Proud new owner of a Canon Powershot G9
I did it. I overcame my typical buyer's hesitation and went down to the local pro photo shop (Pro Photo Supply) and purchased a brand new Canon Powershot G9 today. My first impression was that it was bigger than I thought and a little heavier than I thought but after taking a few shots in the office today, those are going to be minor issues at best.
The 3 inch LCD on the back is gorgeous. There are even some cool visual effects as you change from P to Tv to Av to Manual mode. However, the really cool thing is that when in one of these manual modes and you dial in the f-stop or shutter speed, the LCD screen updates in real-time to give you a pretty good idea of what the change to the settings are going to do to your photo. If you're new to photography, or at least new to manual settings, this feature is going to help immensely and I can see this being used a great teaching tool.
The weather here in Portland is perfect. Sixty five degrees, a bit of a chill in the air and no rain. That's the weekend forecast anyway and I'm heading out to the pumpkin patch with the family and some friends so I'll get a chance to use the G9 quite a bit. Can't wait. I'll post my pictures and my second impressions later this weekend.
