(SR4) NEX-C3 to be in Stock late May
Short update about the upcoming new NEX camera that will be announced in April. According to one of our source the NEX-C3 will be available from May 26th. We don’t have exact specs about the camera yet, we only know it has a 16MPX sensor and an improved body design. As you already know the Sony NEX-3 has been officially discontinued.
Message to our sources: We received a few info about a second NEX camera. Some of you do mention a NEX-C5 and some a NEX-7. Are those different cameras or the same camera?
P.S: Thanks AXL 
Mafiosito
3 years ago |Were talking about Sony here… nice to know April release hit the shelves by May but no mention of what year 1012, 2013,2014???
I’m not trying yo be sarcastic but I’m the owner of a a700, my camera model has been discontinued for a while, my a700 is still alive and I’m still waiting for a replacement…a77 supposed to avail 2010, 2011 hoping to get it but theres a possibility it might be pushed back to 2012…
SonyA77
3 years ago |You make it sound like Sony haven’t been doing anything!
Sony have released a lot of A2, A3, A4 and A5 series cameras since the A700, they have released revolutionary SLT and NEX designs too.
They have concentrated on the lower-end and NEX to gain market share, that’s where the money is, the camera division have to demonstrate to their bosses that there is a demand for Sony kit. As they move further up the range they get diminishing returns for their investment, so it would be madness to release a semi-pro and pro body before securing the low to mid range first.
AVESTA
3 years ago |Truth!
Panfruit
3 years ago |Yeah, Sony has been releasing lots of low and upper-low end cameras for a long time now.
Dont need more low-end crap! Give us D300/7D-like camera! I have a feeling their a77, which is supposed to be like a d90-level camera, is going to be disappointing. :/
SonyA77
3 years ago |I wouldn’t call the Sony A33 low-end crap. On features alone it kicks the crap out of an equivalent Canikon.
anurag Agnihotri
3 years ago |From the nomenclature, it appears that sony want to differentiate the C3 line of cameras from maybe (future) P line of cameras….C being compact. This may mean that their could be another line of E mount cameras, bigger than C series, like G/GH series in panasonic line. The design should be different because sony is a innovative company, and design conscious.
Will the nex-7 belong to C series or S/P series? Looks like it will be C series and the first camera of P/N series should come later.
If C3 has the same 14 mp sensor then the C7 will have the 16mp sensor, and if C3 has 16 then the C-7 might have 24. My sense is, C3 will have 14, and the useability will be the upgrade carrot for nex 3/5 owners.
SVOR
3 years ago |Interesting thought anurag Agnihotri. A few days ago, the suggestion here was that “C” indicated more controls which I think is bizarre naming and very un-Sony. That would require a significant sense of humour and possibly even some humility. I think your suggestion is therefore possibly right. I hope it does have some more buttons though. Re-issuing with a 2Mpixel boost as rumoured for the C3 doesn’t seem worth it to me.
For the enthusiast featured models which I too think will come, I really hope that Sony will resist the fake SLR look that Pana have adopted. My hope is that we get a modern interpretation of the Rangefinder format in contrast to Fujifilm’s ultra-retro X100. Something that with a pancake lens fitted will slip in your pocket.
Fortunately I think this should make sense for Sony as they have an SLR/SLT line-up which they need to keep differentiated unlike Pana.
ew
3 years ago |“2Mpixel boost” means A55 sensor vs the one in A33 — a bit more pixels, a bit more dynamic range, a bit less noise. higher price is the only drawback.
anurag agnihotri
3 years ago |rethink: the next model may not be the C-7…it will be C-5.
16mp will be a major thing, mainly because its going to be A55 wonder sensor with huge dr and better high ISO.
Jimmy
3 years ago |In stock late may probably in Japan and maybe in the USA. To be available in all Europe, if I look at the Nex3/5 trend, we have to wait until July-August at the earliest
mafiosito
3 years ago |@ sony a77 “so it would be madness to release a semi-pro and pro body before securing the low to mid range first.”
how do you explain the a100 followed by the introduction of the a700…
I quote a part from a fav movie 300 ” this is madness!! ” to which I respond “THIS IS AlphaaAAAA” LOL
Seriously speaking I need a semi- pro a700 replacement ASAP lower end does not meet my needs in terms low light/FPS/dynRange/durable and though build. I flirt with FF but It’s the lens range that turns me off.
SonyA77
3 years ago |The A100 is essentially a 5D replacement and the A700 a 7D replacement. They had no other models, there simply wasn’t an entry level KM/Sony dSLR to release.
You can not compare the KM/Sony of 5 years ago to the Sony of today. Both the company, and more importantly the market with the growth in dSLR sales, have changed dramatically.
It would be business suicide to release a FF and prosumer dSLR before getting low-end market share. Sony did this with the A200/A350 and then moved on up the range.
These things take many years of testing and development and Sony are late in the game. It has only been 5 years that they have been in the dSLR business and I am astounded by their progress, getting to number three ahead of long established brands like Olympus and Pentax.
Anonymous
3 years ago |No one cares. Sony needs to release the CZ E-MOUNT PRIME NOW!!!
Nex
3 years ago |This may have already been covered but do you know if the new nex will come with a flash hot shoe and/or built in flash