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I looked at the Nikon 5700 today. I don't understand how Nikon can place this camera on the market and get by with it. $1100 - $1200. The video viewfinder was very slow to react to camera movement and the motor driving the lens was very noisy and slow. And, the Dimage 7i was just as bad, perhaps worse.

Bob
cWills said:
Martin Beck said:
M.P. Kooij said:
Specs, Specs give us specs. Will it be the Nikon 5700/Dimage 7i
killer or just the g2 with 5 MP
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I will take a G2 or G3 with 4mp over the flawed Nikon 5700. The
5700 is nothing more than a glorified Cp5000. The cp5000 was a
disaster to put it politely. The 5700 cost a lot more and the Af
is really bad on it. This is only one of the problems. Go see the
many complaints in the Nikon forum about this. The 5700 owners are
screaming for a firmware fix.
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XG1 said:
roc runner said:
my sources tell me that the G3 will be released soon
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XG1
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roc runner said:
my sources tell me that the G3 will be released soon
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I don't need a source to know that.

Several of the other digicam manufacturers have already unveiled there new cameras. The question is not when is it due, but what does it have new and improved.

If it isn't much I'll still stick with my G1. If it is alot of new and improved features I may consider an upgrade. All I can say is I am still quite happy with my G1.

MYSTIC
 
Ken Yee said:
Well...I can wish.

Anyone know when 6Mpix will reach the consumer level?
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Wait a year.

Anyway, the problem with having bigger megapixel count is that either the imager itself has to get smaller to fit the existing 'generic' F2.0-F2.5 lens (expensive), or the physical size of the lens has to get bigger to avoid vignetting (expensive).

It sounds like a no-go at this point, although some people are gullible enough to fork over $1K for such machines.
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There is NO point in going for a 6 Mpix. Do you realize that to just double the image quality, you have to go to 16 Mpix! Going from 4 to 6 will essentially offer you no visible improvement. Definitely none on 4x6, or 5x7 prints. Probably not even on 8x10 or 11x14. Maybe on a 20x30 you might see some difference.

All you will get is 3 Mbyte file sizes - so now you will only get about 40 photos on a 128 MB card. So less photos on your CF card, and more data to store on your computer - fill up your hard drive faster.

In my opinion, 4 Mpix is a really good size for what we do - a 6 Mpix camera would not be of interest to me.
Ken Yee said:
Well...I can wish.

Anyone know when 6Mpix will reach the consumer level?
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Here's some info about "roc runner". We report, you decide.

roc runner
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Here are some of his posts, in reverse time order (latest first)

my sources tell me that the G3 will be released soon

My friend who knows someone that works for Canon said to expect an announcement on the G3 in about 2 weeks. I may be wrong but his source correctly predicted the release of the G2 last year.

Hey Richard, no disrespect intended, but you are either naive or just posting nonsense. The Canon rep is responsible for selling current inventory. Even if he knew G3 was coming out in two months, would he tell you so he can sell more G2's? The G3 prototype has been developed already, and they are conducting extensive trials now- trials which should conclude in a few more weeks. It is highly likely that the G3 release will be sometime in mid September
Richard Alan Fox said:
I spoke with a Canon rep at MWNY today about a new G Camera, simply
put was told not this year.
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Yeah, but My friend showed me his D60 prints, and at 6 MP,
an 8x10 looks absolutely spectacular. An 8x10 on a g2 still does
not match good 35mm quality.

I'm in the market for a good digital camera and I have $1,000
to spend. Is the G2 a good choice?
roc runner said:
my sources tell me that the G3 will be released soon
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Gus Stangeland said:
Yeah, but My friend showed me his D60 prints, and at 6 MP,
an 8x10 looks absolutely spectacular. An 8x10 on a g2 still does
not match good 35mm quality.

I'm in the market for a good digital camera and I have $1,000
to spend. Is the G2 a good choice?
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I would think so. I have a G1--my small carry around cam. I also have an Oly E10 at 4 MP and a D60 at 6MP. For $1000 you can get an E10--or for a fair amount less, I think, the G2. I would think it depends upon how you choose to shoot--and how important TTL viewfinder is (and the control you have over the E10--and I guess there are others out there also for under $1000 that are pretty good cams). Also, you have to remember that the D60 has a quite different sensor than the G1 or the E10--and much of its wonderful pics are also dependent upon the lens selected.

I'm watching for a small Canon that has 4-5 MP, lots of control for a prosumer cam (like the Gs), good lens--and then I will sell my G1 and E10. I need a backup camera and would prefer not to have 3 or 4 cameras, just 2. I like the Canons--my only film camera left is a Canon. Also, I want to be able to use my batteries and 420EX and 550EX interchangeably.
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Diane B
http://www.pbase.com/picnic/galleries
B/W lover, but color is seducing me
 
let me smell.... hummmm.... I see a 5mp prosumer camera with a removable zoom. When purchased you have the choice of either (lens x3 wide angle or X 8 tele----others lens to come later) ---The pictures will be so sharp that people will start complaining that their subjects have too many black heads and hair visible on their skin... :-)
Aleksey said:
Aleksey.
Hariette said:
roc runner said:
my sources tell me that the G3 will be released soon
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Diane B said:
Gus Stangeland said:
Yeah, but My friend showed me his D60 prints, and at 6 MP,
an 8x10 looks absolutely spectacular. An 8x10 on a g2 still does
not match good 35mm quality.

