DC.watch (Click here) had a long interview with the team that developed the Canon G1X. Interesting that they said a G1X camera with interchangeable lens would have not been possible to develop. Panasonic proved with the 14-42mm X lens that it is possible. The Four Thirds sensor size has been used for an optimal miniaturization of the body and lenses. And than they got an easy answer about the possibility to make a G1X camera with interchangeable lens mount: “I think it’s technically possible“. Yeah of course, question is only when you will do it! 🙂
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“Interesting that they said a G1X camera with interchangeable lens would have not been possible to develop. Panasonic proved with the 14-42mm X lens that it is possible.”
No. The two cameras and lenses are actually quite different.
Pana 14-42mm lens only have 3x zoom. Canon G1X has 4x zoom.
Pana 14-42mm lens is F3.5-5.6. Canon G1X lens is F2.8-5.8.
Panas lenses has to cover a slightly smaller image circle than Canons G1X.
All this means that Canon G1X lens is quite a bit bigger than Pana 14-42 mm X lens. That canon has managed to keep the G1X so small when collapsed must be because they have applied a lot of tricks that we dont see. Probably the entire lens folds far back into the body, in a way that would have been difficult if there should also be a lens mount to account for.
> Interesting that they said a G1X camera with interchangeable lens would have not been possible to develop.
What a silly question to ask. As a target audience for a such camera, I have zero complains about the darkish, non-interchangeable lens – I have complains about (pick one) either dog slow overall performance, or very high price. (Had it been faster, price wouldn’t look so outlandish (esp after Nikon 1). Had it been cheaper, performance wouldn’t have been seen such a grave disadvantage.)
The sluggish performance of the camera, to me personally, nullifies any IQ advantage the camera has.
C|Net tested it in a bunch of similar cameras. They loved IQ very much, but G1X lost to every other camera in the timing test. The /bonus/ of RAW support is a joke, when you have to wait 4.5 seconds for the camera to write it to the card. http://www.cnet.com.au/canon-powershot-g1x-339328515.htm
Fugly brick.