Sony Annouces The 4k Ready Slow-Mo Camera, The NEX FS700
Sony made a nice pre-NAB announcement in the form of their latest NEX camera, the FS700. The FS700 features an incredible sensor that will be capable of shooting 4k (while using an external recorder,) although this feature won’t be available at launch. The camera is also able to to shoot all way up to 960fps...
What would prevent the Sony FS700 from being the “perfect” camera?
The FS700 has been announced…it’s official…our dreams are reality, but is it the perfect camera? It seems to have more features than anyone else, especially with an expected MSRP of under $10K. So is it the “perfect” camera? Here are some things that I feel could hold it back. Highlight Rendition Perhaps the most important...
Sony NEX FS700 confirmed and new details released
Only a few days after the pipe dream of a camera was rumored to be in development, it looks like it is in fact a reality. Our good friend Den Lennie from Fstop Academy has been secretly working with the FS700 for some time now and has spilled the beans about this exciting new camera....
Rumor: Sony to announce NEX FS700 at NAB shooting 4K, 960 fps for $8K?
Chalk another one up for the rumor mill. Unnamed sources are saying that Sony may have a big announcement this year at NAB. Only a year after the FS100 was released, a successor is rumored to be in the works. This new model, the NEX FS700, is said to boast some pretty major features; namely...
Undressing a Sony NEX Camera
I have to say I have one of the better jobs on the planet, at least for a photography gear-head. The part I like best — well, really there’s a lot of parts I like best — but one fun part is that my job description includes: Take things apart. See how they work. Learn...
Upcoming Sony Lens Adapter Does More than Adapt Lenses, Helps Focus Too
Here’s some interesting innovation on the tech-side of photography: on August 24, Sony will be unveiling a new lens adapter called the LA-EA2 that will let customers use large Sony Alpha DSLR lenses on their small NEX mirrorless cameras. Unlike most lens adapters, this one actually does a lot more than adapt lenses — it...
Sony Rumored to be Designing the NEX-7 as a Fujifilm X100 Killer
sonyalpharumors published the above image today showing what appears to be a pre-production render of an upcoming Sony NEX camera (reportedly the NEX-7). If the image is to be believed, then it looks like Sony is gunning for the customers Fujifilm is trying to capture with its popular X100 — people who want a retro,...
Lensbaby Tilt Transformer Turns Nikon Lenses into Tilt Shifts for EVIL
Lensbaby unveiled a new accessory at Photokina called the Tilt Transformer, which allows you to use Nikon mount lenses on EVIL camera bodies as an instant tilt-shift lens with twice the tilt of normal TS lenses. It’s currently available for Micro Four Thirds bodies, but will be available for Sony NEX cameras as well starting...
Using a Leica Noctilux on a Sony NEX
Darren Chan recently attached his $6,500 Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1 lens to his Sony NEX-5 camera using an adapter in order to test out the unique combo. As you might expect, the combo is great for creamy bokeh and doing nighttime street photography in areas with low light. Here are some photographs from Chan’s experimentation:...
Sony Interchangeable Lens Camcorder Boasts Quality Video and Stills
Canon and Nikon broke ground when they launched DSLRs that have HD video capabilities. Now Sony’s taking a different approach by offering a comparatively affordable HD video camera with all the attractiveness of interchangeable lenses, plus the ability to take high resolution stills. Sony revealed its plans to release a camcorder with the same interchangeable...
