In “The Canon Powershot G9 in Japan” by Luminous Landscape, Nick Devlin discusses shooting almost excusively with a Canon Powershot G9 over his Leica M8 during a trip to Japan. Forgive us for posting an article that is almost a year old, but an enthusiastic comparison of a high-end point & shoot camera to the legendary Leica brand is fascinating.

When Devlin traveled to Japan in December of 2007, a friend suggested he try out the Canon G9 instead of his Leica M8. He was so pleased with the G9′s size, controls and image quality that his Leica spent most of the trip in the hotel room.

I will leave the Leica talk to the pros, but I can write with regard to the Powershot G9. I bought one last summer as a compliment to my Canon 5D, specifically for those times when I would prefer not to carry a DSLR. My favorable review of the Canon Powershot G9 at Of Zen and Computing contains some sample images, low-light high-ISO shots and movie clips.

Link via “The Canon G9: Better than a Leica?” by CrunchGear.