The need for speed: Kowa 55mm f/1.0 on the Sony NEX

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We are all waiting for Sony to release some new fast primes for our NEX camera. Meanwhile we have to look for third party lenses that can satisfy our need for speed. I found that lens on eBay: Kowa 55mm f/1.0 ([shoplink 4575]Click here to see the Kowa eBay auctions[/shoplink]). That lens has been modified to fit on your NEX camera without any adapter! Of course it’s manual focus only. It’s soft wide open but might you like that creamy effect.

To see some image samples visit the [shoplink 4575]eBay dealers product page[/shoplink]. They have some images to show. If you tested that lens on your NEX let us see some of your images!

Thanks!

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DxOmark weird results. Pentax K-5 beats the Sony A55 (and the Canon 5DmarkII)

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So now I am really to start to be worried about their DxOmark results. They just published the Pentax K-5 sensor test and the K-5 easily beats the [shoplink 3617]Sony A55[/shoplink]. What’s so crazy about that? The K-5 and the A55 do feature the same Sony 16 megapixel sensor! How the hell did they manage it to have a 1,6 stop advantage over the A55? And is it possible that a full-frame camera like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II isn’t better than the K-5?

I understand that the imaging processor are different but I don’t know if that alone can explain the huge gap!

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Sony TidBits (new Sony A55 review at Dcresource)

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Superdrift Challenge 2010 Final Show (shot with the [shoplink 3058]Sony NEX-VG10[/shoplink])

Dcresource tested the new [shoplink 3617]Sony Alpha SLT-A55[/shoplink]: “Despite a few annoyances (which every camera will have, in one form or another), it’s hard not to like the Sony Alpha SLT-A55. It’s a great choice for those who want to capture fast action, instantly create panoramas, or just take great pictures without having to take a class first. Whether you’re thinking of buying your first D-SLR, or already have a collection of A-mount lenses, the SLT-A55 is definitely worth your consideration.”

American Peyote posted a new [shoplink 3058]Sony NEX-VG10[/shoplink] User Review. What is really amazing are their Studio Portrait pictures made with the camcorder! Check out their Flickr page. They say that it: “Works much better than the NEX5 would (which has no hotshoe to trigger the stobes)”

Sony Alpha A580 at photocomment.

Blake Lively and her Sony NEX-5 (SonyAlphaNex)

Sony NEX VCLECF1 Fisheye Conversion and Italy (SonyAlphaNex)

Full Sony A33 review at Imaging Resource.

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(SR4) The next Sony cameras to be announced are…videocameras!

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We are approaching the CES event which will take place in Las Vegas on January 6-9 2011. The International CES is the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow. According to our sources the next Sony cameras to be announced are not SLT or DSLR cameras, these are videocameras! One of them is certainly the fullframe videocamera pictured above. But that FF videocamera is to expensive to compete against in the Panasonic AG-AF100 camcorder. And the current [shoplink 3058]NEX-VG10[/shoplink] has not enough features to appeal professionists. According to two of our sources Sony is preparing a new NEX-VG pro-camera. We have no specs yet but it looks like the VG videocamera will be announced at CES!

P.S.: There is a $95 price drop on the Sony NEXVG10 at Amazon (Click here)

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Panasonic unveils the GF2. Not as small as the NEX!

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After days of rumors finally we can see the new Panasonic GF2. And with a little bit of surprise Panasonic dind’t manage it to reduce the size of the GF2 to match the [shoplink 3003]Sony NEX cameras[/shoplink]. Using a little marketing trick Panasonic is now promoting the GF2 saying that it is the smallest mirrorless camera…..with built-in Flash :)

P.S.: I still preferr the older Panasonic GF1.

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Sony interview at Megapixel

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Megapixel had a small talk with Takashi Jasuda (Sony Europe) at Photokina and those are the most interesting parts of the interview:
– 01:48 “We almost completed the development of the 500mm G lens.”
– 02:50 Takashi talks about the NEX roadmap
– 04:33 A700 replacement (it will be a translucent model)
– 07:00 Will there be a Fullframe translucent camera? It is possible to make a FF translucent but Sony doesn’t know if there is a real demand for it. They didn’t decide if they will develop such a model or not.
– At 08:45 Takashi didn’t undertsand the question :)
– 09:39 Takashi talks about 3D
– 13:20 Will there be video lenses for SLT cameras? The answer is “yes”!

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