Nick Hatton Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Hi all, I am looking for a small travel camera for the times I want to travel light I have narrowed it down to either the Canon G1x 11 or Sony Rx100 11 what are the thoughts of you good folk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCee Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Went through the same dilemma earlier this year, eventually bought the G5X, not quite as tiny, but more 'camera-like' than the others. Very happy with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 1 hour ago, TeeCee said: eventually bought the G5X I was thinking of this to replace my deteriorating RX100 I but the image quality didn't look quite good enough for Alamy (blurred corners very evident, grainy in low light). Don't you find that? My original RX100 was also very hit and miss and I only submitted a few photos from it. Got a RX100 III instead, which is very noticeably a lot better and hopefully will give me lots more usable shots. The main difference is lens quality, and a brighter lens meaning you don't have to raise ISO so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I have both Sony RX100 mk1 and the mk3 and not had any trouble with either. both excellent cameras in my opinion. Got the mk3 for the benefit of wider lens, tilting screen, eye level viewfinder and better in camera processing. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie5 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I have the G1X MkII. One nice thing is it has the same color characteristics as my Canon DSLR's. It doesn't have a lot of megapixels, but the lens is very sharp and the touchscreen is nice. If it only had a built in electronic viewfinder it would be perfect. It has good close focusing ability. Its a little bigger than pocket sized and feels solidly built. Here is an example photo with the G1X. Check out the Sony A6000 or A6300 they are 24 mp lightweight, electronic viewfinder, and if you wait a bit they should start offering discounts for Christmas soon. With 24 megapixels you get more flexibility to crop the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Hatton Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 I am borrowing a Friends G1X m11 for a 10 day break in Poland from Friday so will get good idea what it will do! just need to try the Sony now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I love my sony RX100 II. Low light quality is great, has wifi, can run it from your tablet and slips in a pocket. I don't mind not having a viewfinder, except you burn up the battery faster using the screen. Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCee Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 13 hours ago, Robert said: I was thinking of this to replace my deteriorating RX100 I but the image quality didn't look quite good enough for Alamy (blurred corners very evident, grainy in low light). Don't you find that? My original RX100 was also very hit and miss and I only submitted a few photos from it. Got a RX100 III instead, which is very noticeably a lot better and hopefully will give me lots more usable shots. The main difference is lens quality, and a brighter lens meaning you don't have to raise ISO so much. No issues so far, though I never use it in really low light, default back to the 5d II or the 6d at that point. Certainly no blurry corners, everything sharp edge to edge even at 2.8.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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