For the first time the new Sony RX1R is in Stock ans shipping via Amazon itself (Click here).
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For the first time the new Sony RX1R is in Stock ans shipping via Amazon itself (Click here).
P.S.: Still running: 60% discount on Sandisk cards at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
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Have been sooo tempted by this camera, but anyone going to buy this while the Sony FF and a slew of new Zeiss lenses are waiting in the wings for an end-of-September announcement?
i own the RX1, it is a great little camera! but I am still going to wait and see how the FF NEX is when it comes out!
the RX1 has amazing colors and very good contrast and is a very small package, but I would like to have an ultra wide angle lens on FF.
I think its an good idea to wait for the FF NEX to be announced first before buying, it’ll help reduce buyer’s remorse 😀
This is a totally different type of camera comparing to the upcoming FF NEX. I don’t understand why people are so hyped up about the FF NEX, even the camera body can be small, there is no way to make the lenses smaller to the full frame lenses that DSLR use. With the same size 27-70 F2.8 and 70-200 F2.8, what difference does it make if the camera is half the size of an A99?
Personally I’d like to use it also with M-mount lenses, so the size will surely be smaller.
RX1 is a great camera but European prices were/are still a bit too expensive. I would have bought it though, if the lens was a 50mm.
Maybe we’ll see an RX2 with a different focal lenght lens in the future, but right now my eyes are on NEX FF.
The RX1 metal thumb grip has a locking mechanism, without any smart pass through connections. But the $450 EVF does not have a locking pin. Not even a screw tighten.
The EVF is very poorly designed. The actual EVF display is good, but no lock, plastic build, and the display should also be more recessed. I got it for a big discount, so it was worth it to me. But it’s not worth even close to $450.
They really dropped the ball on this one. I agree. I was in the Sony HQ store in Japan last month and got to play with the RX1 and was extremely impressed with the camera, and extremely disappointed with the EVF.
It’s pathetic.
You guys are kidding me it’s not that bad. Have you ever handled the attachment EVF for any other system? I’d say the Sony version has the best screen of them all. Although it doesn’t have a lock the fit is very secure. It needs to be improved but it’s far from pathetic.
$500: Leica EVF2 – No External Locking Mechanism / ALL PLASTIC
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/860546-REG/Leica_18753_X2_EVF2_Electronic_Accessory.html
Or look at all the rest, the Sony EVF is pound for pound the best one offered for any system.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Optical-Electronic-Viewfinders/ci/11366/N/4077634563
Marlon, Leica EVF is simply the old Olympus EVF2, just re-branded.
Check the new Olympus EVF for EP-5 and it has everything a good EVF should have (resolution/built quality/lock mec.)
This is part of the reason I want the NEX-FF. At least the EVF should be built in. I have the RX1 and having to carry around the EVF all the time is a pain.
Understand the issue with the lens size for a FF NEX. But I do have a nice collection of Leica M, Voigtlanders, Pentax K and M42 lenses that I could use with it.
And Barry, it doesn’t have a 50MP sensor.
If Sony ever designs a thumbs up with electronic contacts and a protective wrap at the receiving hotshoe end for the EVF, I would pay 100GBP for it no questions asked.
Please Sony, listen to my plight!!
Yeah, i bought the rx1r. Not that thrilled with the nex ff. if i wanted interchangeable, i would bring my nikon.
Oh cool, I can save $1.99 off of $2800!!!!!! Better hurry before that offer expires 😉