Review 4 of 62
Price Paid:
$249.00
from Henry's Summary:
This little thing is great. I got it as a gift after I graduated from high school (I'm 17..) It's my first experience with a point/shoot zoom and so far it's been a great one!
Every picture taken with this camera was in perfect focus, had unbelievable sharpness, crisp contrast, and nice colour!
And you can't overlook this thing's sexy design...and it's SIZE..or lack of it, rather...I've never seen a smaller 35mm camera in my life (I'm pretty sure there's smaller now but I wont believe it until I see it)
So, moms/dads, if you have a bulky SLR, and you want a tiny zoom cam for your vacations with your family, this camera will, do the job for you splendidly.
One thing I MUST point out to all you photographers out there, beginner and pro :)
If the salesguy or significant other tells you that you HAVE TO use film that is 400 ISO or faster...thats bulls*#$%.
Why? Because;
1. the camera's lens optics are amazing.
2. the aperture is pretty decent for a point and shoot zoom (f4-f9)
3. this little devil's flash is so bright that it can practically blind you! lol so you'll get more then enough light in most pictures anyway.
So in short, use 100 film (Kodak Gold's great, and if you can find it, try Fuji Reala), and I gurantee once you do, your pictures will look SMASHING baby, yeah!
Now, I kinda question this camera's durability. Here's a warning to those who might get this camera;
Some reviewers say that this camera is the greatest and it lasted for such and such years...then other reviewers say it broke or stopped working for all kinds of reasons and Olympus gave them the cold shoulder.
So if you get this camera, be sure to keep the reciept, just in case you become one of the unlucky masses who bought it, loved it, and then for whatever reason the camera chokes. By the way, my sympathies go to all who went through that.
It's a damn good camera, but you know what, I question Olympus' craftsmanship after I heard what I've heard from some people.
Anyway, for me, (so far) it's been two months and it's been good so far. Peace! Strengths:
- superior lens quality
- sleek design
- convenient size
- night scene mode (use a tripod though!)
- strong flash range (32 feet at 400 ISO) Weaknesses:
just a few minor quirks:
- zoom range. 38-80mm is okay but in my opinion 38mm's not wide enough and 80mm's not overly long.
- in people pics, contrast can be very harsh when using 400+ ISO film in dark surroundings. Thats part of the reason why using 100 film's a good idea.
- IT WILL TAKE TIME to get used to it. there is some delay when you actually snap the shutter, and the zoom toggle is kinda confusing at first but it'll grow on you. Customer Service:
none yet. I hope I'm not gonna need it any time soon..
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