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| Another fine 600mm win from the RX10 IV |
Also in this Issue:
- HDR Shooting - Should you or Shouldn't You?
- Next Time in Cameracraft Magazine
- Newest books released and in development
The Best Travel Camera Ever
I'm a member of Sony's Pro Support service. For the past five years, every time I called them to ask a technical question or provide some feedback on a particular feature, I always ended the call with, "Oh, and one more thing... you need to make an RX10 V to bring it up to date!"
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| 600mm lenses come in handier than you think. |
I have a lot of cameras, but if you go through my lightroom catalog you'll see that the RX10 IV was my most-used camera for the past 9 years. Little wonder, as whenever I travel I always take the version IV with me, sometimes leaving the heavier gear in the hotel room just because I wanted to enjoy my trip more instead of being burdened by my bulkier equipment and camera bag.
The RX10 IV was probably one of Sony's most under-loved cameras, having a versatile 24-600mm lens and the same 1"-type sensor used in their famous RX100 point-and-shoots. It had a flash sync of 1/2000th of a second (great for overpowering the sun with flash on bright days) and could be operated with just one hand. It was designed to appeal equally to videographers and photographers, given the motorized zoom lens and option for click-free f/stop ring. Every time a reader asked me "What camera should I take on an upcoming trip?", I would always tell them to leave their big cameras at home, and get an RX10 IV. Without exception they would always write back thanking me profusely for this uncommon recommendation, for the images were great and their trip became much more carefree.
I loved the camera so much that I created a dedicated blog post hearalding its praises and sharing how I overcame my serious trepidation about shooting licensable images using a small-sensor camera. I also created this Google Photos album showing my favorite images taken with this camera over the years.
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| From 2017: One of these images was taken with the 42 megapixel Sony A99 II with 135mm f/1.8 Zeiss prime. The other was the RX10 II with equivalent settings. When enlarged and displayed people couldn't tell which camera took which picture. (The giveaway is that one picture had the chest hairs in focus also. That was the RX10.) There's much more to the story, and you can read all the detail on my blog post at https://friedmanarchives.blogspot.com/2017/03/full-frame-vs-small-sensor-dont-laugh.html |
