Re: Official: Sony RX1R III Digital Camera announced!
dieterson wrote:
I think in the Sony-marketing-headquarter they may have had the some discussion going on: The A7cR is doing the job, nobody wants an RX1rIII for more money with a fixed lens - we would need so many development-resources for so few sold items! (they have may sayed)
So, first of all, it is a bold decision to develope and produce an even smaller Fullframe camera so many people did screaming for - respect Sony!
Second: you pay for the size! The same in bycyle-racing: a racing bike to reduce from 9-8kg is no problem, but it is more difficult to reduce from 7 to 6kg and will be much more expensive!
The higher resolution EVFs are also physically bigger, need more space - it is not just resolution.
The size and experience of such a small FF-camera is in sum more than the known parts (dont forget the developement of the case, the electronics, this super small construction needed development resources!)
Yes the RXrIII is super expensive and the parts are maybee not to exciting, but the whole thing is an engineering-marvel without doubt!
I feel a bit sad about the mostly negative complaining about this camera. I cant afford it myself, but I appriciate the effort of the Sony engineers and like the boldness to bring such a small and expensive cam back to the market.
Yeah eh…well….. all of that engineering effort was expended over 10 years ago. I think this camera update represents uber lazy of them given the elapsed time and technology advancements to release a camera that is essentially 5+ years old.
Re: Official: Sony RX1R III Digital Camera announced!
dieterson wrote:
I think in the Sony-marketing-headquarter they may have had the some discussion going on: The A7cR is doing the job, nobody wants an RX1rIII for more money with a fixed lens - we would need so many development-resources for so few sold items! (they have may sayed)
So, first of all, it is a bold decision to develope and produce an even smaller Fullframe camera so many people did screaming for - respect Sony!
Second: you pay for the size! The same in bycyle-racing: a racing bike to reduce from 9-8kg is no problem, but it is more difficult to reduce from 7 to 6kg and will be much more expensive!
The higher resolution EVFs are also physically bigger, need more space - it is not just resolution.
The size and experience of such a small FF-camera is in sum more than the known parts (dont forget the developement of the case, the electronics, this super small construction needed development resources!)
Yes the RXrIII is super expensive and the parts are maybee not to exciting, but the whole thing is an engineering-marvel without doubt!
I feel a bit sad about the mostly negative complaining about this camera. I cant afford it myself, but I appriciate the effort of the Sony engineers and like the boldness to bring such a small and expensive cam back to the market.
Yeah eh…well….. all of that engineering effort was expended over 10 years ago. I think it has uber lazy of them given the elapsed time and technology advancements to release a camera that is essentially 5+ years old.
Jul 18, 2025 at 08:55 AM
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