Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

Sony NEX-5 with a Cosina Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6 Ultra Wide-Heliar and matching Viewfinder We learned a nice trick today from AONO2009 about the Sony NEX FDA-SV1 Optical Viewfinder - the eyepiece can be separated from the base. Now we have a cold shoe that we can mount any 3rd party viewfinders on. Make sure to account for the 1.5x crop factor when buying one, a 24mm lens means you will need a 36mm viewfinder. Sony NEX FDA-SV1 Viewfinder Separated

Here is the Sony NEX-5 with the 18-55mm OSS and the mikrokopter octocopter we posted about earlier and this time it's in South Africa. Benny Rebel took his NEX UAV to capture images from a very different angle, straight down from the sky. The NEX UAV footage begins at 1:51 and it looks like the wild animals are as interested in the NEX as we are.

Sony NEX Reverse Lens Adapter Screwed on Filter Ring Here's a very inexpensive way to get great Macro shots on you Sony NEX. E-mount reverse lens adapters are now available. The adapter allows us to use any lens reversed by using the lens filter thread. Make sure to use a lens with a manual aperture ring to conrtol depth of field. They come in 49mm, 52mm, 58mm filter ring sizes. They are available on eBay . Sony NEX with µ4/3 Lens Adapted in Reverse for Macro Here are some real world shots from Hot using the reverse lens adapter on the NEX-5.

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

albnok was at Sony Power of Digital Imaging launch in Malaysia and got a glimpse at an interesting widget. Here is the FA-EX1S flash extender which comes with the NEX-5H kit, NEX-5 + 18-200mm OSS lens. This widget, FA-EX1S, works with the standard flash and moves it up so that the 18-200mm does not cast a shadow in flash photos. see more at glaringnotebook.com .

fujihide took his NEX-5 and 18-200mm OSS Zoom Lens to the Ueno Zoo and captured the images below. Check out the rest at flickr .

Rebotnix Technologies needed a lightweight, high resolution camera for their Falcon8+ unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) - a perfect job for the Sony NEX-5. Rebotnix provides the complete solution, if you want to build your own UAV check out our post with the mikrokopter oktokopter . about Rebotnix Technologies: rebnotnix creates HighEnd components that make a difference in the world. From flying inside our office with the first UAV Asctec Hummingbird we are constantly working towards delivering the best possible flying plattforms for our customers. The rebotnix Falcon8+ is based on Asctec Falcon8. Founded in 2010 by Gerd Hilgemann and with strong collaboration with Ascending Technologies the Falcon8+ was originally designed to be an easy-to-fly, low-maintenance UAV which evolved into a camera platform and was then refined into the professional videography apparatus it is today. rebotnix flying plattforms are extremely sophisticated, high performance easy-to-fly machines. Check out the Reb