[Leica] Lumix GF-1 ISO comparison to Canon G9 and Leica M8

[hlritter at bex.net (Howard Ritter)]

How many shooters use the extreme long end of the zoom range on P&S cameras? 
If they're anything like me, it's not often, and they'd be willing to give 
up half (me, two thirds ) of the zoom range for more compactness. In turn, 
this would allow a larger sensor for better resolution and lower noise. Of 
course, maybe most casual P&S shooters are much more interested in long FLs 
than I am and less in low noise.

I'd like to see Canon equip a G12 with a 2:1 zoom and a larger CMOS sensor.

?howard

On Dec 27, 2009, at 2:14 PM, slobodan Dimitrov wrote:

> The Canon G9 is no longer a relevant camera. A G10, which I have, is also 
> no longer relevant, other than at low ISO settings. The G11, which I'm not 
> planning to get, seems to beat most of its peers at the higher ISO 
> settings. From the tests I've seen, I'm waiting for the G12.
> The Panasonic line is still far noisier than I'm comfortable with.
> S.d.