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Replacement for Canon Powershot G1x mkI

Started Feb 22, 2015 | Discussions thread
Chas2 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,715
Re: Replacement for Canon Powershot G1x mkI

You need to decide if interchangeable lens is really what you want.  If it is micro four thirds is a wonderful choice, but there are many other interchangeable lens choices with larger sensors than the G1X.  Look at the lenses, weight, size and use camerasize.com with lenses to help you decide. Olympus, Sony, Fuji, Samsung are all potential candidates...

If you have decided you want to go for an MFT interchangeable lens camera, then a GX7 with a 20 is a great choice, and you have many lenses to then select from, and not just Olympus and Panasonic...for example the Rokinon fisheye is brilliant, as is the Sigma 60 mm 2.8.  And if you want to go high end, look at Voightlanders, but the point is there are many native lenses that you can use, and most legacy lenses will be adaptable also.  If you want a wide angle, I would suggest considering the 12-32 zoom over the 14.  It is about the same size as a 20, gives you the 12 mm wide, which I prefer much to a 14 mm and some nice flexibility for a small kit lens...but I really digress....

As an all in one solution, the LX100 is a great solution by all accounts, but then so is the Sony RX100 series...

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