Release date? If it is any closer, I can defer my purchase from Taipei for local version. I've waited more than half a year for this. Not sure I can wait any longer.

Sony NEX-7 is available here in Taipei. NTD39,990. Body only. Too bad the 18-55mm lens is of different color. The Carl Zeiss 24mm lens is NTD 33,550. Should I?

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Feb 1 2012, 03:46 PM

The lens is from 5N. There's no black 5N lens. Only silver.

I'm might just cave in and just get the Carl Zeiss lens. Tired of Sony's tardiness.

Congratulations! Getting mine from Taipei tomorrow. Either with the silver 18-55mm or CZ 24mm lens.

Question to the pros here. Would OSS matter? CZ lens doesn't have OSS, would it make any difference when t comes to the Carl Zeiss 24mm f1.8 lens?

Just got my NEX-7 with 18-55mm OSS lens with goodies.



NTD 52,950 altogether for the NEX-7 body, 18-55mm lens and 32GB Class 10 SDHC. Tomorrow claiming 5% tax refund out of that total at the airport. Which brings it to NTD 50,302. Which in turn converts to MYR 5,132. 24 months warranty for the lens. 24 + 6 months warranty for body.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Feb 6 2012, 10:17 PM

Taiwan only warranty. Travel here often enough to not worry about that part.

Just got back from Studio Zaloon. Got myself this:



Sony NEX-7 & Carl Zeiss Sonnar 24mm f1.8 lens. My dream team combo!

Body and 15-55mm from Taipei. NTD39,990 and NTD9,880. Respectively. Converted to RM = RM5,088. Tax refunded at the airport 5%, becomes RM4,834. The Carl Zeiss 24mm got from Zaloon for RM3,250. RRP for that 24mm is RM3,799.

I dot have a NEX5/5N to compare. All I know that I moved from E-P1 and GH1 and the NEX7 shits on them both, wipes the floor with it!So much so that I'm putting these two cameras and lenses for sale.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Feb 9 2012, 10:32 PM

Again, I've just got to play with this since I got back from Taipei yesterday. Still learning. And I don't have the NEX5/5N, I can't compare the two.

The Oly is a mess in high ISOs, so does the Pana, Crank up the ISO and watch the image crawl. I'd say on both cameras, it's usable up to ISO800. 1600 is pushing it, Pana can manage it but the Oly will be hunting nonstop. Broad daylight, the Oly trounces the Pana when it comes to color reproduction, but the Pana takes excellent 1080p24 video with its stock kit lens, even at night. Pana ekes out slightly better battery life, compared to the Oly, but only just slightly. I'd reckon the Sony gets better battery endurance than both of them.

With the NEX7, I can have Oly's punchy color reproduction and Pana's excellent low light video recording. Best of both world. Hence the sale of both cameras.

I've got mine with the 18-55 silver lens too. Gonna sell it for the black lens once it is made available. Using the 24mm for the time being. Delicious bokeh!

With the CZ 24mm.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Feb 10 2012, 07:56 PM

Upload fixed. I didn't realize the picture is set for private viewing only.

Original case by Sony looks good to me. How I wish I can find the same one for NEX-7. Selection so damn sparse for NEX-7 accessories. Just now looking for hand grip strap for the NEX-7. The ones for Alphas all sold out, the slimmer one so loose. I hate the neck strap for the NEX-7, it's slim so it'll dig into your shoulders. The larger ones for Alphas semua sold out.

Only got time to look at KLCC SonyStyle. Gotta go home and pack for Osaka flight tonight. Might as well I buy these accessories there at Yodobashi Camera downtown Osaka. I'd prefer proper accessories than the third party ones that doesnt suit/fit well.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Feb 11 2012, 04:13 PM

Straps like this are easy to find. Cant get from Gordy, or even use straps from Nintendo Wii or PSP. I'm looking for Hand grip straps that attaches to the strap loop on the NEX-7 and the bottom of the NEX body via tripod mount, so that it can dangle safely if need while I move around. I'm using it naked now, without the neck strap and all. I agree on its stealthiness, and I like keeping it simple too, but I'd like to see if there are options like these available before I commit myself to just using the NEX-7 with a wrist strap.



May be overkill, but I'm keeping my options open before I commit.

Finally got the camera grip I was looking for my NEX-7. Purchased at Yodobashi Camera.



JPY1,990.

Faux leather. As for sweating, unless the top of your hand sweats and covered by that grip, I reckon it's a non-issue. If the inside of my palm sweats, I'll just release the grip, air our my palm and voila! Dry hands again. Neck/shoulder strap makes the whole NEX setup swings around. And with lenses like the CZ24 and 18-55, it'll sway as I walk. I prefer being at the ready with camera in hand, but I'd like not having to hold on to it all the time. Hence the grip strap.

The grip should work with NEX-5, although the bottom tripod connector may look out of place with the smaller size of the NEX-5.

Anybody have recommendation for a compact bag to carry these items together: NEX-7, 18-55mm, CZ24mm, F20AM flash, extra batteries, chargers, and PSVita(external battery, games, chargers)? Using the free bag I got with the NEX-7, and it's bursting at the seams now. Eyeing the Lowepro Passport Sling, mainly coz it doesn't scream "hey I'm carrying a camera, come rob me" look.

Prefer slings/messenger type please. Backpacks and toploaders all have that typical camera bag looks.