Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

polispol and DoP took out the Sony NEX-5 and tested out some Nikkor lenses. The adapter used was the Kipon Nikon to NEX E-mount. The lenses used were the 85mm f/1.8 and 50mm f/1.4. Great bokeh from a couple of fast lenses. Thanks for the email pol !

Photozone posted their review of the new E-mount 18-200mm with Optical SteadyShot for the NEX system. The positives are the build quality, looks, and handling. The resolution goes from very fine to good throughout the zoom range. It has low vignetting, and average distortion and chromatic aberration, which can be fixed with software processing. Photozone, using their 5 star scale, gave the E 18-200mm OSS 3 stars for optical quality, 4 stars for mechanical quality, and 4 stars for price and performance. Read the full review at Photozone .

Fontaine V. posted his Sony NEX-5H kit, which is the Sony NEX-5 camera in black with the E 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS lens . The official part number seems to be the NEX-5H. The rare Sony NEX Body Cap spotted below. Some sample photos from the NEX-5 18-200mm Combo. Check out more pictures by Fontaine V . Order the E-mount 18-200 OSS Zoom Lens Here.

Canon S90 vs Sony NEX-5 vs Panasonic G2 vs Canon EOS 5dII Sony NEX-5 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Sony E 18-55mm OSS vs Lumix 14-42mm G Vario Thanks saebaryo !

Here is a Sony NEX-3 with a Cosina Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar from lattetheblue . The Leica screw mount lens is mounted on the Sony E-mount with the use of a lens adapter. Here are some sample images by digitalbear with the Sony NEX-5 and the CV 15mm Super Wide Heliar.

Just checked the Novoflex website and the Sony NEX E-mount adapters are now available for ordering. A new lens mount they adapted to the Sony NEX E-mount is the Pentax 6x7 lens system. The following adapters are available for the E-mount: Canon (NEX/CAN) Contax / Yashica (NEX/CONT) Leica M (NEX/LEM) Leica R (NEX/LER) M42 (NEX/CO) Sony Alpha / Minolta AF (NEX/MIN-AF)* Minolta MD (NEX/MIN-MD) Nikon (NEX/NIK)* Olympus OM (NEX/OM) Pentax 6x7 (NEXA + PENTRING 67) Pentax K (NEX/PENT)* T2 (NEX/T2) *The models NEX/NIK, NEX/MIN-AF, and NEX/PENT (for Nikon, Sony Alpha / Minolta AF and Pentax K lenses) are equipped with an integrated aperture control ring and can also be used with lenses that do not come with manual aperture control ring anymore. Go to the Novoflex Website for more information. They do not show delivery information as of yet though. Some Pentax 6x7 lenses: Image from AntiqueCameras.net

Here is the tally of the sales of digital cameras in Japan for the 1st week of August. The NEX-5 Dual Lens Bundles are in 3rd (black) and 7th (silver) place. Can anyone tell us why they would be split apart? Both the silver and black NEX-5 kits are climbing. Can they pass the Nikon D90 or the Rebel T2i? The tiny sensored µ4/3 cameras make their 1st showing in 12th place. We believe that as the more consumers are exposed to the NEX line of cameras, they will see the big advantage over the µ4/3 system. Thanks BCN !