I bought a G9 as soon as it was released and loved it.
Stupidly, I dropped the camera in the carpark at work, which i didn't know about initially. 4 Weeks later I got the camera back and it had been run over by some kind of vehicle. Completely broken, so, I saved my money and bought a new one! I love it. This is in addition to my 30D as i wanted SLR control without the bulk as i like to take a camera everywhere i go. Example image here:
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