p.356 #2 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Zanskaris are among the friendliest people in the Himalaya, in my experience. They would share their last meal with you, literally, and they know what it means to be self-sufficient. Their small hydro plant freezes early in winter, so they use gas for survival in the minus 45 degree temps. I once asked a driver how cold it got. He said 'when you spit, it freezes instantly and bounces off the ground'. Plenty of other places get cold, but add in 4000m and it just attacks you in a full frontal assault.
Now things are going to change fast, as the Shingo La road from Keylong and Palamo is trafficable, and the BRO is working to keep the Kargil-Rangdum road open year-round. Soon the link will be up across the northern route as well, so you can then drive from the confluence of the Zanskar and Indus Rivers at Nimo across the awesome section near Lingshed to Padum. Another place to see if you can is Rupshu (Tso Moriri area), it's the nearest place to Tibet in altitude and character. The Indian army and BRO are really decent and are pretty OK with you going out there. cheers.
Chortens at Lamayuru Monastery, Ladakh, lovely RX1 Sonnar quality
Zanskar road construction on a 45 degree slope. One cuts, the other cleans up. 300m up.
p.356 #10 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Every so often, I get unusually lucky. And so it was with this fantastic and authentic small monastic centre at the checkpost at Dzongba in West Tibet. It was a trip down the dusty path to Tibet's rural past, something that just a few lucky westerners were privileged to see in decades gone by. So much of this past has been homogenised in these dark days of cultural dissipation. The great little RX1 was up to the task. I expected as much.
p.356 #11 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
philip_pj wrote:
Every so often, I get unusually lucky. And so it was with this fantastic and authentic small monastic centre at the checkpost at Dzongba in West Tibet. It was a trip down the dusty path to Tibet's rural past, something that just a few lucky westerners were privileged to see in decades gone by. So much of this past has been homogenised in these dark days of cultural dissipation. The great little RX1 was up to the task. I expected as much.
excellent work Phillp. I love the 'roof of the world' and recognise your dark days of cultural dissipation. These images resemble pure heritage
p.356 #19 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
nhsonyshooter wrote:
I wouldn't be trusting those results!
I usually go here to see nice images. This tech-thing made me curious though. Visiting the Studio scene and loading the cameras mentioned made me confused. In what way should the A6400 images be technically better?
p.356 #20 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Jonas B wrote:
I usually go here to see nice images. This tech-thing made me curious though. Visiting the Studio scene and loading the cameras mentioned made me confused. In what way should the A6400 images be technically better?
The concept of comparing a fixed lens camera to a different sensor sized camera and an arbitrary lens itself just makes no sense. For that matter, shooting a fixed scene at a few feet distance, with nothing to assess bokeh, etc is also of limited use to me.
I would not characterize the sensor itself on the RX1 series as being special per se, but the lens has unique characteristics, even among Zeiss lenses. It does not render exactly like any other 35 I have used, and I have used many.
