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Best Powershot G

Started Oct 1, 2019 | Discussions thread
GeraldW Veteran Member • Posts: 8,872
Re: Best Powershot G

John,

All the G series had strap attachment points on both sides of the body, and they came with a narrow strap that went around your neck and attached to both strap lugs.  You need something like that to conveniently use the rear LCD for waist level candids.  However, the extra length and bulk of the strap doesn't wrap around the body compactly, and it makes the camera too big for even a large pants pocket.  So I use a waist pouch for a camera fitted with a neck strap.

I really don't like wrist straps as the camera is constantly banging into things as you reach for a door knob, or try to use a drinking fountain, or a hand rail on the stairs, or try to tie a shoelace.  And so if I'm not doing waist level candids, I use a neck cord (lanyard) attached to the right hand strap lug.  The camera then dangles somewhere near my belly button at an angle, and that makes it harder to take those waist level candids.

When the G11 & G12 came out, they were well accepted with a lot of positive posts on this forum.  In several cases, they were used for travel magazine artwork, including magazine covers.

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Jerry

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