What should Sony learn from the Fuji X100?

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Sony delayed the A35 and NEX-C3 announcements and there is still a bit to wait before we can see the new Sony A77 and NEX-7 in July. But also Nikon (a part the Nikon D5100), Canon, Olympus and Panasonic didn’t announce any new camera. The only camera manufacturer that is getting a lot of attentions around the web is Fuji. Since months every website is talking about the [shoplink 6075 ebay]Fuji X100[/shoplink]. The question I have to all SonyAlphaRumors readers is:

Should Sony make a medium format camera of some sort (fixed lens or interchangeable mount?

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I think the X100 is an “overstimated” camera. The hybrid viewfinder is a bit a pain to use (see focusing problems) and the fixed lens is quite a limitation if you consider the price of the camera. What I really like is the build quality and the manual controls. But I am curious to see what you think about the X100!

 

P.S: Check the Fuji X100 price and availability at [shopcountry 6075].

 

Sony Titbits


NEX-5 using the Lensbaby Tilt Transformer and [shoplink 6795]Nikon 50mm f/1.4[/shoplink].

A new german Fuji X100 forum (http://www.fuji-x100-forum.de/). Visit it! ;)

NAB 2011 – Odds ‘N’ Ends (ProVideoCoalition).

Mails from our readers

1) Adam: “I thought you might like to see a personal short film I just finished that was shot on an NEX-5 using the Lensbaby Tilt Transformer and Nikon 50mm f/1.4.
I’ve uploaded it Vimeo and Youtube (I personally find the quality of video often looks better on Vimeo but many more people seem to visit Youtube)
Youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scg1qYTL9t4
Vimeo link:
http://www.vimeo.com/22945912
A little bit of info on my site:
http://www.adamroberts.net/films/another-yesterday/
I’ll be adding more details to my site on the set-up I used in the coming weeks. Just got to find some time I guess… sigh.
Anyway… I hope you like it. Would love you get some feedback.” Editor’s note: you can see the embedded video on top!

2) Jason: “Hello, here is a few links to the Alpha 55 review material I have done so far.
http://jhpvideotutorials.com/2011/05/04/sony-alpha-a55-high-iso-testing/
http://jhpvideotutorials.com/2011/04/12/sony-a55-dslr-camera-vs-canon-t3i-dslr-preview/
http://jhpvideotutorials.com/2011/04/17/sony-a55-sample-hd-video-footage-dirtbike-sequence/
http://jhpvideotutorials.com/2011/04/16/sony-a55-sample-hd-video-footage/”

3) Anonymous: “You can find a lot of photos of the Nex 5 with Zeiss Contax Lenses at Flickr (Click here)“

Samyang starts shipment of the 8mm fisheye for NEX (where can we find it?)

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Samyang is now shipping the 8mm for NEX. I looked around but I didn’t find any store having it available for preorder. Usually you can find them on [shoplink 6779 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. Let me know if you can find the lens somewhere! Thanks!

That’s the official Samyang press release:
Krakow, May 5TH 2011.
Delta company, the sole distributor of Samyang products for Europe is proud to announce that Samyang 8mm f/3.5 FISH-EYE CS VG10 designed especially for Sony NEX-VG10, has been released for retail sale at price of EUR 299
Samyang 8mm f/3.6 Fish-eye CS VG10 is equipped with a bayonet Sony E  mount and was designed for digital camcorder Sony NEX-VG10. Due to the camcorder’s one-off construction, the bayonet mount was carefully adjusted to ensure possibly widest field of vision and prevent vignetting. Just like in other lenses constructed for filming purposes, aperture adjustment is perfectly smooth.
Warranty
8mm f/3.6 Fish-eye CS VG10 lens is under 36-months warranty.
Price
Samyang 8mm f/3.6 Fish-eye CS VG10 – EUR 299 (gross)

Links to
– The Sony NEX-VG10 at [shopcountry 3058]
– Samyang 8mm lenses at [shopcountry 6779]

Editors note: wrong patent post

Quick note for our readers. For one hour an article went online with the wrong patent link and patent description. Sorry for that. I will soon post the real patent articles. (the mistake happened because I have been in very hurry at work).

You have the full right to blame me for that mistake ;)
Bye!

Sony TidBits (with links to NEX-C3 and A35 manual downloads!)

AF100 vs F3 vs FS100 Part 1: The Real World from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 Review (Digitalcamerareview).

Japan’s factory not back to normal until autumn (AmateurPhotographer).

Moves To Dump Stringer As Head Of Sony (Channelnews)

Sony and Zstudio did remove the NEX-C3 and A35 manual download page. But our readers did copy the manual and posted them online:
NEX-C3 manual can be downloaded here: http://s230731361.online.de/NEX-C3_CZ-SK_screen.pdf (Thanks Stefan)
A35 manual viewable on: http://viewer.zoho.com/docs/ua4dWc (Thanks “x”)