I already own a 5D and sinds a few days I also have a G10 because I wanted something low profile and easy to cary. For some reason I always feel that people are watching me as soon I use my 5D at home or at my work. I don't mind when I am on holiday (then I am just one of the tourists), but when I am at my work or among 'friends' I don't like it.
The G10 has indeed practically no shutter delay. Below ISO 100-200 the image quality is super, at higher ISO settings it's still very good, but not in the leage of a 5D which is exceptional up to ISO 400-800. Thank God it isn't, otherwise there would be little reason to own a 5D that has cost me a fortune 2 years ago. Also it's controls ar a joy and it's impressive how Canon has managed to build such a little tank with near DSLR capabilities. I think that what Michael Reichmann is tring to say in his article, is true, are DSLR camare's still worth the money for the average user within the next few years, when the image quality of these 'consumer' cameras becomes so good. The price difference between serious DSLR's and these consumer cameras stays considerable, while the difference in image quality becomes less year after year.
I think that like a 5D, a G10 is one of the best choices you can make in it's catagory, as long as you realise a G10 is not a 5D.
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