Jessops has got its mitts on the first batch of Sony NEX-5 to hit the UK.

Sony's Alpha Nex: a compact a DLSR sensor

Silver and black versions of this compact system with interchangeable lenses are in stock at the retail chain – at the princely sum of £589 a pop. We haven’t got prices for the lenses yet.

Sony announced the NEX 3 and 5 cameras last month. Catch our report here. ®

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