Canon G11
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Thinking of one for an alternative to lugging around a DSLR. I understand the inherent limitations. Seems to get excellent reviews all around. Anyone here have experience with it, any thoughts?
Appreciate it.Great camera – like the G10, they’re well made, sharp and much better than pocket cameras of old – if you shoot in raw you can get images that are very close to what you would get out of a DSLR with a zoom.
The G11 has a bit less rez than the G10, but much better high ISO performance, but a G10 at the right price would still be nice.
The G10/11’s are the camera I recommend to friends who don’t want a DSLR but still want good pix.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Can’t go wrong with it.
You might also want to look at the Canon S90.
Same price, same image qual, slightly smaller/lighter, slightly faster lens, less shutter lag and “supposedly” better vid capabilities. I wouldnt know about the latter though.They are vitually the same camera. With the S90 being a little smaller (deciding factor for me), f2.0 vs f2.8 and for a PnS I was surprised at the shutter lag (or lack of it).
Thanks for all the replies!
I looked hard at the S90, but decided against it because I want a viewfinder and hot shoe for those rare occasions when either might come in useful. I do like the assignable ring on the S90 though!
And while I mentioned I wanted to get away from lugging around my DSLR, I do like the slight grip shape of the G, and the bit more size and heft. I use an Olympus 1050SW when I’m fishing because it’s water and shock proof, thought image quality isn’t good as I would like, and my old D100 Nikon when hiking and such, but it’s just too much to carry.
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