Guys!
I got a confirmation from a very trusted source that indeed the new RX100 MKII will be officially announced by end of June! I am still working on the full specs but I can also confirm it has WiFi and swifel LCD. I don’t know the price of the new RX100 MKII but right now you can find the current RX100 with a $60 discount at [shoplink 18822 ebay]Sunset Electronics on eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
Stay tuned, I am also working on the next RX and NEX camera and lens release rumors 😉
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I want better lens and a hotshoe
Forget it, only better sensor a la Fuji X10 -> X20…
Perfect. Just make it shorter range and brighter.
Dude RX100 is already starting at f1.8 – do you want it to be even brighter, like f1.4?
Also, I would imagined that longer range would be what most people want – not shorter! For shorter one – there’s place for RX10 – fixed 24mm or so.
That 1.8 is only at the wide end. On the other side it is 4.9
I would personally prefer a shorter, but brighter zoom.
@Vlad ,
I agree 100% ,a shorter but faster zoom would be a major attraction for me a 28-70mm equivalent that is F2.8 at the long end would be ideal for me even if it was a little larger to accommodate the lens.
Yes the 1.8 was a complete bonus but a real shame it rapidly dropped off/narrowed.
For me the RX10 should have interchangeable lenses just like Nikon 1 V1/V2 but even further, maybe a zoom up to 220mm F4.5 and Minolta colors plus even better AF than Nikon 1 has.
Basically, a NEX with better AF.
No, because of this.
http://camerasize.com/compact/#123.43,375.90,ha,t
Damnit.
If this thing has a hotshoe, I’ll have to sell my 2 week old rx100
What am I saying, I’m buying rx1 later. Maybe rx1 v2?
oh SHEEETTTT YEAHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good job!
I hope for ability to mount filters and GPS.
And I was going to buy an RX100 tomorrow:-((
Better than yesterday, now you can still change your mind 😉
May consider this to hold me out until the Full Frame NEX is released.
LOL – how can someone hold onto 1 inch sensor while wanting FF nex? It’s like driving a bicycle, while waiting for Corvette. Can’t you at least buy a Ford (NEX) while waiting for faster car?
Obviously he got different priorities than you do and in did – for him RX200(?) might be a better option than even a best of NEXes.
Well, I do have a NEX-5N with the viewfinder, and wanted to replace it for several reasons. Am tempted by the NEX-7 successor that’s supposedly coming out soon, but two things is stopping me from buying it. The FF NEX is following after the NEX-7 successor two close and it may not be much of an upgrade from the NEX-7, which I could be wrong. Anyway, I have been contemplating on the RX100 for the longest of time and I have a trip that is coming up soon. This trip consist of me backpacking across several countries and I have to pack “LIGHT”. Therefore, not viable to carry my NEX-5 with its viewfinder and a bunch of lenses. Meaning, this new RX100/200/whatever is going to satisfy my fix for the NEX-7 successor before the FF NEX is released. By the way, I’ll take a Porsche any day over the Corvette. 😉
Mr. Wong, good for you. I am pretty much in agreement on your thought process here. I was thinking about the RX100 as well for awhile myself. It ranks in #2 spot at the kakaku.com ranking in Japan. But, I did not quite like the ‘boxy’ shaped design. Easy to slip out of the hand. Also, consider the money for that fixed lens compact, I got myself a NEX-6 with the 16-50mm as my main for now. I love that camera! One thing important for me (and you may want to consider for yourself) is the inclusion of the built-in EVF. For that reason, the NEX-5 is a non-consideration. I treat taking video equally as important as one of the main functions of the camera. And, when shooting video, an EVF is simply a ‘must have’ for tracking, etc., not to mention much easier for framing even for photography when having to shoot in bright sunlight. I am also thinking of the NEX7 for the same reason… having the EVF (I presume it will). This way with the NEX-6 and NEX-7 I can avoid lens swapping for the most part. I pull the appropriate camera out of the bag, with the appropriate lens for the shoot. I had the previous NEX-7 but sold it because I did NOT like that tri-navigation system. I definitely much more like having the mode dial on the same axis as the adjustment ring for the NEX-6. Having said this though, similar to your thinking, I may just hold off on the NEX7 sequel and wait for the FF in 2014. In the meantime, I could be perfectly happy with my NEX-6 and the lenses I have for it. This new RX100-MKII could be the sidekick camera to carry around then when I am not carrying my NEX gear. Hope that gives you some, ‘food-for-thought’.
