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

Started Jul 25, 2018 | Discussions thread
Rock and Rollei Senior Member • Posts: 2,903
Re: Ever "rediscover" a gem that still defies the odds?

GeraldW wrote:

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.

The S90 remains a very nice little camera. I had owned the S70 and been quite happy with it, but then Canon discontinued the S series after the S80 (which was not a camera I was very impressed with). Then the S90 - wow. Fantastic performance in such a small package, a classic was born. It's successor today is the G9X II in terms of size and being a full-control camera in a tiny body.
I will have to liberate my S90 from my daughter.

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