In my last post, I was keen to share my first outing in some time with my RX100, a camera that I had considered selling on due to lack of use but I am so glad that I held on to.
The unobtrusive nature of this little compact allows me to go pretty much unnoticed as I find the next image, it also sits almost weightlessly in a coat pocket, an ideal lightweight set up.
With such a diminutive size, comes the trade off of battery size and durability, however for me it is no problem to carry a couple of spare batteries but to be honest I worry far less about such things these days, I just enjoy getting out and taking photos.
In my previous blog, I mentioned that I intended to use my little Sony RX100 more, having been neglected for others in my photographic arsenal.
With a trip to my home town of Salcombe on the agenda for this weekend, I ensured the Sony was packed and the spare batteries charged.
So far, I have kept to my promise, the RX100 finding a place in my pocket for most of the weekend.
Not having used it as much as my other compact favourites, it’s almost like ‘new camera day’ as I familiarize myself with the controls and how I like to shoot.
Unlike the full frame A7 ‘s which I find soulless to use,despite them being very good cameras, the RX100 is a joy, as with my other smaller compacts, it adds a little fun to photography but takes some seriously good images.
I had given some thought to perhaps selling this camera but it will stay firmly in my collection.
In my last post, I mentioned that I had been awaiting delivery of my latest older camera acquisition, the original Sony RX100, so today’s musing is centered around my first shoot with this little compact.
The RX100 was first released in 2012 and while I did look at the reviews and various videos, it was not something I would consider at this time, I was too obsessed with seeking my holy grail of photography, ‘full frame’.
How times and mindsets change, the RX100 now fits well into my criteria for an older camera, I was looking forward to taking it out for its first shoot, to the East Devon seaside town, Budleigh Salterton.
Having only just picked the camera up from the Royal mail parcel collection office half an our previously, this was going to be very much shooting with an unfamiliar camera and customising on the hoof, rather than doing so in the comfort of home as I normally would.
Fortunately, the menus of the RX100 are laid out in a similar way to other Sony cameras, so I was not a total stranger to the settings so was able to get taking photos in no time.
If I am being honest, I was not sure how much I would like the RX100, one of my first dalliances into full frame was a Sony A7, of which the image quality was stellar but felt a very sterile experience to use, it was rarely the first camera I chose to shoot with for my own personal use but very reliable and capable for any paid work I was doing at that time.
The same cannot be said for the RX100, it is an absolute joy to use and will find a regular place on future outing for certain.
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