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rattymouse wrote:
There's a long and rich tradition of cameras sold with only a 35mm lens. Konica Hexar, Fuji GA645, Fuji X100, and probably a whole host of ones I can't recall now. Surely they are specialist cameras as any single focal length camera has to be.
The RX1 is a technological accomplishment, giving you the smallest 35mm full frame sensor in the smallest package. It is an extraordinary camera based on that alone. Along with that, you get an extremely fine Carl Zeiss lens, and in this forum you can see the enormous quality such fine glass can produce from many members here.
Yes, the RX1 is expensive but at least it gives you a pretty ground breaking camera for that money. I see nothing of interest at all with what this Leica can produce, at this price point.
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Yes that may be true regarding the RX1. I have 2 classic film cameras with fixed lenses, my Rolleiflex 12/24 3.5 F Planar camera and my Rolleiflex 35 SE. Both the cameras have excellent lenses and perform well and the Rollei 35 SE is quite compact. But, to me, these are some of my specialized cameras. I have been taking photos in slide form for well over 35 years. For most of my work in all of that time, I have been using Leica SLR cameras since 1984 (Canon SLR cameras previous to that), Linhof 4" X 5" cameras (as well as Toho), as well as my Mamiya 7 II. For my work I need a full battery of lenses from very wide to very long and macro. To me the Sony RX1 would have very little application. The Leica on the other hand with the zoom lens much more so.
Rich
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