Is it worthy

Hi,Fellow PUs. I am looking at an XG1, can you let me know your thoughts. Regards Ken

Wait a few more days for the 83x optical (not a typo - eighty three power) Nikon COOLPIX P900 Digital Camera.

Or wait a few more weeks for two different models with 100x optical

Sorry 50mp cmos, its got to be a pentax

Nikon is off topic for this forum, as pointed out by Ken.

Thanks for that John. Again, can anyone recommend the XG1? Regards Ken::

I used the X90 for a while and it was excellent. It did the job, but the EVF wasn't up to much and it was a bit slow focusing at the longer end to be much use for action shots. But image quality was good and it was very versatile for most subjects.

Hi Ken

I was also looking at the XG1. I borrowed an X90 for a family holiday last year and really enjoyed using it in situations I did not want to cart all the gear around for - family holiday 'snaps' on the beach etc and found results were very credible.

I have read a number of reviews (perhaps you have too). Generally they are favorable if you ignore all the silly 'not as good as a DSLR comments - of course they're not -if they were - we would use them all the time!)

This one I found fairly balanced
link

Two things putting me off:

1. Looks as if there has been no improvement to the view finder performance of the X90
2. It is really only Pentax badged rather than being a Pentax camera and is a clone of the Kodak AZ522 - no idea if it is true but have read the comment in several places. Perhaps this should not matter to me - but somehow it disappoints me!

Carl

Thanks for the comments, its given me something to think about. Regards Ken