Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here's a though about G10 and G9:: Couple of months ago I bought a G9 for $ 250.00 (Canon Factory Refurbished) from Canon under their Customer Loyalty Program. It arrived "as new" with all the cables, software cd, manual, etc. It too is built like a brick. I opted to spend and extra $ 100.00 rather that pay $ 150.00 to replace the display, which was dying. I use it primarily for my Landscape Restoration business to take "before" and "after" photos. But it also goes with me everywhere (I know better than to leave my R9 kit with the 70-180 APO in the truck) and has taken some avery respectable shots of family, events and Land and Seascapes. I hope to have time to hit the woods with the G9 on a tripod for some serious photography time. For what it is, and what I paid, I'm very satisfied and have no regrets. Watch the ads in your area for much better pricing on the G9 as the G10 rolls out into stores. Also, check out the G9 Site on Flickr. Some really good images there for your consideration. And no, the G9 is nowhere in the league of my 28-90 Asph when it comes to flare (or price). But for $ 250 bucks, how can I complain? Bob On Oct 12, 2008, at 8:43 AM, slobodan dimitrov wrote: I never shoot RAW. I don't need to. The color and tonality from the G10 matches what comes out of my Canon DSLR. The Panasonic images, however, still have that vacuum formed plastic look to them. At the high end, the noise level is still unacceptable from both the G10 and LX-3. Though at 400-800 the Canon can give acceptable images for web work. At this point I'll wait for other options for a wider lensed P&S. s.d. On Oct 9, 2008, at 5:57 PM, mehrdad wrote: > slobadon, are you shooting raw or jpeg? also why do you think the the > new panni lx-3 image quality is not good > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 4:24 PM, slobodan dimitrov > <s.dimitrov@charter.net> wrote: >> I just did a sun in the lens test. >> The flare was non-existent in all but one shot, out of five. >> Where there was flare it was limited to very slight color shift >> without >> ghosting, or streaks. >> Also, the white balance in available light is better than on my 40D. >> After my oldest daughter's volleyball game, I plan to go see the >> Natchwey >> image projections. >> I'll see what I can do with street lighting, and the like. >> Though I have to admit that I would of really liked the extra width >> of the >> DMC-LX3. >> But, of course, not at the expense of image quality. >> s.d. >> >> >> On Oct 9, 2008, at 3:45 PM, Adam Bridge wrote: >> >>> I'd like to know how the lens flare is, Solbodan, if you have a >>> chance >>> to put that to the test. >>> >>> adam >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 2:57 PM, slobodan dimitrov >>> <s.dimitrov@charter.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> It arrived today. >>>> Gotta say, it's built like a brick outhouse. >>>> We'll see if it holds up to that perception. >>>> I'm giving it a test run this coming Friday and Saturday along the >>>> US/Mexico >>>> border. >>>> I'll post a few of the decent ones. >>>> So far, it definitely surpasses my Panasonic FX55 in image quality. >>>> s.d. >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information