Sony NEX-6 (The "mini NEX-7" about to be announced soon) Thread II


They are trying to sell you the free SD card they got from their agent? Cool stuff, I would snag it.

Comes with the standard bag and card. Additional card is sold for $10.
 

Sorry...what is B&S ah? Is it a local shop like alan photo or wat?
Standard from shops usually include a (sony/herringbone) bag and the sony 16gb UHS SD card. No point going thru so much trouble for a saving of a few tens of dollars.

B&S currently has an irresistible offer for a NEX6 kit #justsaying
 

Just got contacted by Sony.

Camera waiting for parts to arrive. Tentative date for collection is 15March.

seems like they are replacing parts for the Camera body, I've check with them.

I'm fine with it as long as the issue got resolve with the parts changed.

Have you collected your camera? Which parts did they replace?

For my case, they only cleaned the contacts - seems to work fine so far, hope it stays that way... *fingers-crossed*
 

Have you collected your camera? Which parts did they replace?

For my case, they only cleaned the contacts - seems to work fine so far, hope it stays that way... *fingers-crossed*


Not Yet. Been calling them for several days, finally today they confirm that it is really for collection.

Don't know what part they changed, but hopefully they really did through testing to ensure that the issue has been resolved.

Most probably going down to collect tomorrow...
 

Have you collected your camera? Which parts did they replace?

For my case, they only cleaned the contacts - seems to work fine so far, hope it stays that way... *fingers-crossed*



Just collected my camera. Unfortunately, forgotten to bring battery and SD card, so unable to through test the camera.

However, a quick test done at the Service Counter with Sony's battery, seem like the issue is solved. tried to move the lens while focusing, but the symptom no longer there. will test again later.

For my unit, they change the contact unit, and upgrade firmware to V1.01 as stated in the repair cert.
 

dpreview's review up.

They mentioned exactly the same issues as what I said earlier. I don't understand why sony will not change these two as it causes fustrations to many of their users.

"There are two playback mode annoyances that Sony has not addressed in the NEX series. Perhaps the most frustrating is that stills and videos cannot be viewed at the same time. You must manually switch between the two (three, actually, since AVCHD and MPEG4 videos are also separate) from either the thumbnail screen or the playback menu. It's not as if it's not technically possible, since other manufacturers, such as Panasonic, can play everything sequentially.

The other thing that might cause frustration is the inability to move from one photo to another while the frame is enlarged. This feature is helpful for verifying photos, or checking to see the effect of things like HDR or D-Range Optimizer. Again, this is fairly common in competitive cameras, and a real time-saver when reviewing multiple similar images."
 

dpreview's review up.

They mentioned exactly the same issues as what I said earlier. I don't understand why sony will not change these two as it causes fustrations to many of their users.

"There are two playback mode annoyances that Sony has not addressed in the NEX series. Perhaps the most frustrating is that stills and videos cannot be viewed at the same time. You must manually switch between the two (three, actually, since AVCHD and MPEG4 videos are also separate) from either the thumbnail screen or the playback menu. It's not as if it's not technically possible, since other manufacturers, such as Panasonic, can play everything sequentially.

The other thing that might cause frustration is the inability to move from one photo to another while the frame is enlarged. This feature is helpful for verifying photos, or checking to see the effect of things like HDR or D-Range Optimizer. Again, this is fairly common in competitive cameras, and a real time-saver when reviewing multiple similar images."

Agree with you, although I'm used to it already... lol
 

Guys I am thinking of getting either the nex 6 or 7. Any idea where is a good place to buy locally? If not, I will try to ask a friend to get it in the US. Will there also be new models releasing soon?
 

Guys I am thinking of getting either the nex 6 or 7. Any idea where is a good place to buy locally? If not, I will try to ask a friend to get it in the US. Will there also be new models releasing soon?

MS Color or Cathay Photo.

call up and get a quote over the phone.
 

just got mine, anyone connect hdmi output to lcd tv? my after connect the hdmi cable nothing shown on the tv
 

Challenger cost me a little more than getting from Alan Photo... But I did get an additional battery and a 16gb 96mb/s Sony SD card free, together with the usual useless tripod and bag... Then proceeded to grab the 35/1.8 from Harvey Norman at $14 more than Alan Photo :D
 

Just collected my camera. Unfortunately, forgotten to bring battery and SD card, so unable to through test the camera.

However, a quick test done at the Service Counter with Sony's battery, seem like the issue is solved. tried to move the lens while focusing, but the symptom no longer there. will test again later.

How's your camera holding up? For mine, they only cleaned the contacts, and it was fine then, but now the problem has returned... :(

Looks like gotta make another trip to the Wisma one of these weekends... Sigh...
 

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How's your camera holding up? For mine, they only cleaned the contacts, and it was fine then, but now the problem has returned... :(

Looks like gotta make another trip to the Wisma one of these weekends... Sigh...

perhaps the issue with your unit are the dirty contact points. how have you been maintaining your camera?
 

perhaps the issue with your unit are the dirty contact points. how have you been maintaining your camera?

Nah, can't be - didn't even remove my lens since collecting it from them.

Anyway, there are many reported cases, hopefully by now the service center knows to replace the contact unit instead of just doing cleaning.

Adamis, if you are reading this, please share the list of parts replaced in the work order, thx!

For ref:
NEX-6 lens blackout/reset bug: Sony NEX Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
 

The raw photos taken in vivid+ and std+ looks the same, not any more vivid. What settings to use to take photos with stronger colors? Thanks.
 

The raw photos taken in vivid+ and std+ looks the same, not any more vivid. What settings to use to take photos with stronger colors? Thanks.

when you shoot in RAW, uploading to the computer gives you an image in its RAW form. that means you have to manipulate the image to get the desired outcome
 

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