Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III - Comments wanted
May 15, 2016 13:27:56 #
Shutterbugsailer wrote:
How does that math work. The RX10iii has a 600mm (equivalent) telephoto reach. How do you get from the Sigma's 300 to 600?..... For far less money, one can buy an entry to mid level DSLR body with an APS-C sensor and stick on a sigma 18-300 lens. Would equal or better this new Sony in most situations ....
May 15, 2016 13:33:00 #
bsprague wrote:
Jerry, I know you have an RX100iii that fits in your pocket. This thread is about the RX10iii with the huge lens. Do you have one of those too?
Yes, I realized my mistake after it was too late to make a correction.
May 15, 2016 16:36:23 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Yes, I realized my mistake after it was too late to make a correction.
Sony seems to be putting a lot of imaginative engineering into their cameras. Among their successes if offering models that appeal to smartphone photographers and videographers. At the same time, there are parts of their marketing department that seem to be devoid of imagination. They name models like RX100, RX10, AX100 and add suffixes with roman numerals. Change a numeral or drop a letter and you have an entirely different camera. Panasonic is not much better and even has a LX100.
May 15, 2016 19:34:41 #
billnikon
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rhadams824 wrote:
Would those having this camera please post comment... (show quote)
The camera is getting great reviews. But keep in mind plastic gears go into this and many more cameras just like it. They are at best a three years and out camera, but then again, in three years you will be ready for the next advancement. The Ziess T* lens is a great one. 24-600, how can you beat that.
May 15, 2016 20:19:52 #
billnikon wrote:
The camera is getting great reviews. But keep in mind plastic gears go into this and many more cameras just like it. They are at best a three years and out camera, but then again, in three years you will be ready for the next advancement. The Ziess T* lens is a great one. 24-600, how can you beat that.
It's one thing to be ready for the next advancement, but another to be forced into it. IMHO, $1500.00 is way to much to pay for a camera that is likely to crap out after 3 years.
May 15, 2016 20:40:04 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Shutterbugsailer wrote:
It's one thing to be ready for the next advancement, but another to be forced into it. IMHO, $1500.00 is way to much to pay for a camera that is likely to crap out after 3 years.
It is the same for many point and shoots.
May 16, 2016 07:00:09 #
bsprague wrote:
How does that math work. The RX10iii has a 600mm (equivalent) telephoto reach. How do you get from the Sigma's 300 to 600?
On a crop sensor camera, for which this this lens was designed, it gives the equivalent on 450mm in most cases
May 16, 2016 07:40:29 #
billnikon wrote:
It is the same for many point and shoots.
True, but there is a big difference between having a $300.00 camera kick the bucket after 3 years than having a $1500.00 camera doing the same. IMHO, this new Sony does get awesome images and shows the potential of their 1" sensor. Perhaps they should come out with a MILC system based on that same sensor. Hopefully they will do a better job with it than Nikon did
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