First Sony A35 and NEX-C3 cameras in Stock in european stores! Soon in Stock in US too!

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The last two announced cameras are now in Stock ins some eurpean stores:
The new Sony NEX-C3 is in Stock at Amazon Deutschland (Click here), Amazon France (Click here) and Amazon UK (Click here) will have it in Stock on August 1.
You can get the A35 at Amazon France (Click here) and Amazon UK (Click here).

And there is one more news for our US readers.BHphoto is now taking preorders on the Sony NEX-C3 (Click here) and on the Sony A35 (Click here). That means they will have them in Stock soon!

Sony NEX-C3 shipment started (In Asia)

[shoplink 7207][/shoplink] One of our reader (Thanks Eric) confirmed that shipments of the new [shoplink 7207]Sony NEX-C3[/shoplink] has been started in Singapore and generally in Asia. There are now plenty of NEX-C3 tests in Asia like on Fengniao and NikkeiBP.

Below you can see the NEX-C3 link list I usually check to see if a camera is in Stock. Crazy or not? :)
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SLR magic 28mm f/2.8 NEX lens in Stock on eBay.

[shoplink 7358 ebay][/shoplink] Slr magic from Hong Kong just announced via Twitter that the new 28mm f/2.8 lens for E-mount is in Stock on [shoplink 7358 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. The price is $199. This is a manual lens that needs no adapter to fit on your NEX camera. I havn’t found a review on the world wide web, just a hands-on written by Steve Huff.

This is the second NEX lens made by the company. The other one is the SLR Magic 35mm f/1.7 you can also get on [shoplink 3514 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

P.S.: I hope Sigma or Voigtländer will do the pancakes Sony is missing in their roadmap. Would love to see a native [shoplink 3717 ebay]35mm f/1.4 Voigtländer[/shoplink] lens for example!

US instant rebates on the A55, NEX-5 and VG10 (replacements coming soon?)


There have been new instant rebates on the Sony A55 camera. As you know last week we told you that there could be a new A57 (or A65) announcement in July. And rumors from new sources do suggest that also the NEX-5 and VG10 could be replaced (more on that as soon as I get info from trusted sources). The very interesting note is that those deals do end on July 9. And our sources told us that there coul be a press release on July 7 :)
The following price drops in US may be a indirect confirmation that the rumor is correct! Here is the list of the price drops:

A55
You can get the A55 body only for $699 (-50$) at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
And there are also price drops on different A55 kit options at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

NEX-5
$50 price drops on all kits at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

NEX-VG10
$150.00 Instant Rebate on the NEX-VG10 double lens kit at Adorama (Click here).

New Holga lens for NEX

[shoplink 7098 ebay][/shoplink] I found that news via 43rumors. The new Holga lens for NEX is now available on [shoplink 7098 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. I don’t know how many of you are Holga fans, but I am one of them :)

Specifications

  • Effective Focal Length: 60mm (120 Medium Format – apply crop ratio as per your SLR)
  • Aperture: Fixed f/8
  • Focus: Manual Zone Focus
  • Lens Type: Plastic
  • Dimensions: 38x57mm
  • Weight: 38g

Preorder the new Samyang/Rokinon/Wallimex 35mm f/1.4 manual lens for Alpha Mount.

I was wondering why I couldn’t find any preorder option of the new Samyang 35mm f/1.4 manual lens. Finally I discovered that in US and Europe the lens has a different “name”. It’s called Rokinon in US and sometimes called Wallimex in Europe (why?). You can preorder the lens for $499 at Amazon (Click here). Didn’t found the lens in european stores.

P.S.: The real bargain is the 85mm f/1.4 you can get for $274 on Amazon (Click here).