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i have owned 6 different canon point & shoot. i have owned 3 different panasonic point & shoot. i have owned 1 ricoh point and shoot.

they are all garbage. all have been returned or broken.

one panasonic i have bought and returned, only to buy again a year later, realizing there is no other option.

then:

one canon i have bought and returned, only to buy again 6 months later realizing there is no other option.

less then a month into that one, the sensor went, i tried to return it, they are out of stock or i can send to canon to get the sensor replaced, either way, i am without a camera for over a month or i can get my money back and still, have no damn camera.

this happens the same week i sold my other stand by options on ebay.

sigh.

all i want:

10-12mp
raw, fast write time
28mm or 35mm fixed lens
real size sensor

leica has the tech and won’t do it. canon has the tech and won’t do it. panasonic has the tech and won’t do it. sigma of all places tried, but fell short at basically 4×6 @ 300 dpi for $800. sad, sad indeed, all around.

camera makers = dumb assholes.

i’ll save the bigger slr/medium back nightmare for another day, i can only handle so much.