SONY RX1R ￡2599: The RX1R loses an optical low-pass filter, but what does this mean for serious photographers?

摘要

Released at the end of last year, the Sony Cyber-Shot RX1 caused a stir, as it is the only digital compact camera with a full frame CMOS sensor. Now the RX1 has a companion, the Sony Cyber-Shot RX1R, which will sit alongside the standard version in the Sony range. The new RX1R is essentially exactly the same camera as the RX1, with just one key change - it has no antialiasing filter over its sensor. These filters are designed to slightly blur the image reaching the sensor. With no anti-aliasing filter on the RX1R images should be sharper and more detailed than those from the standard RX1. However, with no anti-aliasing filter the risk of moire patterning being introduced is a possibility.