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Hello:
I'm a street photographer and have been for over 50 years. i seek to make fine art photographs as well as candids. For a number of years, my fine art work was represented by a well known photography gallery in Los Angeles and another in Santa Fe.
I bought the Sony Rx1rii when it first came out and used it for years, even though as the years progressed its technology became outdated, effectively precluding my effective use of it as a street camera for candids. It's still wonderful for static subjects.
For many years, I hoped and hoped that Sony would update the software or that it would issue an updated version of the Rx1rii. But, nada and I gave up hope. I would have been totally content with a single upgrade, namely, better software for capturing active candids on the street. For me, all else could remain the same, including the 40mpx limit.
Alas, the new Sony Rx1riii was released with updated software---that of the Sony a7rv (the camera I've been using for the last few years). i wanted the new camera, but the price was, in my view, prohibitive. Moreover, I wanted the flip-out screen like that on the Rx1rii. I'm pretty steady with my grip, so IBIS was not that important for me, though I would have liked it.
I recently purchased an Rx1riii in Japan, at prices way below the tariff-inflated and sales-tax inflated prices in the US.
I thought I'd share my conclusions about the Rx1riii in order to help other photographers who, like me, had difficulty pulling the trigger on a purchase. I've concluded that the Rx1riii is the best street shooting camera i've ever owned. The primary reason I say this is that, when making candids on the street, the camera is totally non-threatening. People view it as a toy, a non-serious camera. While my a7rv was always extremely capable, it attracted too much notice when shooting street candids and, thus, presented problems. The Rx1riii presents zero problems in terms of getting noticed by candid subjects. Zero. That's a huge advantage for me.
Do I miss the flip screen? Absolutely. It is inexcusable that Sony did not install one on the Rx1riii. Its addition would not have anything significant to the camera's size. A real Sony blunder. But I've compensated when I can't get low enough to get the image I want: Since the 60mpx sensor gives me room to crop, I simply move back a couple of steps, lower the camera and obtain the image I want, with cropping to come in post.
So, bottom line: if you're a street shooter who wants to avoid detection when shooting candids, I recommend you consider the Rx1riii. For me, it has significantly enabled me to capture without detection images I would never have been able to capture with my Sony a7rv. (By the way, I always use 24mm or 35mm lenses, so I often need to get in close.)
Edited on Jun 24, 2026 at 01:17 AM · View previous versions
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