Post by @jwz@mastodon.social

2026-09-27 01:10 UTC

@robpike@cosocial.ca @timbray@cosocial.ca I recently picked up a Canon G7X and I love it -- physical optics and yet small enough to fit in my pocket ("camera you have"). Plus it has *exactly the same UI* that I still have muscle memory for from my old SLRs that I haven't touched in a decade.

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@adrinux@fosstodon.org 2026-09-27 12:13

@jwz@mastodon.social Yeah, I'm really glad my epl-5 still keeps soldiering on. But I really need to make the effort to use it more. Probably a result of using Lineage OS on my phones (lacks OEM drivers for camera), I've always been of the opinion that phone cameras are terrible. But the OEM software does a great job of making nice pictures, even if the original photo was poor. @robpike@cosocial.ca @timbray@cosocial.ca

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@timbray@cosocial.ca 2026-09-27 23:19

@jwz@mastodon.social @robpike@cosocial.ca I have a Fujifilm that has two big advantages over phone-cams: 1. It tells the truth about color; dunno about the iOS side, but Android camera apps are getting increasingly opinionated about what color they think things should “really” be. 2. It’s physically optimized for shooting, you can turn-on/compose/shoot immensely faster than any app. It’s nice that the notion of a camera with those advantages that fits in your pocket is gaining popularity. For example see Ricoh GR IV.

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