The NEX-5n is a Monster of a camera! (First review by Steve Huff)
Today we have many Sony NEX-5n news! Stev Huff (Click here) just posted the first full Sony NEX-5n review. And he says the NEX-5n is a monster and: “The bottom line is that Sony improved the 5 series and the 5n is an easy recommend as well as the best bang for the buck in the NEX line. At $699 with lens, I have to ask myself…For the money does it get any better than this? The answer to that is NO!”
Steve posted many image samples and comparisons with other mirrorless cameras (including the ultaexpensive Leica M9p).
All (p)reviews and image samples I saw around the web do confirm that this is a wonderful camera. Now let’s hope Sony will do it right and make some nice NEX pancakes and other high grade lenses like the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 (Click here to preorder).
You can get the NEX-5n at:
Amazon (in Stock!), Sonystore US (in Stock!), Sonystore Canada (in Stock!), Digitalrev (in Stock), eBay (in Stock!), Amazon DE (preorder) and Amazon UK (preorder),
More NEX-5n reviews:
First user review at Amazon US (Click here).
Ascii.jp (google translated).
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here are the prices of thes...
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Werner Ruotsalainen
9 months ago |Now, I only wish its video is also better (even less moire, even better true resolution) than that of the GH2. Albeit, frankly, I don’t think it’ll be the case, taking into account the video performance of previous / other Sony cameras. Any real tests? The ones at http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-nex-5n-video-quality-reviews/ only show the low-light performance, but can’t be used to correctly measure the real resolution and moire.
dts
9 months ago |i don’t think we are seeing any streetprice yet for the cam. i bet next week we will see a 10% pricedrop in the UK once more shops get their stock.
is the 50mm 1.8 OSS really not available before december? sounds sooooo far away for this perfect combolens
any news sony planning a 35mm 1.8 OSS counterpart for 2012 ?? i can’t figure out if the rumors floating around have any truth to them anymore….
thanks
NEXfive
9 months ago |Yes, so far the NEX-5N is really overpriced in Europe compared to the former NEX-5 or the prices in the US. Also the bundles aren’t really interesting for Upgraders – who wants to buy a second lens he already owns?
Officially announced from Sony for 2012 are three E-Mount lenses: a high-performance G-Series standard-zoom lens, a wide-angle zoom lens and a mid-telephoto lens. I wouldn’t expect anything else. No 35mm prime lens, especially since there is a 30mm already (Macro). But possibly next year there will be more attractive NEX-5N kits for much better prices…
dk
9 months ago |“At $699 with lens, I have to ask myself…For the money does it get any better than this? The answer to that is NO!”
I like this.
Wirralpix
9 months ago |If the IQ of the A77/NEX7 doesn’t come up to scratch I may keep my A700 and buy the NEX-5n with the EVF instead. It sounds like the perfect camera to compliment the A700.
Renato M.
9 months ago |When I saw the specs leaks of this camera I thought that this could be a better shopping than the G3 but I still was thinking about the G3 since it’s a nice camera, it has good reviews and I knew Panasonic was doing a good job with the videos – even with the NEX-5n AVCHD 2.0. Plus, I didn’t know if I would be able to buy that in time, they didn’t have a release date except that it would be in September and for me, it had to be in the first two weeks of September – yeah, it happened. But then, when I found out that the NEX-5n had full manual control in video mode and it would be available in time, things started to change.
But if I was to compare NEX-5n+EVF vs GH2, for video and for the money, plus it has more lenses, I would still go for the GH2.
Matt
9 months ago |I believe the sensor is the same one as used in A580. The 16mp sensor is definitely the sweet spot for APS-C, screw the megapixel race!
NEXfive
9 months ago |Steve Huff really sounds enthusiastic – quite more than while reviewing his sponsors’ lenses
Lens Compensation seems to be an awesome so far underestimated new feature. Hopefully Firmware 05 for NEX-5/3 will include this when it comes out around mid of October for the LA-EA2 Adapter…
Blockey
9 months ago |Some news on the A77 please!!
