Sony - RX1

[ageha]

Just another reason why the RX1 is amazing..... :thumbsup:

look at this photo !! :bigeyes:

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/09/dsc1141.jpg

What's amazing about that?

 

[Atarandas]

What's amazing about that?

Small and compact I think

 

[Dfive]

What's amazing about that?

Small and compact I think

See the Full Magnesium Alloy; Front, Back, Bottom, along with the Sensor mount in the middle included..... also the back of the lens has a steel alloy mount ( frame ).

The lens rear element is larger than the front one actually the same size as the sensor....... a lot of work engineered into a tiny body !!

 

[ageha]

See the Full Magnesium Alloy; Front, Back, Bottom, along with the Sensor mount in the middle included..... also the back of the lens has a steel alloy mount ( frame ).

The lens rear element is larger than the front one actually the same size as the sensor....... a lot of work engineered into a tiny body !!

Yeah, it's the most amazing piece of engineering I've ever seen... lol Whatever, it's a great camera!

 

[KTi]

May I ask when one shoots at 1.4x and 2x at 49mm and 70mm smart tele respectively, how many mega-pixels is that since it is taking a crop from the center of the sensor?

 

[Rashkae]

May I ask when one shoots at 1.4x and 2x at 49mm and 70mm smart tele respectively, how many mega-pixels is that since it is taking a crop from the center of the sensor?

Read and learn...
The Sony RX1 Digital Camera Review Part 1: An intro to a full frame compact POWERHOUSE | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS
"The full frame 35mm file size is 6000X4000. In 50mm crop the image size is 3936X2624 and in 75mm crop the size is 2640X1760"

 

[tategoi]

May I ask when one shoots at 1.4x and 2x at 49mm and 70mm smart tele respectively, how many mega-pixels is that since it is taking a crop from the center of the sensor?

It is probably a better idea to crop during post processing.

 

[ageha]

It is probably a better idea to crop during post processing.

No way! The RX1's Smart Teleconverter is Carl Zeiss certified (actually he coded the algorithm himself) and crops according to DIN standard to keep the magical 3D popup effect. You will loose all that if you simply crop in the post.

 

[Rashkae]

No way! The RX1's Smart Teleconverter is Carl Zeiss certified (actually he coded the algorithm himself) and crops according to DIN standard to keep the magical 3D popup effect. You will loose all that if you simply crop in the post.

*rolleyes*

 

[Johnbon]

small tip...was taking photos in a restaurant with warm white (yellow) lighting..using awb.

photos had yellowish tone due to light.. however u just half press the shutter (focused) and hold it for awhile and it will gradually get the awb to be more accurate

 

[tategoi]

No way! The RX1's Smart Teleconverter is Carl Zeiss certified (actually he coded the algorithm himself) and crops according to DIN standard to keep the magical 3D popup effect. You will loose all that if you simply crop in the post.

That's the only way for me as I only take raw.

 

[ageha]

That's the only way for me as I only take raw.

You have been warned.

 

[tategoi]

You have been warned.

Ignore :flush:

 

[KTi]

Read and learn...
The Sony RX1 Digital Camera Review Part 1: An intro to a full frame compact POWERHOUSE | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS
"The full frame 35mm file size is 6000X4000. In 50mm crop the image size is 3936X2624 and in 75mm crop the size is 2640X1760"

Thanks. I read his review months back but for some reasons I missed this.

A bit of a surprise that it goes from 24mp to 10 mp to 4.6 mp.

 

[Rashkae]

Thanks. I read his review months back but for some reasons I missed this.

A bit of a surprise that it goes from 24mp to 10 mp to 4.6 mp.

Not really actually. People underestimate how much smaller APS-C is. When you go from 35mm to 50mm, you're essentially doing an APS-C crop (52.5mm). Even on 24mm full frame cameras, the APS-C crop is approx. 10.2 MP.

 

[Dfive]

Not really actually. People underestimate how much smaller APS-C is. When you go from 35mm to 50mm, you're essentially doing an APS-C crop (52.5mm). Even on 24mm full frame cameras, the APS-C crop is approx. 10.2 MP.

Agree on the above - Same thing to double ACTUAL resolution you need a sensor / or MPx 4 times larger.... approx. ( 24MPx is double resolution what an 6MPx sensor is.... for actual results. )

Beginners out there get so flustered on choice when buying a 18MPx Cam thinking it sooooo much more than a 16MPx cam !! ( real life example is a D4 @16MPx is not much better than a D3S @ 12MPx ! )

To explain further :

To double the resolution of a 1MP sensor, the amount of pixels both length and width must be times two. So: (1*2) * (1*2) = 4 MegaPixels
To double the resolution, the amount of MegaPixels must be times 4
i.e. To double the resolution of a 4 MegaPixels sensor, you'll need 4*4 = 16 MP

 

[KTi]

Not really actually. People underestimate how much smaller APS-C is. When you go from 35mm to 50mm, you're essentially doing an APS-C crop (52.5mm). Even on 24mm full frame cameras, the APS-C crop is approx. 10.2 MP.

Thanks again.

I went back to re-read Huff's review. Looking at the image for the 35, 49 and 75mm of his cat, at 75mm, I can see his reflection off the cat's eye. That is what matters most. The image is clear and sharp.

 

[Zhenyu]

Notice on my RX1 there is a battery draining issue when the camera is turned off. I did some research on Google and it seems that soft shutter release button may be causing the problem. It is because when the shutter release is pressed (if you screw in too hard or put the camera in a very fit bag), the battery will keep draining even it's off. I tried to remove the soft button, the draining issue seems better now but there is still quite some drainage after put the camera off for one day. Not sure anyone has the same problem here?

 

[silvermoon1407]

Notice on my RX1 there is a battery draining issue when the camera is turned off. I did some research on Google and it seems that soft shutter release button may be causing the problem. It is because when the shutter release is pressed (if you screw in too hard or put the camera in a very fit bag), the battery will keep draining even it's off. I tried to remove the soft button, the draining issue seems better now but there is still quite some drainage after put the camera off for one day. Not sure anyone has the same problem here?

Remove the battery when not in use? It applies to other high-powered electronics as well. A good habit we should cultivate

 

[ageha]

Remove the battery when not in use? It applies to other high-powered electronics as well. A good habit we should cultivate

After one day at the temperatures we have here? Not so sure about that. It shouldn't drain noticeably in 24 hours. It's a different matter after 1 week or more.