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The Rollei S35 Rides Again

Quelle: Luminous Landscape
For many photographers of a certain age the Rollie 35 was the ultimate pocket camera. From 1966 till the early 1980's this camera in its variations was the carry-anywhere camera for serious photographers. Since the beginning of the digital revolution we (or at least I) have been looking for a digital Rollei 35 equivalent, and with the Sony RX100 I think I've found it. It's pocketable, full-featured, yet with relative simplicity of use. It has a fast(ish) high quality lens and excellent image quality. Add to this raw, image stabilization, very decent video capability and a high resolution sensor of sufficient size to allow for a quality 13X19" prints, and though the RX100 and the Rollei are actually as similar as chalk and cheese, they turn out to be soul brothers under the skin.

The summary judgement for me is that the new Sony RX100 is hands-down the most appealing pocket-sized digital camera yet. Capable of producing DSLR grade images, it's hard to find much to fault with this small pocket wonder. While it is too pricy for many, given that it will almost certainly be a second or even third camera, for demanding quality-conscious photographers looking to own an always-along camera able to produce pro-quality results, the RX100 is not just hard, but for the moment almost impossible to beat.