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Ever "rediscover" a gem that still defies the odds?

Started Jul 25, 2018 | Discussions thread
GeraldW Veteran Member • Posts: 8,872
Re: Ever "rediscover" a gem that still defies the odds?

Ben,

Nice shots. I have owned a number of the G series cameras, and still have the S90, which is the S version of the G11.  Somehow, I preferred the G11 over the G12.  Back when the G11 & G12 were current, they were good enough for magazine cover shots, and there were several posts about that.

The 1/1.7" sensor was way under-rated, and the 12 MP version does amazingly well in my Olympus Stylus 1.  The XZ-1 & 2, and the Panasonic LX5 & LX7 also did really well with the 1/1.7" sensor.

I was also quite happy with results from the SD950IS, the 12 MP predecessor of the SD990IS that someone posted about.  They both came from that three generation period where there were G series Canons (G7, G9, and G10); but no S series crossovers until the S90. Instead, Canon produced the SD700, SD950IS, and SD990IS with 1/1.7" sensors and the same processors as the G's.

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Jerry

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