I received an in-stock notification yesterday, so I ordered it and it arrived today. In time for vacation, we leave on Sunday
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This lens, plus the RF 50/1.8 & RP/R8 does rewrite the rules on portable IQ.
My favourite travel camera has been the G1XIII, and that camera is no slouch in the resolution department; the lens is actually very good, especially at the longer end.
I ran a tripod mounted test using the G1XIII at it longest focal length, 70mm equivalent, and optimum aperture, and compared it to the RP & 50/1.8 from the same position but cropped in to the same field of view, now 13 mp instead of 26. I then increased the image size in PS ‘Enhance’ before bringing it back down to 24mp, same as the G1XIII, and compared the two. The RP was dramatically better, with no loss of resolved detail, despite being a 24 vs 13 mp comparison as far as original resolution potential went.
I think I’m going to get a little belt holster for the RP and carry that in the way I can carry the G1XIII. Of course there’s no IS this route, but as I generally have a very light carbon tripod with me that’s not too much of an issue.