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02/17/2005 11:14:22 PM · #1 |
Hello...
My wife is flying to Seattle Saturday for the Starbucks managers' conference. I want to send a decent camera with her, but she doesn't want to take a DSLR (we have a 10D and a 20D). I was thinking about getting a Canon G6 for her to take. I was hoping for some feedback from someone with this camera.
Or... do you have any other recommendations for a decent point and shoot?
Thanks in advance,
JD Anderson
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02/17/2005 11:17:50 PM · #2 |
| Hsteg has a nice Sony 717 for sale :P |
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02/17/2005 11:19:47 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
Hsteg has a nice Sony 717 for sale :P |
YES!
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02/17/2005 11:20:42 PM · #4 |
| I have a G2 which is an ancestor of the G6. I'm extremely happy with it, and I still use it a lot despite the Rebel. It has quite a huge number of features that I don't find in too many others. Not sure how the G6 compares to the G2, but can't have gotten much worse, can it :) |
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02/17/2005 11:48:49 PM · #5 |
I had a Sony F717 prior to getting my 10D. It is a great camera, but I have to buy one locally tomorrow so she can take it with her Saturday morning. I've been really happy with my Canons, so I was considering sticking with Canon still.
I've heard good things in the past about the G2/G3/G5's.
Thanks for the input, and if I had more time, I'd consider your 717, Hsteg!
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02/17/2005 11:54:50 PM · #6 |
I had a G2 too, though it's broken now of mechanical failure.
The G2 was awesome, I took some of my best shots with it. So I'm sure the G7 is great too.
But if she doesn't need high res, and considering the fewer pixels on a sensor (noise wise) the better, why not save money and get the S1 IS?
I bought one as a second camera to carry around, and I think the IS works great, and having 10x is definitely a plus over 3 or 4x. It's smaller than the G2 and probably the G7.
And its many hundred dollars less, around $300-$350, available locally, uses AA batteries (NIMH is best), has all kinds of advanced settings the G2 didn't like rear curtain sync (even my rebel doesn't have that).
The downside, or the upside, is that it's 3 mpixels. But think about it: a small sensor should have less pixels, less amplification, low noise. Less for storage. Still plenty for posting on the web and 5x7 or so prints. Even 8x10, since I printed poster size shots with my 4mp G2 and they came out great.
So I say go for the S1!
Edit: Oh, only other disadvantage of the S1 I can think of is no RAW. That's a big one for me, but not for many people who don't use it. You might also look at the Panasonic Lumix line. The Z3 is very small and sexy, has 12x stabilized zoom, and is 3 mp for around $300. There's a new 4 mp and 5mp model out too, though I don't know if they are in stores yet.
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02/17/2005 11:58:38 PM · #7 |
| I've got a G6 and I've been pretty happy with it. Like it a lot better than Nikon 5400 which I used before. It is faster, focuses better, and color reproduction and shapness are pretty good. It has all the features of a standard dSLR (even more than Rebel, e.g. 2nd curtain slow sync). Of course it has its limitations (that's why I finally just ordered an SLR :)) but I think it is the best of P&S's tha I tried so far. |
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02/18/2005 12:00:10 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by smellyfish1002:
I had a Sony F717 prior to getting my 10D. It is a great camera, but I have to buy one locally tomorrow so she can take it with her Saturday morning. I've been really happy with my Canons, so I was considering sticking with Canon still.
I've heard good things in the past about the G2/G3/G5's.
Thanks for the input, and if I had more time, I'd consider your 717, Hsteg! |
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Message edited by author 2005-02-18 00:00:47. |
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02/18/2005 12:09:36 AM · #9 |
The keyword you use is conference...conferences are usually held indoors, you might want to ask how the G6 performs in low light situations.
My wife took our Canon Powershot Pro1 to a conference/convention a couple of weeks ago and lighting was low a lot of the time and flash was not allowed at others or she was just too far away for the flash to do any good. She came back with a lot of blurry dark pictures.
Sorry I can't offer any insight as to how the G6 performs in those situations, but I know conferences can sometimes be tough to shot in. |
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02/18/2005 12:10:39 AM · #10 |
Before I bought my 10D, I had the G5.
My dad was considering the G6 and almost on a whim played with the Oly 8080. He wound up with the 8080. I have used it several times and it's a great camera.
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02/19/2005 08:50:40 PM · #11 |
Well, I went out and looked at a few cameras. I bought Tracy the Canon G6. Several were in the running, but I chose the G6 due to compatible batteries and CF cards with my 10D and 20D. Also, it has a hotshoe and L quality glass. I also wanted it to be a P&S I would be happy with, for when I don't want to bring a DSLR.
Thanks for all of your input. She is spending a week in Seattle. It will be fun to see what she brings back. I got her three 1GB CF cards, so she can take over 1500 shots at 7 mega-pixels. She'll probably come back with about 300 shots for the whole week! LOL!!
Thanks again,
JD Anderson
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