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Yet another "Canon S120 or G16" thread :-)

Started Apr 7, 2015 | Discussions thread
racollins Contributing Member • Posts: 600
Re: Yet another "Canon S120 or G16" thread :-)

geepondy wrote:

Andy, do you miss the reach of the G16? Or do you find, you can crop the G7X image and essentially get the same reach? Later on in the spring if a G17 or depending on specs of a possible G3X release by then, I may make the plunge for a G7X to replace my G15. Nervous about the focus misfire issues I read about though.

racollins wrote:

Another vote for the G16. I have the S110 and really love how much camera is packed into its super-compact body, but the G16 feels more substantial and is much nicer to handle, IMO. Also the fast f/1.8-2.8 lens is superb and being able to shoot at f/2.8 while zoomed all the way in at 140mm is wonderful, and supremely useful in low light. I absolutely love the G16. Mine gets much less use since buying the G7 X, but I still believe it's an outstanding camera.

Andy

I don't miss the reach for precisely the reason you stated. There are a couple of things I like better about the G16; I think the AF is a little faster on the G16, and I love the feel of the G16 in my hand better. That's about it though. The IQ of the G7X is amazing to me and exactly what I've always wished the IQ of my G-cameras had been, and the ability to blur the background more is nice too. I really love the G7X. At the same time, if something were to happen to it and I was left with just my G16, I would still be very happy. I think it's a superb and very well balanced and capable camera.

Andy

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