Sony RX1R III: Initial Skepticism Fades as Reviews Turn Positive

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I got the sense that more and more “influencers” and reviewers started to like the camera. Dpreview shared a shooting experience review and concluded:

In practice, it’s probably the most purely photography-focused camera Sony is ever going to make. And, while its menus and interface aren’t as dedicated to that cause as Leica’s are on the Q3 series, the experience is still one that puts photography to the fore.

While despite the initial rant Terry W. is going to buy the camera:

Here is Benji Haisch take on the new RX1rIII:

PetaPixel review of the Sony RX1rIII: Was This Worth Waiting for Nearly 10 Years?

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PetaPixel reviewed the new Sony camera and concludes:

In 2025, it feels like a nostalgic blast from the past with some nice but minor quality-of-life improvements. That said, for almost as many nice things that we gained, we lost others.

There is no denying that it is a fun and handy camera to carry around, with the power to take some great images. This camera doesn’t fall far from the 2016 camera bag, and whether you will justify the $5,100 cost depends on how much you really pined for that RX1R II experience back in the day and how much more resolution really means to you.

ThePhoBlographer about the Sony RX1rIII: “there’s a lot to love about it”

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ThePhoBlographer shared his first impressions of the Sony RX1R III. While acknowledging the camera’s limitations, he writes:

I’m really not sure it was worth the wait. And more importantly, I’m not sure that it’s worth the price. But at the same time, I’d be telling you a total lie if I told you that I’m not totally infatuated with this camera…
There’s a lot to love about it. It’s small, it can deliver beautiful image quality with the film looks built into it, and it doesn’t get in the way of you making good images. You have to shoot with this camera in a very old-school film-style way because there is no tilting screen. So you have to get into an odd position of some sort or do what photographers have called a, “Hail Mary” for years. That’s where you point the camera at something, shoot, and pray that you got the shot.

He’s also aware of the criticism voiced by many influencers about this camera during the Sony press event, and he shared this interesting thought:

I don’t consider those people in the meeting to be photographers, first and foremost. They’re primarily making videos, and I’m primarily writing articles. On the side, I bring in taxable income via my photography services. And sometimes, I want a pleasure camera to bring around with me. This is that camera.

D’oh :)