Posted at Fri Dec 9 12:00:00 2011
Tamron has signed-on as as third-party lens manufacturer for Sony's E-mount, used by its NEX line of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. Their initial lens has a 35mm equivalent range of 27-300mm, making it a very versatile lens for a traveler who wants versatile range without packing a full system of lenses. It may be a little short on the wide range but will suit most tourists walking around cities or sites quite well.
Posted at Wed Dec 7 12:00:00 2011
Sony's E-mount flagship in its mirrorless camera armada is the recently announced NEX-7. The camera features an impressively large 24MP APS-C sized sensor in an impressively small NEX-body, complete with a high-resolution OLED electronic viewfinder and tilting rear display. The NEX-7 is best-in-class in many mirrorless categories—e.g. resolution, burst rate, compactness—but many reviewers complain about unnecessary battery drain from the EVF's proximity sensor waking the camera, and worse, accidentally dropping out of photography mode into videographer through accidental application of the non-mappable record button.