jamesf99 wrote:
Some people are happy. It\'s pretty much what I expected, but with a better sensor so I\'m just sort of so-so on the thing...
As to the problems and objections...There seems to be many so where to begin?
+2 OK, so they made a small camera and put a decent sensor in it. Great..
-3 They gave it a ridiculous price. Canon has gotten stupid, but enough said.
-1 They left off controls - using the menu is not exactly a fluid operation.
-2 They left off the VF option, so you have the worst feature of today\'s P&S cameras, namely holding the camera at arms length to compose. Personally, I hate that...
-1 Has EF support, but at $200?
This vs. Sony. Sony wins easily.
This vs Oly. Oly wins easily.
Add the points together and it\'s -5. Beginner camera. Expensive. No sale..
The way I see it, the ONLY value of this camera is for using existing EF lenses. If you have no desire to use EF lenses, then feel free to buy into another system and buy a completely new set of lenses.
As for the OV, I feel like integrating a decent one into a camera about the size of a deck of cards would have been a losing proposition. The VF would either be terrible, or it would be too big (which would put it into different territory) Besides, am I the only one who thinks its silly holding something that tiny to your face to compose a picture is kind of ridiculous?
Pricing is on the high side, yes. Typical of Canon products designed in the past few years. Blame the skyrocketing price of the Yen for this.
As for the \"beginner camera\" line, I suspect you are dead wrong here. This will be an advanced body, in what is a deceptively small package.
