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Still happy with my G1x-II

Started 9 months ago | Discussions thread
OP DocetLector Contributing Member • Posts: 934
Re: Me too! (nt)

I had the original G1x only for a very short time and sold it again .

Why?

This camera could have been a real winner for Canon but they missed that chance because the image quality was very good - but

Canon G1x

the optical VF dark and very small

the autofocus very slow, also the start up  time

slow lens with limited focal range so no real background separation

the close focussing range was a desaster, even for headshots the autofocus didn`t lock many times and I had to switch to macro mode and therefore I missed many shots

The mark II solves all this quirks and I can use the EFV from my M6-II

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