Great review, Mia. With all the wanna-be, self-proclaimed "experts" who do nothing but read ad copy or overstate the obvious, it's great to see someone who really knows what they're talking about. Keep up the good work.

Very good review, pointing out the product's limitations or shortcomings as well as it's strenghts; that's why B and H is the best !

That tube you see is the adapter, which is not shown in many photos of the lens. It's not designed to be taken off, so it's not designed for A mount bodies.

The NEX-VG900 had the full frame sensor of the Sony alpha SLT a99. The big mistake with this full frame e-mount video camera was that it was introduced before any full frame e-mount cameras were available. So most people weren't really interested. I have the LA-EA4 adapter which is even better than the LA-EA3 and the result with a-mount lenses isn't impressive with autofocus. So this video camera was introduced too early. That video camera can take the photos too and was introduced before the announcement of the Sony a7 series. So it is the first full frame e-mount camera. Finally there isn't any integrated ND filter which is so important for professional and expensive video cameras.

The E mount Rokinon Cine lenses ( 14mm T3.1, 24mm T1.5, 35mm T1.5 and 85mm T1.5) cover the full frame sensor. Zeiss also has E mount full frame Cine lenses. Since the VG900 is a full frame mirrorless it should work with almost any full frame or APS-C lens made using low cost adapters. It shoots in APS-C or full frame mode.

This is the first model, we will see what happens... Thanks B & H for this info excellent as always.

You can find the proper lens on our website by clicking "Photography" at the top of the page, then click "Lenses". Then navigate to the right side of the page under "Narrow Results" , scrolling down and clicking on "SLR lenses", scroll further and click on "Full Frame Lenses" then SONY A-Mount (under Lens Mount"). Please contact us via e-mail if you have additional questions: askbh{at}bandh{dot}com. MarkS

That's what I'm talking about! I'm shocked you didn't mention any Carl Zeiss lenses. I was about to get 16-35 and 24-77mm 2.8, but I'll get the sony 20mm Wide Angle f/.8. I did order the Rokinon T-Lens set of three too. I'm using this and my a77 as backup. Thank you so much. Sony couldn't answer this question!  PEACE

Are you saying the Rokinon E mount Cine lenses have an E to A mount adapter built in ? That is not what it says on the B&H Rokinon E mount Cine lens page. If so then that would mean it would fit the A99 A-mount HDSLR if you took the adapter off.

They need to update this with 4k, 100mb/s, and at least 240p.

best reviews on YT. I'm still leaning towards the Panasonic GH3. Its 1/3 the price.

You used the 30mm DT lens but this can only used in APS-C mode right? Not sure why this was used to demonstrate the depth of field of the sensor?

Use the Atomos Ninja 2 Video Recorder with the VG900 for clean 1080p output at up to 220Mbps.

nice review

As president of the fan club for the articulate and beautiful Mia McCormick -- I give two thumbs up for this review. But -- although this camcorder is a perfect dream on paper -- the aliasing on this camera kills it as a serious production option. And, at the three thousand dollar price range -- the aliasing is entirely unacceptable. Had Sony prevented the aliasing on this camera -- yes -- it would have been the hottest item on earth and the camcorder that changed the business.

The SONY NEX-EA50UH has the lower LUX rating. Please contact us via e-mail if you have additional questions: askbh{at}bandh{dot}com. MarkS

Witch camera work better in low light..? NEX- VG900 or NEX-EA50UH? I'am thinking getting one of this cameras and.. I'am still confuse.. I'am new with cameras... I will be working with weddings and music videos.. thank youuu..!!

Might be ready to change in my FS100 ..

Vignetting is an issue with the VG900 in full frame mode with some wide angle lenses. To get rid of the dark corners, go to the menu and select APS-C Size Capture. That will crop the frame and eliminate the vignetting. DennisL ask(at)bhphoto.com

No XLRs, no built in ND's, and it records to AVCHD 4:2:0. It sounds like this camera has most of the problems that you'd have shooting video with a DSLR.

Thanks Mia for the fantastic review and analysis !

why would they make a full frame camera where its default mount size still has crop factor?

I have a major shoot coming up and considering using this camera. Any lenses that may avoid the vignetting or should I go with the A99? Thank you for response!

Hi, Very useful video tutorial. I am thinking to buy this camera but have few questions regarding the camera and lenses. 1. Does this camera has image stabilisation option and how good is that? 2. Can I use servo button (Zoom button) with any A or E mounted zoom lens? Regards, Jai

How does shipping of this camera cost for shiping to Slovenia?

Nice Presentation Mia. Good Info as well.

That Sony NEX-VG900 should be 4K

Does the camera have Cine Gamma?

So how do you get rid off the vignetting?

