Is this the reincarnation of my once beloved Canon Pro1?
I'm afraid you're right and hoping you're not. But then again, I don't really have a dog in this hunt. As much as I like the G7X, I really don't use it very much and doubt I'd use any other small sensor camera much more. I don't care much about an evf in a camera like this and I wouldn't want to give up the flip up screen in the G7X for a fully articulated screen on this G5X - I've just never liked fully articulated screens at all. The only way I'd even be remotely interested was if they went bigger enough to maintain the lens spec while making it considerably better optically. But, again, still probably not enough for me to actually plunk down any money for one...Which is exactly the modernized Pro 1
Ray, I believe it is the same lens/sensor combo from G7X, it's almost the same body with a really tiny EVF on it.
It's just that we are accustomed to idea that cameras of this design are bigger Take a look at this comparison:
Compare camera dimensions side by side
The given dimensions put G5X just in between these two.
I'm still amazed the G3X doesn't have an built-in EVF.
To a lot of people, "serious" means apsc at least and this ain't it.
I get the worst of both worlds in this regard - I like a lot of the "small" sensor compacts, so I buy them, and then I rarely end up using them! Lose, lose... :rolleyes-74:If you use sensor size as a pass/fail for new cameras it makes your life a bit simpler, as you can ignore a lot of options. I'm a bit jealous of that view, even though it would mean I'd be missing out on a lot of cameras that I really enjoy.