Sony NEX full frame?

[NazgulKing]

(SR5) Sony NEX goes Full Frame!!!! | sonyalpharumors

Well if this comes true, this might be fun.

[cichlid]

then i guess M mount lens demand and may be prices will go up....exciting news nonetheless.

[playhard]

With low bar nex lens, its a joke to produce a fullframe body.

[cichlid]

i'm imagining ff NEX with ZM lenses, wow, nice.

[newghost]

I wouldn't bet against this... the current Nex7 already with all the purple fringing issues for the wides!

[Thoth]

I wouldn't bet against this... the current Nex7 already with all the purple fringing issues for the wides!

Resolvable it is... Resolvable... Cant wait to use all my M/LTM, C/Y Mount lenses on this FF body...

[Vittra]

And Most importantly kick M10 into the coffin where it belongs.

[zixaw]

Sony cant even release decent APS-C E mount lenses fast enough to cover the popular focal lengths.

For them to release a full frame NEX that will require completely new lenses is just going to make things worse. The fact that the NEX can use manual lenses via adapters is secondary unless they package an adapter with the body.

[Thoth]

Sony cant even release decent APS-C E mount lenses fast enough to cover the popular focal lengths.

For them to release a full frame NEX that will require completely new lenses is just going to make things worse. The fact that the NEX can use manual lenses via adapters is secondary unless they package an adapter with the body.

Yeah. D lens line up for E Mount is nothing to praise about. Even d CZ 24-1.8 doesn't resolve as well as d M Mount lenses in terms of IQ. But then again, having a better FF sensor capability will definitely attract more buyers from d Rangefinder groups to switch to NEX system. They r well versed wif MF lenses n can use their CZ, CV and Leica lenses well on this new FF NEX body.

[NazgulKing]

I wouldn't bet against this... the current Nex7 already with all the purple fringing issues for the wides!

Yeah that would be my uppermost concern. I don't want to be forced to buy Leica anyway just to mount a lens that doesn't have purple fringing for the symmetric wides.

On the flip side, it will be interesting to use a Sony Nex to Nikon adapter and we get to use all those Zeiss distagon wides.

[sloppyjoe123]

I do hope an alternative to the Leica M Digitals will crop out, and this looks promising, as long as they remove the AA filter, give us FF and maybe... try and rip off Leica's sensor, so I can mount my Leica glass on it And force Leica to lower their prices.

[zgim80]

Truth be told, I am already on the lookout for a cheaper($300-400) NEX 3 or 5 body to mount my M lenses. But judging from the price of the NEX 7($1400), I really don't think the NEX FF will come cheap.

Maybe at about 2.2K?

[Redsun]

If there were to be a FF NEX at 2.2k,would you still get a 9-10K M9/M9p?

[Thoth]

If there were to be a FF NEX at 2.2k,would you still get a 9-10K M9/M9p?

Definitely no.

[zixaw]

Zeiss once said that they cannot produce a FF digital rangefinder that can compete with the M9 on pricing. Interpret that however you wish.

I think the rumor maybe remotely related to the M10. It has been speculated that the M10 will use a 24MP sensor from Sony. Probably the same one that will be used in the A99 and the rumored FF NEX.

[NazgulKing]

The way I see it is that this camera, if it does work out, is that it offers a number of opportunities that till now have not been realised.

For one, it will allow us to mount through adapters, say Nikon, SLR wides which till now required a DSLR body to mount on in their native setting. Take the Zeiss 21/2.8 and the new 15/2.8. These are great wides and the pictures are great. Sure they are big, but at least we can mount them on a 35mm sensor body. This is especially great if the Sony sensor cannot accommodate symmetric wides too well.

Then of course, I think there would be less issues with 35mm and above focal length. So ultimately, this camera is a win win for many. Yes, it will not appeal to those who like the RF but well, I will take what I can get. Not everyone can afford the insane prices for Leica lenses anyway.

[Errz]

some update from the rumour site

(SR5) There will be not a new native E-mount Full Frame lens system! The cameras are E-A mount hybrid (and more…) | sonyalpharumors


(SR5) There will be not a new native E-mount Full Frame lens system! The cameras are E-A mount hybrid (and more…)

Reading comments on SAR and on other forums many said the NEX FF rumor has to be wrong because it makes no sense (physically and from a strategy point of view) to develop a new range of native E-mount Full Frame lenses. The answer is easy, Sony will NOT do that!

The idea behind the E-mount FullFrame cameras is to be compatible with current E-mount lenses (in crop mode) with A-mount lenses (with special adapter) and very important, having an E-mount with Full Frame sensor (instead of a mirrorless A-mount) will allow you to use almost any kind of lens on the camera. Think Leica M-mount lenses (here a list of them on eBay), Canon FD lenses (here a list of them on eBay) and so on…Sony’s goal is to be “hybrid” or as “universal” as possible. If that will really work out well we will see in time only…

click on the link to read more.

[zixaw]

The way I see it is that this camera, if it does work out, is that it offers a number of opportunities that till now have not been realised.

For one, it will allow us to mount through adapters, say Nikon, SLR wides which till now required a DSLR body to mount on in their native setting. Take the Zeiss 21/2.8 and the new 15/2.8. These are great wides and the pictures are great. Sure they are big, but at least we can mount them on a 35mm sensor body. This is especially great if the Sony sensor cannot accommodate symmetric wides too well.

Then of course, I think there would be less issues with 35mm and above focal length. So ultimately, this camera is a win win for many. Yes, it will not appeal to those who like the RF but well, I will take what I can get. Not everyone can afford the insane prices for Leica lenses anyway.

There are M mount versions of the Zeiss 15/2.8 and 21/2.8 and they have been around longer than the recently released SLR versions.

[Thoth]

some update from the rumour site

(SR5) There will be not a new native E-mount Full Frame lens system! The cameras are E-A mount hybrid (and more…) | sonyalpharumors

(SR5) There will be not a new native E-mount Full Frame lens system! The cameras are E-A mount hybrid (and more))

Reading comments on SAR and on other forums many said the NEX FF rumor has to be wrong because it makes no sense (physically and from a strategy point of view) to develop a new range of native E-mount Full Frame lenses. The answer is easy, Sony will NOT do that!

The idea behind the E-mount FullFrame cameras is to be compatible with current E-mount lenses (in crop mode) with A-mount lenses (with special adapter) and very important, having an E-mount with Full Frame sensor (instead of a mirrorless A-mount) will allow you to use almost any kind of lens on the camera. Think Leica M-mount lenses (here a list of them on eBay), Canon FD lenses (here a list of them on eBay) and so onSSonyss goal is to be hhybrid or as uuniversal as possible. If that will really work out well we will see in time only

click on the link to read more.

Imagine yr CV 35-1.2 ASPH 2 on tat FF NEX body. Awesome.

[NazgulKing]

There are M mount versions of the Zeiss 15/2.8 and 21/2.8 and they have been around longer than the recently released SLR versions.

Yes, but the ZM 15/2.8 is a whopping 4.6K USD and the ZM 21/2.8 doesn't perform too well on the NEX 7 24MP sensor. So barring Sony making allowances for the microlens array, I'm not so sure how well they would perform.

Also, the ZF/ZE 15/2.8 is quite a lot cheaper.