Comments on: Undressing an NEX

By: Donal

Donal — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:23:28 +0000

HI Guys,

Just wondering if any of these bits might be for sale? I need some body plastics, nothing electronic.

By: Asha

Asha — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:29:26 +0000

Hi, I have a sony NEX 3 camera , that I dropped , and after that , the zoom ring seems to be stuck , and I cant change the camera zoom. Is there any way to repair that ?

By: ZoetMB

ZoetMB — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:19:47 +0000

Sony is a mixed bag, but I don’t think things are looking good for the future. Sony is intent on closing down its own factories and not only manufacturing elsewhere (which most companies do), but OEMing many of their products. That means simply buying a product that Sony has little design input on from a Chinese manufacturer and sticking a Sony label on it. That’s not good.

I also had a Sony CRT TV that I used for 28 years and was still working the day I got rid of it. I also recently took out of service a Sony FM component tuner that is 32 years old and working perfectly. But that Sony is long gone. I do now have a new Sony top-of-the-line HDTV that has a spectacular picture, but Sony had severe manufacturing problems with this set and whether you got one with defects or not (not all of which Sony recognized as defects) was a crapshoot. And Sony’s tech support is incredibly awful – not one person I’ve ever communicated with has had any idea what they were talking about.

But I did buy a NEX for my daughter and I’m glad to see that it’s well made.

By: ed curran

ed curran — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:49:48 +0000

I got it apart to the sensor, can you put it back together?

By: electronbee

electronbee — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:07:34 +0000

Was the tripod mount within the cast lens mount?

Also, what did the shield look like that covered the first main board?

By: Henk

Henk — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:13:10 +0000

@ Amryl weather seal does not make it water proof

By: Tim Bond

Tim Bond — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:55:36 +0000

I just had to replace my 1980′s Sony TV. I have two Sony cameras.
Tim

By: William Kurtz

William Kurtz — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:31:23 +0000

During Hurricane Irene, my Canon Rebel Xsi got a good dunk and gave up the ghost. I’ve since replaced it but this post is making me want to take it apart and see if it can’t be restored to some kind of half-life. Fun read!

By: Milan

Milan — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:08:53 +0000

Couple of things:

- lens mount and sensor plate are directly attached to single cast frame, probably they can cast/machine that part tprecise enough not to need adjustments – afaik, in slr’s all parts are held to the body, so a lot of adjustment is necessary due to sheer size

- Sony is probably electronics and micromechanics technology leader – every single thing I had from them is such an engineering marvel; kudos to Sony for that attitude (although their business leaders are to be hung)

- submerged electronics will work as good as new as long as they have been washed out in clean water and thoroughly dried out, to prevent rust; I had a flooded camera (diving accident – coincidentally a Sony) and after drying out it workes fine – the real problem was dirt in optics/sensor module which rendered center of images blurry, and the flash electronics, which got shorted due to high voltage

Although I quite understand why someone in your position wouldn’t want to wash out camera and risk it failing in customer’s hands.

By: Eric M. Jones

Eric M. Jones — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:12:25 +0000

I noticed over the years that my home electronics gradually were Sony. I didn’t plan it that way, but everything else broke. What remained were made by Sony.

Samsung and Panasonics aren’t bad. But I have a Sony D-34 CD player that is 20 years old this Spring and works like new. I finally had to give away my Trinitrons.