michaelwatkins
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 Re: Sony RX1 FF Mirrorless (fixed lens) | |
+1 to the RX1 being slightly bigger since it isn\'t a pocketable camera, much like the X100 isn\'t pocketable, and in doing so featuring improved grip and including a tilt LCD and/or an EVF.
The RX1 design seems to have been constrained by a desire to make it as small as possible in order to set the bar very high for others that follow. Rightly or wrongly the comment-o-sphere often fixates on physical metrics and perhaps Sony was sensitive to this thanks to all the \"lens too big\" comments surrounding the NEX family. In addition, belonging to the the Cyber-shot family further imposes upon the RX1 feature constraints that may be completely logical from Sony\'s perspective but seem unnecessary or arbitrary to photographers who want a camera with usability in mind first and foremost.
The following images are from this CameraSize.com montage:
http://camerasize.com/compact/#140,129,133,371.359,376,34.88,235,ha,t
Truly Pocketable
Canon S100
Ricoh CX6
Big Jacket Pockets
Fujifilm X10 (maybe \"pocketable)
Fujifilm X100
Sony RX1 (not a lot larger than the Fujifilm X10)
You Wanna Case With That, Right?
Fujifilm X-E1
Sony NEX-5N
Sony RX1 (not much bigger than bare body X-E1 or NEX)
Sony NEX Lenses Are Huge. Wait A Minute, Then Fujifilm Lenses are... HUGER.
Fujifilm 18-55
Sony 18-55
While I\'m not shopping for the smallest size, I do appreciate a smaller camera as long as it isn\'t awkward. Personally I think the camera is large enough that it will handle OK.
The lack of tilting rear LCD for me is made up for by the availability of a tilting EVF, although a tilting EVF isn\'t quite as good when I\'m crawling on the ground in the pursuit of an image. I console myself knowing either solution is miles better than the film cameras I used to shoot.
Ultimately for me what I want is:
- really good autofocus
- high image quality
- a focal length I can live with, most of the time
- a viewfinder. Hey, maybe even two.
- some future proofing via lens quailty and sensor quality = image quality sufficient to stand the test of time
- as portable as possible,
and, seemingly impossible,
- a second longer focal length all in the same package
Bag Snags. Ugh.
Surprisingly, this is a big issue for me. I\'m constantly putting on and taking off the EVF of the GXR, and I did this with the NEX before. At least with the GXR and RX1 removing and installing the EVF is a quick operation.
For some catch the unfolding moment in front of me photography, I can shoot any of these cameras without the EVF, but the Sony RX1 would be just that much easier thanks to autofocus, nine times out of ten.
That said, bag-snag is a real issue. But rather than throwing the camera out of the picture, there\'s a simple solution... purchase a bag that fits. I\'d bought for the X100 a non-camera-bag that cost me all of $9 at a mountaineering equipment store. It has been in daily use for 18 months and still looks new and will last forever.
I wouldn\'t have bought *that* bag if I had a NEX-5N or GXR or Sony RX1 in my hand, instead I\'d have looked for another $9 or $18 or 36 dollar vertically oriented carrying case for my wallet, cell phone, keys, and a single camera/lens, this time with EVF already mounted. Find one and I\'m good. I\'ll probably get one that can accommodate the small paper notebook I like to carry, too.
I\'m not trying to convince anyone but myself of anything here, even though I\'m still not convinced the RX1 is a, not \"the\", camera for me... but I\'m becoming more convinced. If only Sony announced lens converters at the same time too...
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