(SR5) Small NEX-7 update.
I received a few confirmations from other trusted sources about the NEX-7 announcement by early 2011. They confirm it will have a built-in Viewfinder and it will NOT have any in Body-stabilization. They also confirmed that the design is very close to the NEX-7 main competitor the Panasonic GH2 (Click here to see that camera design and specs).
We have a few unconfirmed specs from new sources. They are rated SR3 (which means there is a 50% chance they are correct):
- 16 megapixel sensor
- OLED EVF
- AVCHD recording
If you have some news to sahre about the NEX-7 contatc me at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com or use the contact form on the right sidebar. thanks!
P.S.: Those are the results of our NEX-7 poll:
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Jacco
2 years ago |I think most people that were asking for a Nex-7 were thinking about something like a Leica M9 style body, not a minaiture DSLR like the GH2.
Sounds like they intend to use the same sensor as the one used in the A55 and A580.
Looking forward to some more news about this one.
Don
2 years ago |I was definitely one of the pro-rangefinder party members. I hope they at least offer more flexibility with more tilt in the screen so I can continue using it for awkward positions.
Don
2 years ago |That, and/or a quieter shutter. Man does that camera stick out when you hear it rattle like a machine gun (okay, maybe it’s the way I hold it that also contributes).
GF1
2 years ago |NEX 7 is fail, Built in EVF is stupid it should be optional
The entire point of these cameras to keep them as small as possible and with EVF it will be about the same size as GH2 aka almost as big as A55 expect it lack the stabilization so you are better of getting A55 with built in stabilization which is proved to get you 3 Stops advantage
NEX 5 is better deal
räven
2 years ago |Not if you want an evf…
apamau
2 years ago |Yes, Jacco is right, Nex 7 should remain Nex 5 body or size, we don’t need something in between nex 5 and a55 again. Hope the rumours is wrong. If that’s true, then have to say sorry to nex 7, am happy with my nex 5, but looking for a Pro features / specs in nex 7, if it’s bigger, i don’t think we need that, we can get the a55.
Eric
2 years ago |Good luck trying to mount rangefinder glass onto an A55. Some may not want a slightly larger NEX, but I sure do. I chose E-Mount over A-Mount not only because the cameras are smaller, but so I can use virtually any manual focus lens I choose. I just want an E-Mount body with better controls, a proper hot shoe, and a built in EVF. A clip on EVF won’t do since I actually use my hot shoe and I don’t think EVF is an either/or option.
As far as viewing the A-Mount as an upgrade path they can forget that. I have no interest in that mount.
Eric
2 years ago |Count me in as one hoping for a range-finder style camera. Does market research show that most people want a mini-DSLR? Because the overwhelming number of comments I see online are of people begging for an affordable alternative to the Leica M9. What exactly is the point of making the NEX-7 look like a DSLR? Why not just buy an A55 if that’s what yo want? Ughhhhhh. My wait is never going to end. Guess I should just sell a kidney so I can buy a Leica.
EddyH
2 years ago |+1
A range-finder style camera + CZ lenses.
Just look at the succes of the very expensive M9. Think about the potential of a less expensive alternative with CZ lenses.
Will
2 years ago |I agree with the general consensus — the NEX 7 is sounding less and less interesting.
The NEX 7 needs to have a revolutionary shape, not be a copy of a Samsung NX10.
Basically, I want a NEX5 but with a swing-out screen, ideally a touch-screen.
Manxtt12
2 years ago |I agree. If I want a GH1, I would get the A55 instead. I was hoping Nex-7 will be sony version of Fujifilm X100.
apamau
2 years ago |Yes, a touch screen, but also more button, touch screen is good for touch focus like nex 5 flexible focus, you just touch them, and with a gps.
snff
11 months ago |well, the thing that led me to NEX was the mounting… have got lots of old objectives from my analogue days and the NEX is the only camera that works with them… but I miss the DSLR feeling and also the EVF, so it would be great to be able to choose between more NEX models, not because they´re stylish and slim, but so there´s a possible choice for every user/ambition. I would love to do professional work with a NEX and my old Rokkors, but 3 and 5 are too unflexible for me.
Larry
2 years ago |Odd. I would think of the A55 or (unreleased) A77 as GH2 competitors while the NEX-7 would compete with the (unreleased) GF3 and EP3. Is it really the _design_ of the NEX-7 that will be like the GH2, or just the specs?
Simon_P
2 years ago |Not A55 looks like GH2?
Emopunk
2 years ago |I also expected it to be more in the line of Leica M9 style. Otherwise I find Sony’s intentions quite misleading at the moment :S
Pavel
2 years ago |I think it should have built-in flash, standard Sony/Minolta hotshoe and wireless flash capabilities.
hiepphotog
2 years ago |Another Vote for RF-like body. However, if Sony intention is to focus more on Video (and I hope not), GH2 form would be better for the job. IMO, if they go with the RF-like body, it would attract more people.
