I love this line of cameras so much I have 2, first bought for my motorcycle trip, they just work great, only downside is battery not great must have 3 or 4 for full day ✌
I've had an RX100iii and gave it to a friend. It missed some close-up shots, as a travel photographer, so I got an RX100vii and am finally fully satisfied. I keep it in my bag with a few extra batteries, because it does such a better job than my phone. My best shots get printed up 20x30 on average, so it matters what I'm getting, file-focus-resolution wise. I also have Leica and the Sony a1 for business (real-estate and art insurance) but they're huge and heavy in comparison.
I just bought the M3 as my secondary camera. I'm using a full frame equipment normally on my foto trips but have started cycling and wanted to have a lightweight all-in-one solution. I find the 24 to 70 mm range is sufficient for many situations and the image quality is fine. The camera has a decent evf, and is easy to use. It does of course not provide the "mechanical" haptic feel of my Nikon D750 with its huge optical viewfinder, but it does allow you to manual focus quite well and it offers just enough haptic manual control.
I have the M6 and you crop with the zoom lens. As this is my third RX I agree with the fragility point. The newer ones are phase detect AF. My main beef with Fuji is only one (23mm?) lens so that was out for traveling (& the inflated cost). Enjoyed your review.
I mainly need a camera for travel to take photos of my toddler. Mainly at Disney 🎉 I prefer this form factor but what do you recommend? I think photo stabilization and auto-focus is most important feature. No real price cap.
I actually love this camera too for getting it in to parks and sporting events, people don't question it! Any newer cameras are going to have better AF than this so just do your research but if price isn't any issue I like the idea of the fuji x100 V if they drop in price
If you need a more recent Sony RX100 camera, I would suggest a -5a(35mm-equiv 24-70mm) or a -7(35mm-equiv 24-200mm). I have worn out a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50 and a Canon Powershot S100. I would also get the rubber grip for the rigth side for $15US.
You can manually hold the flash upwards and use it as a bounce flash, I did this several times with mine :) There is a mod where you can remove the 4k video time limit and also you can use a powerbank connected to the usb port of the camera and it will work while charging :) I use mine to shoot several hours timelapses. It's a really great little camera!
Save your money and just get the older versions of the x100 line. I owned the x100 original when it first came out. I stopped upgrading after the x100T. It was great enough for the travel photography I do and still happy with it. The latest version adds superfluous features that I don’t use.
Dang, $250 is a deal! I'm still using the RX100 III and honestly would buy it again if it ever craps out on me. I don't see any reason to upgrade haha.
I have an S100. Any compelling reason to switch to an RX-100 (probably IV but any) for street/travel stills? I know the specs, but talking real world results.
I got one of these small Sony cams, regrettably just to move the focus point requires several menu engagements to complete what should be a simple task. How can it be this hard? What am I missing?
