So I've heard that the NEX-7 is in the Malaysian warehouse, just waiting for the approval to sell.

There are pictures of mosques and weddings of all cultures and religions - so really, I don't see what is so sensitive about the picture.

chuchow: That is the HVL-F20AM, the Sony Alpha iISO hotshoe (forgot their own name for the accessory shoe.)

The HVL-F20S is for the NEX-3/C3/5/5N on the Smart Accessory Terminal, I think.

hisel:

All the Sony Alpha flashes that can mount on a regular Sony Alpha-mount dSLR/SLT can also mount on the NEX-7.

The F43/F58/F20 can also be used as a Sony Alpha-protocol wireless trigger.

jimmyyap03: It has been out for a while already - go see Sony Style KLCC!

5 sides = pentagon
6 sides = hexagon
7 sides = heptagon/septagon
8 sides = octagon
9 sides = nonagon

To have circular bokeh, just use the lens wide open. A lens is considered "circular aperture" by Minolta's standards, if the bokeh remains circular when set to 2 stops below its brightest aperture - meaning a F1.7 lens with "circular aperture" will still show a circular aperture at F3.5. However at F4.0 onwards it may start to show a polygonal shape instead.

Ah hao: Yes for a F4.5 lens with circular aperture, the heptagons come out after F9.0. At F9.0 it is still supposed to be circular.

Ah hao: Nope if you read the DPReview forum link you'd know that the LA-EA2 is fast. I too will say the LA-EA2 is fast, just as fast as the A65, which has the same AF unit. Of course the LA-EA2 is not as fast as the A77 which has an improved AF unit.

whateva2k: The 35mm F1.8 is a very flexible focal length - if you've tried it, you'd realize it works well as it's right in the middle. Same goes for the Zeiss 24mm F1.8 E-mount - it gives 36mm on APS-C, which is the same as your camera phone's angle of view.

anakrantau: Or, you could wait until it is not so bright.

The LA-EA1 will have AF with SAM/SSM lenses.

The LA-EA2 will have AF with SAM/SSM and screw-drive lenses.

Both allow you to set the aperture from the camera body.

Both allow you to frame the subject with the lens wide open although you may have set the aperture to F11. It will only stop down when you take the picture. (This is different from a third-party lens, where you have to manually turn the aperture ring before you take the picture.)

If it doesn't say SAM, SSM, USD, PZD or HSM anywhere on the lens, it is screw-drive.

Picture quality is the same, and it can focus to infinity.

The LA-EA2 has a translucent mirror so you lose about 1/3rd of a stop of light - going from say 1/60s to 1/50s, or 1/10s to 1/8s.

Unless the lens is a Sony E-mount with Optical SteadyShot, Tamron VC or Sigma OS, it will not be stabilized!

I have the NEX-5 and it works with a regular Mini HDMI Type C to HDMI Type A (on HDTV). All Sony Alphas use the Mini HDMI Type C.

stimix: F1.4 can focus with the NEX-5N - don't rely on peaking alone. Use 7x magnification to double-check and after a while you'll get the hang of peaking. Shutter speed should be fast enough at F1.4 ISO200 giving you 1/160s. (I went today and F4.5 ISO1600 resulted in 1/15s average shutter speed upstairs, and 1/30s downstairs.)

Actually I have some A-mount lenses that are push-pull. Not Minoltas/Sonys though, but there are super telephoto zooms from Sigma and Tamron that have both a zoom ring and the ability to push-pull (it is smooth enough to believe it is intentional.)

Dang, I have to say I like the idea of USB charging!

There are 6 NEX cameras and 4 NEX camcorders.

There are 8 Sony E-mount lenses and 2 converters.

The math could go either way.

It has been launched in Malaysia for a long time now. However the Sony sites aren't often the most reliable source of information...

The 16mm F2.8 pancake has 2 different accessories which clip onto the 16mm's bayonet mount on the front of the lens:
VCL-ECF1 fisheye adapter - converts the 16mm to a diagonal fisheye, similiar to the Nikkor 16mm F2.8 AF-D
VCL-ECU1 ultrawide adapter - converts the 16mm to a 18mm on full-frame

Both of these are much smaller than an actual 16-35mm.

You can also use Sweep Panorama in case you forget to bring the VCL-ECU1.

Another alternative is to get a Samyang 8mm F3.5 diagonal fisheye, and put it on a NEX-7, and de-fish the picture to get a rectilinear shot. However you lose resolution when de-fishing.

I had a Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon DDR 35mm F2.4 MC in M42 mount and while it didn't have the T* coating, I have no complaints about its color, sharpness and contrast wide open. The color is definitely there, though I would not put color as one of the Zeiss prides - it just does its job by retaining vibrance and not having any color casts or muddiness.

It's all there even when wide open, just like my Sony Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 24mm F2.0 ZA SSM and Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm F1.8 ZA.

That is dust on your sensor. Enable cleaning mode in your camera, then use an air blower (NOT your mouth) and blow off the dust on the sensor.

The NEX-5 with Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Active OSS should come with a body cap. Not sure about the NEX-7.