UPDATED: Tomorrow Sony NEX announcement. Follow us live!

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Dear readers!
Tomorrow Sony will announce the new Sony NEX cameras. SonyAlphaRumors will keep you up to date with all the news, reviews, tests and user reactions. Follow us and you will not miss anything!

If unwire.hk is telling us the truth we should expect the official announcement on Tuesday 11 May at:
13.45 Tokyo time
12:45 Hong Kong time
6:45 Berlin time
0:45 New York time
21:45 San Francisco time

Help us by sending links to news and reviews at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com.

Thanks!
Andrea :)

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(SR2) More rumors about the optical and electronic viewfinder for the NEX

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The following rumor is from new sources which still has to be confirmed by trusted sources.
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Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=fake rumor (1% chance the rumor will become real)
SR2=rumor from unknown and unreliable source (10-20% chance the rumor will become real)
SR3=a rumor unknown source or sources which sounds realistic (20-50% chance the rumor will become real)
SR4=rumor from our trusted sources (50-70% chance the rumor will become real)
SR5=rumor from many of external and internal sources (70-90% chance the rumor will become real)

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(SR5) The REAL Nex5 specs

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Finally we got more detailled and reliable specs from the new Sony AlphaSony AlphaSony AlphaSony AlphaSony AlphaSony AlphaSony AlphaSony AlphaSony AlphaSony AlphaSony AlphaSony AlphaSony Alpha NEX cameras

Image Sensor   –   Exmor CMOS
14.6 Mega Pixels (14.2M Effective Pixels) -> More than the 12 megapixels from MicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirdsMicroFourThirds and the same ammount of pixels of the Samsung NX10.

Video
1920*1080 30fps (NEX5)
1280*720 30fps
640*480 30fps

File format      –     (Still image)
RAW
RAW+JPEG
JPEG FINE
JPEG Normal

(Video)
MP4,AVCHD (probablz 17Mb/sec like the Panasonic GH1Panasonic GH1Panasonic GH1Panasonic GH1Panasonic GH1Panasonic GH1Panasonic GH1Panasonic GH1Panasonic GH1Panasonic GH1Panasonic GH1Panasonic GH1Panasonic GH1)
Mount
Sony E Mount

AF
11 Point

ISO
Auto, 100-12800

Photometry
49-segment honeycomb-pattern   /    Central    /   Spot

exposure
+- 2.0EV (1/3 EV Interval)

Shutter speed
1/4000 to 30sec  / Bulb

Scene mode
(See the leaked images we posted few days ago)

LCD
0.92M 3.0 inch TFT LCD (Same as the Sony A550Sony A550Sony A550Sony A550Sony A550Sony A550Sony A550Sony A550SONY A550Sony A550Sony A550Sony A550Sony A550)

Interface
USB 2.0 / HDMI / Video (PAL/NTSC)

Battery
NP-FW50

Color
Black,Silver,Red,Blue

Memory
SD/SDHC  , Memory stick

Panorama
vertical (wide) 4912*1920   (Nor)3424*1920
Horizon (wide) 7152*1080   (nor)4912*1080

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(SR5) Sony Hong Kong confirms the NEX release date. It is May11

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The website “unwire.hk” just received an invitation from Sony which confirms the NEX Worldwide Release for May 11.

The media invitation reads as follows (google translation from chinese):

Worldwide attention debut

Anywhere beyond the imagination of the lightweight body experience quality SLR digital camera

Market, the highly anticipated Sony’s first interchangeable lens digital camera series, will be May 11, 2010 simultaneous global release, and the media are invited to bring a friend the first to feel the new series of excellent photography experience.

New series of lightweight slim design to meet the advanced shooting functions, fully meet the needs of photographers, anytime, anywhere to enjoy the fun of shooting; new series also brought the quality SLR digital cameras let you play to creativity.

In addition, the new camera series of product designers will be a special trip to attend the conference to share its unique design concept.

Friends are invited to experience the Sony media is full of unlimited creative digital imaging world. Welcome to your report / s on site to interview
Date ︰ 2010 5 11
Time ︰ 12:45

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(SR5) The final NEX firmware available in July

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According to our sources Sony will release an important NEX firmware update in July. The firmware will add some kind of new 3D feature to your NEX camera! I really don’t know yet what that means :(
Anyway I was told that this is a very revolutionary feature. You havn’t seen that on any other camera yet!

If you know something feel free to contact me at sonyalpharumors@gmail.com

In the meanwhile feel free to speculate how exactly that 3d function will work ;)

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UPDATED (false alarm): DigitalPhoto has new NEX pictures. (or mockups pictures only?)UPDATE

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UPDATE: That’s the rumored leak….as suspected only images of the Sony mockups :)

Thanks GH1user and Fotoingo!

The old rumor:

Photorumors just received this tip from a reader:

“More pictures from the Sony NEX are in the new German magazine DigitalPHOTO 606/2010 on pages 43 and 114. On page 114 are 3 different lenses (1 big telezoom?) and 3 bodies (blue, red and silver) to see.”

Some german reader can find this pictures for us?

Anyway I believe those are the mockups pictures :(

Thanks!

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Review: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 scores impressive results (photozone)

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The new Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 Lens (which is also available for Sony Alpha mount) has been reviewed on photozone (using the canon version). The verdict: “The Sigma may be the new star in this lens segment“. Compare the Sigma lens with the Sony 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 DT (on photozone). I would say the Sigma lens is much better and costs less than the Sony 11-18mm lens! Probably this could become your favorite wide angle zoom :)

Order the lens on Amazon US / Adorama / Amazon Deutschland / Amazon UK / Amazon France

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