Leslie
2 years ago |No in-body stabilization…like it’s a model dating from 5 years ago…like the R1.
AVESTA
2 years ago |If the video options are the same as Nex5, I don’t see a need to upgrade.
Seems like they’ve already confirmed what I thought they were going to do with the in-body stabilization… not much of an upgrade
00aeiou00
2 years ago |this is a shame if true, what really are the advantages over a nex5? they should put in the same 24MP sensor they are planning for the a77! and a hotshoe would a must. a cheap M9-like camera would be killer. The GH2 is really huge compared to the nex5, its in the same ball park as the a55. I dont know, I would have expected some really nice, cutting-edge features on the nex7, not the same camera with a higher price.
DirtHerder
2 years ago |Honestly I’d rather have more lens choices (yes more than has already been announced), and sooner.
person
2 years ago |Awww I wanted a Sony maid Zeiss Ikon Rangefinder
This is starting to look like the a33/a55 for the NEX mount
EE
2 years ago |My 2 cents…
Other than the EVF and some software ‘enhancements’, there’s little to nothing to differentiate the NEX7 from the NEX3/5. My excitement has officially been zapped.
Maybe this guarantees a NEX9 with a totally new sensor? A modern LECIA M9 alternative is probably just wishful thinking…but I’ll continue to wish, nervertheless.
Jacco
2 years ago |@EE: “The Nex-9, the M9 killer!”
Tommy
2 years ago |if the design looks like GH2 i rather buy NEX-5
Scipio
2 years ago |If people want a camera like the GH2 they can get the a55/a33. Sony already has that segment covered with those two camera’s so i dont understand why there is a need to make the nex7 the same form factor as gh2.
Perhaps they should release two camera’s, nex7 same form factor as gh2 and the nex6 could be a professional rangefinder model with command dial and rugged body or something.
acolyte
2 years ago |If NEX 7 looks like GH2, sorry I’ll have to pass :\
GH
2 years ago |The A33/55 are entirely different beasts than an upcoming NEX-7. The A33/55 are still very thick, due to the lens registration distance, so they are not nearly as packable as the NEX cams.
Luis
2 years ago |So the NEX-7 is not the camera most of us were waiting for… oh well, maybe Sony will make a NEX-8 with in-body IS and designed for photographers (who will use prime lenses mostly – for big zooms there are DSLRs already).
Holy Bear
2 years ago |Detailed and sharp images , please
Leslie
2 years ago |A NEX 7 should be like…a R1 with a good movie mode,interchangeable lenses,in body IS,better high ISO performance,bigger buffer,smaller RAW files,faster auto focus.A NEX 7 could also be…an A55 without any mirror(making less distance between the sensor and the back of lens so better IQ,no ghosting and automatically make the body smaller…for those who have problem lifting a camera
It doesn’t seem to me that’s it’s very bright to put bigger size,bigger price and lower IQ in every lens to make the body smaller and cheaper.
DirtHerder
2 years ago |Honestly I’d rather have more lens choices (Yes, more than has been announced already), and sooner.
emopunk
2 years ago |Andrea, do you have any news wheter Zeiss is going to manufacture lenses for E-mount or not? This would be enough of a sign to understand what Sony expects NEX line to be and if in the distance it is going to bury A-mount.
admin
2 years ago |Hi Emopunk! At Photokina Sony announced that there will be Ziess primes for the E-system. So the answer is YES!
Jordi
2 years ago |Im writing a letter for the magic kings for a e mount zeiss prime lens….I think that an opcional evf compatible with nex/5 will be better for the nex7
Leslie
2 years ago |Zeiss will make E mount lenses but none will be stabilized…unless I’m wrong?(since they consider the IQ of a stabilized lens isn’t as good as a straight one).
fiatlux
2 years ago |The poll shows that people want an EVF. At least the visitors of this site, which may not be representative of the NEX target audience.
I for one would like an EVF, but either an optional removable one, or a built-in one in the corner of the back (similar to the Fuji X100 or Leica M, not a DSLR-like design). But I realise this means a slightly smaller screen.
Myst
2 years ago |i am curious to see the final product and size comparison with the a55, i don’t know how much SSS would have contributed to the size, but if it’s close in size with the a55 they should have added otherwise, if it’s very thin i wouldn’t mind too much. (olympus added their stabilizing system to their cameras and they still are small enough, though the senzor is a bit small i am sure sony could have done it with minimum size compromise)
fullframe
2 years ago |Zeiss w i l l eventually make lenses for NEX.. when Sony eventually w i l l make a fullframe NEX camera.
In two years time we w i l l see fullframe mirrorless EVF-cameras from all the big manufactures.
Why?
Well, the fullframe chip manufacturing costs are going down dramatically, as seen from Canon lately, giving extreme resolution combined with super low light performance, all for manufacturing bonuses of probably less than 100$.
