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Replacement for Canon Powershot G1x mkI

Started Feb 22, 2015 | Discussions thread
alcelc
alcelc Forum Pro • Posts: 19,003
Re: Replacement for Canon Powershot G1x mkI

Sir, a good old argument between a fixed lens camera (DC although a high grade one) and a system camera.

I would always prefer GX7 (GX7 vs LX100 as you originally suggested) because it offers:

1) all the flexibility and expansion ability of a system camera,

2) much cheaper (close to end of its product cycle),

3) similar IQ (GX7 in fact is 16M vs LX100's 12M); and

4) similar in portability (if lenses are having similar AoV coverage) plus all the others.

In terms of LX100, its sole advantage is its fast regular zoom the size ofwhich is impossible for regular M43s'.

As you planned, you might start with a prime. But in future you might add whatsoever lenses (prime or zoom) as you like. Please bear in mind, your lens portfolio might not be limited to native AF M43 lenses, but also any legacy MF lenses as well (now or in future you might have. I reuse my old Nikkor ai lenses at no extra cost but just a <US$10 cheap adapter).... As every good forum member's opinion: lenses matter, not the body! Fixed lens camera would die with its lens but system camera wouldn't.

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