Well, I am a happy owner of the RX100 since last August. I’ve taken thousands of pictures with it. The camera has some sever limitations, but it still the best of its kind. I have to see something much better to convince me to upgrade…
Awesome…specs?
I would buy it if:
1) Sensor had better low light performance though keeping the same MPx number
2) Lens kept the same, it is really a good lens. But, if changes to lens, less zoom range with a brighter long end would be nice.
3) Hotshoe with ability to use my RX1 EVF on it!
If those conditions are met, they can have my money…again!
.. they allowed it to be used on the HX50V 🙂 which is a lower Cybershot model compared to the RX-series…
Yes on the EVF and better low-light performance
we need 24mm and 20 mpix is more than enough (not more)
I’d take a few million LESS megapixels if I had the choice.
Wait wait….admin, did you just say: “next RX and NEX rumors”? So, there will be another RX camera besides the RX100/200 and RX1?
Not to be negative but I guess something not interesting like
– 24 MP sensor
– Wifi that eats the same small battery even faster
– a tiny bit smaller
– a tiny bit lighter
But I hope Sony can surprise me.
And also release a RX10 (APS-C) and FF NEX the same day, then I will buy 🙂
Agreed with what others have said: it needs a faster lens at the long end. Make it less long if that allows you to make it faster. The slow lens on the RX100 was the only dealbreaker for me.
Oh, also give it better video please.
better video? joking? It has the best video IQ of all compacts and better codecs than some of the NEXes
MKII what does it stand for? Since they don t use RX200 it may be only a slight upgrade.
Unfortunately I will agree that it will likely disappoint if it’s just MkII. They’ll make minor changes they can add easily – like wifi. Swivel LCD very interesting tho – probly won’t happen. They’ll add some new firmware features, things like that… Likely nothing useful such as new lens or hotshoe. Of course this is 100% guesswork. 😀
Wifi won’t be bad, as you will be able to have a remote shutter. And if they also manage to put the swivel LCD, that would be enough, imho.
i wish sony put hot shoe to on RX100 MKII
I want a 16 300 mm 2.8 all range
An hybride viewfinder
32 mpx up to 6400 ISO with no noise
20 images per second
3000 shots with one battery
Little bit smaller
GPS with Tom Tom in case i’m l’est
Widi wifi
And you will get my money
What ?
Not possible ?? 🙂
I have thoroughly enjoyed using my Rx100. I carry it with me nearly every day. I have found that it’s IQ is good enough that I don’t use my Alpha cameras as much. I love that it is pocketable and so small. These features should remain the hallmark of the RX series. I have been very impressed with using it as a landscape camera. The pictures are very sharp but the lens does not allow shooting directly into the sun (I like to shoot sunsets). I like that is has a power zoom lens. I don’t care if the RX200 has a brighter lens on the long end. I generally don’t want an f stop < 3.5 at that range anyway. Noise in the pictures is no problem at 1600 iso or lower. I think the jpg engine in the RX100 is better than my a77. It does better than an EM5 with natural light shooting related to skin tones. This is camera does great video. I replaced my 3CCD Panasonic camcorder with it since it has manual control, silent operation and better IQ. Sony needs to keep that tiltable flash which works very well indoors as long as the room has a ceiling for bouncing the light. I would welcome a 1/4,000 shutter, a bigger thump grip and a rubberized ridge on the front of the body and a tiltable LCD. A hotshoe would be OK. There are times I would like it to have a VF which I enjoy on my Nex 6 but then it could not remain small. But the RX100 is not a NEX camera and I don't want interchangeable lens.
So MkII = Mark 2 means they approach the second next mark within the RX100 series; RX200 is still in the pipeline I suppose – still rumorland. With compacts one must be careful with updates. In the last years IQ has been declining (among small sensor compact cameras). So if they go for 24MP with same size sensor….
plz… keep it simple and small. less megapixels, better lens, no tilt lcd, no hot shoe.
Tilt screen is good.
Hopefully it will be an actual valid incremental upgrade from the original one and not just a typical Sony changing the color or button lay out and making some other random lame changes and calling it a “new” version
Aww man I just bought the rx100 a couple weeks ago!
scrap that, no regrets, the rx100 is a freaken beast of a compact. More features than my a65!
Don’t sweat it – announcing a product isn’ the same as releasing it. When did Sony announce the Zeiss 50mm?
If they announce it at the end of June, maybe it will come out before the end of the summer…
Not an interesting development… RX-100 is already a very good camera. If I want flip screen and hotshoe, NEX is an obvious choice. But they have to refresh production so new version with slight improvement is inevitable. Not bad either, just take it as the old version with some face-lifts.
