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New G7x II - macros ugh ugh ugh Locked

Started Mar 30, 2017 | Discussions thread
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Seedeich Veteran Member • Posts: 3,034
Re: New G7x II - macros ugh ugh ugh

The G7X is the wrong camera for close-up work.

You get a shallower depth of field because of the larger sensor / longer focal length. That makes handholding more difficult if you need a precise focus plane.

And you might not be able to get close enough.

Has something to do with how lenses can be designed to keep an acceptable sharpness over the whole zoom range and size and complexity / cost.

I took a look at the images. There’s nothing wrong with them. One of the eyes is always sharp enough for a wide open aperture.

You have to stop the lens down to 4 or 5.6 to get a deeper depth of field and to get the lens into its sweet spot, where it performs better at close ups. Sorry, but this are just the laws of physics.

Next thing is, did you turn the IS off when shooting from tripod? IS on can induce slight blur when the camera is stable.

And did you use the selvtimer to avoid camera shake when pushing the shutter button? The last looks like there is some camera shake.

Still, even if you do everything right, a camera with a smaller sensor is better suited for the work you want to do.

When my G11 died, I replaced it with a Nikon P7800 for product photography and close-ups. Same sensor size, superb lens and better suitable for work with studio flashes than the new Canon G series.

A last remark - my G7X is sharper than my G5X and my old S90 beats those two new cameras when you need to count bricks at a building, which is 100 m away.

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