I’ve found the G12 not to be a morning camera. I say that jokingly but it truly is a slow awakening camera. I find it does not work well for me with street scenes or in other situations where I need to react quickly for the image. I’ve found myself wanting to zoom in on a subject but the zoom is not responding because the camera is still waking up. 🙁 I much prefer the quickness of my D300 for these situations. However, even though it’s not that quick, I will still keep it in my arsenal of tools as it does have really good qualities.
4 Comments
Anita Jesse
The zoom is one of my major complaints with my old G7. While I am not attempting street photography, there are times when the zoom has cost a shot and caused frustration. I was hoping that that feature had been imprvoved. I love the humor in your photograph and appreciate the chuckle.
Monte Stevens
Thanks, Anita. I assume they have improved on the timing but it is not as fast as grabbing the DSLR. Bu the time I have it up to my eye, it is powered on and I have already began composing an image. But, I do like the small size, the macro capability, and the focal range works good for street work.
Earl
Monte, I find the same frustrations with the S90…it’s too slow to the punch for those “moment” captures. I’ve always enjoy the shooting process more with my DSLR…it’s the in between shots (carrying) that’s a bummer.
Monte Stevens
Right on Earl! Carrying it is a breeze and will be one of the criteria I will use when deciding what tool I need with me.