Comments on: Canon GX [CR1]

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:42:14 +0000

From the Pro1 review 2004 (linked above)

“however with the advent of the eight megapixel sensor we’re down to much smaller photosites and thus higher noise levels, and it shows.”

Deja vu anyone? and that was a 2/3″ sensor too

By: BigDaddyM

BigDaddyM — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:15:01 +0000

I really wanted to love the G10, but the LX3 but the LX3 will get my money if I buy soon.

This rumor is spec with the right stuff. Assuming the lens would be fast like the LX3… 3X zoom is good enough…

I do want a larger sensor, APS-C would be awesome and I would pay heavily for it and I really think many pros would as well. The the ISO 6400 sould be awesome. I do not think the $799 is weird considering where it wuld be targeted.

I want a canon DP2 killer (if ever released and the DP1 with an f4 is sad…)
M

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:23:46 +0000

You don’t necessarily need an APS-C sensor. I guess the competition would be the Micro Four Thirds cameras, so you need to match those, not the APS-C. I would really be interested in a GX CMOS. I did not buy the G10 because I don’t need so many noisy pixels, but I would love a CMOS/10MP/HDVDO/good lense P&S camera with an underwater housing. Even at USD700 if the IQ is good. Check the prices for DSLR U/W housings and you’ll see why

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:34:39 +0000

As was said before, Canon has made a point and shoot with an L branded lens, the discontinued and not-really-replaced PowerShot Pro1. It incorporated UD and fluorite elements and USM motors (and a red ring).

By: WT

WT — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:51:22 +0000

If it had an APS-C sized sensor (or something close to that), I’d get it in a heartbeat, but an APS-C sized sensor with that much zoom would be a big camera, so a large sensor + lots of zoom is unlikely. Then add in L-glass means this is not real.

They could, I suppose, do a 1/1.7″ CMOS with L-branded glass (the same way Panasonic has Leica lenses — i.e. mostly marketing) and the rest would work, but I’m not real sure what that would offer over the G10, so what’s the point.

File under: unreal (as in not real, not as in cool)

By: CYRN

CYRN — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:37:16 +0000

with APS sized sensors.

By: CYRN

CYRN — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:35:48 +0000

Could it be a Canon EVIL?

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:02:01 +0000

Will worth it if the sensor is as large as DP1. To be a dream camera, the aperture should be as large as LX3.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:54:37 +0000

@Elliot: Canon PowerShot Pro1? L lens in a consumer point and shoot.

By: Elliot

Elliot — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:03:06 +0000

Completely fake. If Canon won’t make a single ‘L’ lens for APS-sized DSLR lenses they certainly won’t make it for a point and shoot.

Next!

By: GT

GT — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:03:39 +0000

For your information…
Here in the Netherlands you pay more for a G10 then for a 1000D. Also G10 is only 20 euro’s cheaper then the 450D.

I think it is well possible that the so called Gx might contain a CMOS sensor to gain ISO and image quality.