Sony just surprised the world of photography by revealing the RX1R III, a complete compact camera of 35 mm with a fixed objective. Almost ten years after the RX1R II, it has an Exmor R sensor of 61 MP as well as the Sony image processing technology which promises a low noise and a high dynamic range.
In addition to all new technologies, the RX1R III is smaller and more rationalized than before and much lighter at 17 ounces than its main competition, Leica’s Q3 and the Fujifilm GFX100RF. With this, it is designed to be a “transport” camera for street photographers, serious amateurs and others.
This small size is due in part to the Zeiss Sonnar T 35 mm F2 lens which is partially located inside the body. Although more compact as before, it has the same optics as the last model and offers high levels of sharpness and color rendering, according to Sony. It is delivered with a macro ring which allows users to get closer to 20 cm to the subjects and the new Sony crop crop shooting function which allows focal lengths of 35 mm, 50 mm and 70 mm by cropping the sensor, just as the GFX100RF can do it with a similar button.
It has up to 15 dynamic beach stops thanks to the high resolution sensor and the image processing engine. It also has an anti-reflection coating and no optic pass filter to increase the quality of the image, although it can cause moire and other artefacts. The shooting speeds are not fast at only 5 IPS, although it is obviously not designed to get sport.
The EVF is intermediate with 2.36 million points and a magnification of 0.7x, although the rear panel offers a decent resolution of 2 million points. However, unlike that of the previous model that tilted, it is corrected in order to save weight and size. It also lacks stabilization in the body or optics, based only on electronic stablization.
With the latest Bionz XR and AI of Sony processors, he promises a precise follow -up of “subjects, human body, heads and position of the eyes,” said Sony, even if their faces are not visible. He uses 693 AF phase detection points covering around 78% of the image, as is A7R V. from Sony de Sony.
It is not as powerful as the A7R V for the video, but can always manage a 4K 30 IPS video with a color sampling 10: 2: 2, as well as a 1080p video up to 120 IPS. No journal mode is available, but you get the log type S-Cinetone that increases the dynamic range a little. The other features include a single SDXC UHS II location, a micro input (but not a headphone jack), a microhdmi port and a USB-C input.
As you can expect, the RX1R II is not cheap. He will soon go as a pre-order for $ 5,100, with an expedition to start on July 31. Sony also offers a handful of accessories (also expensive), including the $ 300 (!), Body base of $ 250 and Hood’s $ 200 (!!).
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