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What to purchase after the G11 ?

Started Mar 19, 2015 | Discussions thread
geepondy Senior Member • Posts: 2,303
Re: What to purchase after the G11 ?

I own a G15 (image quality more or less similar to G16) and use a G12 at work (I believe same sensor as G11).  I'm not so sure at low ISO's that you'll really see much of an image improvement, certainly I don't think anything that will exclaim a "wow" factor.  If I wanted noticeable image improvement I'd have to move up to the G7X.  Yes the camera will excel in other areas, better high ISO performance, much faster speed of operation and the fast lens will allow you to get shots you could not get otherwise with your G11.  For those reasons I would take the G16 over a G12 or lower series in a heartbeat but for a big image improvement?  I'm not so sure.  What image improvement I think you will notice is due to the fast lens allowing you to keep the shutter speed up and the ISO lower in many situations that would not be able to do with the G11.

I hope you'll share your experiences as you get accustomed to the G16.

Thomas Leimbach wrote:

All I'm really looking for in upgrading from a G 11 is higher picture quality. The G 11 does a good job, but I have to spend time making adjustments to almost every picture I take. I hope more of the G 16 pictures will be suitable for sharing and printing right out of the camera.

For a travel camera, I don't see how a person can go wrong with this G 16.

If I have any interesting findings or impressions as I use it more, I'll post again.

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