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Mirror or mirrorless? T5s v. G3X v. A6000

Started Apr 15, 2016 | Questions thread
007peter
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In Real Life, Canon G3X feel rather BULKY, and SLOW as well
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I was very excited by the design of Canon G3x.....until I finally got my hands on one.  On paper, G3X seem like a winning design.  IRL, this camera feel very BULKY to me.  Another annoyance is the slow power-zoom over the speedy mechanical.  When you want to zoom in, it take some time.  This just killed the camera for me.  If you shoot MotoSports, this is NOT your camera.  If you shoot lazy birds eating (not moving), G3X might be your tools.  Anyhow, YMMV, please go to a camera store and try it out yourself.  I strongly advice you avoid listening to other people and go for a hands-on experience.

All I can say is once I got my hands on one, I'll take your lowly ancient Rebel T3 with 18-135mm STM over G3X any days of the week.

On the other hand, Canon G9X and G5X feel amazing.  G5X is so small and quick I'm amazing how much I like this camera.  Lesson here is that you can't judge a camera over internet, you must get your HANDS ON experience to see the difference.  Hands on, any Canon DSLR wins by miles.

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