Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Alternative to Digi2: G5 or C5060?
From: Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl>
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 23:15:32 +0100
References: <200402271936.LAA00846@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <404A46E9.2020901@verizon.net>

Dpreview says the G5 does jpeg and raw:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong5/page2.asp

Michiel

Stan Yoder wrote:

> OK, the Canon G5 and Olympus 5060 have been mentioned here recently as 
> having merit. Any consensus about which is better, if at all? The G5 has 
> a 1-stop faster lens, which might make it easier to put backgrounds out 
> of focus, repeat 'might.' Anything the 5060 has that the G5 doesn't?
> 
>  From what I can read, the G5 only outputs in JPEG, whereas the 5060 
> apparently will do TIFF and RAW as well, eliminating compression 
> artifacts. But when I handled a G5 at a store I thought, repeat 
> 'thought' I was able to get a TIFF choice in the menu. Anyone confirm that?
> 
> Stan Yoder
> Pittsburgh
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Replies: Reply from "Joseph Codispoti" <joecodi@clearsightusa.com> (Re: [Leica] Alternative to Digi2: G5 or C5060?)
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