Re: The new Sony RX1R III - It's really happening guys
Jonas B wrote:
I am surprised by some of the specifications. Having owned the original RX1 (for 10+ years) and the RX1Rii for a couple of months I have to ask:
• How can the AF be fast if the lens is the same?
• How can the battery last 300+ images if the processor is faster?
I sometimes got annoyed by the CA in he original lens. Is it really the same lens now?
Still no tilting viewfinder? Still no stabilization?
I didn't expect a third version of the model. Now that it seems to materialize all the missing features are still missing!? So I'm surprised and disappointed at the same time.
As for the lens....it has the same number of elements and groups, so it can't be ruled out that's it's the same lens.
Re: The new Sony RX1R III - It's really happening guys
Jonas B wrote:
I am surprised by some of the specifications. Having owned the original RX1 (for 10+ years) and the RX1Rii for a couple of months I have to ask:
• How can the AF be fast if the lens is the same?
• How can the battery last 300+ images if the processor is faster?
As for the lens....it has the same number of elements and groups, so it can't be ruled out that's it's the same lens.
Re: The new Sony RX1R III - It's really happening guys
Jonas B wrote:
I am surprised by some of the specifications. Having owned the original RX1 (for 10+ years) and the RX1Rii for a couple of months I have to ask:
• How can the AF be fast if the lens is the same?
• How can the battery last 300+ images if the processor is faster?
I sometimes got annoyed by the CA in he original lens. Is it really the same lens now?
Still no tilting viewfinder? Still no stabilization?
I didn't expect a third version of the model. Now that it seems to materialize all the missing features are still missing!? So I'm surprised and disappointed at the same time.
The processors in the camera could be faster, which could lead to faster AF. It depends what was the limitation in the older models. If was truly related to the mechanics of the lens, those motors may have been improved. Or maybe both have been improved.
As technology advances, you can have processors and motors that are faster than an older generation, and actually draw less power. They are more efficient.
That being said, even though it's a plausible explanation, not sure how we can really know the answer.
Jul 15, 2025 at 09:48 AM
Previous versions of tsdevine's message #16851750 « The new Sony RX1R III - It's really happening guys »
