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Panther_99FS
August 13th, 2010, 15:43
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/10081205sony18200mmemount.asp
Panther_99FS
August 14th, 2010, 13:27
Hmmm...Sony might have to watch their pricing....
Right now, an Olympus E-P2 with in body stabilization, EVF, and swap the 14-42 for the 14-150 is still cheaper than a Sony NEX with no in body stabilization, no EVF, and 18-200...
JorisVandenBerghe
August 15th, 2010, 03:50
Not sure if it's going to give better results though...I doubt that Olympus and Panasonic are going to beat its fantastic low-light performance in the near future (then again, they do have a significantly smaller sensor).

The 18-200 is not just an ordinary lens...costs more than the A-mount 18-250 and is far more recent and has in-built stabilization and a silent and fast AF-motor (designed for video...it's the kitlens voor the Handycam camcorder with interchangeable lenses).

You using the EVF a lot ?
Panther_99FS
August 15th, 2010, 05:23
According to the few Sony forums that I've looked at, some NEX owners aren't satisfied with both the body and current lenses.....:monkies:
JorisVandenBerghe
August 15th, 2010, 05:54
"The few Sony forums that I've looked at..."

May I ask which ones, specifically ?
Panther_99FS
August 15th, 2010, 07:03
Sure...DPREVIEW was one and let me see if I can find the other.....I *think* it was "Sony Rumours" something....
JorisVandenBerghe
August 15th, 2010, 07:18
Well, I'm not sure if I'd rate Dpreview as a serious forum...*cough* (not mentioning their reviews - their comments about the NEX' UI were nonsense...it's just a matter of getting used to it etc) as far as Sony is concerned.

I know there's a rumours website for Sony Alpha stuff, but they don't have a forum as far as I know :).

The mirrorless forum, perhaps ?
Panther_99FS
August 15th, 2010, 07:24
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1042&thread=36029850
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1042&thread=36023977

Those are 2 thread that I recently read within the last day.....I'll try and find the other site if I can still remember...

That being said, I still think Sony NEX ultimately at minimum still needs an EVF to compete with Micro Four Thirds......The main thing keeping Sony in the game right now is the low light performance...