EvanZ
9 months ago |Steve says the jpeg processing is better in the 5N compared to the C3. Is that true? Are there other significant differences? Are the RAW files exactly the same or are there difference there, too? He didn’t test RAW.
Andy
9 months ago |Preordered mine from jessops UK (£599 with kit lens is pretty darn good price to me)…I was under the impression it was released today in UK (sept 5th)…Yet its still on preorder…they took the money though so cant be very long hopefully!
So what is the actual UK release date for the 5n?
Edgars
9 months ago |I believe that A77/65/NEX7 will be dramatically improved. At low ISOs it’s already beat any small sensor (FF or less) camera may be except D3x. Usually for Sony advanced cameras difference between pre-production and final camera is huge. So it were for A700 and A900.
Most of people forget about A65, which will be with the same IQ as A77/NEX7, just not without pro handling features, but for 30-40% cheaper. I expect it will be real big seller for Sony.
danilkazzz
9 months ago |Unfortunately, there’s no 720p option on 5n and the price in Europe is 699€ with kit lens, which is US$1000! including VAT.
If we add up 20% VAT to the US price (US$700) it’s still US$840. WTF?!
Sony, please stop ripping off European users.
Wheelus
9 months ago |It’s not Sony. It’s the European Union and each individual country.
David
9 months ago |Nothing to do with Sony. It’s the price you pay for living in Europe. Japan is very expensive. The US is always cheaper. And if you *REALLY* want to depress yourself, check out the prices in Hong Kong.
For instance, my zeiss 16-35 is £1300 in the UK. But only £850 in hong kong. That’s an INSANE price difference. You could buy an a580 for the price difference.
It’s just the way of the world. Everything is relative. A plate of noodles costs 25p in thailand. A beer is £6 in scandanavia. A 6 bedroom house in Texas or a condo in San Francisco.
Leon
9 months ago |Is there any information on when the 5N will be available in Germany? So far, there’s nothing here.
About the high european price tags: It’s sad but if you add VAT and customs duty for imports, you end up slightly below the 600€ mark (for a $599 product). It’s become quite common for manufacturers (not just Sony) to just round up the small remaining difference.
eagle8421
9 months ago |That’s strange, because here in Switzerland the 5N is in Stock since last week… But same story with the price…
danilkazzz
9 months ago |It’s already available at notebooksbilliger.de (silver version) http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/foto+film/digitalkameras+foto+film/systemkameras/sony/sony+nex+5n+ks+silber+18+55?refcampaign_id=fc887bc1e6d29b00c79ab7a998d91ceb
Edit: Not any more. They had it in stock at midday, though.
lorenzino
9 months ago |Leon, I saw and handled the 5N at the Sony Center in Berlin, where is can be bought regularly. They told me that also the Nex7 will arrive to Berlin the 20th of September. Probably the have an advantage here because it is, after all, a Sony center…
Leon
9 months ago |Cool, thank you very much. I had just checked online retailers so far. But if they have it there…
After all it’s right on my way home from work
danilkazzz
9 months ago |Thanks, it’s a pleasure living in Berlin.
Are the old 3 and 5 still available as well?
lorenzino
9 months ago |yup, discounted. I think I saw the Nex3 kit (18-55) for 350 e.
But please check if I am correct before having a heart attack!
danilkazzz
9 months ago |Thanks. Here at the local MediaMarkt there is a NEX 3 16mm kit for 250€ (exhibit model). I’m thinking of getting a cheap NEX 3 now and just waiting for the 5n to get cheaper next year.
Any prices on the nex 5 kit?
leon
9 months ago |I stopped by at Saturn (Alexanderplatz) and the NEX-5 kit with the 16mm Pancake was on display for 477€.
And they didn’t have a 5N there, yet.
danilkazzz
9 months ago |No big deal, it’s cheaper at Amazon.
