The Sony RX1R III review; why it works and what's missing (surprisingly little)
After my post about the first impressions of the Sony RX1R III (hereafter to be named III), I feel I have spent enough time with it to discuss its use case more in-depth. Contrary to many keyboard warriors on the internet, I think Sony got this camera right. The III is a product of focus. And focus always comes with trade-offs. The people complaining about it not having weather sealing or a tilting screen are clearly not the target audience for this camera. This camera is ab
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First impressions of the Sony RX1Riii
The moment Sony launched the RX1Riii, I knew I was in trouble. The good kind of trouble. I had given up on ever seeing a successor to one of my favorite cameras of all time, the RX1Rii. I loved that camera and actually owned the original RX1R as well. It really was the take-everywhere camera for me for a long time. But my nature got the better of me and I eventually sold it, telling myself I needed something else, as I tend to do. (Remind me of this sentence in six months to
Jan 285 min read
Mastering Light Metering: How I finally understood its importance
Even though I consider myself a hobby photographer for more than two decades, it has taken me until the last year to finally look into proper light metering. Perhaps this is the downside of being a self-taught photographer, but while I learned quickly enough how to play with shutter times, aperture and ISO, I always kept the metering on auto on the many cameras I shot with. Until last year that is. Deliberate shadows (Sony RX1RM3) I actually don't know what got me looking de
Jan 14 min read
The quirks of the Leica Q3 43 - a year later.
I am quite harsh towards photography gear with a very short term perspective of its appeal. That isn't always fair to the gear but it's my blog so I get to write whatever I want. This post is all about the quirks of the Leica Q3 43. After a year of use, I am still conflicted about this camera. Is it good? Is it small? Is it actually big? I honestly don't know anymore. I think that says more about me than about the product created by the lovely people in Wetzlar, Germany. I kn
Nov 13, 20253 min read
