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Just got another SX50

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KEG
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Re: Just got another SX50

AdamT wrote:

Just got another SX50, had the last one between 2013 and 2016 and there were a few things I`d forgotten

1:- How good the Lens is , Corner to corner in RAW wideopen at the wide end and the long end is tack sharp across most of the frame too at 1200mm - only downer is CA as you`d expect .

2:- How amazing the sensor is , pretty sure its the same unit in the DJI Phantom 3 Pro (prob later ones too like the Mini) , clean skies in RAW at base ISO , more DR than it has a right to - as good as a modern iPhone 11/12 main sensor for noise , way better than the 16+ Mp cams which came after

3:- how bad the EVF is , wow its as bad as 2004 ones and switching from LCD to EVF means lotsa presses, no single EVF/LCD button let alone auto switching

4:- that it takes G1X batteries - YAY , have spares in real canon since my G1X died

5:- how tolerable it is for speed, even in RAW+JPG

6:- how amazing the IS is , 80th sec at 1200mm with lotsa pixelpeepers , that EVF maybe rubbish but this is where it comes into its own .

Funny thing is that with Phones dragging everyones photo quality expectations down to basement levels and Social media only needing 2MP at best, the SX50 in RAW is overkill and as its IQ in RAW is matching up to the main camera on a recent iPhone also in RAW , the SX50 is actually more relevant than it was in 2013 .. add the low used Price, Hotshoe and twisty screen and its quite a deal .

Well, I have little used SX60 and image quality wise, it kills iphone 12 pro max, the downside with it is that even EOS M3 is faster.

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