G6 - YES or NO..?

[catcher in the rye]

I am experienced owner of G1,G2(love it),G5 and 300D - now I am after one week of new G6.
---and I am still alive.. 8)
OK. - first minuss
1. silver body ( real 'night mare') I try to forget about it everytime to take my camera , and say to myself - pls wait only 5-7 months to black body,yet.... :shock:

2.disapointed AF (at full zoom only,thanks God)at program - forget comfort of G2 - AUTO is much much better at G6.

3. no ring at the end of the standard lens ( they made it special to me - I simply HATE Canon constructors at this aspect - WHY they do this AGAIN and AGAIN..?!)

4.more complicated operations (G2- much much better)

5.no live histogram
6. USB 1 - why not 2 ??
7. plastic LCD body ( big mistake)

ok.
thats all.

and now.

I can forget all faults of G6 becouse of ONE THING.


ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING PICTURE QUALITY. - much better than my last 300D.

--probably much better than my former,legendary G2

I made more than 800 pictures during circa 8 days.

I think nothing better on the market than this camera.( if we are talking about compacts and few Dslrs)

-- I REALY dont know WHY so great pics quality even when cheap size is so little.??!!! - its AGAINST stereotypes !!! :shock:

Jordan

ps. soory for my English.... :)

www.jordan55.com

[Alnath]

So the camera is silver, so what? Would black make it work better or do people think it makes them look like a "real" photographer because everyone knows only a "real" photographer with a black camera can take good photos. As for USB 2 i don’t care i use a USB 2 card reader which cost a whole 8 UK pounds.

People moan about the G6 lacking this or being made like that and then they end it with but the picture quality is stunning/outstanding/brilliant. That I cant work out.

[catcher in the rye]

Alnath..- are you in the bad mood..? 8) you are very sceptical about my doubts to the G6 .. :) - BUT I forget to add : I simply LOVE this camera..? :lol: - but my love isnt uncritical.


ps. black body looks not as silver one-straght of womens handbag. - thats all.

big one handbag. for sure.
Queen handbag. :lol: :lol:

[CyberDyneSystems]

Catcher,

Great post.. :)

I did the same thing when I got one of my recent Cameras.. listed why loved it.. and what I did NOT like...

I still love the camera.. but theres no harm in finding where improvements can be made either.

[twl845]

:idea: You're supposed to critique the camera Before you buy it, and if it's still what you want, buy it and accept it for what it is.

[marie]

big one handbag. for sure.
Queen handbag. :lol: :lol:

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[twl845]

:) Marie. It's nice to see someone from the Emerald Isle. My folks left when the potato famine hit.

[marie]

:) Marie. It's nice to see someone from the Emerald Isle. My folks left when the potato famine hit.




:shock:

I just saw your post now
thanks.

:cry: :cry:
do you happen to know what part of the country they were from originally?
the west suffered most
:cry:
a 15yr old Irish girl was the first to pass through Ellis Island
around 1893 (I think)

still ,
all's well that ends well

8) :)

[twl845]

:) Tipperary about 1850

[marie]

:)
my granddad was from there also 8)

I love to climb up the Rock of Cashel.

it's a sight to behold

http://www.tipp.ie/cashelsi.htm

http://www.heritagetowns.com/cashel.html

http://www.bamjam.net/Ireland/Cashel.html

http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/HistoricSites/South/RockofCashelTipperary/

some reading here. maybe you have seen it all before.



:) :) :)

[gtg]

First of all, i would like to say that G6 is the best camera i have ever posessed. It is a magnificient camera which takes superb pictures with WOW resolutions. No Doubts about it.

Praises apart... There are some shortcomings. I will be glad if canon addresses them in their next release.

Again, these are the shortcomings that i felt. Others may feel different.

Problems and The Soltions that i Expect:
Problem 1: LCD is almost unusable when viewed from different angles.
Solution: I am definitely happy with the large LCD. But not with its performance.

Problem 2: The switch gets on when i put my G6 in the bag. Obviously the lens tries to extend inside the bag which isnt a good sign.
Solution: Redesign of the On/Off Switch may be similar to G3/G5 coz i didnt have much of a problem with them

Problem 3: No Live Histogram - when most competitors have already implemented.
Solution: Live histogram shouldn't be a problem for canon experts in the next release may be.

Problem 4: Hand Grip protruding out too much
Solution: Hand Grip can be shortened to the height of the unextended lens maybe

Problem 5: ISO 200 and 400 are not very usable.
Solution: Atleast a clearer ISO 200 if not ISO 400.

Problem 6: Some are fine with Silver body. Some prefer Black body.
Solution: Cant we have a choice of 2 colors atleast.

PS: BLACK BODY: Its not for others to think that u r professional. Its for urself to have such a feeling. It feels that way because cameras have traditionally been that color.

[twl845]

:wink: Thanks for the web sites Marie, I'll check them out.
I own a silver G3 and although I would have prefered black back when I bought it, I think the silver gives it a bit of class. What we have to do is encourage professional photographers to buy silver cameras and then everybody will want one.