Which are the best lenses for this camcorder below 1000$

Please i bought the above mention camera recently but there are some area i did not understand. (1) ON HOW TO USE FOCUS BUTTON WHILE RECORDING (2)THE PROCEDURE ON HOW TO USE MANUEL RECORDING (3)LEN STABILAZATION (4)PHOTO SNAP WHILE RECORDING THANKS WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY RICHY

Awesome review! With Sony releasing the new 4K camera will this one be dropping in price ?

wath is the diference between this one and vg 30

Any stronger codecs or editable flat picture profiles firmware updates for this one so far? I can't really match multicam footage from setups requiring a log profile, which now have become pretty much a standard for video projects other than broadcast or amateurish approaches, nor from cheaper Sony(s) like the a6000 neither from other brands like CineStyle and Canon. On board Cinematone is useless. It is very frustrating considering how much this camera cost. I didn't know about all this back then. Seems like Sony totally forgot about it. I'm even considering selling it and moving to Canon, as I almost always end up not using footage out of this, but noone seems to want it. Soooo frustrating.

what would sony FE lenses do? I heard they'll eliminate the need for the a-mount adapter. I'm stuck between this and the VG30.

I have the sony nex vg 30 is the same?

It's too bad she doesn't know about the many full frame E mount lenses that B&H sells like the 14mm T3.1, 24mm T1.5, 35mm T1.5 and 85mm T1.5 Rokinon Cine full frame E mount lenses for the VG900.

What about full frame lenses? Thank you.

Why is it vignetting, anyway?

Any lens that vignettes on the VG900 would do so on the A99 since they both have the same size sensor. Any lens that you can mount on the VG900 that vignettes please choose (via the menu) APS-C mode to eliminate the issue. The lenses to watch out for are wide ones. To avoid the issue entirely, go for full frame wide angle lenses such as the Sony 20mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Prime Lens. B&H # SO2028 DennisL ask(at)bhphoto.com

What's the use if I have to crop to APS-C to get rid of the vignetting? Are there any Full Frame Lenses at all which don't have that vignetting problem?

Is it cropped with Sony 28-135mm fe pz cine lens ?

135, not 35mm.

Keep up up the good work Mia!

great review

Thanks for the info!

great through review! the camera looks pricey and meant to fool the average consumer into thinking its a great camera with its 35mm sensor but instead it has low bit rate and other major flaws which Sony tries to hide

great through review!

do you still have autofocus with the Rokinon?

Me too!!!

Really ? Dream on if you think Sony ,Canon or anyone else will sell you a full frame camera with 4K for $3,300. The Canon EOS-1D C Camera (Body Only) is $11,999.

You can calculate shipping options and costs on our website by adding the items you are looking to purchase to the online cart. Dana G. askbh{at}bandh{dot}com

so what about full frame emount lenses?

The FS100 with the shotgun microphone will deliver a better quality generally. On camera microphones (even though the VG900 one is pretty high quality) are very omni directional and often times pick up more sound than you will want. A directional shotgun helps to narrow the sound field to what is important. Dana G. askbh{at}bandh{dot}com

is this better then vg10? I have the nex vg 10

It only cost $3200, well i hopes some give me this for next xmas.

good

just buy a vg30 if u want such a cam.. the vg900 was the biggest waste of time in the vg series.. not offering much of anything at its price range.

E-Mount lenses fit directly without any adapters (like the SONY A-Mount require). SONY has many choices available in prime and zoom lenses. I like the zooms: B&H# SO1820035Q and B&H# SO5521045. Please contact us via e-mail if you have additional questions: askbh{at}bandh{dot}com. MarkS

The VG900 does have a CinemaTone Gamma preset. Dana G. askbh{at}bandh{dot}com

A-mount

Hi Thanks for taking time creating this NEX VG900 review, Can I please have your thoughts on this ... ? I wanna shot videos to make a set of video lesson. (I will stand in front of a whiteboard - indoor and out door with blurry background) However, I'm confused which video camera should I use. I've searched the net and found 3 options : * Canon 70D Camera * Sony NEX VG30 * Sony NEX VG900 I need to be able to shoot with continuous focus, that's why I thought Canon 70D would be great, as I watched a lot of youtube review about this and read this review article www.tomsguide.com/us/canon-70d-dslr,review-2182.html But DSLR camera like Canon 70D has time limitation which can be tricky to be use on long hour shooting video. However, if I go for the Sony NEX VG900, which has full frame censor, the auto focus will not be activated on the full frame mode unless I switch to the APS-C censor. So what I need is a video camera with : * Both continuous focus and manual focus as sometime I shoot indoor and sometime outdoor, and when shooting outdoor, I wanna blur the background. * Manual control on iso, etc so it will look great on low light * External mic input jack * Ability to shoot long hour * High quality result what are you thoughts ? Which one do you think will suit my need ? Thank you Jo

AVCHD? Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

very cheap! ;(