The 150MP full frame camera, The Sony RX100 review part IIa

SONY DSC-RX100 (10.4mm, f/4, 1/100 sec, ISO125)

4. Image quality: ( click on each image to see it’s 1500 pixel version )

Today there is no 150MP full frame camera. Even the 36MP sensor of the Nikon D800 is considered too much for most of the lenses. You need the best lenses and technique to make the camera shine. The RX100 sensor scaled up would result in a 150 MegaPixel full frame camera so it needs a very good lens and good technique to get most out of it. Continue reading

Size Matters, The Sony RX100 Review part I

SONY NEX-5 (45mm, f/5.6, 1/80 sec, ISO200)

Camera reviews today:

At the beginning camera reviews on the internet were a great source of information. The biggest advantage of these reviews was that they were totally unbiased. Just take a look at magazines. A substantial part of their profit comes from advertising. Someone needs to be a real naive person if he expects a critical review of a product of a company that places big ads in the magazine. You just don’t bite the hand that feeds you. On the internet it was different. But it seems that’s not the case any more. Today most reviews are at least very positive and some just read like they were written by the marketing department of the camera maker. But why is that? Why are simple users or reviewers not unbiased anymore? I think there are two reasons: Continue reading

An Albatros, Kakapos and a Dodo, In the Museum II ( X100 )

FUJIFILM FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/80 sec, ISO200)
FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO800)
FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO1000)

Almost one year after my first visit to the NHM Vienna with my new Fuji X100 I visited the place again. This time it was different. With more than 8.000 images taken with the camera and with all the firmware updates it was a completely different shooting experience. Continue reading

I’m Copying Myself, Compact Camera Snaps, Sony RX100

DSC-RX100 (15.1mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec, ISO400)
DSC-RX100 (15.64mm, f/3.2, 1/200 sec, ISO400)

Sometimes you are creative and sometimes you are not. This time I wasn’t. The image above is a copy of my own picture I took about a year ago with my Fuji X100. Back than it was a test whether an APS-C sensor camera can substitute my Canon 5D + 35L. I was surprised how close it came. So this time I tried if I can substitute my full frame DSLR with a compact camera. Of course that’s a little bit more tricky but I was pleased with the result. Continue reading

Never Say Never Again, First look at a small(er) sensor camera ( Sony RX100 )

DSC-RX100 (10.4mm, f/1.8, 1/500 sec, ISO125)

A picture of a cat? If you are a regular visitor of camera gear forums like dpreview you know that there is only one reason: Some serious testing of new gear. 😉

I always shot compact cameras beside my SLRs and DSLRs. My favorite small camera of all times was a Contax T2. Continue reading