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Am I the only one who perceives a massive IQ advantage for the G1X III over 1-inch models?

Started Jul 27, 2020 | Discussions thread
Swerky Contributing Member • Posts: 793
Re: Am I the only one who perceives a massive IQ advantage for the G1X III over 1-inch models?

john Clinch wrote:

Swerky wrote:

Haven't owned any cameras with 1" sensor. But I did own the LX100 II which has a micro 4/3 sensor. A cropped one as a matter of fact. The biggest advantage is at high iso. With the G1X III I can go to iso 4000 no worries. The limit on the LX100 II is 1600 really.
And even if the aperture on the lens of the Lumix and some 1" sensor cameras is relatively faster than the one on the G1X III, users won't always be able to use the fastest aperture to get the result they want. They'd eventually have to stop down, more often than not, thus cancelling that low light shooting advantage that people talk about when comparing the G1X III to cameras with smaller sensors and larger aperture lenses.

Why will they have to stop down? I'm confused

Because wide open, the lens will give a shallow depth of field in many situations, a result photographers don't always want. Also stopping down may improve the sharpness of the lens. But if stopping down would ultimately mean increasing ISO, then I guess it's better to leave it wide open, if that doesn't affect on the desired depth of field.

Yes the G1X Mark III, that very small camera, gives me the image quality and confidence I expect.

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