Canon G Series

Over the past few weeks I have been taking a lot of photos with my old Canon Powershot G5. It is only five mega-pixels and has some knows issues with purple fringing but I like the form factor and it can take some usable photos if its limitations are kept in mind.

I have programmed one of the custom positions on the main control dial to give me direct access to the Black and White mode. I like taking B&W photos and this mode removes the purple fringing problem. Using the G5 in this way takes me back to when I used an Olympus OM10 with B&W film as a “walk around” camera. The G5 is even butter in many ways but the stand out feature is the articulated screen which gives so many creative framing possibilities.

Here is a link to some of my pictures taken with the G5.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrybridgens/tags/g5/

I have been enjoying the G5 so much that I am considering bringing my G Series ownership up to date by getting a G12. This camera is definitely from the same mould as the G5 but is has a much higher resolution sensor and even more “bells and whistles”. More of this anon….