RX100 review at CameraLabs. Magfilter back in Stock.
CameraLabs (Click here) posted the final RX100 review and writes: “The RX100 is not only a great achievement, it’s a cracking advanced compact that only the most curmudgeonly of photographers would be reluctant to acknowledge as such. Once again Sony has shown it’s got what it takes to identify the core requirement of a particular market and come up with an innovative and exciting camera to meet those needs. Which only leaves me to make some brief comparisons with the competition.”
The RX100 was announced back in June and since then it never went out of the top 20 of the most sold overall(!) digital camera popularity ranking at Amazon (Click here). We may can complain with Sony on many points but we can’t deny that the last three years Sony showed us an impressive cycle of innovations and I can’t wait to see what they have prepared for us for 2013!!!
One more RX100 related news. The super cool Magfilter is back in Stock at Amazon (Click here).
RX100 links roundup:
RX100 price search links: Amazon, B&H, Adorama, J&R, eBay.
Cases: Official Sony LCJ-RXA case, Gariz case, more leather case.
Batteries: NP-BX1 Battery.
Special stuff: Multi-Coated LENS ARMOR UV. Magfilter at Amazon (Click here). RX100 filter adapter on eBay (Click here)
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8 months ago |“I can’t wait to see what they have prepared for us for 2013!!!”
Me too, please give us some Rumors on APS-C soon ! not everybody has €3000 to spend on A99 or RX1
Sky_walker
8 months ago |No doubt. I really hope that RX100 will change compact camera market as a whole, and since now on we’ll see many more compacts with larger sensors, possibly also the APS-C compacts ant m4/3 compacts.
Because IMHO that’s where the compacts might survive the flood of mirrorless – as a truly compact camera with decent image quality – and that starts with 1″ sensor in dedicated compact.
Really hope 2013 will be as exciting year as 2012!
Tonis
8 months ago |If RX100 had an electronic viewfinder and the new hot shoe it could have been considered as a professional tool.
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Even now it performs superbly in studio with continious light (as one can not trigger flashes with it unfortunately).
I do all our product shots and even some full body model shots with it as DOF on 1″ sensor at 5.6 is much more forgiving than 5D MKIII with 85mm at 5.6
Sure the lenses on RX100 can’t quite render the perspective correctly – all the compacts are “distorted” wide angle perspective wise when compared to full frame or medium format…
Tonis
8 months ago |… I mean the RX100 has the perspective equivalent of 37mm FF lens at maximum zoom whereas studio shot with full frame 100mm looks quite a bit different, perspective wise. Its like comparing 37mm lens perspective to 100mm, given the same subject size in the frame – it’s just not quite as nice when whe deal with human models for example. Its much, much worse with other compacts ofcourse.
St.
8 months ago |BIG KUDOS FOR SONY!!!!
I love Sony for decades. For me their simple motto “It’s a Sony!” says it all. They have always been a mark for excellence and technological progress.
I was and I still am a Nikon shooter, but as NEX came to live, I jumped over, as I find those cameras amazing. I keep my eyes on Sony for the last several years (speaking about photography gear) and you have to be blind to not notice all innovative technology they’ve used.
I think the “hype” started as they made the D7000 sensor and it easily become one of the top quality cameras with great dynamic range and low light performance in the world.
Then all SLT cameras, NEX cameras, now FF sensors… Simply amazing!
I look today at A99 as a camera that finally can/could replace my Nikons (although D800 is perfect by all means, thanks to the Sony sensor inside).
And in opposite to Nikon and Canon, Sony did not hesitate to constantly push the limits and research for the best and almost impossible results! That’s why today we have cameras like A99, NEX-7, RX100 and RX1.
Bravo, Sony!!!
Hendrick
8 months ago |This should be noticed more. Patrick mentioned they should give cameras to accomplished photographers and here we are…
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2012/10/23/david-mclains-the-calling-was-shot-with-the-sony-a99-kind-of-awesomer-than-reverie/