The korean website SLRclub posted a new detailled Sony A55 review. As you might now they publishe the text as a jpeg so you can’t translate it with any computer software. Anyway there are so many image samples and graphics that makes it worth to check it out.

Luminous Landscape is testing the Sony A55 and now writes that “I continue to be impressed by the A55, though when used alongside the A900 the EVF does leave something to be desired. Image quality doesn’t though, and while only 16MP vs 24MP, IQ is excellent, displaying at least two stops lower noise than the A900 at higher ISOs.”

Also the japanese Ascii.jp (google english translation) website tested the Sony A55.

Sony A55 preorders at: Amazon, BHphoto, Amazon DE, Amazon FR,

Techtilt wrote a Sony NEX-VG10 First Impressions Review

My Sony NEX-VG10 Story and Unboxing Pictorial (SonyInsider)

Sony NEX-VG10 orders at: Amazon, BHphoto, Amazon DE, Amazon FR, Amazon UK.

SonyAlphaNex tested the [shoplink 4217]Voigtländer 50mm f/1.1 lens[/shoplink]. It has not a high quality as the Leica 50mm f/1.0 Noctilux but it is ten times cheaper!

If you like the SonyAlphaNex image samples get the lens on [shoplink 4217]eBay (Click here to see current auctions)[/shoplink].

Photozone tested two new Third-party lenses on the Sony NEX camera. Both lenses do perform extremely well:

1) Zeiss Biogon ZM T* 35mm f/2 (Click here to read the review)

2) Voigtlander APO Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 (Click here to read the review)

Image courtesy: Photozone

“Are you listening Canon and Nikon?“. That’s how Photozone starts the conclusion after reviewing the Zeiss ZA Planar T* 85mm f/1.4. I have nothing to add. Every Sony guy here knows that this is a lens to buy.  Read the review (Click here) and than order the lens at Amazon or Adorama or any other store you like :)

Image Courtesy Motimotion.at

Our friend Wolfgang tested two very detailled new Lens tests:

1) Leica M-Summarit 35mm f/2.5 (Click here to read the test)
He tested the lens comparing it with the Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2.0. The [shoplink 4178]Leica is not a cheap lens ($1500 on eBay)[/shoplink]

2) Voigtländer Super Wide Heliar 15mm f/4.5 (Click here to read the test)
It’s a nice super-cheap wide-angle you cna buy for [shoplink 4177]250 Euro on eBay (Click here to see current auctions).[/shoplink]

As you might know Sony officially announced a new firmware update for the [shoplink 3000]NEX-3[/shoplink] and [shoplink 3003]NEX-5[/shoplink] cameras (it will be available by mid-October). There will be also a new firmware upgrade for the NEX-VG10 camcorder in November. Luminous Landscape (Click here) had the chance to test the new firmware!
Interesting notes:
– “Once you work the updated camera for a few minutes it then doesn’t take long to realize that this is a camera reborn.”
– “This firmware update now allows setting the aperture during video shooting, if the mode is set to Aperture priority beforehand (or the Background Defocus control is used). You can’t set the aperture during filming, only beforehand, but at least you can.”
– AF with Sony SAM and SSM lenses: “I tried six different lenses and all autofocused fine, but I found that the AF speed ranged from about two to four seconds. I would therefore judge this to be one of those nice to have capabilities, but frankly not something that I would use often, and certainly not at all if the subject is moving.”

I agree with what they say here: “Well done Sony! From complaints to shipping firmware update in three months shows that there are execs at the company that are listening to end users, and who care. This won’t go unnoticed or unappreciated by the user community.“. So now let’s hope Sony is listen to us: We want the A77 and next FF as soon as possible! :)

Image courtesy: Photozone.de

Photozone keeps testing third-party lenses on Sony NEX cameras :)

They just published the Voigtlander Color Heliar 75mm f/2.5 (on Sony NEX) Review (Click here to read it): “The [shoplink 4096]Color Heliar[/shoplink] doesn’t cost an arm and a leg and if you’re looking for an affordable medium tele prime lens it is certainly worth a look.”

[shoplink 4096]Click here to see the list of current Heliar 75mm auctions on eBay[/shoplink]!