This. If they can make an A7CII then they can certainly make a compact full frame camera (that's better than the Rx1R..)

Retro would be very non-Sony. To me it looks, that retro is more followed by brands which have difficulties with their market success (their market share). Such as Nikon, Fuji, Pentax, or so. But Sony is extremely unlikely. Canon also. By today they are too much on a professional and utilitarian mindset, rather than aiming for pleasing old men, hipsters, or other nostalgicans, via an old-looking outer appearance, which also usually implies an non-ergonomic handling, for example via an (almost) non-existing grip.

@@tubularificationed if anything they should get zeiss to make a set of compact, low element count, and vintage looking lenses with modern sony af. maybe label it as a G lens

I have one. I do wish the sensor was bigger. But that's all, it's actually insanely good and not even "for the size". Of course the VA has the good lens: 24-70 equivalent with f2.8😊

@@0tispunkm3y3rAnd f1.8 at 24mm.

fantastic, I always carry it with me! I took exceptional photos

Can’t find one In stock. Where did you get yours? I’ve had one before and agree.

@@7743dustin No EVF is a deal breaker for me. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

@@7743dustinI found a camera shop on eBay (17th Street Photo) that had 5 brand new ones in stock. I also had Adorama send me an email a couple weeks ago notifying of new stock. I suggest starting with signing up for Adorama’s and B&H’s email notifications.

I got gr3x 10 months ago and I did 10 times more photo with is compairing to my ff mirrorless at the same period Gr3x is unbeatably good for family and street photography

hate that camera. af too slow, screen too dark. absolutely ridiculous for the price point

Same here. The system is dead but... really, I don't need more, just keeping it until breaks 😅 also 22mm 90% of time, and 11-22 walk around, and keeping 15-45 in some scenarios. There are also a lot of manual lenses 8-10-35-50-135 to play with... it is underrated, people just want the latest always

I had x-t4, then replaced it with a7c + gr3x They are all great but sony has worst auto WB and colours on presets inside camera

Hahah also noticed that and had to see if I was completely off 😂

I went in the comments searching for this...did kai even noticed??

@@ghiekorg He probably still doesn’t know 😂

Wahaha I saw this and saw a post on isnta from Joe and he was wearing that hat with holes too

Coping is hard, isn't it?

@@lordofgonzo Depends. I own both and they both feel great. But GR3 gets far more usage for me b/c of the portability factor alone.

Love my GR III a true pro tool in a pocket.

100% agree. I don't even own one. You've got to know the opinions seen here are pure copium. Idk if he's making this video to convince himself or his wife that their summer holiday fund is gone for a very alright compact from 2019, but this time the high res R version. 😂 The ZV1 would sort most of the people trying to buy this camera.

as a ZV1 mk1 owner, i can vouch for that. great quality images/videos on that tiny beast without the hefty pricetag. i bought mine new for ~US$500 because i'm upgrading from my iPhone 13 Pro and to cure my Ricoh GR itch; no ragrets. currently using the camera for street/documentary-style photography and now just started recording myself for some silly short videos and drum covers, that Sony AF is great no cap. i feel like as though Kai is either on copium or on Fuji's payroll, it just feels forced af lol.

@@sauzefilms 💯 It was usually Lok that gave compacts a real shot through the years, Kai was typically always into the fashion camera style. He did like the X100T when that came out. Almost convinced me to buy it. That's the regret copium he's one though. $1600 for an X100V from 2019 with a high resolution sensor has to sting a bit if you think too deeply about it. 😂