Christopher
9 months ago |How does he consider the touch screen to be gimmicky? On a camera that has a limited number of buttons, the touch screen is a great idea to speed up the process of changing more detailed settings. Especially as he was fumbling with that control wheel– just touch it!
lorenzino
9 months ago |Can’t remember. I will go there tomorrow. But it costs a bit more.
250 euros for the kit… well, that is a nice price! Depends of course on the conditions of the display model…
danilkazzz
9 months ago |Condition looked great actually.
Could you drop me an email (smartphoneworldblog@gmail.com) about the prices? That would be so awesome!
Chad
9 months ago |For menu driving, the video of people using the touch screens for the command dial controls look clunky and has me asking, why not use the physical dial which is super smooth. For vertical menu scrolling, it looks like a wash, but will soon see myself.
One area that looks like an improvement is touchscreen control for playback – image browsing.
ScottD
9 months ago |nevermind.
ScottD
9 months ago |Agreed. Touchscreen is here to stay. I don’t think you could convince any Iphone users to give it up.. not sure why photogs are so reluctant to embrace it. It’s a good thing to have
Allan
9 months ago |Andrea they are people who are talking about firmware n 5 for nex 3/5. Have u heard something ?
NEXfive
9 months ago |…I’m the one talking about this Firmware Update for two weeks already since having read it’s announcement here:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/24/sony-announces-three-new-nex-e-mount-lenses-la-ea2-a-mount-adap/
So obviously there should come Firmware 05 with the LA-EA2 adapter hopefully including many new features from the NEX-5N…
danilkazzz
9 months ago |@lorenzino
Condition looked great actually.
Could you drop me an email (smartphoneworldblog@gmail.com) about the prices? That would be so awesome!
double comment :S hmm
stresskiller
9 months ago |tip for Andrea:
make a list of e-mount converters so that people can also pre order the converter they need for the lenses the already own.
John D.
9 months ago |If Steve’s 5n comparison headshots with the M9 are a true sensor IQ indicator, he’s well advised to sell his M9 while he can. After the NEX 7 is released, I suspect there will be many used M9′s looking for new homes. Just sayin’.
David
9 months ago |People don’t own an M9 for the image quality. It’s a status symbol more than anything else. A lot of owners aren’t even serious photographers!
Carl
9 months ago |While that may be true for many, there are certainly serious and talented photographers who shoot Leicas. They have the best line of lenses, and rangefinder focusing is a very pleasing experience as long as everything is calibrated.
Sören
9 months ago |Autofocus adjustment in a contrast AF camera? What for?
RTI
9 months ago |It has previously been stated, it’s related to the new translucent adapter…
Nic
9 months ago |Still hesitating over the lack of a quality pancake. Main reason I’m interested in 5N, or the 7, is the option of staying compact.
As has been said, sensor of 5N in body of 7: that would be hard to say no to.
malario
9 months ago |purchased the nex-5n here in germany via german sony online shop 3th of september – they say it is on the way!
leon
9 months ago |Now they say that it’s no longer available
Simon
9 months ago |I don’t consider this a review. It’s barely more than a hand-on preview video showing shape and menues.
lorenzino
9 months ago |Hi again.
here are the prices of these cameras in Sony Center (Berlin):
Nex-3 + 18-55 = 349 e.
Nex-C3 + 18-55 = 629 e.
Nex-5 + 18-55 = 449 e.
Nex + 18-55 = 699 e.
Other prices (b.o., other combos etc.) varies accordingly…
howasparty
9 months ago |Does lens correction only affect jpg (as I suppose) or also raw files?
ray oody
9 months ago |Do you think its possible for Sony to decrease the resulotion on NEX7 from 24.3 to 16mp??? Cause if they did…we would all shift to NEX7 no doubt..
Cliff
9 months ago |I cant help but wonder if there are some marketing people within Sony that are upset that the NEX 5n’s image quality was not “crippled” more. When people talk about the 5n having such amazing low light performance and overall awesome picture quality at such a “low” price! LOL That must make some Sony inside guys furious.