Zeiss 24mm for NEX in Stock status. NEX-5/3/VG10 firmware info leaked!
I keep getting good news all the time now 
After the new Tamron announcement and NEX-7 shipment news I also can post you the first pdf with the NEX-5/3/VG10 firmware info. It’s coming veeery soon! Download the pdf here: nexvg.info/VG10_fw_update.pdf. (A SAR reader just told em that the linsk ahs been found by Christopher Ashworth).
And here is the new in Stock status of the Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 for NEX.
It’s in Stock in Europe at Amazon Deutschland (Click here), Amazon UK (Click here), Sony Sweden (Click here) and Cameracenter UK (Click here).
In Asia/Australia at Sony Australia (Click here), Digitalrev (Click here) and eBay (Click here).
Still not in Stock in North America: SonyStore US (Temporarily out of Stock) and Sony Canada (In February only?).
Joe
2 years ago |Any idea if they plan to increase the auto bracketing range in a firmware update? +-0.7 is useless.
emopunk
2 years ago |They should and could have been doing it for all a and e cameras since HDR break out.
David
2 years ago |Can’t you just use manual mode? Or hell.. just use exposure compensation?
I assume any HDR work is done from a tripod to keep the position fixed, so you can bracket whatever you want by using manual mode.
It’s not like the camera is somehow incapable of generating HDR images. But that’s how it sounds every time one of you HDR people calls it useless.
C
2 years ago |Peaking for the VG10? Hell just froze over, ladies and gentlemen.
Q
2 years ago |The weather HAS been a little unusual lately
JonasM
2 years ago |Hopefully the FW will arrive before Christmas because I’m picking up the Zeiss 24-70 next week and then the LA-EA2 on Christmas Eve.
iRat
2 years ago |http://www.aztekcomputers.com/SEL24F18Z-SONY-2479339.html
They list Zeiss 24mm in stock, with price $1081.44.
It’s a us web store, the website says it has office in both CA and TX
z
2 years ago |A new lens for NEX 23mm f/1.7. Not sure if it’s good but it’s cheap.
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2011/12/08/new-slr-magic-hyperprime-e-mount-nex-lens-the-23-1-7/#comment-107780
Forbes
2 years ago |Just saw that one too. I have been debating getting a NEX, this finally convinced me the format is serious enough to get one. Sigma, Tamron, SLR Magic, it’s all starting to mature. This latest lens seems like it could be a real winner. The perfect focal length, great aperture size and a nice price. If it performs good enough (doesn’t have to be perfect), I will certainly get one.
Now to decide C3 or 5N…
Alec Rollins
2 years ago |23mm 1/7 is more of a character lens and for the price probably a great add, especially for those of us not able to buy $1K Zeiss glass
Jonathan Geach
2 years ago |The problem is that I won’t really need the NEX-5 firmware once the NEX-7 arrives.
Good problem to have
Vromopodarix
2 years ago |Finally !! I was waiting for the peaking firmware for the VG10, that and the SLR magic lens will suit my video very much.
I never understood why the Nex5/3 got it and and not the VG10.
mugen
2 years ago |I think that VER.4 already is out, is that VER.5 Firmware ?
I really don’t understand why for NEX-3/5 will be added Micro AF adj. for the A-mount adapter, but A65 still don’t have it.
Matt
2 years ago |Because the AF micro adjustment is in the adapter? This just adds a menu option in the camera to make the actual adjustment – as far as I know there is no AF micro adjustment in A-Mount below A77.
nexswiss
2 years ago |Got the Zeiss last night, love it so far
nioxder
2 years ago |I’m happy for the owners of any of these cameras, but when a similar update for sony a33/a55?, It seems that the sony has a little neglected …
Seeky
2 years ago |I totally agree, sony, I want peaking on my a33, not so difficult right?
