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Looking to replace my old Canon SX200 IS with one of these, main thing drawing me to this is the large sensor for the size of camera, relatively cheap (£15) batteries and good low light performance. Any owners here? Would be interesting to see real life samples.
Happy to listen to alternatives. Pocketability is key, no lenses that stick right out which rules out the 4/3 offerings but I still want the ability to shoot in full manual and RAW. Zoom isn't important, low light performance is. Has to be well built too, I want it to last a good few years like my old Canon did.
Happy to listen to alternatives. Pocketability is key, no lenses that stick right out which rules out the 4/3 offerings but I still want the ability to shoot in full manual and RAW. Zoom isn't important, low light performance is. Has to be well built too, I want it to last a good few years like my old Canon did.
I am very happy with mine (RX100 mk1). I'm posting on my phone so struggling to put a picture on, but scroll down a few pics and you should come to a night shot I took a few ago in French coastal resort: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=...
It has some annoying traits. Takes a while to retract the lens when you switch off. Menu buttons are a bit fiddly, and for some reason it stores vid in a different place to stills, but the detail in the image is excellent (as you say, due to the sensor size - images end up 5472 px wide). Low light is good too.
100% crop (not sharpened)
ETA I have the Mk 1 so there may be a few tweaks.
100% crop (not sharpened)
ETA I have the Mk 1 so there may be a few tweaks.
To be honest I don't mind if it stores video separately, found the menu system okay, with the RX100 II at least you could map the FN dial to cycle through all the settings I would generally use not sure if that's the same for the MK1. Buttons do feel fiddly compared to a DSLR but I do have quite small hands so I'm okay. Might go back to Jessops and see how long it takes to retract the lens, but that isn't a massive sticking point. I can't see anything close when it comes to IQ/sensor size, so it looks like an easy winner.
I honestly don't have a bad thing to say about my Mk I, other than the fact that I wish it had RAW functionality when shooting the Pano's, but I can see how that would take some work to achieve.
If I didn't already have the Mk I, I'd be purchasing the Mk II...awesome piece of kit that fits in your pocket!
If I didn't already have the Mk I, I'd be purchasing the Mk II...awesome piece of kit that fits in your pocket!
baz7175 said:
I honestly don't have a bad thing to say about my Mk I
Same here.Incredible pocket camera, and the only thing that has recently made me question if I actually need a DSLR any more.
These are just recent handheld snaps taken walking about, a couple are through glass as well which usually messes things up a little.
I honestly think my D7000 with 17-55 2.8 lens on would have been worse for a lot of these. The low light capability of the RX100 is the bomb.
The sharpness of the images is really something else, although it seems the resizing of images when posted to PH kills the sharpness a bit.
If I didn't need the 'system' capability of my DSLR (wireless flash units, remote control, tethered shooting etc) then I would probably be selling it.. but only to fund a Sony RX1
Sony RX100 and RX1... mmmmm!
(the shots at night of the river were several seconds exposure and not handheld obviously!)
Edited by NinjaPower on Tuesday 5th November 17:40
I'm a fan of the Sony range, partly I guess brand loyalty carried over from the Minolta days.
I've been toying with the idea of complementing my DSLR kit with a NEX6 maybe even 7, but the images I'm seeing from Getcarter, Ninjapower and others from the RX100 are making a compelling arguement for going with one of these.
Thanks for posting everyone.
I just wish I had your talent
I've been toying with the idea of complementing my DSLR kit with a NEX6 maybe even 7, but the images I'm seeing from Getcarter, Ninjapower and others from the RX100 are making a compelling arguement for going with one of these.
Thanks for posting everyone.
I just wish I had your talent
I do have a few gripes about the RX100 (MK1).
Why do I have to wait for it to finish writing to the memory card before I can turn it off and therefore retract the lens and put it in my pocket? Surely I should be able to press the power button, retract the lens and put it away whilst it is still finishing writing? This is what my old Canon S100 would do.
I'm also not a fan of the Sony menu system. I think Canon's is much better thought out, although that might be because I've been with Canon since I started shooting. It just feels like a clunkier effort to me.
I still love it though. If I lost mine I'd go straight out and get another.
Why do I have to wait for it to finish writing to the memory card before I can turn it off and therefore retract the lens and put it in my pocket? Surely I should be able to press the power button, retract the lens and put it away whilst it is still finishing writing? This is what my old Canon S100 would do.
I'm also not a fan of the Sony menu system. I think Canon's is much better thought out, although that might be because I've been with Canon since I started shooting. It just feels like a clunkier effort to me.
I still love it though. If I lost mine I'd go straight out and get another.
gingerpaul said:
I do have a few gripes about the RX100 (MK1).
Why do I have to wait for it to finish writing to the memory card before I can turn it off and therefore retract the lens and put it in my pocket? Surely I should be able to press the power button, retract the lens and put it away whilst it is still finishing writing? This is what my old Canon S100 would do.
I'm also not a fan of the Sony menu system. I think Canon's is much better thought out, although that might be because I've been with Canon since I started shooting. It just feels like a clunkier effort to me.
I still love it though. If I lost mine I'd go straight out and get another.
I'd agree with all that.Why do I have to wait for it to finish writing to the memory card before I can turn it off and therefore retract the lens and put it in my pocket? Surely I should be able to press the power button, retract the lens and put it away whilst it is still finishing writing? This is what my old Canon S100 would do.
I'm also not a fan of the Sony menu system. I think Canon's is much better thought out, although that might be because I've been with Canon since I started shooting. It just feels like a clunkier effort to me.
I still love it though. If I lost mine I'd go straight out and get another.
Have all the Mk1s sold out? I bought mine as the newer model was released and paid £399 for it with a free Sony case. I don't think the improvements on the Mk2 warrant the extra expense - I'm not a great tilt screen fan and the hotshoe isn't that necessary for me as I have a DSLR if I want to hang a big flash gun off the camera.
Personal opinion - depends how tight your budget is.
Personal opinion - depends how tight your budget is.
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