First Look At The New Sony Cyber-shot RX1R II

On this video Allan Weitz from B&H talks to Kenta Honjo from Sony and discusses the newly released compact full-frame camera from Sony, the Sony Cyber-shot RX1R II.

Sony introduced a very interesting upgrade to the original RX1R – this new version (the RX1R II) uses the same 42MP sensor of the A7R II but in a smaller body (with a very capable Zeiss 35mm f/2 lens) together with a few other interesting improvements such as a pop up viewfinder and a 399 Phase-Detect AF Point that’s 30% faster than the original Cyber-shot RX1, 5fps continuous shooting speed and the first ever electronically-controlled variable low-pass filter.

Here are some of the specs for the Sony RX1R II:

42MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI CMOS Sensor (similar to that of the A7R II).
BIONZ X Image Processor .
399 Phase-Detect AF Points & 5 fps Burst.
Lens – ZEISS Sonnar T* 35 mm F2 lens.
0.39″ 2.36M-Dot XGA OLED Tru-Finder EVF – pop up.
1080p @60p video (no 4K).
3.0″ 1,228.8k-Dot Tilting LCD Monitor (but no touch screen sadly).
ISO 102,400 with a silent shutter mode (thanks to the electronic shutter).
Durable reduced-vibration shutter design and weather-resistant magnesium alloy body.
Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity with NFC.
Weight – 507 grams / 1.9 oz.
Price: $3300 (from October 19 2015).

Official video – RX1R II World’s First Optical Variable Low-pass Filter

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKoWrkEj1qo[/youtube]

–

If you don’t want to miss any new photography product be sure to check out our product photography section on our photo gear channel.

Iddo Genuth

Iddo Genuth is the founder and chief editor of LensVid.com. He has been a technology reporter working for international publications since the late 1990's and covering photography since 2009. Iddo is also a co-founder of a production company specializing in commercial food and product visual content.