Keith Okamoto is an amateur photographer based in the pacific northwest. All photos used with permission.
When I was first clued in to Keith Okamato's photos, what caught my eye was the RX1's terrific low-light performance. I'm admittedly lacking in "advanced" technical photographic knowledge, but one glaring element of some of my past photos has been the frustratingly awful low-light performance of my cameras. Unless I'm shooting with a Canon 5D Mark III (or something comparable), my experiences have continually been lackluster. That said, I couldn't believe Keith's captures at ISO 6400 weren't completely consumed by noise.
ISO 6400 f4 1/60
ISO aside, the camera's size is just as impressive. Stacked up to similar bodies -- the Fujifilm X100, Leica M9, and the apparently bulbous Canon 5D -- the RX1 packs quite a punch in a ludicrously small package.
via Petapixel
Lastly, I was inspired by Keith's ability to capture the shallow depth-of-field that he did with the RX1's fixed 35mm f/2.0 Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* Lens. Granted, most lenses at f/2.0 would produce similar results, but by pairing its nine-blade aperture and compact size, Sony has really put its first full-frame compact in a promising position.
ISO 320 f2.8 1/80 -- Hanzo the Shiba Inu seemed to enjoy posing for Okamoto's tests.
ISO 2000 f2.8 1/80
ISO 500 f2 1/80 -- Now that's shallow!
ISO 2000 f2 1/80 -- Let's all take a minute to reflect on Okamato's fine choice in photographic supplier.
To see more sample photos, as well as more of Keith's work, please visit his Flickr Photostream or his blog.