(SR1-SR2) Unbelieveable rumor: Medium format camera from Sony?

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Two of my sources sent me info about a “Mystery cam“. But…there is a “but”! But they wanted me to post the rumors with SR1 value only (see bottom of the post to see what it means). This because they got the “feeling” there could be an error inside the info they received. They sent me a few detail about the mystery cam I want to check before to post here. What I can tell you know now is that the camera has a high resolution sensor. From the info I got it looks like it could be a medium format camera a la [shoplink 6136]Leica S2 (Click hee to see that cam)[/shoplink].

I post the rumor in the hope some of my other trusted sources can tell me more about that and confirm the specs I got from the other two. Thanks!

And now the question to you. Does it make sense for Sony to make a new Medium Format system? Pentax recently entered the market with the [shoplink 6137 ebay]Pentax 645D (Click here to see that cam)[/shoplink]. With a sub $10.000 price that camera can compete against the high end Canon/Nikon fullframe cameras. Maybe Sony wants to go the same way? And there is also the fact that Kodak Imaging business isn’t doing well. If they stop to make medium format sensor will Sony take over the market? Those are just speculations….for now!

Check out the Pentax 645D specs and price at [shopcountry 6137].
Check out the Leica S2 specs and price at [shopcountry 6137].

Thanks to the two anonymous sources that sent me the info! Let’s hope we can soon figure out what’s the truth behind that story ;)

Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!

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Battery grip for NEX and A33/55 now on eBay (chinese product!)

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The recently announced battery grip for the A33/A55 and the Sony NEX-5 cameras is now available for purchase on eBay. It’s made by the taiwanese company Ownuser (Click here)

[shoplink 6128 ebay]Click hee to see the A33/A55 battery grip auctions on eBay.[/shoplink]

[shoplink 6129 ebay]Click hee to see the NEX-5 battery grip auctions on eBay.[/shoplink]

Reminder: The grip does offer:
External Shutter release input
External AC power input
Camera shutter release output
tripod mount
use of two Lithium batteries and AA Battery (6A/8A)
IR output (!)

LInks to the original products pages of the company:
The battery grip for the A33/A55: http://www.ownuser.com.tw/mig_sa55.html
The battery grip for the Sony NEX: http://www.ownuser.com.tw/mig_snx5.html

Once you have it and tested it let us know what you think about! Thanks!

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(SR4) New SLRmagic 23mm fast prime for NEX to be announced soon.

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While we are all waiting for new E-mount lenses from Sony, Zeiss, Sigma and Tamron we can “enjoy” the release of another cheap chinese lens for E-mount. Via Twitter SLRmagic announced that “We have another lens planned for the e-mount. Around Q4 this year.” But one of our sources told us more about it. It will be a 23mm fast prime lens and it should be announced on April 1 (it’s not a joke!).

SLRmagic is already offering one lens. It’s the SLR Magic 35mm f/1.7 you can get on [shoplink 3514 ebay]eBay only (Click here to see the current lens auctions and price)[/shoplink].

P.S: My bet is that Sony and Sigma will announce new E-mount lenses in April. Stay tuned!

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NEX-FS100 useful links and reviews (Nigel Cooper doesn’t like the camera)

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Our readers sent me a lot of useful links to NEX-FS100 info and reviews. I’d like to share them with you:

00aieouoo sent us the link to the video you see on top of the page. It has been shot with the following lenses:
– A Sony Alpha 50mm f1.4 with E-mount adaptor. See specs and price of the lens at [shopcountry 6095].
– An E mount 16mm f2.8. See specs and price of the lens at [shopcountry 2998].
– The Stock lens 18-200 f3.5-5.6. See specs and price of the lens at [shopcountry 3060].

Paul sent us that link: http://www.nxcamhd.info (a newly created vimeo group).

Rod sent us the link to the first test: Nigel Cooper is not amused with the Sony NEX-FS100E review! That is what he says: “All-in-all, the FS100 feels like a very rushed camcorder. The ergonomics are terrible, the fixtures and fittings are pretty much the same, the switches, dials and knobs are too small and they feel horribly plasticky with a vague feel i.e. you don’t really know if you have actually pressed a button; you need LCD menu feedback to confirm. The hand-grip on the side wobbles, even when tightened up, so to does the top handle/mic holder, which feels like it is hanging on by its fingernails. Everything about this camcorder is just so awfully wrong.”

Lando sent us the info about the Super 35mm sensor at Wikipedia.

Thanks guys for your very precious help!

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(UPDATED) And here it is the NEX-FS100!!! The professional version of the VG-10.

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What the hell! That’s a nice videocamera! Crews.tv just posted the first images and specs of the new NEX-FS100 camera. There is no official Sony press release yet but I am quite sure they got the right specs and images. This is the model we epxected to be placed above the [shoplink 3058]Sony NEX-VG10[/shoplink]. It will compete against the [shoplink 6087 ebay]Panasonic AG-AF100[/shoplink].

UPDATE: Now it’s official! You can read everything at pro.sony.com. The bad news is that Crews.tv apparently made an error and the price is much higher: $6,550.00!!!

Features:

  • Exmor™ Super 35mm CMOS image sensor
  • E lens mount (and most other popular mounts via adaptor)
  • Full HD 1920×1080 AVCHD HD recording / MPEG2-SD recording
  • Over- and under-speed recording
  • XLR audio inputs (XLR x2)
  • Detachable 3.5″ colour viewfinder
  • On-board Memory Stick, SD memory card and optional HXR-FMU128 flash memory media
  • Uncompressed HDMI output with time code for external 4:2:2 recorders
  • NEX-FS100K includes E18-200mm lens, LCD viewfinder, power adapter, lithium battery (NP-F770), microphone (ECM-XM1) and wireless remote

More pictures at Crews.tv

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Check out the NEX-VG10 price and specs at [shopcountry 3058].

Check out the Panasonic AG-AF100 price and specs at [shopcountry 6087].

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Zeiss 24-70mm f/2.8 tested at Photozone (on the A900)

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Image courtesy: Photozone.

Last year Photozone tested the Zeiss 24-70mm on the APS-C A700 camera and the results were impressive. Today Photozone (Click here) tested the same lens on the Fullframe A900 camera and results are by far LESS impressive! The conclusion: “The [shoplink 6050]Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA SSM[/shoplink] produced outstanding performance figures in our APS-C test but it’s not quite as good when used within its native full format scope. It is, of course, still able of delivering an outstanding center resolution but the corner quality disappoints at 24mm when using large to medium aperture settings. You may argue that the quality is fine at mainstream settings here (f/8-f/11) but for this amount of money you simply expect better results here. The lens is certainly very sharp at 40mm and still pretty good at 70mm. Lateral CAs may be visible at times in wide-angle images but it’s a non-issue in the middle to upper zoom range. A rather sour aspect of the lens is the quality of the bokeh (character of the out-of-focus blur) which could be better @ 70mm f/2.8 – this may cause headaches for some users. Bokeh fringing is very well controlled though. The lens is somewhat prone to flare.”

I am a bit surprised and you?

Check out the current price of the Zeiss lens at [shopcountry 6050].
The fullframe A900 at [shopcountry 3032].

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