And btw, include auto iso range adjustments, and more flexible programmable buttons. Would be a nice christmas present.
dts
2 years ago |they should include shutter priority for video
Pete
2 years ago |Hope the new firmware update is available for NEX-5N as well?
Mistral75
2 years ago |There is no need for it. The functions added by this firmware (compatibility with Sony LA-EA2 adapter) are already there in NEX-5N.
Pete
2 years ago |I mean new firmware for NEX-5N to fix the clicking issue. As reported here sometime back.
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-a77-bug-issue-and-nex-5n-click-issue-fix-and-firmware-news/
admin
2 years ago |Hi Paul!
I explain it here for all readers.
1) A SAR reader sent me the link to the pdf without to mention Christopher Ashwort. Keep in mind that I cannot always know who is the real main source (dpreview forum? VG20 forum…or somebody else?). I now added the link to Christophers vimeo profile. I also contacted the reader that sent me the message and asked him to confirm to Christopher that I didn’t get any link to his website. UPDATE: Here is the link with the apologize from the SAR reader that sent me the link to the pdf file: http://vimeo.com/groups/nexvg10/forumthread:249891
2) I would understand if you would be upset because I ignored your message, but I didn’t. I answered you here and on vimeo and edited the original article.
really feel free at any time to contact me to correct articles. I am doing that job on SAR all alone and it’s impossible in the world wide web to know at any time from whom the news streaming is coming.
Thanks
P.S.: never begged anyone to buy through my links. Beside that most links in these days are to Sonystyle which I am no affiliated with!
Michael
2 years ago |Please note that the 24/1.8 on Amazon Germany is (or was) offered by a marketplace seller, not by Amazon themselves. I wouldn’t trust that status too much. Amazon still lists the lens as “available in 1 to 2 months”.
mt95
2 years ago |Will a33/a55 also get an update? I want the peaking feature on my a55 !..
David
2 years ago |Stop whining Paul
TONS of people read this site, and it’s great for rumors AND news about Sony camera. Even though there are other Sony sites out there, this is the most regularly updated and has the most user participation.
And Andrea does usually give credit to sources, assuming he knows who they are. Or if someone finds the source, he edits in a link
If you want another site, make your own and see how well it does.
admin
2 years ago |Hi Paul!
As you see your comment is online so I don’t know where you say adverse comments are never approved. I wish you good luck with your website but please stop saying my honest reporting is poisoned by the advertising. This is not true and stop. SAR readers do know that I have been the first to talk about the NEX-5n click issues, about the A77 lagging problems. I am critizing Sony for some of their marketing and product strategy decision. And most of my links are to Sonystore which I am not affiliated with (so no money to make here).
About the “Click here” text. I always add that on news, rumors and deals. That’s standard on ALL links on this website. So you are again wrong here when making readers believe I am doing that on deals only.
And I never begged for money. This site has four sections. Just follow the rumors section to avoid the deal news coverage. That’s it.
And, beside that if you still think this website isn’t good than simply do not visit it. There are so many websites out there…why bother to come here?
Matt
2 years ago |Hmmm Paul you seem to be advertising your own sites here while complaining about advertising on SAR! If you don’t like SAR don’t visit – stop trying to pull readers to your own sites! Andrea is very open about the advertising links and the very small amount of money he gets from them (which I would imagine contribute a small portion of keeping the site active and in no way compensate Andrea for the time he spends on the site).
I applaud Andrea for being so open and honest and no the site isn’t littered with pop-ups and ads all over the place. And lastly these are links to products that Sony Alpha users are likely to buy anyway – so why shouldn’t Andrea make a small amount of money for pointing them in the right direction?
Alexander
2 years ago |What about AF micro adjustment for A65? It is more advanced and expensive camera than Nex3/5…
mugen
2 years ago |Yes, what about A33/35/55/560/580 and A65 ?