I'm in the market for a good digital camera and I have $1,000
to spend. Is the G2 a good choice?
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I would think so. I have a G1--my small carry around cam. I also
have an Oly E10 at 4 MP and a D60 at 6MP. For $1000 you can get an
E10--or for a fair amount less, I think, the G2. I would think it
depends upon how you choose to shoot--and how important TTL
viewfinder is (and the control you have over the E10--and I guess
there are others out there also for under $1000 that are pretty
good cams). Also, you have to remember that the D60 has a quite
different sensor than the G1 or the E10--and much of its wonderful
pics are also dependent upon the lens selected.

I'm watching for a small Canon that has 4-5 MP, lots of control for
a prosumer cam (like the Gs), good lens--and then I will sell my G1
and E10. I need a backup camera and would prefer not to have 3 or
4 cameras, just 2. I like the Canons--my only film camera left is
a Canon. Also, I want to be able to use my batteries and 420EX and
550EX interchangeably.
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Diane B
http://www.pbase.com/picnic/galleries
B/W lover, but color is seducing me
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The G3 will definitely incorporate the same hotshoe. This is the one of the
best features of the camera. The ettl flash is nothing short of spectacular
 
I'm sure it will happen, sooner or later.

I like my G2 a lot, and I'd only trade it in for a G3 if...
  • image quality remains the same - no new, unwanted surprises, i.e. chromatic aberrations, noise, etc.
  • better auto focus, i.e. adopting the now popular "hybrid" system
  • better ergonomics, and only as long as build quality is not adversely affected
  • no loss in terms in terms of features currently available on the G2
That would be enough for me to make the switch. How about everyone else?

PGS
roc runner said:
my sources tell me that the G3 will be released soon
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Somebody reported a few weeks ago a rumor according to which the G2 would be replaced by an APS-sized SLR compatible with all Canon's EF lenses.
I don't know if it's true, of course, but I would really like it.

I also think it would make commercial sense: prosumers who want a small camera with good picture quality and lots of control are happy with the S40 and will be happy with its replacements. But there are lots of people (most of those who bought the G1, G2 and Pro90) who are buying all kinds of adapters, filters, add-on lenses etc that would be happy to be able to use the whole EF-lenses range, without buying a full-size and full-cost SLR.

Short of that, I will switch from the G1 to the G3 if it had the same features as the G2 and any of the following:

5 MPs, better low-light capabilities (ISO 400 like the current ISO200 and ISO800 like the current ISO400), a longer zoom (at both ends: more telephoto and more wide-angle).

I don't really care about faster AF: for the kind of pictures I take, the G1's AF is fast enough, and it misses less than 1% of the shots.
Peter Siciliano said:
I like my G2 a lot, and I'd only trade it in for a G3 if...
  • image quality remains the same - no new, unwanted surprises, i.e.
chromatic aberrations, noise, etc.
  • better auto focus, i.e. adopting the now popular "hybrid" system
  • better ergonomics, and only as long as build quality is not
adversely affected
  • no loss in terms in terms of features currently available on the G2
That would be enough for me to make the switch. How about everyone
else?

PGS
roc runner said:
my sources tell me that the G3 will be released soon
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http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=350641
 
roc runner said:
The G3 will definitely incorporate the same hotshoe. This is the
one of the
best features of the camera. The ettl flash is nothing short of
spectacular
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The question should be: would the upcoming "G3" be a Type A camera? All the stuff like high-speed flash sync and infrared AF assist simply could not be used on the G2 (yeah, wrong type, but still... infrared is better than a light beam in some cases, right?)
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There is the D60 for roughly $2000. The advantage of this camera is not only the pixels but it is a "true" SLR. You can actually, see what you are shooting through the eyepiece.

That alone would be worth it .
 
Lee Fairbanks said:
There is the D60 for roughly $2000. The advantage of this camera is
not only the pixels but it is a "true" SLR. You can actually, see
what you are shooting through the eyepiece.

That alone would be worth it .
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Actually it is even more than that, the CMOS sensor is about four times bigger than the CCD used in the G2 or other consumer cameras. This givess much better detail and dynamic range.
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Ed
Canon EOS 3, Sony D700, Canon G1, Canon S330, Minolta D7i
http://www.cbrycelea.com/photos/ Old Pictures
 
steve leonardo wrote:
"just lower the price of the G2 by a 100, and it will kill off the nikons"

Steve,

Your dream has just become reality, at least, where I flog these beasts.

Cheers,

JRS
 
Giordano Biondani said:
Short of that, I will switch from the G1 to the G3 if it had the
same features as the G2 and any of the following:
5 MPs, better low-light capabilities (ISO 400 like the current
ISO200 and ISO800 like the current ISO400), a longer zoom (at both
ends: more telephoto and more wide-angle).
I don't really care about faster AF: for the kind of pictures I
take, the G1's AF is fast enough, and it misses less than 1% of the
shots.
Peter Siciliano said:
I like my G2 a lot, and I'd only trade it in for a G3 if...
  • image quality remains the same - no new, unwanted surprises, i.e.
chromatic aberrations, noise, etc.
  • better auto focus, i.e. adopting the now popular "hybrid" system
  • better ergonomics, and only as long as build quality is not
adversely affected
  • no loss in terms in terms of features currently available on the G2
That would be enough for me to make the switch. How about everyone
else?

PGS
roc runner said:
my sources tell me that the G3 will be released soon
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http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=350641
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you can be assured that the upgrade from G2 to the G3 will be more substantial than a G1 to G2 upgrade.
 
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