Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

Sony A7 with a Fuji GX680 by chiek Here is the Sony A7 that has technical movements such as rise, fall, and shift by mating it to the Fuji GX680, 6x8 cm medium format camera. Here was chiek's concept .

Fuji X100s Digital Split Image Focusing Demo Here's a nice feature of the upcoming Fuji X100s that we'd like to see in a future NEX camera. They are using the PDAF sensor to create a digital split image to mimic classic manual focus slrs and rangefinders. You can also see that they've finally included focus peaking to one of their cameras. All NEX cameras include focus peaking since June 2011 .

Sony NEX-6 vs Fujifilm XE-1 Video The Camera Store put up the $1000 Sony NEX-6 against the $1400 Fujifilm XE-1 . They found that the NEX-6 was a better all around camera while the Fujifilm XE-1 was a step ahead in the still photo department. Check out the spec comparison we did for the NEX-5R vs the XE-1 here .

NEX-7 with Voigtlander 15mm, Sigma 30mm, and Fujinon 50mm lens Here is a set of pictures by Emmanuel C. taken in Turkey with his Sony NEX-7. He brought along a pair of adapted manual focus lenses: Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar and the Fujinon 50mm f/1.9 lens. He also used the native E-mount autofocus the Sigma 30mm f/2.8 DN lens. This provides a nice set covering 22.5mm, 45mm, and 75mm equivalent field of view. Check out Emmanuel's website at EmmanuelChampagne.fr .

Sony NEX-5R vs Fujifilm X-E1 (front view) Fujifilm announced their new X sersies camera dubbed the X-E1. It shares the same 16.3 mp sensor with the Fujifilm X-Pro1. The X-E1 is a smaller, lighter X-Pro1 without the hybrid viewfinder. The X-E1 only uses the electronic viewfinder from Sony. Let's see how the Fujifilm X-E1 compares to Sony's new WIFI wonder, the NEX-5R . Combatants Sony Alpha NEX-5R Fujifilm X-E1 Number of effective pixels 16.1 million pixels 16.3 million pixels CCD Sensor APS-C CMOS Sensor 23.5 x 15.6 mm APS-C X-Trans CMOS Sensor 23.6 x 15.6 mm Crop Factor 1.5x (50mm lens = 75mm FOV) 1.5x ISO Range 100 - 25600 200-25600 Lens Mount Sony NEX E-mount Fujifilm X Mount Flange Focal Distance 18 mm 17.7 mm Focusing 25 Point Contrast Detect AF 99 Point Phase Detect AF and Manual Focus 49 Point Contrast Detect AF and Manual Focus Image Stabilization In Lens - OSS (Optical Steady Shot) In Lens - OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) Shutter Speed 30s to 1/4000 with Bulb Mo...

It looks like the Fuji X-Pro 1 didn't make a favorable 1st impression with the guys at EOSHD. Here's an excerpt comparing the Sony NEX-7 with the more expensive X-Pro 1. The NEX 7 has a far better video mode, very good manual controls, better AF and better manual focus. It has an articulated screen of the same resolution, a better EVF, a smaller body, with a wider range of lenses, some with optical image stabilisation (the X-Pro 1 lacks image stabilisation altogether be it in-camera or on the lens), peaking for MF and a wider range of features overall in the firmware. In my opinion, the optical viewfinder is superseded by the OLED EVF and no amount of hybrid niceness can save it. 5 years ago, it was preferable to have an optical viewfinder because EVFs were rubbish. Now, it is the opposite. Read the EOSHD Fuji X-Pro 1 First Look . Thanks EOSHD!

