Boompa
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- Name
- Steve
First a confession: I'm a camera slut. OK. There. I said it. Now, moving on...
I've been buying, using, trading and selling cameras since 1967 when I bought a Pentax Spotmatic w/ Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 lens at age 17.
I've owned well over 100 cameras from then until now and currently own Fuji EX-2 with several lenses, Fuji X100S, Sony RX100 and Canon 5D Mk II (which I'll be selling shortly.)
I recently purchased a Sony RX1R but returned it after 2 weeks for a variety of reasons- beginning with the $3500 cost including EVF, filter, extra batteries, etc. The camera had phenomenal IQ and low-light capabilities but forced the user into using RAW as the jpeg engine was absolutely horrible and the camera struggled to focus at times. That might be acceptable for $1000 but I was less forgiving for $3500!!
Which brings us to the RX10. I love my little RX100 but I clearly heard the RX10 calling my name as well. So... it arrived this afternoon with a DEAD BATTERY (ARGH!) so I got a total of 3 test-shots quickly before I had to plug the camera into the wall since NO SEPARATE CHARGER IS INCLUDED! (ARGH AGAIN!!!)
BUT... I LOVED the 3 images I took; loved the jpeg output (I'm too lazy and too busy to fool with PP unless it's a critical image that HAS TO BE saved!) and the IQ was very, very nice. They were NOT in the RX1R class of course- but MORE THAN ADEQUATE for my purposes 99% of the time and I'm not generally a pixel peeper.
As with the RX1R- the owners manual is a joke... but that seems to be Sony's way of doing business these days. I've seen nicer instruction manuals with a $29 coffee pot!!
I've ordered an external charger, 2 extra batteries and a 62mm B+W 010 filter for it. I put a nice braided Lance camera strap on it- and plugged it to wait for electricity to resurrect the battery from the dead!
This HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE the ultimate all-purpose go-to camera for videoing grandchildren's horseback competitions and swim meets, for family snapshots and for vacation photos, etc. I'm optimistic.
I'm not likely to give up my X100s, XE-2 OR my RX100 as each has its purpose, including the RX10.
I'll have a chance to test it more thoroughly over the next couple of weeks and see whether it deserves a permanent place in the equipment cabinet.
We'll see,
Steve
I've been buying, using, trading and selling cameras since 1967 when I bought a Pentax Spotmatic w/ Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 lens at age 17.
I've owned well over 100 cameras from then until now and currently own Fuji EX-2 with several lenses, Fuji X100S, Sony RX100 and Canon 5D Mk II (which I'll be selling shortly.)
I recently purchased a Sony RX1R but returned it after 2 weeks for a variety of reasons- beginning with the $3500 cost including EVF, filter, extra batteries, etc. The camera had phenomenal IQ and low-light capabilities but forced the user into using RAW as the jpeg engine was absolutely horrible and the camera struggled to focus at times. That might be acceptable for $1000 but I was less forgiving for $3500!!
Which brings us to the RX10. I love my little RX100 but I clearly heard the RX10 calling my name as well. So... it arrived this afternoon with a DEAD BATTERY (ARGH!) so I got a total of 3 test-shots quickly before I had to plug the camera into the wall since NO SEPARATE CHARGER IS INCLUDED! (ARGH AGAIN!!!)
BUT... I LOVED the 3 images I took; loved the jpeg output (I'm too lazy and too busy to fool with PP unless it's a critical image that HAS TO BE saved!) and the IQ was very, very nice. They were NOT in the RX1R class of course- but MORE THAN ADEQUATE for my purposes 99% of the time and I'm not generally a pixel peeper.
As with the RX1R- the owners manual is a joke... but that seems to be Sony's way of doing business these days. I've seen nicer instruction manuals with a $29 coffee pot!!
I've ordered an external charger, 2 extra batteries and a 62mm B+W 010 filter for it. I put a nice braided Lance camera strap on it- and plugged it to wait for electricity to resurrect the battery from the dead!
This HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE the ultimate all-purpose go-to camera for videoing grandchildren's horseback competitions and swim meets, for family snapshots and for vacation photos, etc. I'm optimistic.
I'm not likely to give up my X100s, XE-2 OR my RX100 as each has its purpose, including the RX10.
I'll have a chance to test it more thoroughly over the next couple of weeks and see whether it deserves a permanent place in the equipment cabinet.
We'll see,
Steve