Adrian from Germany just got his Sony RX1 via Sonystore.de! You see it on the pic on top and on background you see the SAR website 🙂 I guess other European stores are shipping it too: Sonystore DE–UK–FR–IT–ES–NL–SE–FI–CH.
Lloyd Chambers complains about the real final RX1 price: “The RX1 is a super premium camera, but it ought to be $2999 with all the accessories below except perhaps the EVF (which ought to be built-in)— upping profit margins by charging for all the stuff any serious shooter needs is a game I don’t like to see played, not to the tune of ~$1000.”
So here are my savings proposal: Lloyd, you can save $170 by simply purchasing the $7 cheap chinese metal hood ([shoplink 15410 ebay]there is one here on eBay[/shoplink]). And we may save other $150 the day some Chinese company will do an alternative thumb like we have for the [shoplink 15659 ebay]Leica M cameras (they are here on eBay)[/shoplink]. That would make a total of $320 savings (if the cheap thumb accessory will be released soon).
More RX1 bits: New image samples have been posted at Focus Numerique and WhatDigitalCamera. New Sony RX1 Photo Plus Expo 2012 presentation on youtube.
Preorders: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Wex UK ,Wex Germany, Sonystore DE–UK–FR–IT–ES–NL–SE–FI–CH and more links at Alphacameradeals.
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There is no way I’ll ever consider this camera at its current price.
Hey Sony, how does 2800 Dollars translate to 3100 Euros? You’re charging Europeans a whopping 1200 Dollars (940 EUR) too much. Thank you for that. Not.
I get there are some tax differences between US and Europe, but the price difference of 933 euroes, is a bit offending, do they really take us for such clueless idiots here in europe?
It more in EU because of:
1. Import tax. There is no import tax in USA for Japan.
2. VAT. It is zero in USA, about 20% in EU countries.
3. About 3-5% more due to longer warranty.
It is a bargain considering the 2 year warranty- if the Rx1 would last that long. Even if keeps working for 2 years, it will be obsoleted by the Rx2/3, etc in 2 years time. The Rx1 can not be bought just as a bare body. One has to buy all the accessories shown by blogs and Sony. Then the whole thing become beautiful, useful and really expensive.
Could anyone ask for anything more? 🙂
Here it’s being sold for 2500 pounds, is this a mistake perhaps?
http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-sony-cyber-shot-rx1-black-digital-camera/p1532752?cm_mmc=idealo-_-cameras-_-digital-cameras-_-sony-cyber-shot-rx1-black-digital-camera_1532752&utm_source=idealo
The final price to end users isn’t going to be $2,800 for many in the U.S.
While the U.S. doesn’t have a country-wide VAT like Europe and many other countries do (Canada has the GST/HST VAT tax) , individual states have their own taxation systems.
Some states may have no state tax – Oregon is the closest to me that charges no general retail sales tax.
LOL
Sony is mad. Its european price is definitely at Leica territory and cron 35/Lux 35 seems to a better performer with better and more uniform sharpness and much better corrected distortion.
Say what? Leica price is £3k/EUR3k where? No M9 is close to that price and M8.2 would not be comparable. New Leica M is what? Also, old 35mm Cron may be had for less than 3k, but what body are you going to put it when you got left at around 1.5k? Sony NEX…right.
In my opinion its price is large enough not to care about one more $7k for the future Leica M body or $5k for M-E right now.
You have pockets not many do.
Lloyd Chambers also praises the “Two very sharp Sigma DP Merrill cameras” as alternatives to Sony’s RX1. Maybe somebody should tell him that nobody needs a RX1 as long as he’s not really into full frame photography (or probably video too).
I think the price of the camera itself is reasonable to good, considering its competition and capabilities. The hood should be included, and, even if it’s not, it’s crazy for Sony to be charging $179 for it – that’s outright gouging.
the ones who are complaining are just poor dudes who will never own this camera anyway,why whine like a little kid?clearly you’re just stating you don’t have deep enough pockets to the world
Yeah, only the rich have the right to whine and complain about cameras. If you’re poor go fok off!
If the RX1 was $1500 would you buy it? It seems like some just don’t like the whole concept of the camera and would not buy it under any circumstance. I don’t get what all the fuss is about Sony has provided a ton of options in all different price ranges. The NEX 6 is an amazing bang for the buck along with all the other NEX series cameras.