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The Canon G1X Mark III: Neither fish nor fowl

Started Jan 29, 2018 | User reviews thread
CMCM Veteran Member • Posts: 5,995
Re: The Canon G1X Mark III: Neither fish nor fowl

Thank you so MUCH for a fabulous review!  Your first few paragraphs could have been written by me about my current camera search (except I wasn't considering the Fuji....I already have a Fuji X30).  Your review touched on all the questions I'd had as I evaluate this camera (I've got a borrowed one at the moment, got it yesterday).  I started off looking for either a new DSLR to replace my 2004 Nikon D70s, but I soon realized what I really wanted was a really good pocket/purse camera because when traveling around, that's what I use.  I never want to lug around a camera bag full of lenses.  Been there, done that.  Then I pondered the zoom range....I do want some reasonable level of zoom rather than a fixed lens (thus I wasn't interested in the Fuji X100F, good as it may be).  I tested out a Sony RX10iv and absolutely loved it, BUT....it's bigger and heavier and would also be kind of a pain to travel around with all the time.  Plus it had a certain overlap and almost identical size to the Nikon P900 I got recently purely for its 2000mm zoom.  So I actually DO have an 18-2000 zoom when I want it.  I didn't like the smaller Sony RX100v for ergonomic reasons, I just couldn't get past how tiny it is, how small and slippery to hold it is, etc.  Then I came across the G1X iii almost by accident and it made it on my testing list because I've had a string of good Canon P&S the cameras through the years, and the stats on this new one were extremely compelling....especially the APSC sensor and the dual pixel focus, and I quite like it so far.  Your comments have helped a lot, sothanks for posting such a realistic and thoughtful review!

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