TechRadar compares RX1 to FF competition

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venice
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Re: TechRadar says RX1 has superb IQ
In reply to sean lancaster, 5 months ago

sean lancaster wrote:

venice wrote:

sean lancaster wrote:

venice wrote:

Their actual conclusion is that IQ is superb. Your original comment is out of context and is misleading in this regard.

I linked to the page I was discussing, which had to do with noise and dynamic range. How can me looking at their charts on the link I provided be out of context of what I was discussing? I stand by my read of the charts. I also agree that the image quality is superb, but that's for another discussion. Cheers.

TechRadar said the RX1 has DR which is similar to the D800. The D800 is widely regarded as having world beating DR.

To say the RX1 has average DR is misleading even with the link provided.

I agree though that the RX1 DR does not look significantly better than the D800.

Bill, I feel like you didn't even read what I wrote. Let me just quote what TechRadar wrote about the dynamic range of the JPGs from the RX1:

JPEG results for dynamic range show that the Sony RX1 is weaker than the other cameras, starting off below the Sony Alpha a99 and Nikon D800 but slightly above the Canon EOS 5D Mark III at ISO 50, before falling into last place at ISO 100 and above. The gap is only slight in the low to mid-range, but plummets sharply at ISO 3200 and above.

I only criticized the JPGs of the RX1 and I said the dynamic range for RAW on the RX1 is fairly average. At some ISOs it's high and even tops and others is last place. Fortunately, all of the cameras are fairly bunched together so being average is probably an accurate statement for any of the cameras being compared. You're acting like I am comparing the RX1 to every camera in the world; I am not. It's just being compared to the A99, D800, and the 5D3. We could say that all 4 of these cameras are "world beating DR" no?

Well, you did say, "Noise and dynamic range and the RX1 is fairly average if you shoot RAW", and it took me several minutes of following links and searching to discern your true meaning. So I stand by my assessment.

However, I see no point in turning a simple disagreement into an ongoing back and forth of the type that makes DPR so painful to read.

Hopefully, there are no hard feelings. None intended.

Cheers,

Bill

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