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Upgrade from a g9x II (mostly with low light and bokeh in mind)?

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Swerky Contributing Member • Posts: 793
Re: Tripod for g9x II to compensate for low light limitations?

LorneBMT wrote:

Another thought about my original question.

As the incentive for upgrading from the g9x II is largely to do with improving low light capability, I'm wondering about a tripod. I've never used one, but if I did, am I right in thinking that it would allow me to compensate for the camera's limitations by using longer exposures? Maybe I'd get a small, lightweight one to have with me on occasion.

(Or, maybe I'll continue exploring upgrades, as shiny and new certainly has its appeal.)

Thanks,

LBMT

For regular shooting I wouldn't say a tripod is required. Using a tripod means you're using really slow shutter speeds. Say you're shooting a moving crowd, people, their movements will be blurred. In nature, movement of trees due to wind will show. In my case, I invested in DXO photolab. Its deep prime engine is amazing at suppressing noise while keeping the details there in images. I really don't hesitate anymore in taking the G1X in low light situations. I also have a small table top tripod that I carry in a bag. I use it if I want to take shots with a tripod on the go or when travelling and I don't want to carry a full size tripod.

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