Sony NEX-7 (top) vs Fuji X-Pro1 Here is another challenger for the Sony NEX system. The new Fuji X-Pro1 builds on the success of the Fuji X100 first to introduce a hybrid viewfinder. It has a 2nd generation hybrid viewfinder and a new "organic" aps-c cmos sensor. The X-Pro1 is being introduced with 3 prime lenses: 18mm f/2.0, 35mm f/1.4, and 60mm f/2.4 macro. The 1.5x crop factor of X-Pro 1 means that the 3 lenses provide an equivalent FOV of 27mm, 52mm, and 90mm. Here is what we know so far and this will be updated when the X-Pro1 stats are officially announced. Combatants Sony Alpha NEX-7 Fuji X-Pro1 Number of effective pixels 24.3 million pixels 16.3 million pixels CCD Sensor APS-C CMOS Sensor 23.5 x 15.6 mm APS-C CMOS Sensor 23.5 x 15.6 mm Crop Factor 1.5x 50mm lens = 75mm FOV 1.5x 50mm lens = 75mm FOV ISO Range 100 - 16000 200-6400 (100-25600 with boost) Lens Mount Sony NEX E-mount Fujifilm X Mount Flange Focal Distance 18mm 17.7mm Focusing 25 Point Contrast AF an...

Luminous Landscape is doing a rolling review of the Sony NEX-7 . So far they've covered the user interface and high iso capabilities of the NEX-7. The fourth installment of the review is perfect for gearheads. The NEX-7 is shown with most of the E-mount lenses and the LA-EA2 lens adapter. The camera is also shown alongside the NEX-5N with viewfinder, the Fuji X100, the Leica M9 with a 50mm Summilux, and the Panasonic GH2. The video gives us a good idea of the size of each camera and lens. Grab a glass of wine, dim the lights, and play the video in full screen - get ready for 12 minutes of gear lust. NEX-7 and the X100 Side by Side Thanks Luminous Landscape! Make sure to follow the rolling review in the link above.

NEX-7 24mp APS-C Sensor vs Leica, Canon, Nikon, and Fuji DxOMark published their test results for the Sony NEX-7 sensor and we wanted to see how it compares to the most popular cameras around. The top row shows the NEX-7 vs the full frame contenders, Leica M9 and the Canon 5d Mark II. The NEX-7 comes out on top overall with a score of 81. The Canon 5dII is a close second gaining a DxOMark of 79. The Leica M9 comes in third with a score of 69. The NEX-7 edges out both full frame contenders in Portrait (Color Depth) and Landscape (Dynamic Range). The 5dII wins in the Low Light ISO category followed by the NEX-7 with the M9 in third. The bottom row of the image above shows the APS-C sensored cameras. The NEX-7 and the Nikon D7000 are the top APS-C cameras in this comparison. The Fuji X100 comes in third and the Canon 7D comes in last. The scores are based on RAW sensor performance of the camera as tested by DxOMark. Check out DxOMark's favorable impression of the NEX-7 . Tha...

Sony NEX-5 vs Fuji Finepix X100 Size Comparison Combatants Sony Alpha NEX-5 Fuji FinePix X100 Number of effective pixels 14.2 million pixels 12.3 million pixels CCD Sensor APS-C CMOS Sensor APS-C CMOS Sensor ISO Range 200 - 12800 100-12800 Lens Sony E-mount with Interchangeable lenses Fixed 23mm FUJINON lens (35mm equiv) f/2 to f/16 Image Stabilization In Lens Unknown Shutter Speed 30s to 1/4000 with Bulb Mode 1/4 to 1/4000 with B and T modes Continuous Shooting Speed 7 frames per sec. 5 frames per sec. LCD Tiltable 3" Diagonal 921,600 Pixels 2.8" Diagonal 460,000 Pixels Electronic Viewfinder Not yet, come on Sony! Hybrid Optical viewfinder with Electronic Overlays Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 / 60i 1280 x 720 Dimensions 4.4 x 2.4 x 1.6 in. (111 x 60 x 40 mm) 5.0 x 2.9 x 2.1 in. (126.5 x 74.4 x 53.9 mm) including lens Price $699 with 18-55 OSS Lens Available Now $1200 Available Now