My hopes for RX100 MKii:
– on-sensor phase-detect autofocus
– a little more zoom range
– better low-light performance
– faster built-in HDR processing
For me , please provide me a remote shutter-release cord and it will be my perfect sub-weapon.
On the other hand, in my opinion , I think hotshoe is not really necessary , but , if the camera is Wi-fi Capable , I think it is a good idea to made some wifi remote control flash trigger , then it will be a compact main weapon also.
Very interested in this.
I also wish we could add an EVF to this camera.
I would like to see:
– 1/4000 shutter speed
– built in ND filter
– tiltable screen
– a faster zoom with maximum of F3.5 at tele end BUT same lens quality
– 720p slow motion capture -> it is just fun 😀
– no “?” Button
– wifi for remote control
– touchscreen for autofocus point selection
– hot shoe for optional VF
+1
It better be as small as the current one, because otherwise I will not upgrade. I don’t need swivel LCD and stuff, I need it to be SMALL ! 🙂
For me
Absolutly need 25p 24p Video mode
MOV with high birtate movie for grading and cinema settings
Fast lens 1.4
BIGGER with hand grip
Flodable screen
EVF
Larger sensor as canon G1X
rugged surface
better firmware and bigger battery
Traveling in Hawaii today I kept seeing people with their DSLRs (most with it lenses) and I don’t miss my big camera very much… After a year with the RX I still just love the camera. I applied the leatherette from Japan hobby tool and it gives such a nice texture to grip. My pics have been very good this camera punches above its weight.
For a mark 2 I think Sony may launch 4k video. Since they are pushing those TVs since they are early to the party.
A swivel screen would be cool… Bigger apertures when zooming up would be stellar. Simple tings like in the program modes not solving for such slow shutter speeds, would really improve shot witth any thing oving in them. Shaving off a couple of millimeter of depth would take it up a notch in its already pocket friendly form. Better high ISO pics is always good.better JPEG engine would help.
But since the initial version hit it out of the park, the most important thing is not mess with success.
I don’t care for more megapixels and don’t want any size increase.
The only thing I want in a new version is FEWER pixels, not more. I’m not one of those people that wants a long list of things, I’m very realistic. If the original had only 10-14MP I would own it already. But when the specs were released 1″ sensor with 20MP I knew Sony had ruined what could have been a great camera that can actually fit in your pocket. I doubt they will go lower because camera makers have painted themselves into a corner with pixel counts. Higher would be worse, so an improved version of the 20MP sensor is most likely, like AF on sensor, or other changes, and maybe a slight improvement in noise.
“I knew Sony had ruined what could have been a great camera that can actually fit in your pocket”
I’m sorry, I know that manufacturers can’t seem to please everybody, but using the terms “ruined” are completely not accurate. The camera is unniversally known but its amazing features, won several awards, why do you think your opinion prevails over the many? It’s a great camera, too bad you don’t seem to appreciate it…
So, you want an sRAW mode. Many people like to have their megapixels and downsampling is easy enough in post.
Admin will it really be called RX100 MKII ? That does not seem to fit with Sony naming “conventions” IMHO. Also that would make me fear that this is really just a RX100+Wifi+Tiltscreen and nothing else has been improved.
In any case this will propably (depending on price) be enough for me to switch my RX100 for the new one as I miss a tiltable screen during a lot of situations. WiFi is not that important to me. But what I really would like would be: EVF (Pana can do it on a small cam, too), better AF and filter-thread.
Wifi would make me happy, so long as it doesn’t get bigger, and the wifi works well. I bought an eye-fi card, and it’s basically useless junk. I’m skeptical of Sony getting the software right, but I’ll wait-and-see.
790 euro….
I think Faster lens on tele will be better.
and also Wider is good. start from 24mm
and also read
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-cybershot-dsc-rx100/15
Cons
Clickless control dial contributes to vague and unengaging shooting experience
Flash metering is unpredictable
Lack of ND filter can limit the ability to use wide apertures
Screen hard to see in direct sunshine, despite WhiteMagic technology
No official option to fit filters onto the lens (third-party glue-on adapters are available)
In-camera raw conversion would add flexibility
Playback confusingly separated into stills, MP4 and AVCHD sections
Lag when trying to zoom in playback mode is irksome
USB-only charging makes it awkward to use a spare battery
I hope it will be fixed by sony on this new model