Re: Camera question

[Don Roberts <droberts@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the responses so far.  James is one of the few that has addressed my specific request.  I hope this doesn't get high jacked by the Leica crowd.  Great, but I can't justify the expense.  Yes, the swiveling viewfinder is paramount because I want to take high angle shots over a crowd and low angle landscapes.  The Konica Minolta A2 I mentioned will do that but it is a little too bulky.  To clarify, I have pocket able digital cameras and I have 3 DSLRs so strike all that please.  I want a really good quality, manually adjustable travel camera with the ability to shoot low angle and high angle shots.  I would like RAW capture and speed is not especially important.  I guess I was asking if there were alternatives to the Powershot G11.  Does that help?
Don

James B. Davis wrote:

On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:31:20 -0500, Don Roberts <droberts@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote/replied to:

  

Oh, I have no problems with using other cameras, Emily.  I have a Konica 
Minolta A2 which I love except for the electronic viewfinder which I 
find to be an abomination.  For me!!  I have used Pentax and Olympus 
digitals as well and many, many other film cameras over the years.  But 
I was after a recommendation or a condemnation or an estimation or 
something about the G11 or substitutes.  I guess the Nikon preamble was 
just too much of a distraction.
    

I bought a Canon G10 not long ago and it is one complicated little camera!

However, it takes nice picture without the bulk of a DSLR. It has limits sure.
Macro is a strong point as well as a decently fast lens. It's small enough for a
large pocket, robust and heavy enough for serious shooting.

I haven't heard about the G11 but a tilting moving preview screen has never been
on my short list. The G10's preview screen is incredibly clear and sharp and has
been usable from any angle.