They also increase the size of the camera itself, diluting the main advantage that SLDs hold over their SLR brethren -- and that would hardly fit with Sony's design ethos for the NEX-series cameras.

Sony is offering three E-mount lenses compatible with its NEX-series camera bodies -- a 16mm f/2.8 prime, an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom, and an 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 zoom. Two conversion lenses specific ...