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10/25/13 update: the company contacted me and is sending another case for me to try after the first one had the bottom screw mis-aligned. Well done on their part excellent, proactive customer service! The new case does work.
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I ordered and received the MegaGear Brown Camera Case for my Sony RX1 from Amazon. Here are my thoughts.The case is very well made; the leather is thick and does not have the offensive smell that I expected for the case in this price range. The brass buttons and knob look great with the brown case. The knob fits snugly.
The half-case part does not have an opening for the battery/SD card door so you'll need to take it off to replace the battery or remove/insert the SD card.
The top/front cover is very solid and that's all I need to protect the camera when packing it in my backpack. It's soft enough on the outside to feel great on my hand but stiff enough (as in not flexing) so that the shutter button won't get pressed accidentally and drain the battery (the RX1 will drain the battery if you press the shutter button even when the camera is off).
The included strap is nice, I didn't think I would use it but I did. I was about to order the more popular $45 strap but decided against that after a few days of using the included strap. I am not very picky about the strap quality, I just don't want the OEM strap with all the letters on it.
How does it stacked up with the others:
1) Sony official case: I like the MegaGear case better for 2 things; the front grip pad and the leather extended around to cover the area above the Focus mode selection switch. IMO, I like the harder leather feel of MegaCase better also. I would pick the MegaCase over the Sony even if the Sony were priced the same.
2) Another famous $100+ case. This case has something that no one does, the ability to open the battery door and the best leather feel. However it also moved the tripod mount and has no bump on the front grip. The leather does not extend to cover the area above the focus mode selection switch. I also feel the case stops short on the right hand side, it does not come all the way to the strap mount. Strictly talking about the half case part, if the price were the same, I would pick the $100+ one just because of the battery door. At the end, the MegaGgear is the whole package and this one is not. Saving a few $$ is also nice.
There is another case that I didn't get to try, this one does not use the tripod mount to secure the case onto the camera (use the top straps, which may rub off the paint). It has a nice looking front grip pad (from the picture). Since I didn't have it, I can't say much about it. If you are looking for a case, give this one new one a try.
The RX1 will last me at least 3 years so getting a proper case is important to me more than saving a few buck. To me MegaGear delivered what I wanted.
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