​​@@-greyyou mean the same camera with completely new internals, new body and latest and newest software? Anyone even considering the x100 primarily for video and vlogging needs their heads checking, though. It's clearly photography first, offering video improvements because it's part of the sensor / processor package on its higher end ILC cameras. The Zv1 is for simple vlogging and video, with photography also. Completely opposite priorities. It just can't compete with x100 cameras from even several generations ago for photography. And having used both, thebl ZV1 is rather counterintuitive for on-the-fly adapting to the changing situations, whether light, subject, look. It's really quite clunky. The x100 or other Fuji cameras with dials and always there EVF or OVF it takes getting used to but then it's a question of a few seconds only. Different cameras for different kinds of shooters. I've recommended the ZV1 to people that aren't really into photography and just want something small for primarily better video than their phones. The x100 is really for people that enjoy the process itself and know their way around a higher end camera but want a compact and discrete alternative. People that just like the looks will be happy enough to start with, but really they'd be better off with something else. Really into video and want to take it up a notch, also add a thousand or two to the price of the ZV1. But as a simple, compact package its a good upgrade for most smartphone users or upgraders from older compact cameras.

@@brownbear100 no I mean the X100VI which is basically in significantly upgraded in every way except for IBIS and mega pixels. 😂

Sorry you aren’t too keen on the 35mm point of view. I’m the opposite of you. I don’t like the 28mm FOV. It is too wide. I have to get too close to my subjects. Also I have to be more aware of the edges of the frame. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

Yet they sell all they can make, crapitalisim

If you can’t afford it everything is… maybe get a better job?

@@albertmeyer8983imagine thinking this was worth typing let alone posting. What an absolute dork.

Not as ridiculous as the X100v

@@albertmeyer8983 you must be tool if you can't use the menu & wireless photo transfer on the X100V

I'd pick a Nikon Z30 + 24f1.7 or a Canon M6II + 22f2 for a third of the price personally. Better value, better performance in most categories.

It’s a completely different experience though. You’d have to give it a try. Doesn’t have to be the latest model. I have an X100f that’s pretty much always with me

So many small lenses out there available for most mirrorless cameras. Though I wish Sony would redesign their 50mm f1.8. That thing is light but bulky.

@@matthiasj.3332 I had the original x100 many years ago and found a fixed focal length to be limiting for my preferences.

@@matthiasj.3332 I used to shoot the X70 and I agree on the experience, but after going back to the Ricoh PSAM I don't miss it. If fun gets you out shooting then that's all that matters - it's not better just different, and fresh might be all you need. This is surprisingly the only compact that review tube will praise. So I'm all for it if it drives attention back to compacts. Most of the big channels didn't even give the Nikon Z30 a chance, nor the M6II, nor the a7C. They usually just complain about how their hands are too big. 😂

It is not completely the same, but I have much older Fujis and you can easily zone focus with every the lens using the digital focus scale in the evf or lcd, and/or the Af lock mode.

You can zone focus. You just need to toggle the focus scale in the settings.

@@konmorse I'm used to looking down at the lens or feeling the focusing position with a tab (coming from Leica M). The all-digital interface makes sense in the existing X system but I think is missing a few convenience features

It's such a nice versatile, compact camera

If they could have put PDAF in the F, I'd have it already. I'd probably still get the EM5III until then personally. Sacrifice a little fun for a little less frustration. The EP and EPL lines are great too, same problem though. Even the ZV1 has Sony PDAF.

agree

Well yes but the M8 is very limited to low ISO and barely a bigger sensor than that of the X series. Great camera don’t get me wrong but I doubt you’re using Leica glass for that price, and that’s the min thing of Leica photography.

"Funny to think that a Leica M8 with a lens can be had for less than an X100VI" How much was your Leica lens?

@@JackBurton-qp4hc a lot more than this whole setup but the quality vs size is unmatched.

Exactly! I look at the Fuji and and really can’t see what all the fuss is about

Probably paid by Fuji

It's like he has been infected by the spores and become a religious extremist. The pure hyperbole and nonsense opinions in this video is wild. Even Lok isn't convinced. 😂 I feel evangelise. Do you have a moment to speak of our lord and saviour the X100?

This video was made so Kai can be invited for the upcoming X-summit in Australia. 😉

Until his next Leica video