-C at the cost of fuji xporn-1? It must be perfect in order for me to buy it. That is: no color shifts with RF WA lenses, MUCH better interface over that crap we have now, better method of choosing magnification center or focus point via EVF only, without the need to touch cursor or utilizing touch screen. More advanced peaking or any kind of focusing assists: current one is better than nothing, but still very unreliable. Don’t care about AF: all sony E-mount lenses are bad jokes for their price (except SEL 50).
PS I understand assholes from Sony are trying to defend their crappy SLTs by crippling NEXes. Hope poor sales of SLTs once will lead them to cancel their production and make NEXes better cameras.
Chris Lewis
11 months ago |It makes no sense to bring out a better than NEX7 camera when Sony are struggling to meet demand on the existing product, particularly lenses.
Once production for the existing line is functioning smoothly and one can get the existing stuff easily, what would make sense would be a lower resolution model that works well with wide-angle rangefinder lenses and has in body stabilisation (and hopefully no stupidly placed video button!).
This is just my opinion and if this lowly ranked rumour is accurate, Sony will no doubt do something completely different to that which I have suggested, but that’s life!
Mikey2000
11 months ago |Is shooting 4k video at 24 or 25 fps the same as shooting 6mp stills at 24 or 25 fps with a 29 minute buffer?
Talk about ‘catching the moment’!
Vladimir
11 months ago |XE-1
Maybe a NEX-9 with 24MP FF sensor. Slim body = adapt any lens.
I agree!
SeanG
11 months ago |The Sony NEX-NLR (no-lens required).
Sony has found a way to get around lens production. It will magically produce lenses at will. This way, when you purchase the NEX-NLR you will not notice the lack of quality optics.
Adam Maas
11 months ago |It wouldn’t be hard to improve the 7. It’s a great camera but like all camera’s it has its warts. Remember that the 7 is shares a lot with the A65 in terms of basic capabilities.
Easy Upgrades:
A77 shutter (which allows for A77 fps)
Deeper buffer
Touchscreen
Remote release port
Remote commander on RTF flash
Bouch position on RTF flash
Harder but good upgrades:
Deeper grip and taller body (allows Sony to use larger NP-500H battery for better life and commonality with A77 and other SLT’s, also allows for more secure tripod mount via a lip on the bottom)
Flip/twist LCD (will require larger body)
On-Sensor PDAF (gamechanger, should carry over to SLT line eliminating the need for the IQ-robbing mirror)
Weathersealing
2-piece grip (a la OM-D E-M5) will give better handling with A mount lenses, also could allow for use of NP-500H Batteries for better battery life. Wouldn’t need to be 2-piece if the larger grip I suggest above was used.
Frankly, I only have a few concerns with my NEX-7. The poor tripod mount and lack of a remote release port are the largest, otherwise the NEX-7 is a brilliant landscape camera. More battery life would be nice and I’d also be willing to live with an increase in size to get battery commonality with the high-end A mount bodies. Having all your cameras share cards & batteries is a net win, which right now keeps me using my A33. But I’d really like to replace that body with an A77 or one of the upcoming FF bodies.
exm3racer
11 months ago |I predict same specs as NEX-7 with a flippy screen
ItsaChris
11 months ago |upgrades for NEX-8
-Global Shutter (addition to the normal shutter)
-Remove built in flash and replace with top LCD
-Add command dial
-more conventional control dial placement
-remove some of the useless black space on the lcd.
-High speed movies
-make body thicker to make the lens mount flush with the camera (improve tripod mount)
-tilt-able EVF
-usb 3.0
-Full modular (replaceable – EVF, Sensor, LCD, VG with duel SD card)
Zeus
11 months ago |Next generation needs to improve on:
AF (try the AF on the OM-D and you’ll want it)
2 stop improvement on High ISO noise (that would be big news)
IBIS (for all of us that have legacy glass-again that would be HUGE)
EVF (viewfinder is good, but can be better)
Video (overheating issue are REAL-need a fix)
Shutter Lag (need to improve responsiveness of shutter-again try OM-D-amazing)
Shutter Noise (making it quieter would improve street use)
Menu Navigation (look at the way Nikon addresses)
Weather sealing (the competition has it…another useful plus to have)
Rear LCD (currently good, but improve use for outdoor application)
Shutter Durability (make the shutter stronger-200,000 cycles)
Sony needs to address lenses BADLY!! The competition is really making this a more glaring visible weakness for the E-mount.
If they don’t address for Photokina, they will lose significant ground to new entries that are surely to come from Canon and others.
shinbone
11 months ago |Sony, please – lenses, lenses, lenses.
I am considering buying into the Sony system for the (hopefully soon to be available) Zeiss lenses. I won’t wait much longer, and will soon simply buy a Nikon or Canon, thereby forever foreclosing the possibility of buying a Sony.
cyrus
11 months ago |Perhaps a DSLR like form factor (A la GH2)
Sahaja
11 months ago |The main thing Sony needs are some good E-mount lenses for the NEX system. Somehow Samsung and Fuji seem to be able to make good lenses for their APS-C mirrorless systems but Sony can’t. The lenses also need to be priced like Fuji’s lenses (the 24mm Zeiss is overpriced) and be as good.
Robert Bell
11 months ago |Maybe it will be a organic sensor and a prettier retro body to compete with the x-pro and OM-D.
sebastian
11 months ago |Oh please no, don’t cover every new camera with this retro sauce.
It’s good to see Sony come up with contemporary designs…
Robert Bell
11 months ago |Hardly contemporary, they have just taken the styling from just about every compact on the market. Good cameras i love my NEX but they are the ugliest CSC’s on the market.
Denis
11 months ago |NEX-7 body is quite functional, unlike both OM-D and fuji. Especially OM-D.
Sonyalphalab
11 months ago |Perhaps it’s finaly the hybrid camera we heard about months ago??
Jay
GreenLens
11 months ago |A display mockup, most probably, but interesting anyway. Sony is very innovative last few years, this must be rewarded somehow.
Kevin
11 months ago |no AA filter?
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better high ISO performance with new sensor? (up to 12800 ISO with minimal noise effects
OVF in the same form factor?
NEX 7 is already really good…