So, RX 100 II or III ?

[DelrayDM]

That is not true. Both the Mark I and II exactly like the mark III have the lens physically longer at wide end. ...

See photos & article here RX100M2 versus RX100M3 Lens Differences.

 

[Interceptor121]

As I said and as you measure even the mark II and I are longer when at wide end the difference is more significant as the III stops at 70 would be the same with the I and II

 

[funscuba]

Hi, so do u think the II is still better than the III nowadays ? Or some news lenses on the market made the III better than the II ? Need to make a choice soon.

 

[Interceptor121]

Stick with the II

 

[funscuba]

Mmmhhh... if u say so..
I hope the next sony RX100 IV will come with 4K, that would be cool.

 

[BluewaterPhoto]

I think both are excellent cameras. I've used both of them and I've shared my RX-100 II vs III thoughts here. It can depend whether you want to focus on video / fish, or macro/wide-angle.

Hope this helps!

Scott Gietler

 

[Interceptor121]

Scott summary is pretty next however the RX100 III video at 24/25/30 p is disappointing and worse than the mark II
The mark I/II remain unbeatable for stills/video at 1080p
The new Panasonic LX100 may change things when it comes to video

 

[JackConnick]

They're both good cameras and the housings for the RX100III from Nauticam and Ikelite are improved for sure.

All of these latest cameras have 24mm lenses on the wide range, so I think the external lens manufacturers (Inon, Fix, etc) will have to come out with some lenses that match fairly soon.

The LX100 is interesting for sure, but it has a super zoom lens that may make it too hard to house well. I guess we'll see at DEMA...

Jack

 

[Interceptor121]

They're both good cameras and the housings for the RX100III from Nauticam and Ikelite are improved for sure.

All of these latest cameras have 24mm lenses on the wide range, so I think the external lens manufacturers (Inon, Fix, etc) will have to come out with some lenses that match fairly soon.

The LX100 is interesting for sure, but it has a super zoom lens that may make it too hard to house well. I guess we'll see at DEMA...

Jack

Not super zoom more than the RX100 Mark III whose lens extends a lot too. Will need to see where is the wide end compared to the lens distance from the body

 

[Duarte]

After reading this I conclude that the RX 100 III is better for video, but the RX 100 II is better for UW.

So if I want to do UW video, which one should I choose?

And why is the III better than the II in terms of video, besides the fact that is records at 120fps?