Er…just bought a G1X ii, am I crazy?

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Leebristol33
Leebristol33 Regular Member • Posts: 282
Er…just bought a G1X ii, am I crazy?
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I had one and sold it to a friend. I wanted something for my work bag to grab a quick shot or two. So just bought another.

Cost me £200 and is in mint condition, but it’s an old camera.

Am I crazy to buy one in 2022?

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FerruginousHawk Contributing Member • Posts: 524
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Not crazy no. It's a good camera. I had one years ago and sold it. Bought a used one in perfect condition this past year.

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Mark9473 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,419
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I'm still happy with my G1X.II bought in 2015. https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4653725

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Leon Wittwer Forum Pro • Posts: 13,558
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No, I still use one.  It is a great camera.

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jackwelch Senior Member • Posts: 1,082
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Not really, I was about to drop £330 for a new G1X ii.

In the end I went with the M200 for about £300 with 15-45mm kit lens. I already have the M3 with 18-55 and 55-200 so it'll compliment it nicely.

If you want small with large sensor, what other alternatives do you have?

There's the Ricoh GR III but that's a fixed lens and I prefer telephoto. Or the G1X iii but that's about £700-£800.

Leoviera New Member • Posts: 1
Re: Er…just bought a G1X ii, am I crazy?

Leebristol33 wrote:

I had one and sold it to a friend. I wanted something for my work bag to grab a quick shot or two. So just bought another.

Cost me £200 and is in mint condition, but it’s an old camera.

Am I crazy to buy one in 2022?

En absoluto. Yo llevaba años con esta cámara guardada en un cajón y tomando fotos únicamente con Full Frame, hasta que quise tener algo pequeño y me acordé. Busqué, comparé con otras como la TZ100, etc.... y me sorprendió gratamente el resultado!! Eso sí, en vídeo, cojea un poco.

Absolutely. I had spent years with this camera kept in a drawer and taking photos only with Full Frame, until I wanted to have something small and I remembered. I searched, compared with others like the TZ100, etc... and I was pleasantly surprised by the result!! Of course, on video, he limps a little.

ghce Regular Member • Posts: 415
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Not crazy, great camera but I am still super impressed by my G1X mk1.

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Jim Senior Member • Posts: 2,666
Re: Er…just bought a G1X ii, am I crazy?

All the G1X series cameras are excellent. I have both a Mark 1 and a Mark 2 which take great photos. If the Mark 1 would have had 24mm on the wide end I would never have bought the Mark 2. I really like the PowerShot series and I hope we have not seen the last of the new arrivals from Canon.

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Qimmiq Regular Member • Posts: 172
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I've had my G1X2 for a few years now but really haven't used it very much.  I bought it with the intention of using it for hiking and camping or just walking around the city when I don't want to carry the R5.

It's a good camera and I have enjoyed shooting with it on the times that I've used it.  But the issue I run into is that I find that the images I get from it are usually not as good as what I get with my phone (Pixel 6).  So if I don't want to carry the R5 around I typically will just use my phone. But I much prefer the shooting experience from the G1X2.  I recently just put it in my backpack I bring to work and plan to try to use it more than I have been.

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