NEX-F3 or Canon G15?

I was looking into buying a Canon G15 or Sony NEX-F3 with 18-55 kit lens. My main purpose is general street photography and landscape. I'm looking for better features and picture quality. I understand the NEX has a bigger sensor and higher megapixels but is it better in low light considering the G15 has a wider aperture.

Hi,




I don't know what G15's features, I own a F3 it is really an excellent camera, an unrated camera, it loses out in its size and compactness, however it many other advantages:

1. changeable lens

2. no problem taking images to ISO 1600, no visible noise

3. In Camera HDR

4. In camera panoramic feature

5. Bouncing flash

6. tilted LCD for self portrait

etc.

Thanks my friend. I looked at some images on flickr and they look stunning.

I have used C3 on a trip and I have read a lot.

Dont even compare image quality of F3 and G15. F3 is far far superior. If IQ is your goal, this is a no brainer.

Just note how many times bigger is the f3 sensor!!! The F3 sensor has area 8 times that of G15. In low light this makes a huge diffrence.

Arun

I used a Canon G9 for years (OK, it's much older than the G15 but essentially similar) and it served me well...

but an NEX camera gives you so much more potential and is just a different world. The NEX system only loses out in terms of compactness and portability. A fixed lens camera is very restrictive and doesn't offer much in terms of creativity compared to the NEX system.

Also, the ability to use a vast range of old, great quality manual focus lenses opens up a whole new world of possibilities - it can be almost addictive!

There is a nice tool on this website. Look here.

At Xmas time, I found that the Sony NEX F3 with 18-55 mm lens was cheaper than the Canon G15.

CAD$350 and CAD$387 before tax.




Best Regards.

Harrison

I have only read reviews of the G15, but bought an F3 for myself for Christmas and although it is not as sexy (priorities!) as the G15 or other NEX models, it is very versatile and most importantly, takes terrific pictures under most conditions. The only flaw (other than Sony's abismal menu system) is that unless you push it back into bounce position, the flash massively over exposes indoors, in particular close up. It doesn't seem to stop down the flash automatically. I have read about this elsewhere.

However, with the large sensor, 99% of the time, you won't use the flash and will be able to get great indoor shots even in low light.

Go for the F3, for the sensor.

And see if you can get the kit with the so so but there is no alternative 16mm pancake lens.