PowerShot G5

Most postings on this forum seem to be for either the G3 or G6.

What happened to the G5, was it a bummer?

Regards

It could be that most people have a G3 or a G6.......I've got a G6 so why on earth would i want to talk about any other G-series. But most people upload shots for good and bad points and sometimes help with problems with a piece of kit and also ask for advice on products but this does'nt mean people are biased to other digy cams. I see alot of shots uploaded into this section who have big dslr's, so what, and this section is about the g-series not the big dslr's. It's great to see any shot taken with any camera, remember that it's the operator that set's the camera up coposes it and presses the taking button and hopefully get the right shot......???!!!

The real reason is that the G5 is black and therefore is problem free and superior... like the owners.

All kidding aside, except lens adapters, most posts in this section apply to all G cameras.

I'm a G5 owner as well. The only reason you see so much G6 stuff here is because it's NEW! If you looked at this time last year (or a few months ago) you would probably have seen that it was FULL of G5 owners! But I think a lot of people have upgraded to a DSLR which would be a normal transition from a G series. Once you've mastered this series you quickly learn that it only has about 1/4th the potential of a DSLR..........like I have! But hit the link in my signature and you'll see lot's of pictures taken with my G5 in the last 6 months!

ATucker wrote:
The real reason is that the G5 is black and therefore is problem free and superior... like the owners.

Yes, what he said too! LOL!

The G5 was my entry into digital photography and it is a nice camera. It is very similar to the G3 so for many people there probably wasn't the incentive to upgrade despite being black. The G6 appears to have just that little bit more and is picking up upgraders as well as those new to digital.

I wonder if Canon will release a special edition black model at the end of the run? As for me, I'd like to see a new G with DIGIC II to speed up the start-up and capture time. Until then I'm happily "stuck" with a G5.

I have a G5 and love it. Yes it has limitations, but on it's day it can produce awesome images. See my gallery at http://www.flickr.com/​photos/cgt

Oops! I see I missed a chance at self promotion. See the power of the black "G" here:
www.pbase.com/atucker

ATucker wrote:
Oops! I see I missed a chance at self promotion. See the power of the black "G" here:
www.pbase.com/atucker

Yeah, what were you thinking!! LOL!!

And wow, you got some great stuff in there!!
Very impressive with your G5 indeed!

NOPE! In fact, mine is still going strong and trouble free. (and it's BLACK!)
-Bruce

Hi there ATucker,

I'm a G6 owner and have taken some brillient shots so far and i've just taken a good look at your shots, i'm very impressed at how good the exposure and sharpness are on all of them, i would also say that some of the shots may cause some serious exposure problems like your beach shots and the shots of Windsor castle with it's bright grey walls and you seem to cptured them with no problem at all. I've not really had the chance yet to put mine through some good landscape shots because of the weather, so far most of my shots are of macro because i have never captured close-ups like i'm doing now.

I've put your site into my favs because i like what i see and look forward to seeing some more.

www.karlsphotography.p​wp.blueyonder.co.uk

ATucker wrote:
Oops! I see I missed a chance at self promotion. See the power of the black "G" here:
www.pbase.com/atucker

ATucker wrote:
Oops! I see I missed a chance at self promotion. See the power of the black "G" here:
www.pbase.com/atucker

I've got to say, You have some EXCELLENT landscape shot's in there.
Question, What ispecific breed is the one that looks a lot like a Wolf with snow sprinkled on it? Beautiful looking animal.
-Bruce

Mannytkd wrote:
Hi there ATucker,

..... i would also say that some of the shots may cause some serious exposure problems like your beach shots and the shots of Windsor castle with it's bright grey walls and you seem to cptured them with no problem at all. ....
I've put your site into my favs because i like what i see and look forward to seeing some more.
www.karlsphotography.p​wp.blueyonder.co.uk

Manny: I wish I could take credit for the Windsor Castle pics, but they belong to Gnasher.

Ballen Photo wrote:
I've got to say, You have some EXCELLENT landscape shot's in there.
Question, What ispecific breed is the one that looks a lot like a Wolf with snow sprinkled on it? Beautiful looking animal.
-Bruce

Bruce: Thanks for the comments on my photos. Bear also thanks you for the compliments. He is German Shepherd and. I think there is some Malamute in him. The rest we do not know.

I envy your location. Death Valley to the northwest, Joshua Tree to the southwest, Grand Canyon to the east, Utah just up and to the right on the map.

ATucker wrote:
He is German Shepherd and. I think there is some Malamute in him.

Good combo.

But it gets HOT here. I manage to go up to Southern Utah a bit, and find it very scenic around the Zion area.
The last Road Trip I took went through the South part of Washington State by The Columbia River, then back down hiwy 1/101. It was BEAUTIFUL!
-Bruce

I've got a G5 too, but I haven't really posted much because my photography skills << other members' photography skills. I am still learning, and I love my G5! Eventually, I will probably treat myself to a 20D, and then I will begin to wonder why I jumped into this expensive hobby. But, the important thing is that I enjoy taking photos and I am having fun with it.