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Canon G3X Review at luminous-landscape.com - "Canon Hits a Superzoom Home Run"
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Great review. Interesting and I actually learned a few things.
Incredible how well it holds up against a7ii with that huge chunk of glass, and not so bad against the 200mm premium either. Smokes the 1/2.3" superzoom.
Comments g3x vs fz1000, Panny fans will be disappointed
"The Panasonic is a lot less expensive, though its lens and image quality isn’t quite up to the quality of the G3X, and the build quality of the camera itself isn’t either"
And this review comin' from a guy with a Canon grudge.
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Yes, interesting review. Could just be a marketing stunt though..
Or maybe he just has an actual production copy.
Either way, looking forward to mine.
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joelakeland
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I've always enjoyed this guy's equipment reviews. I guess if you aren't pixel-peeping and don't need too fast of an aperture at much of the zoom range, this is one great camera choice when 600mm reach is something you are wanting.
He also says
"For someone looking for pro-level image quality in a moderately sized camera with a reach out to 600mm equivalence, nothing can touch the G3X."
Po Yonge
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Thank you, Rketi for the tip. I just came back from Henry's trying out the G3X. The zoom lens is impressive but the size is still a bit clumsy and big to me. I am glad to learn that the lens is a very good one. The review really helps!
To be fair and fully informed I think comparing the Canon G3X to the Sony RX 10 mark ii would be better than the FZ-1000 since the FZ-1000 is almost a last generation.
Even better get the whole picture and see what the Nikon P900 does in the mix.
I am used to an unrealistic expectation of the Fuji XT that has a APS-C sensor. I needed a superzoom because of the occasional event or concert etc that does not allow interchangeable lens camera (still these days)
I bought and returned the FZ-1000, the stills IMO were not great. The video side, no complaints. I am testing and have some more hope for the Sony RX-10 ii.
I was going to order the Canon G3X, but the lack of a EVF and that $1k price point to me is not right to do to consumers.
I also do not like if i understood the Canon you need a adaptor for filters leading me to assume the lens does not have front threads. Maybe I mis-understood??
I did extensively use the Panasonic LX-100 and while it has some misses on the video side, it is a good camera.
** I have come to the unofficial and unscientific conclusion based on my FZ-1000 use and assume Canon G3X might be the same this:
Their is a limit at which the still photo quality will degrade on a 1" sensor vs a megazoom.
Sony could have competed that way, but someone knows something and I think their is a limit where the final prints/output degrades and maybe that is at 200 mm.
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Please prove me wrong! If you get the canon G3X set ISO to 400 and take a properly exposed image of anything at 28 mm, 50, 120 mm, 200 mm and all the way out. As a suggestion request..
Use the same f stop which I think is F 5.6 on the canon at the longest zoom. You should be able to see a quality difference at normal magnification with No pixel peeping!
I hope to be completely wrong..
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I'll be following this but I think LL was largely responsible for the boom in attention to the Sigma DPxM series, this review could do well for Canon G3X sales... I know it has me considering it for the stated reasons (a lot easier than carrying a 150-600 around trekking)
TBri
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Quality looked good. The focus loss could be due to centre focus trying to focus on a green void each time.
Focus lock looks easy enough. According to page 93 of the manual:
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Focus lock looks easy enough. According to page 93 of the manual:
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Yannis1976
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Although a Panny user I am very interested in this camera because of its lens, size and weather seals. However I see nobody commenting its slow operation regarding RAW burst, shutter speed (<1/2000) and focus. You want the 600mm lens for nature including birds and wildlife. How are you supposed to catch it easily with only 3fps in RAW?
For me this even worse than the lack of the viewfinder...
For me this even worse than the lack of the viewfinder...
From http://www.techradar.com/au/reviews...s/compact-cameras/canon-g3-x-1297064/review/7
"The lack of an inbuilt viewfinder means the G3 X, out of the box, is not quite the complete camera that it might be, nor is it the most stylish looking. It's definitely not an action camera for tracking fast moving subjects, and the lack of a panorama function is disappointing."
"The lack of an inbuilt viewfinder means the G3 X, out of the box, is not quite the complete camera that it might be, nor is it the most stylish looking. It's definitely not an action camera for tracking fast moving subjects, and the lack of a panorama function is disappointing."
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Canon are a great lens maker but all this modern electronic stuff seems to be a perpetual struggle for them.
I get the impression of an excellent lens bolted to a rather old fashioned rudimentary camera body. The lens designers in Canon must be the only people keeping their compact cameras alive.
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I get the impression of an excellent lens bolted to a rather old fashioned rudimentary camera body. The lens designers in Canon must be the only people keeping their compact cameras alive.
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I have the G1X II and also purchased the EVF. I do like the EVF. It helps outdoor shooting in bright light and I do like that it helps stabilize the camera as I hold it against my glasses. While it is expensive, I think that it will also work on future cameras so its cost will amortize over them also.
Part of what I do,is take images of birds, mostly eagles , ospreys , geese and other flying birds. I do take landscapes , portraits and architecture. If the G3x is not good for fast moving subjects then landscapes , portraits and architecture are the only things I can take pictures of with this camera. I wanted so bad to get it because of the lens and other features and also the lighter weight and I eventually would have gotten the EVF viewfinder. For now I will stick to my Nikon D7000 and 18-300 lens.
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