Must-Have Accessories Sony RX1R II

With its size and fixed lens, expect the Sony RX1R II to become a very popular camera among accessory designers, however today it’s become a bit more difficult to find custom-fitting accessories. You can still find all the basics and the essentials but don’t expect to find any great third-party cases anymore.

Here are some of the best accessories for the Sony RX1R II that are still available. 

Screen Protectors, Batteries & Memory Cards

Sony RX1R II Screen Protectors

Sony screens are delicate little things so it’s very important to get a screen protector. 

Expert Shield also makes a great screen protector with a lifetime warranty. Hopefully, they make the matte protector for this camera.

Expert Shield Crystal Clear Screen Protector – Amazon

Sony RX1R II Batteries

The  RX1RII uses the same batteries as many of the other Sony compact cameras, the NP-BX1.

Many of the third-party batteries work great, some even as good as the official Sony batteries, just make sure you always charge your batteries with the Sony chargers or in the Camera. Myself and many others have had bad experiences with third-party battery chargers charging the batteries too fast giving them an unstable charge which will cause random power outs on your camera or corrupt batteries. 

If this happens to you just cycle the battery a few times in a Sony charger and all will be good.

Sony NP-BX1 – Amazon

2-Pack Wasabi NP-BX1 – Amazon

Sony RX1R II Memory Cards

Out of all the Sony cameras I’ve tested the story is the same. They use a USB 2.0 interface and speed bottleneck at around 33MB-35MB/s. You would think this would mean most memory cards would work since they all rate faster than that, however, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

To shoot XAVC S video and especially if you want to shoot 4k, you must use an SDXC U3 class memory card. You won’t gain any benefit from using UHS-II memory cards and Sony has yet to take advantage of that. 

Since I do a lot of these lists and ratings I get a lot of user feedback which allows me to keep track of cards that I have been working very well for people.

These are the memory cards that should give you the least trouble in the Sony RX1R II, according to the feedback I get. And of course, I own all these cards and they all work great for me as well.

Check out the memory card speed chart to find the best memory card for the RX1R II

I recommend sticking with the Sony card if you plan on shooting video. The Old Model runs a little faster for some reason.

Sony 64GB SDXC UHS-I U3 – Amazon

Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB UHS-I U3 – Amazon

Body Accessories

Soft Shutter Release

The Sony RX1R II does accept soft shutter releases. Something I’ve come to love on my other cameras. There are a few out there that I’ve tried, the cheap 10mm ones by Neewer and Fotasy. You can buy these for cheap, you’ll lose them but they are easy to replace unless they have the rubber washer, then they stay secured to the camera much better.

The other brand I use and recommend is the Lensmate, they are much nicer and have a rubber washer that keeps it tight on the camera. I’ve yet to have mine fall off.

Lensmate Anodized Soft Shutter Release – Amazon

Sony RX1R II Camera Straps

There are three types of straps with three types of configurations. Leather straps, nylon straps, and wrist straps. You can connect them at the bottom of the camera, at the top of the camera, or just on one eyelet as a wrist strap. Although many of the full straps might be too big for the RX1R II, some smaller full straps will work.

Best Handmade Leather Straps

Probably my favorite leather strap is either the LuigiCases Deluxe strap or the HardGraft ReProcess strap. But Tap & Dye does make a nice strap as well.

A lot of these might be too big for this camera, but many of these brands make some other great straps you should check out.

HardGraft Leather Straps – HardGraft.com I love their Re-Process strap.

LuigiCases Deluxe Strap – LuigiCases (click Luigi’s straps on the left, then scroll down for a mile until you find some cool configurations. Buying from this website is a little bit like cracking the Mayan code, but it can be done)

Tap&Dye – Tap&Dye (They have a lot of straps. I’ve only used their L E G A C Y leather camera fixed length neck/shoulder strap – Porter.) It’s really nice.

Wrist Straps

These smaller straps are probably better suited for the RX1R II.

Gordy’s – Gordyscamerastraps.com

HardGraft Slide Camera Wrist Strap – HardGraft.com

Cleaning Supplies

You can never have too many cleaning cloths. These get dirty and stop working well on lenses, so it’s nice to always have a fresh backup.

(6 Pack) MagicFiber® Premium Microfiber Cleaning Cloths – Amazon

These are great for cleaning sensors or those small cracks in the camera.

Rocket Air Small – Amazon

Rocket Air Medium – Amazon