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Canon G10: SLR Takes a Holiday
I’m an old-school SLR guy. I like big, heavy cameras that I can swing from the shoulder strap to scare thugs away. So I was pretty skeptical of a point-and-shoot, even a high-end model. But when the 14.7-megapixel Canon G10 arrived, I was surprised at how sturdy it is (and still slips into my shirt pocket!). Without glancing at the instruction manual, I popped in the battery and a little SD card from my wife’s point-and-shoot and headed out. Right away I was thrown back to being eleven years old again, taking pictures just because I could. It was pure joy.
11.8.2008 at 06:49pm - Comment by dbrut01Carrying a smaller more unobtrusive camera sometimes allows for better photos. An SLR will not fit in the armrest or in your pocket. Traveling on vacation or at a family reunion with an SLR around your neck is no fun. Smaller sometimes IS better. I do own a 40D and a 10D with a selection of lenses and they do have their place when you have a choice, as the author pointed out. I have just about worn out my G6 (job shots, Europe, it has been USED)and will probably buy a G10. We have valued photos that may have never happened if we had to drag along the SLR.
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