Who's upgrading to the G5?

[rsprods]

Just wondering who is and who is not planning to upgrade. Since I'm still within my 30 days, I'm wondering if I should wait for the G5...

Any thoughts?

[satnitefever]

Nope, not planning to.

G3 is as good as G5, except with the 1 mp jump and other features.

I also heard the G5's photo's are supposively more noiser, anyone back it up perhaps?

[vsolanoy]

rsprods wrote:
Just wondering who is and who is not planning to upgrade. Since I'm still within my 30 days, I'm wondering if I should wait for the G5...

Any thoughts?

I probably won't despite my compaints of shutterlag. The 1 megapixel jump isn't substantial enough, and I don't know what it would necessarily give me. I think at this point, if I were to upgrade, I'd probably go with a digital SLR if only to take advantage of better glass and a variety of lenses.

Victor

[DNHayashida]

I have a G2 and I'm not going to upgrade. If the G5 had a 5x or 6x zoom I would have. Oh well, maybe the G6....
Darryl Hayashida

[Peter Aczel]

Here are G5 sample shots. Not really impressive...
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/ca.../gallery.shtml

[rtphokie]

I've not had my G3 that long and even if I did, the extra $$$ isn't worth it to me.

[trbrogan]

From the sample photos and specs I don't think there is anything exciting that will motivate a G3 (or G1 & G2) owner to upgrade. 1 MP is not a major improvement in the product line. The G5 is intended to lure future DC buyers away from other brands, not as an upgrade to current G owners. To get current G owners to upgrade, improvements need to be made in the OVF and internal flash in my opinion.

[SpiDEX]

The main differences between G3 and G5 are:
1) 1 more mega Pixels
2) Black body

No intention of upgrading ... simply love my G3 ...

[KarlJones]

Absolutely not. It's me and my G3, dammit!

However, I'd be very interested in what they could do with the Pro90IS, which many feel is long overdue for an overhaul.

[UFObuster]

I bought the G3 after being sold by the picture quality from the G1 and G2.
I'm "detail rich" already in the 4mp world...so it's just too much trouble and money to think about it....I'm happy...like other posters, any eventual upgrade I do will be for a significant technical break or for...get this now...a camera just as good as the G3 but SMALLER!.....

[rsprods]

I have about a month to decide whether or not to keep my G3. So, for me, it wouldn't be an upgrade as much as a more expensive choice. Depending on who you talk to, 1 MP can make a big difference. I won't necessarily be printing large posters (although the need came up the other day and my 4MP wasn't up to the task, but that had more to do with my unfamiliarity with the camera's features than the camera itself). What I will be doing is digitally cropping my pictures on my PC, and so perhaps the extra MP will come into play there...

[G3Hawaii]

I did a 24 X 36 print of a sunrise shot with my G3 that looks incredible. It can be done with a 4mp camera.

[Dana]

The price premium for the extra MP isn't worth it for the majority of uses for the majority of users, IMHO.

In fact, until the reviews are in and the potential downsides (additional noise or CA, or other unknowns) are clear, I think it's a potentially risky choice. I wouldn't have purchased the G3 if it was so new there wasn't a fair amount of info in terms of reviews and user discussion on webboards. Right now, "who you gonna call" to ask about their real-world experiences w/the G5?

I don't think photography is a great place to be an early adopter...too many potential downsides w/new gear. I always intentionally stay back from the cutting (bleeding!) edge.

To mis-quote a line from "The Music Man:"

- The older but wiser camera for me.

Dana

P.S. I do, however, have to admit that the black case is WAY sexy. I would have gotten the G3 in black were it available. The first time I see someone w/a G5 I know I'm going to have camera-color envy.

[skipgainer]

It seems that there might be a slight increase in noise due to the larger and warmer sensor. I can neither confirm nor deny this, since I am a happy G3 owner like everyone here and haven't seen comparative shots with the two. I would suggest, however, to see a side-by-side test and if the noise problem is only slight, or even non-existant, than DEFINITELY go for the G5. Since it is virtually the EXACT same camera with all the G3's great options and controls, an extra mega pixel will be worth it.

As Homer Simpson once said: "We must move forward, not backward; upward, not forward; and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!"

[coachwoody]

I'd love to see the shot you blew up...

I'm ready to buy a G3 and would like to have the ability to print larger than 8X10 if possible...