News RX1R III?

[FowlersFreeTime]

Did something just get announced? Work is blocking my YouTube/browsing access lol

I did not imagine it!

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Press text: Sony Electronics Introduces the RX1R III: The Flagship Full-Frame Premium Compact Camera with a Fixed Lens | sonyalpharumors

Sony Electronics Introduces the RX1R III: The Flagship Full-Frame Premium Compact Camera with a Fixed Lens Featuring a 61MP[i] Sensor and AI-based Real-time Recognition Auto Focus in a Palm-sized Body July 15, 2025 Sony RX1rIII at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, WexUK...

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Sony's RX1R III Premium Compact Camera Arrives After Nearly 10 Year Wait

We can't believe the RX1R III is finally here!

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[spudhead]

I hope they fixed the dust entering the sensor issue, I had the earlier versions and they took great shots , but dust on a fixed lens camera is no good. 5k is a hell of a lot for the mk3 and I thought the mk2 was steep at £ 3,600.00

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

I hope they fixed the dust entering the sensor issue, I had the earlier versions and they took great shots , but dust on a fixed lens camera is no good. 5k is a hell of a lot for the mk3 and I thought the mk2 was steep at £ 3,600.00

$5K is a hell of a lot for an A7CR with a fixed lens and an APSC sized battery
I always thought these cameras were priced high because Sony didn't want to sell a ton of them. Maybe there's something to that idea: Sony can't make much money from accessories and no money from lenses, so they would want to pump up the price of the camera and not have it cannibalize sales of their other cameras.

EDIT: I said it had no IBIS earlier, I was mistaken.

 

[AlphaWorld]

The biggest drawback IMHO is using the FW50 battery, but they claim it’s rated to over 500 shots. I guess there was no room for an FZ100 :-(

It’s expensive, but I’m not in the market for one (I don’t own a 35mm lens! Oh, hang on, I have the Voigtlander, and it is f/2, but I don’t think I’ve used it in a year or more).

Still, maybe it will stop the whining from those who say they want a new version. (Who do I think I am kidding?)

EDITED TO CORRECT; the site that claimed 500 shots to a charge has since revised that down to about 300.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

The biggest drawback IMHO is using the FW50 battery, but they claim it’s rated to over 500 shots. I guess there was no room for an FZ100 :-(

It’s expensive, but I’m not in the market for one (I don’t own a 35mm lens! Oh, hang on, I have the Voigtlander, and it is f/2, but I don’t think I’ve used it in a year or more).

Still, maybe it will stop the whining from those who say they want a new version. (Who do I think I am kidding?)

I agree, its more to silence the naysayers, but like me they will find something to nitpick and not buy it.

 

[Richard A]

Very expensive here. Not something I'm interested in anyway.

 

[Tim Mayo]

£4,200 here. I'll take two please Not really a camera for me but I wouldn't mind playing with one.

 

[Richard A]

Wow. You guys in the UK are really paying top dollar! How much is an A1 ii over there at the moment?

 

[Tim Mayo]

Wow. You guys in the UK are really paying top dollar! How much is an A1 ii over there at the moment?

£6,299.00 or about £1k less if you buy from a grey market store. Thankfully the A1II doesn't tempt me a great deal, more than happy with my A1 for now.

 

[Richard A]

I'm not interested in getting an A1 ii either (though I would if money wasn't an issue) but I can get one here for about the equivalent of £4630 so that's a big difference. The Sony rep who took us on this city walk the other night specifically said the Australian retailers were cutting their margins to the bone in competition which is obviously really good for buyers.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

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FroKnowsPhoto did a great roast of this camera. I agree with everything he said. I now think they held it close to the vest because they knew it didn't sufficiently push the envelope, especially for the price.

 

[Richard A]

I haven’t watched Fro’s video but all things considered, the price of this thing is pretty outrageous really.

 

[DaveC Oz]

From what I can make out, it seems to me that for not much more you could pick up an A7CR and compact lens. That way you would have a very similar set up with the flexibility to change focal length if needed

 

[AlphaWorld]

From what I can make out, it seems to me that for not much more you could pick up an A7CR and compact lens. That way you would have a very similar set up with the flexibility to change focal length if needed

And IBIS, etc.

Honestly, I’m happier with the fully featured version (aka A7RV), although I’m looking forward to Sony bringing out an A7RVI with a new sensor. I’d like a jump in pixel count (96Mp for 12000 x 8000 would be nice, but I expect it will actually be less). I would be happy enough with it still being a mechanical shutter camera, for the cleanest images (If I want a stacked sensor, I’ll use an A1 or A9 body - I thoroughly approve of Sony’s finer segmentation of the camera body market - no one camera body can do everything).

I want the full size A7R body to use with lenses like the 50-150 and 28-70 GM lenses. I’m also looking forward to what Sony may release next in their “unleashed” GM lens series - I have no idea what it will be, except to say that I expect it to be literally awe-inspiring (and almost certainly expensive!).