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Replacing My G12: G7X MkII, G1X Mk II or ?

Started Feb 19, 2018 | Discussions thread
Thomas Rose
Thomas Rose Regular Member • Posts: 144
Re: Decision Yet? Re: Replacing My G12: G7X MkII, G1X Mk II or ?

ianxponent wrote:

After a year and a half, I'm still happy with my choice of the G1X Mk II. Your discussion provides a great comparison of the cameras in question and I trust it will be useful to others. On a sad note, my G12 sustained damage in a fall so it will probably go on ebay as a parts only item. It was on a tripod in windy conditions and a gust blew it over and it hit solid rock forcefully. The screen no longer operates when in picture taking mode but does work in review mode. The pictures taken appear OK but I haven't studied them too closely.

Thank you for the thumbs-up

Failure of the articulating screen on the G12 is common. Canon charged me 50 Euros to replace the screen on  mine, and that was several years ago. Back then it was worth it but now it would be totally uneconomical to go that route (even if it is still available) when second hand G12's in excellent order sell for very little. The best way forward might be to replace the failed screen with a working one from another G12 that has failed in some other way.

This does show the foolishness of camera reviews that unconditionally mark the lack of a tilting screen as a disadvantage of any camera they review. It is simply a feature. Whether it is a plus or minus depends on which matters more to the photographer, convenience or robustness.

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