Canon G9
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- menos0
my situation exactly. i want to get one maybe even before xmas. but been brooding over this for a while now. my 2 options are the panasonic lumix lx2 or the g9. unless of course anyone know of better alternatives. im pretty much looking for a smallish point shoot cam. the g9 is already a bit expensive and a bit chunky for what i would've liked... but i'm willing to take a chance. yes i've read dpreview.com and some other, thanks.
- rabattski0
Hmmm... I have a G9 and i wouldn't classify it as a "point and shoot" camera. You need to know what you are doing. Obviously it's not a dslr so, like you already said, so you can't compare it. But the G9 is definitely a big step up in the digital compact camera range. It's for the intermediate user who wants do more with digital photography.
- menos0
that sigma looks hot!
but i heard its launch was postponed
- menos0
sa whats the verdict, people? g9 or lx-2?
- Atkinson0
I just bought the new 860is / 870is. It's a great p+s camera and fits in a small pocket. The G9 is too big for p+s and too small for a dslr, same with the features. Looks cool and built like a brick shit house but not practical for what it is / wants to be.
- Too small for a dslr? Aside the fact that it's not a dslr how can that be a bad thing?rabattski
- rabattski0
It's also not a camera you take along in your pocket, a bit too big for that. I love it though and i think it's a great all rounder. By the way, you need Photoshop CS3 for the RAWs from the G9 (plus you need to update the raw camera import plugin).
- tonx0
If anyone is looking for a really good deal get an s3 is. The upgrade to the s5 is was minimal, but the s3 can probably be had for a song these days. I am really satisfied with it as a p+S with a nice zoom. The movie qulity and sound are better than ok.
I have not yet reviewed the g9.
- Atkinson0
G9 is too big to carry everyday everywhere you go in my opinion. The 860is really is pocket sized - the same size as 20 cigs. The leica's image quality I think is surprisingly bad. The G9 is great but isn't a carry about camera and isn't an slr
- menos0
thanks for those tips, rabattski. have you experienced any defects or anything of the sort? all the bad comments i've read are that people have gone through 3-4 g9s and still with defects mainly lcd related.
- rabattski0
It's a solid camera. Feels really good. The only downside is that it has too much noise when you go beyond 400 ISO.
- loaf0
I just got one last week.. I love it.. i carry it everywhere.. the size does not bother me.. it fits it my coat pocket fine.. i actually like using it more than my d200.. i really like the way the menu is laid out.. you can control most of the camera without having to dig through menus.. you can make it a pretty much manual camera.. which was a really huge factor for me.. it is more like a tiny rangefinder camera.. this would be the camera to get.. though it is currently vapor wear.. http://www.sigma-dp1.com/ i pimped my G9 to look like this though.. with optical hot shoe viewfinder.
- menos0
yeah i've heard that about the lx2 also. from what i gather it's an image processor issue and most cams in this category have a similar, if not the same, processor so...
- rabattski0
Yeah, i just read a couple. There aren't that many bad reviews though and the total rating is quite high. I read in one review that the rendition on the LCD screen is not that good for that price and that's actually true, it's not that great, especially in daylight but for me it's not that essential.
- rabattski0
And that i needed CS3 for the RAW images pissed me off a bit.
- menos0
yeah i don't have cs3 yet.... so i'll have to see how that goes if i do get that cam.