- The new RX1R III has the same high -resolution 61MP sensor as A7R V and A7C R
- Like them, it also has Sony’s last Bionz XR processor and AI automatic approach skills
- It has the same 35 mm Zeiss lens f/2 as its 10 -year predecessor
Sony dropped a big surprise today when presenting RX1R III, a third installment in its high -resolution high -resolution premium compact cameras.
I am surprised because RX1R III occurs 10 years after RX1R II, without a whisper that leaked, and such a long gap between the cameras is practically unknown.
That said, the premium compacts such as the Fujifilm X100VI have enjoyed an increase in popularity, so it is understandable that Sony has revived the series. And he does it with his latest technology: this is not a mere update of a 10 -year model. No, the RX1R III presents the same 61MP sensor, the Bionz XR processor and the AI processing chip for the automatic detection of large range subjects such as A7R V and A7C R.
Based with the SONY SONY SONNAR SONNAR SUPER LENSE, that is exactly the same optic that is in the RX1R II, it has what seems like the best daily camera for reports, streets, travel photographs and more.
In addition, the lens has a macro focus mode, which shortens the minimum 0.35ma 0.2M approach for a maximum increase of 0.26x, which are some decent close approach skills.
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Where does the Sony RX1R III feel in 2025?
Here is the RUB: the RX1R III costs $ 5,098 in B&H Photo (with advanced orders available-united rear and Australia TB). That is an increase in rx1r II prices, which was announced in October 2015 for $ 3,299. It is certainly not just inflation.
That price presents the RX1R III against the Fujifilm GFX100RF, a little under the Leica Q3, but more than double the price of Fujifilm X100VI.
According to the Q3 and GFX00RF, the RX1R III high resolution sensor releases a practical digital culture mode, which mimics 50 mm and 70 mm lenses with fixed images of 29MP and 15MP respectively.
I hope that Sony’s last premium compact has the advantage over these rivals in some areas, namely performance and automatic approach skills. However, competition is much more rigid of 10 years later than for RX1R II.
Attacks against RX1R III include its modest battery life, only 300 shots, although the USB-C load is now possible, in addition to what the same EVF of 2.36 m-power used in Sony cameras has for several years, and a fixed tactile screen, that is correct, without inclination or flip out Manouveability.
There is also the (much cheaper) Sony A7C R in the image now, which is effectively the RX1R III but with Sony’s electronic amount, which means that it can exchange lenses to obtain additional versatility.
We still have to have in our hands the Sony RX1R III, but we will make sure to do it and give it an adequate test: it could become our best premium compact camera selection.
