DxO Mark and the Compact Full-Frame Sony RX1
I was pleasantly surprised when I heard about the Sony RX1, a true, compact beast with a full-frame sensor. But I was less than impressed with its price, thinking there’s no way this can really be as great as a high-end DSLR. Put up against the D800, the RX1 does surprisingly well in DxoMark’s tests, however…
The RX1 scored almost identically to the Nikon D800 and D800E, with similar dynamic range, color depth, and ISO ratings. Of all, though, ISO is the one thing that doesn’t quite measure up, as it performs at about 85-90% of the D800′s ISO performance. Still, I’m extremely impressed. If I needed to be discrete in my picture-taking, I’d have no problem laying down the money for this project. And I can certainly imagine certain documentary environments in which this would be ideal. What do you think?
