Interesting little camera and good to see IS added which helps in some situations. But sadly it doesn't have tilting LCD or EVF which makes it tough to use as a walkaround camera for people like me with older eyes. Like others I'm also starting to wonder how this compares to better smartphones that are even more portable (and possibly have better IQ in some conditions thanks to computational imaging). Is it really worth the ~ 1000 EUR? The frequent complaints about sensor dust or completely malfunctioning GR's make me afraid of buying a used GR(2), otherwise the older version at half the price would look attractive.
The first sample images on DPReview are not very convincing: strong aliasing in some images, lens doesn't look that great in the corners (but maybe that is only because the higher resolution sensor is less forgiving?) and even at 100ISO there is significant sky noise. Let's hope the final production version is improved but I doubt anything will changed in the few weeks before they start selling.
On the other side, if enough GR owners upgrade to GR3 the price of used GR2 might decline enough to make it attractive for infrared modding. Let's see how the reviews and first users reports pan out
Interesting little camera and good to see IS added which helps in some situations. But sadly it doesn't have tilting LCD or EVF which makes it tough to use as a walkaround camera for people like me with older eyes. Like others I'm also starting to wonder how this compares to better smartphones that are even more portable (and possibly have better IQ in some conditions thanks to computational imaging). Is it really worth the ~ 1000 EUR? The frequent complaints about sensor dust or completely malfunctioning GR's make me afraid of buying a used GR2, otherwise the old version at half the price would look attractive.
The first sample images on DPReview are not very convincing: strong aliasing in some images, lens doesn't look that great in the corners (but maybe that is only because the higher resolution sensor is less forgiving?) and even at 100ISO there is significant sky noise. Let's hope the final production version is improved but I doubt anything will changed in the few weeks before they start selling.
Feb 22, 2019 at 03:09 PM
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