Also optical viewfinders will start feeling limited in those low light situations, compared to new generations of OLED viewfinders. New super lenses will be produced as well as dusins of adapters for the gazillion legacy lenses, many wich originally were designed for mirrorless cameras.
And.. Sony has already acknowledged that the E-mount has been designed so big to allow for ‘possible’ fullframe sensors, as well as they are going to release the mount specifications for 3rd party lens and accessory manufaturers.
And.. when smaller is the new sales argument # 1 for an increasing number of segments, the mirror box w i l l have to go.
Personally, I want a NEX-11 with a programmable firmware and with a wireless interface over iPad.
I w i l l buy the se7en first though
JCH
2 years ago |BIG disappointment if it’s not a rangefinder! I was hoping for something pretty similar to current size with more buttons and controls on the outside. As soon as I know this rumor is certain I will stop waiting and get the NEX 5. I agree with others that I would be happy with a separate EVF. I have one for my EPL1 and actually don’t use it much.
elliot
2 years ago |I don’t care what ‘style’ body the camera has as long as it fixes the deficiencies of the current bodies while offering series-7-level features.
If it looks like a GH-series or even an Alpha axx-series I don’t care. In fact it might be interesting to see a NEX7 that fit in the body of an a55.
Naloo
2 years ago |Manual Video Mode + over 24Mbps AVCHD should be MUST this time
and
more Lense lineup, of course
er
2 years ago |who cares if it better than the previous NEX then i will buy it.
Anonymous
2 years ago |The NEX series will never have inbody sensor stabilization. Ever. That feature is reserved strictly for the Alpha DSLR line up. Doesn’t matter if they are technologically capable of doing it or not, the proof is that they’ve already put IS in their e-mount lenses and more importantly, marketing wise they want enthusiasts to upgrade into the Alpha range. Get over it.
kristoffer
2 years ago |Everybody wants their dream camera. However, how would Sony sell in the long run if everybody got it? They will never give people all they want in the same package since it then would be less of a point to upgrade later, something which Sony is dependent on. And all other manufacturs.
Miroslav
2 years ago |No IBIS = no buy. This, combined with total of 10 (!?) native lenses available by the end of 2012 means my interest in NEX is over. Let’s see what Pentax and next Olympus mirrorless cameras will be like.
BTW, I was also hoping for a rangefinder body style, but seems that Sony has to first deal with Panasonic and then go after Fuji
.
David
2 years ago |EVF with no image stabilization? Image stabilization is the only edge Sony has over Canon and Nikon….
Honestly….
Am I the only person completely fed up with Sony’s R&D department? Someone needs to fire them all and make them concentrate on REAL cameras…enough toys…what about us serious shooters that want fast high iso pro-level bodies and lenses? This is becoming quite pathetic…
SonyA700
2 years ago |“Image stabilization is the only edge Sony has over Canon and Nikon….”
David,
Really? Could you tell me what model of Canon or Nikon have that is the equivalent of the Nex series?
I think Sony has a HUGE edge over Canikon and IS is nothing to do with it!
Anonymous
2 years ago |Canon and Nikon don’t have any EVIL cameras. What are you talking about?
Sony Nex-7, l’attacco alla Panasonic GH2? | Sony Alpha News
2 years ago |[...] Via | SonyAlphaRumors [...]
Emopunk
2 years ago |Do the NEX lenses actually sold a coverage big enough for a FF sensor?
Emopunk
2 years ago |Sorry, I couldn’t edit previous post. I meant to ask wheter NEX lenses have or not coverage for FF sensors at the moment. Thanks.
hiepphotog
2 years ago |None of the current E-Mount is FF compatible.
EE
2 years ago |Shit. Guess that rules out all FULL FRAME NEX hopes…..
Pepperoni
2 years ago |What hiepphotog meant to say is that none of the current three e-mount lenses are FF compatible.
The E-mount itself is FF compatible if needed in the future. This was confirmed at Photokina.
Don
2 years ago |I think it’s suggested that even if a full-frame lens isn’t made for e-mount yet, it’s still possible to get an alpha mount and potentially use that. Perhaps with potential vignetting, but still very usable.
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GH
2 years ago |Sony didn’t deny that they could stick a 35mm sensor in the NEX series, but they also didn’t say that they plan on it. None of the current e-mount lenses are designed for 35mm, and even the LA-EA1 adapter isn’t designed for 35mm. I don’t expect a 35mm NEX anytime soon.
Olf
2 years ago |I want, for future nex camera, high speed contrast AF (a la panasonic) with touch screen, better overall reactivity, the new 16 mpxl sensor (or better), EVF as an accessory
Emopunk
2 years ago |So, one day.. When the hypothetical NEX with FF would come out, noone of these lense could be of any use, and neither would be the adapter for A-mount, which for sure is not cheap. I don’t know what you people think, but I find all of this a bit insane..
Anonymous
2 years ago |There will not be a FF EVIL for at least another 5 years.