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G5X original vs G7X family & G3X

Started Mar 2, 2021 | Discussions thread
jonby Regular Member • Posts: 399
Re: G7X Mk1 came ...........
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AdamT wrote:

G7X Mk1 came, unstuck the lens cover blades and took some test shots at F1.8-F2.8 and F4 ..... the lens looks like a good copy , no decentering . I`ve got a new-age S90 - I liked my S90 had it years

24mm F1.8 looks fine as a RAW toilet-roll semi-fisheye image uncorrected but falls apart at the edges the more you correct the distortion (thankfully I`m using Capture one so can choose to correct or not or by how much) . there`s a lot more distortion than the RX100-III at the wide end .. good bit is that you get about 20/22mm so long as you don`t mind a bendy 16:9 image . gets more from the top and bottom as 4:3 or Square too so can be actually a benefit as a multiaspect sensor shame the Selectable aspect ratios in camera don`t make use of this ..... the lens gets better at F2.8 for across the frame consistency and is bang on at F4 ........ the RX100-IIIs lens isn`t fantastic at F1.8 either and the RX100 MK1`s is pretty awful .

100mm is bang on at F2.8 across the frame - a lot sharper at full zoom than any of the RX100 models including the V 3/4/5 or the 6 even at half zoom - the MK3 never got that sharp at infinity at 70mm . I`ll treat this as an F4 and be there camera but F2.8 works too, big benefit from my RX100 Mk1 ..

It`s not a fast camera shot to shot by any means but more than usable for my walkabout duties and the touch screen is of course superb - you need a very recent Sony to get one at all and it does bugger all when you do .... I like the clicky dial , but rather have had a command dial where the very stiff Exposure Comp dial is (which is also backwards like the G1X mk1 was) and use the ring for exposure comp , nowt`s perfect , like the Vid button being confiurable too .

it`ll do nicely

AdamT, after having this camera for a while, how would you compare the overall IQ to your old G1 X? I'm in the market for a smallish all-in-one camera for general purposes, travel etc. I value lens quality pretty highly, and cross-frame sharpness in particular, and the G1X always seems like one of the best options in this regard, so was thinking about getting one. Like you, I've been quite frustrated at the choices available. I have considered an RX100, but as you say, edge performance often isn't great, though to me they always seem good in the centre.

I had always thought the G7X and G5X series were much the same, but maybe I misjudged them. If it's just at the wide end where the edges get soft then maybe I could live with that since I'm more of a 28mm than a 24mm guy. What was your main reason for getting something other than another G1X? Was it mainly about size/weight or do you feel the IQ is better?

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