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Canon G11 - Looking To Replace

Started Jul 19, 2017 | Discussions thread
Kung Fu
Kung Fu Veteran Member • Posts: 3,990
Re: Canon G11 - Looking To Replace

Jon_T wrote:

PENZZZ wrote:

Don't get a G7X II for macro. They are not very useful for that. In every other way they absolutely trounce the old G series, but they can't do macro.

I've been gathering that about the G7X II, though some say if you fiddle with it you can get good results. ,...

About the only thing that can be done to improve OOC JPG corner/ edge sharpness is to stop the lens down to smaller aperture; but if stopped down too far the overall image quality sharpness will be reduced from diffraction. Depending upon RAW app used, may be able to get better results PP RAW images.

Other issue is the G7 X / G7 X II, like other 1"-Type sensor compacts, in keeping lens/ camera size small the lens image circle does not cover the corners of the sensor ...

Unedited G7 X II RAW image downloaded from Imaging Resource G7 X II Review

... hence corner sharpness softness due to in-camera JPG PP/ lens corrections. For more info and images on this see my post HERE as to similar issue with the FZ1000.

You need to take the time and read several full reviews on the G7 X II; e.g., DPR HERE, and Imaging Resource HERE.

The Imaging Resource's "Canon G7X Mark II Optics" section does a detail review of the
G7 X II's lens performance, e.g.:

The majority of the 1"-Type sensor compacts closest focus distance around 1.97" (see HERE) at the WA setting. The thing to note is the 1.97" is the distance between the object and the sensor surface -- hence the front of lens is going to be quite close to the object.

You can improve the close focus distance with a diopter filter. I handhold a +5 B+W in front of my RX100. They're $25.

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