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Repton
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Advice on G7
      #675125 - 05/07/2008 21:50

Hi

Greetings from Mount Olympus.

Am thinking about getting my hands on a G7 - and would appreciate your advice/recommendations - personal experiences with this camera.

Sayonara


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Re: Advice on G7 [Re: Repton]
      #675135 - 05/07/2008 22:14

I didn't like the small, dark viewfinder but otherwise pretty good for a compact that isn't really all that compact

Not that I've used one in anger as it were....

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Re: Advice on G7 [Re: daft_biker]
      #675183 - 06/07/2008 07:58

If you want to 'use' all the features of the G7, don't get a G7, get a G9 it's got RAW. The extra versatility that RAW brings is well worth the extra effort required when down loading images to your PC.
It's a great camera, and most of the G9 owners here seem to be quite happy with theirs.

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Repton
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Re: Advice on G7 [Re: zx9]
      #675205 - 06/07/2008 10:58

I'm looking for the carrying convenience of something like a Canonet or a Trip with the technology of digital - but something more robust than the run of the mill digital pocket camera.

If I had the money I'd buy a Leica M8 really


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Repton
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Re: Advice on G7 [Re: Repton]
      #676320 - 08/07/2008 17:05

hmmn - looks like the G7 doesn't really cut it even in Canonland

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Re: Advice on G7 [Re: Repton]
      #676406 - 08/07/2008 21:09

Especially in Canonland, actually - we're quite picky about compacts, and G series ones just have to have RAW capture.

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