NEX firmware test and new review

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Dpreview tested the new NEX firmware and you they started with a nice compliment to Sony: “It’s apparent that the company has listened closely to what users and reviewers have been saying, and has corrected many of the camera’s shortcomings.”

Photographybay reviewed the Sony NEX-5 and became a big fan of the camera: “Aside from a few minor quibbles with regard to its controls and functionality, the Sony NEX-5 is an otherwise great mirrorless camera.”

In US the NEX-5 is in Stock at (Click on shop names):
Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and eBay.

In Europe the NEX-5 is in Stock at (Click on shop names):
Amazon Germany, Amazon UK, Amazon France or Pixmania (DE, BE, FR, AUT, UK, NL, PL, ES, IT)

First Sony A580 and Zeiss 24mm f/2.0 user hands-on. (Download the A580 manual)


A first A580 user hands-on has been posted at dpreview forum. And you can download the A560/A580 manual here: http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/4207863111.pdf. Another user posted some image samples of the new Zeiss 24mm f/2.0 lens on Flickr.

The Sony A580 is available for preorder in US at BHphoto and In Europe at Amazon Germany

The only store we found that has the A580 in Stock is in Greece at Photoagora :)

The Zeiss lens is available at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto. In Europe at Amazon DE and Amazon FR.

Sony A55 unboxing and new Overheating communication.

Some more video samples have been posted by one of our readers on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Canrocked?feature=mhum

Reminder: The A55 is in Stock at Amazon US, Sonystyle, Pixmania Deutschland, Pixmania Belgium, Pixmania Austria, Pixmania UK, Pixmania Holland, Pixmania Poland, Pixmania Italia, Pixmania Suisse, Pixmania Spain, Pixmania France.

Sony Japan posted some more details about the Overheating issued (See graph above). By the way, we tested the A33 and didn’t notice any overheating problem at all!

Sony A55 reviews and Sony NEX-VG10 impressions


The korean website SLRclub posted a new detailled Sony A55 review. As you might now they publishe the text as a jpeg so you can’t translate it with any computer software. Anyway there are so many image samples and graphics that makes it worth to check it out.

Luminous Landscape is testing the Sony A55 and now writes that “I continue to be impressed by the A55, though when used alongside the A900 the EVF does leave something to be desired. Image quality doesn’t though, and while only 16MP vs 24MP, IQ is excellent, displaying at least two stops lower noise than the A900 at higher ISOs.”

Also the japanese Ascii.jp (google english translation) website tested the Sony A55.

Sony A55 preorders at: Amazon, BHphoto, Amazon DE, Amazon FR,


Techtilt wrote a Sony NEX-VG10 First Impressions Review

My Sony NEX-VG10 Story and Unboxing Pictorial (SonyInsider)

Sony NEX-VG10 orders at: Amazon, BHphoto, Amazon DE, Amazon FR, Amazon UK.