Wow, stunning clarity. I assume the rich tonal quality is your skillful post processing. Oh, and what a darling child and excellent portrait, by the way.
Thanks Jon. Yes, the image quality coming out of the RX1R is quite good… better than most cameras for sure.
Maybe you’ve biased me, however; I can’t help but wonder how it -would- have looked with the M9 and Noct. I don’t think it’s just the out-of-focus rendering either…it is almost like there is “clinical sharpness” where it doesn’t belong.
In any case, if this was the first pic ever on your website, we’d all be hallucinating about it, so a job well done.
😉
-M.
Your response sort of makes sense to me Mark. I can’t quite put my finger on what’s bugging me, but even putting camera operational issues aside, there’s something about the rendering that leaves me a little cold. There’s no doubt that the image quality is great, but something is not quite “there”.
“There’s no doubt that the image quality is great, but something is not quite “there”.”
100% agree. Ever since the RX1 was released and the reviews came out I’ve also had a similar feeling about images from this camera. I had purchased but then changed my mind (at the time) due to the form and ergonomics, however since then have never really longed for one. I did try the EVF a couple of weeks ago more out of curiosity and didn’t really feel tempted.
Might just be some of that CMOS sensor creeping into the image!!! Crisp and clean, lacking a touch of something…..
“CMOS sensor creeping into the image”… See what I’ve been saying!? 🙂
Hi Peter,
Maybe look at it on this side: it’s Sony’s first real attempt to make something nice! We all now how the first Nissan’s, Mazda’s and Toyota’s where.
Release 10, will be good… but it is still Sony. Not saying Sony is not good, it’s Japanese (different culture). It’s a mega company with tons of hard working engineers. But do they have the soul of a photographic European company? With a proven history?
I would love the RX, but it is still to expensive for me. So owning a Leica with Noct. is truly science fiction.
Nevertheless Leica has more soul! More mojo! Sony is CD. Leica is record played on a good audio system.
The little moment stays the same! The image is the time laps. Your mind completes the story. We see only the picture and the technical quality. Our story is different. We maybe link the image to our own situation. But that is a second step!
Regards Jeffrey
Hi Jeffrey,
Thank you for your thoughts.
I won’t get into the whole “soul” thing, or the closely-related “Leica look” thing. They’re all much too open to interpretation… almost mythological. You either believe in them, or you don’t.
Putting all that aside, lets talk about *process*.
For me, it’s about an aperture ring on the lens, a shutter dial on the camera, an optical viewfinder, dedicated manual focusing, a responsive shutter…. all in a small package.
It’s not about endless menu options, or face detection, or matrix metering, or focus tracking, etc., etc., etc.
It’s about getting out of the way… it’s about getting out of *my* way.
It is a shame so few camera manufacturers understand this.
Peter.
Totally true Peter!
There are quet a number of steps were something goes wrong:
The machine and trying to make a picture (ergonomics). As I call it: good technology at the service of man kind, not the annoyance.
The machine and the capability of making a picture (technology behind the screen). The bits and bites. From anolog to digital.
The proses ability of the file.
The rendering of the outcome.
And a bunch more…
Hmmm… one small step at a time! Could also be a small step backwards (new M?!)
Regards, Jeffrey
Yes, the new M is definitely (at least) one step backwards…
I have noticed on recent M240 posts one in particular on other blogs, is that they are trying with software to turn the look into the M8 M9 look but it does not work. With this camera it would be, tempting to do the same.
Ian, my friend, where have you been? I’ve been saying the same for months… 🙂
Prosophos 
Wow, stunning clarity. I assume the rich tonal quality is your skillful post processing. Oh, and what a darling child and excellent portrait, by the way.
Thanks Jon. Yes, the image quality coming out of the RX1R is quite good… better than most cameras for sure.
I had to look at this a few times:
Cute costume, handsome guy, nice smile, beautiful light!
Maybe you’ve biased me, however; I can’t help but wonder how it -would- have looked with the M9 and Noct. I don’t think it’s just the out-of-focus rendering either…it is almost like there is “clinical sharpness” where it doesn’t belong.
In any case, if this was the first pic ever on your website, we’d all be hallucinating about it, so a job well done.
😉
-M.
Your response sort of makes sense to me Mark. I can’t quite put my finger on what’s bugging me, but even putting camera operational issues aside, there’s something about the rendering that leaves me a little cold. There’s no doubt that the image quality is great, but something is not quite “there”.
“There’s no doubt that the image quality is great, but something is not quite “there”.”
100% agree. Ever since the RX1 was released and the reviews came out I’ve also had a similar feeling about images from this camera. I had purchased but then changed my mind (at the time) due to the form and ergonomics, however since then have never really longed for one. I did try the EVF a couple of weeks ago more out of curiosity and didn’t really feel tempted.
Might just be some of that CMOS sensor creeping into the image!!! Crisp and clean, lacking a touch of something…..
“CMOS sensor creeping into the image”… See what I’ve been saying!? 🙂
Hi Peter,
Maybe look at it on this side: it’s Sony’s first real attempt to make something nice! We all now how the first Nissan’s, Mazda’s and Toyota’s where.
Release 10, will be good… but it is still Sony. Not saying Sony is not good, it’s Japanese (different culture). It’s a mega company with tons of hard working engineers. But do they have the soul of a photographic European company? With a proven history?
I would love the RX, but it is still to expensive for me. So owning a Leica with Noct. is truly science fiction.
Nevertheless Leica has more soul! More mojo! Sony is CD. Leica is record played on a good audio system.
The little moment stays the same! The image is the time laps. Your mind completes the story. We see only the picture and the technical quality. Our story is different. We maybe link the image to our own situation. But that is a second step!
Regards Jeffrey
Hi Jeffrey,
Thank you for your thoughts.
I won’t get into the whole “soul” thing, or the closely-related “Leica look” thing. They’re all much too open to interpretation… almost mythological. You either believe in them, or you don’t.
Putting all that aside, lets talk about *process*.
For me, it’s about an aperture ring on the lens, a shutter dial on the camera, an optical viewfinder, dedicated manual focusing, a responsive shutter…. all in a small package.
It’s not about endless menu options, or face detection, or matrix metering, or focus tracking, etc., etc., etc.
It’s about getting out of the way… it’s about getting out of *my* way.
It is a shame so few camera manufacturers understand this.
Peter.
Totally true Peter!
There are quet a number of steps were something goes wrong:
The machine and trying to make a picture (ergonomics). As I call it: good technology at the service of man kind, not the annoyance.
The machine and the capability of making a picture (technology behind the screen). The bits and bites. From anolog to digital.
The proses ability of the file.
The rendering of the outcome.
And a bunch more…
Hmmm… one small step at a time! Could also be a small step backwards (new M?!)
Regards, Jeffrey
Yes, the new M is definitely (at least) one step backwards…
I have noticed on recent M240 posts one in particular on other blogs, is that they are trying with software to turn the look into the M8 M9 look but it does not work. With this camera it would be, tempting to do the same.
Ian, my friend, where have you been? I’ve been saying the same for months… 🙂