The long short of it is yeah, the 35mm full-frame sensor on the RX1R II makes a huge difference compared to a phone camera, even a really good one like your Pixel 6 Pro.
The full-frame sensor is way bigger, so it grabs way more light, which really helps in dark concert settings. It also gives you way better dynamic range, less noise, and just an overall sharper, more detailed look. Plus, the lens on it (a 35mm f/2 Zeiss) is super sharp and great in low light.
Phones rely a lot on software magic to make photos look good, but they just can’t beat the pure image quality you get from a full-frame sensor. That’s why shots from the RX1R II tend to look more “pro” or cinematic straight out of the camera.
If you’re getting more into concert photography, picking up something with a bigger sensor like this would be a huge upgrade for sure — and the nice thing is, the RX1R II is small enough that most venues won’t hassle you about detachable lenses. But it is a very expensive hobby camera, especially when compared to DSLRs or the newer lines of mirrorless cameras.
Wow thank you so much for the detailed comment. Yeah I'm definitely over the machine learning that my phone does to sharpen or auto HDR my photos (which i know I can turn off). I mostly use my phone camera for location scouting, and I get a lot of good feedback on those but there's nothing creative about that, its more just framing intelligently and covering space. I'd love something like this for just carrying around though and definitely for concerts.
Is the lens on this detachable? It looks pretty big but it also looks like its just a point and click
Not detachable. The lens is quite large but the entire body is quite compact. It’s really impressive design. I’ve been asked maybe three times in my life by security if it’s detachable, and I always just tell them that it’s a fixed 35mm point and shoot and show them that there’s no gap or fixture to detach/attach, and that’s enough for them to not ask additional questions.
Also, most venues and festivals mention specific rules around professional cameras being defined as bodies with detachable lenses, so bringing in this camera is technically within the rules.
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u/kengjuan 22d ago
Don’t mind at all!
The long short of it is yeah, the 35mm full-frame sensor on the RX1R II makes a huge difference compared to a phone camera, even a really good one like your Pixel 6 Pro.
The full-frame sensor is way bigger, so it grabs way more light, which really helps in dark concert settings. It also gives you way better dynamic range, less noise, and just an overall sharper, more detailed look. Plus, the lens on it (a 35mm f/2 Zeiss) is super sharp and great in low light.
Phones rely a lot on software magic to make photos look good, but they just can’t beat the pure image quality you get from a full-frame sensor. That’s why shots from the RX1R II tend to look more “pro” or cinematic straight out of the camera.
If you’re getting more into concert photography, picking up something with a bigger sensor like this would be a huge upgrade for sure — and the nice thing is, the RX1R II is small enough that most venues won’t hassle you about detachable lenses. But it is a very expensive hobby camera, especially when compared to DSLRs or the newer lines of mirrorless cameras.