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Not happy with G16 as an upgrade

Started Oct 9, 2013 | Polls thread
Grobb
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Re: Not happy with G16 as an upgrade

Feudal1 wrote:

RX100: 29-105mm f/1.8-f/4

G16: 28-140mm f/1.8-f/2.8

A great lens with an outdated, low efficiency sensor does not make give you great IQ!

It's 28-140mm, starting at f/1.8 at the wide end, and f/2.8 at the long end. Contrast that with the RX100m2 - 29-105mm. I think an optical 5x zoom is actually pretty good.

Pretty good, but not as good as it could/should be compared to it's competition! See Nikon and Panasonic's latest P&S's with 7x zoom lenses and better sensors.

With the G16, Canon has a lens that is very bright through it's entire focal range. This is an area where Sony had to compromise - at full zoom, the RX100 lens if f/4.9, whereas Canon is f/2.8. Huge difference in favor of the G16.

It is a shame you do not have an RX100 to compare your new G16 to in IQ across the focal range up to 105mm. Since the G16 is so much larger and heavier than the RX100 and could/should easily accommodate a 1" sensor, that would be a great comparison. I wish the G17 will come with a 1" (or slightly smaller) more efficient sensor then it has now that could even come close to the RX100 IQ. When will people stop making excuses for Canon and it's inability to keep up with features and IQ as it's completion? Admit it, Canon could and should do better with it's next upgrade to the G16!

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