Matt
2 years ago |So let me get this straight, you guys are complaining about cameras NOT having AF micro adjust? And did Sony ever say they were supposed to have it? Or promise that it was a ‘coming’ feature? NO. If you bought one of those cameras you bought it KNOWING it does not have AF micro adjust – what are you complaining about?
Whinge whinge bitch bitch is all I ever hear on here!
The LA-EA2 IS advertised as having AF micro adjust so they damn well have to make sure that all cameras that support it have this option – It seems that is exactly what they are doing.
JonasM
2 years ago |Keep in mind NEX-5 users are paying 400$ extra to get this feature. You bought the A65 at lower price than the A77 because it lacked some features (and build quality) but now you want them free? Maybe you should have gotten the A77?
Alexander
2 years ago |That is a _program_ feature, so it costs almost nothing to the manufacture as it already has been implemented in similar model – A77. There is surely a marketing decision, what features should lack the lower model in order to promote sales of the higher one. But there is not “for free” – nobody but Sony knows what is the margin from cameras and for what.
Seeky
2 years ago |Keep in mind that it is way cheaper to add features in firmware compared to body build quality or even an extra button, since you have only to make a firmware once. That is also why expensive bodies have all buttons and cheaper bodies not. Technology is now far enough to say that image quality is quite good including lower end models, so why not include great firmware (improvements) on certain bodies? The difference in hardware may remain to keep diversification.
Reynolds
2 years ago |The Sony Store just hit my account for the 24mm lens. The Sony Store shows “Ready for Shipment, 12/9/11″…yippee!! Some movement!!!
Allan
2 years ago |What bas bad news no Lens correction with the new firmware !!!!!!!!!!
Harvey
2 years ago |Since I haven’t a LA-EA2 (yet), for me this news is not of great value (yet). Unless … there’s more in the firmware, really small things like an improved bracketing function
Readers who know more: keep us posted!
Kevin
2 years ago |Yes ! no interest in this firmware !! I was hoping lens correction too !!
SONY have not work too much in this fw … i could have bought the 16 mm if it have !! because this lens really need to be corrected !! so sad .. I will keep my money !!
I don’t care about the LA-EA2
Franck
2 years ago |Where is the lens correction !!!
achhhhhhh ….
Carol
2 years ago |I regret there is no lens correction too
i fear they will not be a lot sony lens or camera to put under the christmas tree !!
Scamp
2 years ago |When-when-when????
My nex-5+laea2+35f18+85f28 very-very-very wait for this FW
Mr Mom
2 years ago |What is a NEX-5C? I know the NEX-5 and the NEX-5N, but not this one.
Michael
2 years ago |A NEX-5C is a NEX-5 without Eye-Fi
KC
2 years ago |It has been pretty quiet over here from Amazon. Guess we won’t get ours till January at the earliest. Hopefully we get ours around the time we get our NEX-7 …
Anonymous
2 years ago |Why are you guys expecting more than compatibility with the LA-EA2 for the NEX-5 in this FW update? The NEX-5 is discontinued. Sony won’t be putting anymore new features in it. They want to make money, they’ll save the feature for the NEX-6 or whatever comes next. Get real.
JonasM
2 years ago |The Sony NEX-5 is not discontinued. It still sells at Sony stores worldwide. But yes, this is a FW update adding support for the LA-EA2 adapter so it’s not fair to expect unrelated fixes or features.
NEXfive
2 years ago |Get real yourself, anonymous stirrer: Panasonic just pleased their GH2 customers with new firmware, is NOT blocking hacking and additionally adds Lens Correction profiles usually when new lenses are coming out. I’m still hoping Sony does not want customers like you, but this PDF unfortunately looks damn final…
Mike
2 years ago |just about dreaming ! but sony could make money with a firmware that include lens corection ! I could have bought the 16 mm ! but now I will keep my “old” nex 5 (who only is 1 year old) a little bit more !!
JonasM
2 years ago |Maybe a stupid question, but doesnt ACR have the 16mm lens profile and do lens correction just fine?