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Re: By far the best written review/comparison/user experience post ever
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toomanycanons wrote:
You must have to write like this in your profession. It was a delight to read your original post. You answered questions I would have asked if you hadn't already addressed them.
But I do have one question, given that I read reviews of Canon "point and shoots" like the G1X series and others and that's the lens being unsharp will always be mentioned. Like "if you can put up with the soft lens you'll love this camera" etc.
You raved about the sharpness of your G1X IIi and I wonder if you happen to get basically the sharpest copy available. So my question is do you know if you were the luckiest photog in the world to get your copy or or they all as sharp as yours?
I'm a Nikon shooter and the only point and shoot I have is a Canon 330 HS and it has a really sharp lens as well, no complaints there at all. But seemingly all 330 HS were sharp. Not the versions before and not the versions after. Lucky me.
My second copy is sharp as well, so it's not that I got a sharp copy my first round.
https://www.photoreview.com.au/reviews/advanced-compact-cameras/fixed-lens/canon-powershot-g1-x-mark-iii/
Have a look at the imatests. It's besting every P&S out there.
The soft lens stuff is actually AF hiccups that disappear if you disable continuous AF, which is on by default. DPR's review missed this completely.
I really wish Canon would do an update with newer sensor and DIGIC tech, sadly that ship may have sailed with COVID and the smartphones eating into market share. Shame.