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Jon Swindall

November 1, 2024

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A Personal Take: Shooting Utah with the Sony RX1R II(Follow-up to our beginner guide on using the RX1R II in Utah)

Camera & Technology

The Sony RX1R II excels in image quality, but using its pop-up viewfinder and avoiding bumped settings are crucial for best results.

This is a follow-up to that guide I sent along with my friend to Utah, where they tested the Sony RX1R II—a camera that’s compact yet stuffed with features.
I’ll admit, I held back a bit on showing them some of those features, like the pop-up viewfinder and the sunshade. Why? I thought the pop-up EVF was a bit gimmicky, and honestly, I wasn’t too confident about the sunshade, which just clips on and seemed easy to lose. But after getting the footage back, we learned the hard way that both are pretty necessary, especially when you're dealing with bright Utah sun and tricky manual focus.
The RX1R II’s full-frame sensor and high resolution make it a blast to shoot with, especially when you start exploring the fine details. My friend let me play around with some of the shots to see how the camera held up in post-processing. The results? Impressive. These edits are all my interpretations of the original images, but the quality of the files made it easy to get creative.

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Jon Swindall

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Jon 'Swindy' Swindall, based in Atlanta, GA, is a seasoned photographer, cinematographer, and skilled drone pilot, known for his dynamic visual storytelling and passion for capturing the world's diverse beauty through his lens. Sr. Editor Click, connect, and create at Luminous Landscape.

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A Personal Take: Shooting Utah with the Sony RX1R II(Follow-up to our beginner guide on using the RX1R II in Utah)

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