RX100II: Arizona Biltmore Resort

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dan.carter

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I've been away from Sony cameras for a few years. Shooting this RX100II has been a very pleasant surprise. High in WOW factor for its size.


Since 1929, Arizona Biltmore has been a destination of inspiration. 39 acres of gardens, swimming pools and iconic Frank Lloyd Wright architecture stir a city to life, provide safe haven to celebrities and presidents, and play muse to guests’ whims and wishes throughout this historical luxury resort.

An excellent location to determine a camera's exterior, low-light, and moire performance. The Sony RX100II performed very well in all cases.

Panasonic GH3 version: vimeo.com/55219894
Panasonic GH2 version: vimeo.com/28287141

Sony RX100II
Manfrotto 560B Monopod
Carry Speed Mag Filter Polarizer
 
Hey Dan, I watched both the RX100 version and the GH2 version. Well done!! I have a two GH2s and recently took the RX100II with me to shoot video for a non-profit in central America. One scene was at a hospital courtyard at night. The GH2 with the 14-140 kit lens could not handle the dark scene (of course due to the limited, slow lens). However, I used the Sony RX100II (which I had brought along for still snapshots) and it did amazingly well. Have you done much more comparisons between these two cameras? Thanks for your post. I love the Biltmore, it is a treasure.
 
bgpixelman said:
Hey Dan, I watched both the RX100 version and the GH2 version. Well done!! I have a two GH2s and recently took the RX100II with me to shoot video for a non-profit in central America. One scene was at a hospital courtyard at night. The GH2 with the 14-140 kit lens could not handle the dark scene (of course due to the limited, slow lens). However, I used the Sony RX100II (which I had brought along for still snapshots) and it did amazingly well. Have you done much more comparisons between these two cameras? Thanks for your post. I love the Biltmore, it is a treasure.
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Many thanks for watching and commenting Jeff. The RX100II is my first of many cameras to truly impress with its low-light performance. Especially due to its compact size. The GH3 can equal or best it with the Lumix 12-35 f2.8 or 20mm f1.7, but neither is as versatile as the 28-100 RX100II lens.

I don't have other presentable comparisons between the Sony & GH cameras, but here are a few recent projects:

Durango & Silverton Railroad: https://vimeo.com/76247979
The Majestic Dude Ranch: https://vimeo.com/75039346

I used a Manfrotto 560B fluid monopod, Benro S@ Fluid Head, P&C Pistol Grip and Carry Speed MagFilter Polarizer for both.

Thanks for watching.
 
Let's say I'm using MF with peaking ON and MF is set to a custom button. When I press the custom MF button, that turns peaking off (and manual focus) but then the camera kicks into autofocus?
 
NorBro said:
Let's say I'm using MF with peaking ON and MF is set to a custom button. When I press the custom MF button, that turns peaking off (and manual focus) but then the camera kicks into autofocus?
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Yes. The custom MF button become a toggle. Press to invoke, press again to cancel.
 
Thank you for the response. I really appreciate it. To me, that doesn't really make any sense though. I'm sure you can just toggle it in the menu, but what's the point of having a button toggle if it's going to kick the camera into autofocus and change your focus. It would be best if the button only affected the peaking and not the focus.
 
NorBro said:
Thank you for the response. I really appreciate it. To me, that doesn't really make any sense though. I'm sure you can just toggle it in the menu, but what's the point of having a button toggle if it's going to kick the camera into autofocus and change your focus. It would be best if the button only affected the peaking and not the focus.
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No worries. The Rx100II has multiple focus modes & customizations. Though an unusual format, the online manual tells all: http://docs.esupport.sony.com/dvimag/DSCRX100M2_guide/en/index.html
 
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