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G-series vs other Powershots - IQ comparison for beginners

Started Mar 20, 2016 | Discussions thread
OP patriot07 Senior Member • Posts: 1,090
Re: Excellent choice!

crashpc wrote:

RedFox88 wrote:

Jay_B wrote:

patriot07 wrote:

Found a refurbished G1x on Canon's site for $269. Seems like exactly what I'm looking for. Big sensor, good price, good lens. Thanks to all for your insight and the links you posted. I think he'll be really happy with it.

I owned one of those, took it to Europe, loved shooting with it. The focus can be slow at times,

Yes a slow aperture lens that focuses slow like the G12 and older G series.

Yes. Speed might be important for you, but it might not be for all of us. Please, wish us more of this trouble-less luck, and we'll wish you more cameras better suited for you...

but the Image Quality is excellent!

A fast lens is not important for dof reasons.  It's only an issue for low light reasons for my FIL.  This one is still f2.8 at the wide end, which is where most of his photos will be.  Should work just fine for his needs.  Definitely as well or better than any other sub-$300 camera I could find.

 patriot07's gear list:patriot07's gear list
Nikon D600 Nikon D850 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm F1.8G Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm F3.5-4.5G ED VR Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm F4G ED VR +2 more
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