[Leica] powershot g11 -- like-a leica?

[r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)]

This is a really interesting camera and I look forward to trying one  
out.  Thanks Kyle.

Regards,

Dick



On Aug 19, 2009, at 11:41 AM, Kyle Cassidy wrote:

> Digital Preview just reviewed the new Canon Powershot G11 with  
> praise that sounds very ... leica-like. I've been searching for  
> something compact with decent image quality and manual controls -- I  
> was excited by the R-D1 but it seems to have vanished as quickly as  
> it arrived, the DMC-L1 seems ... like an SLR ... anyway, an excerpt  
> from the G11 review:
>
> Stephen Munday, Senior Operations Director, Editorial, Getty Images,  
> comments:  "The quality of images delivered by the PowerShot G  
> series are so good that we use G10 images within our editorial  
> library, and our photographers using the G series models do so  
> because of the image quality and flexibility they provide."
>
> He continues, "The unpredictable nature of news photojournalism  
> requires our photographers to get shots in all kinds of situations,  
> and the size of the G10 allows them to do that without drawing too  
> much attention to themselves. The low-light capabilities of the new  
> G11 will be of even greater help in that respect, as it will allow  
> our photographers to shoot high quality images without flash in even  
> more situations."
>
> Rest of the review here:
>
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0908/09081908canong11.asp?from=rss
>
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