Sony Alpha NEX Cameras and E Mount Lenses

Sony NEX-5N on a Cinestar 6 Hexacopter UAV Jeff from Gravity Shots emailed us about his new aerial video rig. Here is a test footage shot with the NEX-5N on a Cinestar 6 hexacopter unmanned aerial vehicle. We believe the 16mm pancake lens was used. The NEX-5N was set to shoot in 1080p/60p in Vivid mode. So what is a Cinestar 6 hexacopter? See it being built below. How To Build a Cinestar 6 Hexacopter UAV Check out gravityshots.com for more information. Thanks Jeff!

Sony NEX-7 with Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 Sonnar Lens Luminous Landscapes was lucky enough to be invited to test out a pre-production model of the Sony NEX-7 with firmware V0.6. They had access to the new Sony NEX lenses and the new LA-EA2 lens adapter with Sony Alpha lenses. Here are a few excerpts we found interesting: the NEX-7's user interface moves up (compared to the original NEX-3 and NEX-5) to a very high level of functionality built-in pop-up electronic flash that doubles as a wireless trigger for external flash units could make about a 20X30" print without any ressing up needed would appear to have a very week anti-aliasing filter Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 Lens : has the build and optical quality to justify its price major players are going to have to up their game if they want to hold on to their market share It looks like they like the NEX-7. Read the full Luminous Landscape's Sony NEX-7 First Impression article. We can't wait to get our hands on a NEX-7 after reading t

Here's an easy way to receive a 38% discount on the Sony NEX-3. Sony is selling refurbished NEX-3 Kits with the 18-55mm OSS for $370. The standard price is $600. We are not certain but read that refurbished items receive a 90 day warranty. Please check the documentation when you receive your NEX-3 Silver Sony NEX-3 with 18-55mm OSS $370 . Black Sony NEX-3 with 18-55mm OSS $370

Update: Sony USA will fix clicking noise . Have you noticed clicking in your NEX-5N videos? If you haven't, don't worry yourself. But if you have, JogBird has some suggestions in keeping the clicking noise at bay. Keep the camera steady and pan smoothly. Shaky videos are not easy to watch so this should be easy to practice. Use the ECM-SST1 External Microphone. This will not amplify sounds coming from inside the NEX-5N's body. Sony NEX-5N with ECM-SST1 External Microphone Panasonic GF3 Also Clicking During Video. Thanks to Tom H, JogBird, and snapperbox for the videos.

Sony NEX Twin Lens Bundle $150 Discount Sony is offering a nice deal on NEX cameras and camcorders. $150 is taken of the price when the 16mm Pancake is purchased with a NEX camera and the 18-55mm OSS kit lens. The deal applies to the NEX-5N, and NEX-C3 cameras, and NEX-VG10 Camcorder. The NEX-5 twin lens bundle also adds the LCS-U10 case and an 8GB SD Card. $150 off Sony NEX bundles

NEX with 300mm Tele-Superachromat T* by Kaisern Chen Kaisern Chen posted three images of his Sony NEX -5 and his Carl Zeiss 300mm f/2.8 Tele-Superachromat T* lens made for the Hasselblad 200 Series cameras. Here are some features of the Zeiss Telephoto Power Pack (Zeiss 300mm lens and 1.7x teleconverter): Fastest telephoto lens in professional medium format with an outstanding optical performance. Carl Zeiss teleconverter Apo-Mutar® 1.7x T* and polarizing filter included with the lens. Lens can be focused down to 2.5m – even with the teleconverter in use – thus opening unique creative opportunities. The Zeiss 300mm was adapted to the NEX via a Hasselblad V mount to Canon EOS adapter then an EOS to Sony E-mount adapter . Unfortunately there are not sample images yet from the combo. Read more about the NEX and the Carl Zeiss Tele-Superachromat T* 2.8/300 lens at Kaisern Chen's blog . Thanks K.C.!

Sony NEX-5N Video Overheating Test JogBird tortured his Sony NEX-5N to see how long before it overheats while shooting a video. The NEX-5N is set to shoot 1080p at 60p with the kit 18-55mm OSS lens. The LCD is out from the body around 5mm and the ambient temperature is 86° F or 30° C. The NEX-5N did well lasting 22 minutes and 23 seconds before preserving itself and shutting off. The high temperature indicator came on at 12 minutes and 23 seconds. This would be a good time to give the NEX-5N a bit of a cool down before shooting the next footage. The NP-FW50 battery went from 29% to 7% for the 22:23 footage. Sony NEX-5N Lasted for 22 min 23 secs NEX-5N with Carl Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 Sonnar Thanks for performing the test JogBird !