Just bought the wife a Canon SX 370. We had been sharing an old Olympus Coolpix. The Canon sounds like a great compact, but we won’t know for sure until after Christmas. She has two Nikon DSLRs, lots of accessories, so I didn’t know what to give her (she isn’t into fancy clothes or jewelry). So I talked her into a better small camera for trips she will be flying on, and wouldn’t have to take her camera bag too. She does pretty serious photography, so she needs a pretty good camera.
Looks to be a great camera Don. I’m A Nikon guy but Canon makes great stuff. In pro work these two are the best. Look out! You’ll be borrowing your wife’s camera after a test drive of close-up model photography with p&s, lol! Give us a report!
Max
Don that sounds like a great walk around camera . I bet she will love that camera .
I really love this Canon G7X . The WiFi is cats meow ., Rick
Nah! I keep my old Nikon D-40X just for model work. I have a 3200 for general photo use and the a Nikon Coolpix P&S for a handy lightweight.
On the D-40X I use the kit lens, Nikon’s 18-55 mm. I have an old version, no image motion compensation, but who needs that when camera is on tripod. Things I love about that lens is, it is close focus even on wide angle (18 mm), not just on the 55 end. Using wide angle in model work gives a more realistic perspective (what all car advertisement photographers do). And, that lens stops down to about f/30!
I also have a great closeup lens for it. It is an old Spiratone lens, a variable closeup lens, 1 to 10 diopters! Can’t use 10 in wide angle- get vignetting, but usually don’t need wide angle with a really extreme closeup anyway.