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Sony Alpha NEX-6 First Impressions Review

$849.99
8.6
Better than 86% of Reviewed Digital Cameras

Sony says their new NEX-6 won't replace the NEX-7, but it sure feels like it.

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Introduction

Fans and critics alike have pined for the addition of proper mode dial to the NEX lineup, and it seems like Sony has been listening. When they gave us an early look at the new NEX-6 last month, we breathed a collective sigh of relief. But that's not the only impressive feature, as the NEX-6 will also borrow the OLED viewfinder from the NEX-7, as well as the hybrid contrast / phase detection focus from their recently-announced NEX-5R.

The NEX-6 should be available starting in November for around $1000 kitted with the 16-50mm powered zoom lens that Sony has also announced with the NEX-6. The body-only price of the NEX-6 is expected to be roughly $850 when it ships.

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Chris was born and raised less than ten miles from our editorial office, and even graduated from nearby Merrimack College. He came to Reviewed after covering the telecommunications industry, and has been moonlighting as a Boston area dining critic since 2008.