I had a chance to borrow the Sony RX1 camera for a few days. This is a full-frame camera with a prime Zeiss 35mm f2 lens on it.
I also have the Leica M9, this is also a full-frame and has the Zeiss 35mm f2 on it.
You can buy the Sony RX1 here.
You can buy the Leica M9 here.
You can buy the Zeiss 35mm f2 from my own store and it's on sale right now.
I've posted these shots taken with the RX1 and M9 at each F-stop. Both cameras were on a tripod. Of course if you only use the camera to take pictures of brick walls, I would get another hobby.
RX1 was set at ISO160 and these are jpegs right out of the camera. (I don't have the software to open the RAW files)
Leica M9 was set at ISO160 and these are jpegs right out of the camera to keep it somewhat fair.
To keep the blog a reasonable size I've skipped a few f-stops but you can find the links to the full range.
RX1 at f2
Leica M9 at f2
RX1 at f2.8 here
Leica M9 at f2.8 here
RX1 at f4 here
Leica M9 at f4 here
RX1 at f5.6
Leica M9 at f5.6
RX1 at f8 here
Leica M9 at f8 here
RX1 at f11
Leica M9 at f11
RX1 at f16
Leica M9 at f16
RX1 at f22
Leica M9 at f22
-Rob Skeoch
My retail store for rangefinder gear and Zeiss lenses is www.RangefinderStore.com
My retail store for large format photo supplies is www.bigcameraworkshops.com
Rob, what's your verdict/opinion?
ReplyDeletederek
Yes, would really love to hear your analysis and conclusion please. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhite balance on Sony seems way off, distorsion correction on Sony is turned OFF and chr. aberation correction probably as well, bad test, tester fault?
ReplyDeleteSony is way sharper to my eyes at all apertures, but hard to tell really not having original jpegs. I dont know why there is the difference in FOV (why no compensation?)
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