On Sat, 20 Jul 2024 10:22:31 +0000, Alfred Molon wrote:

Am 19.07.2024 um 01:12 schrieb miked:

Is a 2nd hand Canon G1x mk1 for under £200 [$260] a good choice or are
there
more recent cameras at the price that would be better. Its not good for
macro
i understand and its battery thirsty but the deal includes 4. The other
alternative i was looking at, was Canon G12 but its £250. It doesnt have
such a big sensor and less mp but is lighter more pocketable and user
friendly.

Is there much diff in image quality between them? There should be, but
in practice many seem to say not much.

It depends a bit on what you are after. I can see this camera has some appeal, given the sensor size, zoom lens and price point.

But it's also pretty old technology (2012) and personally I'd choose a
camera which takes interchangeable lenses.

I believe my brother had one and it was a quite slow camera if I
remember correctly.

Thanks. I should have said that 1 reason i was attracted to both is i've
always had canons with 360 flip lcds, and cameras with this [not just
tilt]
nowadays seem very expensive.

Mike

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Is a 2nd hand Canon G1x mk1 for under £200 [$260] a good choice or are
there
more recent cameras at the price that would be better. Its not good for
macro
i understand and its battery thirsty but the deal includes 4. The other alternative i was looking at, was Canon G12 but its £250. It doesnt have
such a big sensor and less mp but is lighter more pocketable and user
friendly.

Is there much diff in image quality between them? There should be, but
in practice many seem to say not much.

thanks

Mike

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Am 19.07.2024 um 01:12 schrieb miked:

Is a 2nd hand Canon G1x mk1 for under £200 [$260] a good choice or are
there
more recent cameras at the price that would be better. Its not good for
macro
i understand and its battery thirsty but the deal includes 4. The other alternative i was looking at, was Canon G12 but its £250. It doesnt have such a big sensor and less mp but is lighter more pocketable and user friendly.

Is there much diff in image quality between them? There should be, but
in practice many seem to say not much.

It depends a bit on what you are after. I can see this camera has some
appeal, given the sensor size, zoom lens and price point.

But it's also pretty old technology (2012) and personally I'd choose a
camera which takes interchangeable lenses.

I believe my brother had one and it was a quite slow camera if I
remember correctly.
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Alfred Molon

Olympus micro 4/3 forum at https://groups.io/g/myolympus/ https://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site

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