On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:30 AM, William Robb <[email protected]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Subash" > Subject: OT: enablement > > >> hi, >> >> >> so just got myself a canon g2. ;-) 2001 vintage but it's in very good >> condition, got it cheap second-hand and for a camera introduced in >> 2001, it's got some pretty nifty features: a relatively large sensor >> for a p&s, extensive manual controls (aperture and shutter priorities), >> dedicated buttons for a range of functions, a nice 34-102/f2-2.5 lens, >> an lcd display *and* it shoots RAW. i think these are amazing features >> for a camera of that vintage. i will get my hands on it only next week >> or so...but any of you got any experience with this camera you'd like >> to share? > > My first digital was a G1. It was a very nice camera indeed. I friend just > bought a G10 as his walkaround camera (his other camera is a D300). The G > series just looks like it gets better and better. > > William Robb >
The one caveat is the G1-G6 and the G7-G10 are VERY different cameras. The original series was a bridge camera, with a superb fast lens, flip-out LCD with live view and near-SLR handling. The second series is a reworked P&S with RAW, a hotshoe and a usable UI added. The same lens, sensor and processing can be had from the corresponding Axx0 series camera if you're willing to live without the frills of the G7/9/10 (but what frills they are. RAW, full E-TTL II flash and a UI for adults are a great addition). A lot of fans of the earlier cameras are very much less than impressed with the newer ones. Lets just say there's a reason Panasonic called the G1 what it did. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
