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G1X III sensor for comparison

Started Mar 7, 2022 | Discussions thread
AdamT
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Re: EOS-M5 or M6
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BTW I had a quick gander at your G5X2 review and you're almost certainly right that the flimsy EVF is the same part Sony uses. Consider babying it or using mostly the LCD because we've had too many failures to count with those pop-ups. It's just a dumb, unneeded, "just because I can I will" design.

I still think they ought to have retained the Mk1 / G1X3 design instead of making a G7X with a popup EVF and a longer lens, I never had the popup fail in the RX100-3 in the time I had it  but it`s an accident waiting to happen.

Not sure where you live but I paid about half of my first G1X3 for a refurb from Canon USA. It looked and worked like a brand new one.

it`s £1120 over here best shelf price - that`s M6-II with 2 lenses money , you can get a heck of a Fuji or even a 24Mp FF like an RP, A7-II or Z5 kit for that ,....... the Mk1 launched at a bit over half that price 10 years ago (I paid £620 to the door , 1st UK batch Feb 2012) when the idea of a "near APS_C" zoom Compact was unique - the G1X Mk1 was nearly 15Mp so used more of the 18mp 600D sensor than the Mk2 did and the lens was a lot less distorted with no black borders at the wide end ..

Canon compacts are very expensive thesedays in the UK new - the G7X-III Price is gaspingly high also .

being afraid of trying different things. BTW we use it for hiking in all seasons (some rather extreme conditions) and the WR is just incredibly good too.

I forgot it was weather sealed , that makes it unique none of the RX100s are , neither is the G5X-II or any of the Pans (even the LX100-II)

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