New Sony A55 review

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Photographybay (Click here) tested the Sony A55: “The A55 gives the novice user plenty of room to grow in both the photo and video realms. The biggest limitations I found were the image buffer when shooting RAW files at high frame rate bursts and the unnatural feel of the fast AF in video recording. For an entry-level DSLR though, the Sony A55 will go toe-to-toe with just about any other comparably-priced camera out there.”

A reminder: The A55 like other Sony cameras is currently discounted in US:
And here is the summary of all US deals:
-$50 on the A580 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H and J&R.
-$50 on the A55 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
-$50 on the A33 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
-$50 on the NEX-5 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
-$50 on the NEX-3 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.

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(SR3) Cosina-Voigtländer working on a ultra fast lens for the NEX-system

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Go to min. 2:30 to see the Cosina fab and how they make their (handmade) lenses.

While we are still waiting to get our hands on the upcoming new Sony NEX lenses (like the soon coming Zeiss 24mm f/1.7) there is also “hope” coming from third party lens makers. According to our very first and new “Cosina source” there will be a new all manual and ultra fast Voigtländer lens coming by end of the year 2011. Their current only lens for mirrorless cameras is the [shoplink 6619 ebay]Nokton 25mm for m43 (Click here to see it on eBay)[/shoplink]. The source is new so please take the rumor with a grain of salt. But It might not be casual that at the end of the video on to the Cosina Designer talks about the NEX system… :)

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P.S.: What you might don’t know is that Cosina also produces many of the current manual Zeiss lenses.
P.P.S: A while ago there was a [shoplink 5973 ebay]Nokton 25mm with NEX adapter on eBay[/shoplink].

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SR3=50% chance it is correct
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Full aperture and focus control of EOS lenses on your NEX with Birger adapters.

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I am now posting all those news I could not post because of the NEX-C3, Sony A35 and Flash leaks. One of the coolest new products shown at the NABshow in Las Vegas is the EOS to NEX Birger adapter. It is the first adapter that provides full control of focus and aperture on all tested EOS lenses! But that adapter will be really expensive (should cost around $800). More (few) info on Birger.com.

If you need a cheap solution you can look at the new Kipon ESO to NEX adapter with manual aperture control on [shoplink 5561 ebay]eBay (but there are no items in stock now)[/shoplink]. Looks a bit weird but it seems to work (you get what you pay for).

P.S.: See the list of all current EOS to NEX manual adpaters on [shoplink 5932 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

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Sony TidBits

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Sony NEX-FS100 Demo Footage (Click those links to check if the camera is on preorder: [shopcountry 6170]).

70-200mm F/2.8 telephoto zoom comparison (Kurtmunger).
A crazy test: Hasselblad 45mm f/4 lens on the NEX-5 (DC.watch).
Sony Ranks as the Highest Rated Consumer Electronic Company in the United States (SonyRumors.net)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 review (Cnet US).
More image samples of the new chinese 28mm f/2.8 lens for NEX (Xitek forum).

As you know a few days ago we posted the first images of the NEX-C3. In our poll we asked you if you like the new camera and your answer was largely positive! ThePhoBlographer explains: “Why The Sony NEX-C3 May Be Really Awesome”. I do agree and you?

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After the NEX and the SLT cameas also the A580 gets a $50 discount in US.

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[shoplink 4617][/shoplink]Last week I have been a bit surprised to see that Sony launched a $50 instant rebate offer for the NEX and SLT cameras. Why surprised? Because of the recent power supply problems in Japan I did expect to see some supply shortage and maybe some price increase too. But Sony launched an instant rebate offer in US (not in Europe or Asia as long as I know). Today also the excellent [shoplink 4617]Sony A580 camera[/shoplink] have been included in the instant rebate action. See the A580 body-only and body-kit-lens price at Amazon, Adorama, B&H and J&R (Click on shop names). Cool or not? If europeans and asian do find similar deals or rebates drop me a line at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com. Thanks!

And here is the summary of all US deals:
-$50 on the A580 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H and J&R.
-$50 on the A55 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
-$50 on the A33 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
-$50 on the NEX-5 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
-$50 on the NEX-3 at Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.

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A Happy Easter time to all SAR readers!

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Dear SAR readers!

I wish all of you a happy time with your families and friends. I will have a long dinner with my parents and you might excuse me if I am not going to post any news or rumors today :)

Enjoy your time and take nice pictures! Feel free to post the links as a comment to that post.

P.S.: You sent me many links to news reviews and new videos during the last week. I will all post them starting from tomorrow! Thanks for your very precious help!

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More pictures of the flash and a NEX-C3 vs NEX-3 comparison.

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Also the new flash pictures have been leaked on photobucket and than removed after a few minutes. Sony NEX talk forum managed to copy the pictures. Our friend and SAR readers “Skywalker” created a cool animated NEX-C3 vs NEX-3 size comparison at http://alphacorner.eu/index.php/nowe/nex-c3-vs-nex-3-roznice-miedzypokoleniowe. He also calculated the approximate size of the C3: “Width to height it’s 111,7mm x 61,2mm“.

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