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Re: G16 replaced my G15: some thoughts
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technic wrote:
Henry Richardson wrote:
technic wrote:
Henry Richardson wrote:
The G16 has a fov 28-140mm f1.8-2.8, but the G17 could have a fov 28-140mm f1.5-2.4. I don't know if they could do that, but considering the rather surprising fov 24-100mm f1.8-2.8 for the 1" sensor in the G7X then it seems like it may be possible. The G7X uses a lot of software correction of the lens so that is another thing that the smaller 1/1.7" sensor might need less of.
The equivalent of the G7X lens on 1/1.7" sensor would be f/1.1-f/1.7, 5.2-22 mm (24-100mm equiv.). Should be possible if you accept the same strong software corrections that are used in G7X. The corrections would be a bit more visible with the smaller sensor though, because of sensor limitations like MP number and noise levels.
Actually, I like my more modest idea better. Keeping things more modest may mean less compromises in the lens design requiring so much software correction. That is why I suggested just a 1/2 stop improvement. Or maybe a 1/3 stop. The G16 body is bigger than the G7X and the sensor is smaller. That probably means fewer severe constraints on the lens designer.
Agree, a modest improvement should be possible if they don't try to downsize the lens; personally I'd rather see an even better lens with the same nominal spec.
But I'm afraid the recent trend in lens design for compacts will prove sticky ;-(
Henry and I are on the same page here.
You're referring to the lenses designed around much larger sensors, neither of us are suggesting the larger sensor, but a better lens around the 1 1/7' sensor. Easily attainable given the size of the sensor, the size of a G16, etc.
I don't think the S120 platform or G7X platform is the answer, it needs to be a bigger camera like the G16.
Carl