Chrome In A Can :: My Sony RX1R II Review

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Ted Forbes

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🗓️ 22 February 2016

⏱️ 14 minutes

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I had the chance to try out the Sony RX1R II last week while I was in New York. This is a top-of-the-line camera from Sony which features a compact body paired with a 42 megapixel sensor and fixed 35mm f/2 lens. This is probably the best camera in terms of image quality that I have used to date. The highlight for me is the impressive 35mm lens which is way more versatile and has much better range than I expected it to have. Though its missing a few features for video, this is an extremely impressive camera from Sony. Now if I can just figure out a way to actually buy one… Get it from Amazon http://amzn.to/21b2Rbt Get it from B&H http://goo.gl/Kjc2KE This video is sponsored by AudiblePodcast. For your free audio book with your subscription please visit http://audiblepodcast.com/aop Twitter: http://twitter.com/tedforbes Instagram: http://instagram.com/tedforbes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aop.podcast Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/tedforbes Website: http://theartofphotography.tv And get on our mailing list to stay up to date on photography news and the latest episodes: http://theartofphotography.tv/about/mailing-list/ Ted Forbes The Art of Photography 3100 Main St #135 Dallas, Texas 75226 Thanks for watching - if you like this video, remember to share it with your friends! My name is Ted Forbes and I make videos about photography. I’ve been making photographs most of my life and I have a tremendously deep passion for photography that I want to share with you on YouTube. The Art of Photography is my channel and I produce photography videos to provide a 360 degree look into the world of making images. We all want to get better so lets do this together! I make videos covering famous photographers, photography techniques, composition, the history of photography and much more. I also have a strong community of photographers who watch the show and we frequently do social media challenges for photographers to submit their own work. I feature the best and most interesting on the show when we do these so come check it out and get involved!

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0:00.0	I've got a camera that I would like to share with you guys in this video and this is the
0:03.1	Sony RX 1R Mark 2. Now this is a compact camera that features a full-frame sensor and a fixed
0:10.1	35 millimeter F2 lens. I was in New York last week working on the next two videos for the artist series
0:16.0	and I had the opportunity to borrow this camera for that trip and before I
0:19.2	return it I want to do a review because I am completely blown away.
0:23.1	I think in terms of just having a still camera
0:26.4	that excels for street photography and general usage,
0:29.0	I don't think you can find a better camera right now
0:31.0	in the market.
0:31.6	And that's a big thing, I think. You know for me the
0:35.2	Rx 1 series and this is actually the third version that Sony has released hasn't appealed to me that
0:41.1	much because I knew the video capabilities were slightly lacking
0:44.2	and then that combined with the really high price tag, it's $3,300 US is about the street price.
0:49.7	And you have a fixed focal length lens of 35 millimeters, which is a focal length I'm not really used to working with.
0:55.0	And so it's never really been on my radar but after shooting on this for a while I have completely
0:59.6	changed my mind on these. This is an incredible camera. The things that drew me to this, I mean I think the big
1:05.4	feature on here is the lens, believe it or not. The lens is absolutely beautiful. There's a lot of
1:10.4	versatility and range that you get out of this lens. 35mm is a good focal length for
1:15.8	street photography because it's not super wide but it's also not super tight so you can
1:19.8	get enough in, you can do a lot of zooming with your feet, as we say, and this is capable of a lot of coverage.
1:27.1	The fact that you have a 42 megapixel sensor in here, I guess if you had to crop, you definitely
1:31.7	have room to do it if you need to get in
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