Of the hundreds of products released this year, these are the ones that matter most, the true innovations in the field.
The winners of this year's Editor's Choice Awards had to meet the highest standard ever: For American Photo's editorial team to choose them, they had to qualify as "game-changing"—to have transformed, or have the potential to transform, the very way photographers work. To be fair to all the other great photo products that came to market this year, that's a tough standard to meet in a field in which progress is largely incremental. But the rigor we brought to bear on the task challenged our preconceptions and helped us transcend our usual category-based thinking.
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Many of our winners are exemplars of larger trends in the industry. Sony’s NEX system joins the burgeoning ILC (Interchangeable-Lens Compact) phenomenon, significantly advancing the convergence of still and video capture.
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Maybe more unusual, though, is the NEX-5’s fraternal twin, a camcorder called the NEX-VG10. It incorporates the same sensor, lens mount and LCD screen as the NEX-5, not to mention most other features, including still capture. That’s huge news, because it’s the first of its kind with an APS-C-sized chip and silent-focusing inter- changeable optics, thereby offering filmlike shallow focus, low-light prowess and better video handling than any DSLR. And it costs a fraction of any professional equivalent.
- Very high optical quality triplet formula lens.
- Ultra compact design, weight 75g, collapsible (4.2 height when collapsed).
- Premium quality Tantalum glass, superior to Trium and Lanthanum glass with best refractive qualities.
- Refined triplet design with two double thickness positive lenses, superior to Tessar design.
- Round aperture for smooth and pleasing bokeh (Edmund Optics, Made in USA)
- Minimum focus distance 0.8m.
- ALL glass surfaces multicoated, 97% light transmission.
- Vivid, real and beautiful color reproduction, high contrast high resolution images.
The MS Optical Super Triplet Perar 35mm f3.5 is limited to 200 pieces and is available for pre-order through Japan Exposures. The lens will start shipping on November 15, 2010.
The "Memory Card File Rescue Service" is a service to recover data from various types of Sony Memory cards.
This software can be used on all Sony brand Memory Stick™ and SD Memory Card except:This software supports recovery of JPG (DCF), MPEG-1, MPEG-4, MPEG-4 AVC file, and other types of files, except AVCHD files.
- Non-Sony brand Memory Stick™ and SD Memory Card
- Memory Stick™ for AIBO® robot
- Memory Stick ROM™ for electronic dictionaries or e-Book readers
- PSP® brand Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO Duo™ or Memory Stick Micro™
Thanks for posting. Some of the images were taken with multi exposure shots using the auto bracket features of the camera. Some are taken from 5 exposures manually. HDR in photomatix and post processed in Photoshop. I'm using a tripod for my HDR shots and a 18-55 kit lense.
The arrival of the NEX10 with its weight is just perfect for the Merlin. With a LitePanels MicroPro on it, it weighs just slightly above 1.3kg. A weight I can sustain without the help of the Steadicam Arm and Vest.
Skink Pinhole Pancake Pro Kit:
Skink Pinhole Pancake Starter Kit:
The Skink pinhole lens cap for the Sony NEX makes for an extremely portable system. Skink pinhole lens caps are available through eBay auctions.
| Combatants | Sony Alpha NEX-5 | Sony Alpha SLT-A33 |
| Number of effective pixels | 14.2 million pixels | 14.2 million pixels |
| CCD Sensor | APS-C CMOS Sensor 1.5x Crop Factor | APS-C CMOS Sensor 1.5x Crop Factor |
| ISO Range | 200 - 12800 | 100-25600 |
| Lens | Sony E-mount with Interchangeable lenses | Sony Alpha Mount / Minolta A |
| Image Stabilization | In Lens | Steady Shot Inside |
| Shutter Speed | 30s to 1/4000 with Bulb Mode | 30s to 1/4000 with Bulb Mode |
| Continuous Shooting Speed | 7 frames per sec. | 7 frames per sec. |
| LCD | Tiltable 3" Diagonal 921,600 Pixels | Tiltable 3" Diagonal 921,600 Pixels |
| Electronic Viewfinder | Not yet, come on Sony! | 0.46" Xtra Fine EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (1,440,000 pixels) |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 / 60i | 1920 x 1080 / 60i |
| Dimensions | 4.4 x 2.4 x 1.6 in. (111 x 60 x 40 mm) | 4.875 x 3.625 x 3.33 in (124.4 x 92 x 84.7 mm) |
| Weight | Approx. 10.1 oz (287g) (w/battery & media) | Approx. 17.35 oz (492g) (w/battery & media) |
| Price | $699 with 18-55 OSS Lens | $749 with 18-55 Lens |
