New G9x and G5x listed at Canon US too!

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1. The G5x seems to be the Canon compact that finally ticks all the boxes: (relatively) big sensor in a body full of dials and buttons, with big grip, with fast lens and finally with an EVF. The G16 missed a big sensor, the G1x had a big sensor, but missed EVF, just like the G7x. So on paper it looks like a perfect compact camera; we have to wait to see whether this is true.

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   1. It does???? ?????

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   2. we already know – it is just the Canon G7X – with an EVF and same lens and processor and a flip LCD vs a tilt – I would have preferred Canon just put a Pop Up EVF on the G7X as G7X m2 – and reserved the G5X name for this style camera ( or similar ) with the larger grip but a 24-200mm F1.8-4.9 lens – or even a F2.8 24-200mm lens – that would have made much more sense

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      1. 24-100 is quite useful range. And it´s good the EVF is built in, it looks better than an add-on EVF plus it is cheaper than the separate EVF.
         Btw. greetings to Iceland, your name reminded me of one writer from Iceland whose book I read (Jón Kalman Stefánsson: Summer Light and Then Comes the Night).

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2. Is it just me, or does this G5X look really UGLY?

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3. The G5x looks a lot like the Pentax Q cameras.

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4. CANON REPORTS A “GENERIC ERROR OR THE PRODUCT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
   for sale ” [ oops caps] on those links ……..jerks at canon

   what an ugly contraption the 5 is …..ouch…….The 9 is as pretty as a fuji tan pleather posh point and shoot…

   .if the corporate morons at canon had a brain in their head they would revive , almost exactly a late model black paint rangefinder type body put a decent short fast zoom or prime on it
   a sony i inch sensor or better an apsc or gasp a prime and a full frame sensor

   put a decent evf in the corner position like fuji did in the xe2 and x 30, now if canon did that
   the frickin world would go crazy and they wouldnt be able to produce them fast enough
   so of course they will not do it …….

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5. Fairly disappointing cameras from Canon – The G9X is just the original Sony RX100 and M2 — since the RX100/m2 Sony has released 2 more RX100 models – the RX100m3 and RX100m4 –
   The G9X has a slower lens then the original RX100 at F2.-4.9 and a tad shorter focal length at 24-84mm vs 28-100 – so not very impressive –
   The G5X is interesting looking – but in reality just the G7X with a small EVF hump on top – which some like looks wise – but then makes it less pocketable – of course It will still fit in larger jacket pockets – but these humps are often a problem when pulling out of pockets or camera bags especially if the hot shoe is open or without the cover – trust me, I have the Olympus OMD-Em1 and EM5 and Fuji Xt1 – I much much prefer the Flat top of the Panasonic GX7 and GX8 and A6000 for example –
   So why could Canon not do a Pop Up EVF like Sony did on the M3/M4 ???? for me since they have put the hump and made it less pocketable then why not extend the focal range to 24-200mm F1.8- 4.9 – so yes the lens would be a bit larger – of course F1.8-2.8 at 24-200 would be a bit to large so a F1.8-4.9 24-200mm would have been a challenge to the Sony RX10/20 in a much smaller package and less expensive –

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6. it is really just the G7X with a hump – so why did Canon put an EVF hump vs a Pop up EVF like Sony ? My guess is because so so so many love that EVF hump look – note Fuji X10 and Xt1 and Olympus EM10 and EM1 and EM5 EM5m2 – so beauty is in the eye of the beholder – for me Flat Top is more practical as I feel the humps get tangled in pockets and camera bags – I would preferred that Canon just pup a Pop Up EVF on the G7X and kept it more compact and pocketable – and reserved the G5X name to a body with a 1 inch sensor but 24-200mm focal length to challenge the Sony RX10/20 and I would be ok with an EVF hump for that body

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