Excellent Lens - Contrasty and sharp,
Very Good exposure system.

Somwhat slow lens - need to use "faster" film. Viewfinder a bit hard to see clearly, buttons need getting used to.

The best p/s I own, because I use it a lot. It has better color/contrast and sharpness over my Olympus SLR. Excellent value and optics. Ergonomics are a bit fussy, but the images are rewarding.

Customer Service

Very good - Had viewfinder jam up. Covered under extended warranty.

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numerous choices;good lens; precise focus; excellent finish

small viewfinder; complicated manual; no exposure compensation in flash-off mode

Very useful all-round point and shoot; Exposure compensation is operated by the flash-mode which means; consequent major handicap is that you cannot use the exposure compensation feature in flash-off mode. unless the light is sufficient when the flash will not fire(of course exposure compensaton button; Not aware if any other point and shoot permits exposure compensation with flash off; if it does then this was a serious omission by Rollei in what is otherwise one of the finest cameras I have used.

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Very good lens

Seems too busy to push a button for changing different setting.
Sometime the flash power seems too strong.
Try to avoid closer shot when you want to use the flash.

The lens its self worth the money you spent.
The 28 to 90mm zoom lens is very useful for normal shot use.

Customer Service

Very good customer service

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The optics are great. You gotta love the 28mm wide angle.

No. I found that the view finder takes a little time to get used to. It's just big enough not to be a "pocket" point & shoot.

I've had mine for about a year and have never had a problem. Real pleased with the quality of the photos. Love the 28-90 zoom.

Customer Service

No need.

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Pentax 140 IQZoom

Lens is very sharp. 28mm wide angle is rare (and a wonderful attribute).Flash coverage is excellent, except at 28mm, which is stretching any onboard flash unit. Very easy to use. Quality is outstanding. Photos come out very sharp and evenly exposed, better than our Nikon N70 (which we traded for this camera). Less expensive than many others in this class, including Pentax and Olympus. Has a remote control option.

Time only goes out to 1/3 of a second, rendering it almost useless for night shots. It does have a bulb setting, but try holding your finger on the shutter for 10 seconds without moving the camera! It's bigger than most point-and-shoots (11 oz).

Love the camera (but wish I could put it in my pocket).

Customer Service

n/a

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Excellent color saturation. Powerful flash. Very sharp lens. Excellect macro image.

awkward eyepiece
Poor resolution in the corner edge

The Rollei Prego with Vario Apogon lens is superb PS camera. The optics is indeed good. The color saturation is the best ever seen. Flah is powerful.
Image quality always give real impression. Center region image is the best and better than most my SLR lenses.

Customer Service

No problem so far.

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with 24-50, 28-135, 50/1.4, 50/2.8, 100-300 APO, Penrax Zx-M, FA35/2.0 AL, SMC F 28-80/3.5-4.5, Tamron 28-200 super, etc....

modes, sharp lens, strong flash

exposure compensation resets after every shot

I think the Prego 90 and Samsung 290 have similar lens design and both are sharp. I've read people saying that it took long "warn up" time. In fact at turn-on, the camera is ready for use as the user can cut in while the LCD cylce through all the display icons.

Customer Service

not yet needed

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Schneider lens!
28mm!

Having to carefully maneuver in behind the crummy little viewfinder, trying to see the whole frame. "If I could only mash my face in just a little bit closer..."

PROS: The Prego 90 has a sharp lens, with a wonderfully useful focal length range. 90mm is good for portraits, and I use the 28mm setting so frequently I don't know how any serious shooter can live without it. CONS: A point-and-shoot camera with a 28-90mm Schneider lens is clearly meant to appeal to serious photographers. However, serious photographers also want a camera that stays ready for action. The Prego 90 does not: it automatically shuts off after only a few short minutes of inactivity. I have missed numerous shots because of this flaw. The lens is slow; it is impossible to isolate the subject from the background with shallow depth-of-field. And what a pity the pleasure of using this camera is so seriously marred by the horrible viewfinder. I have long been skeptical of point-and-shoot cameras. This lens tempted me: I hoped the 28-90 mm Schneider would make this a good backup camera when I didn't want to lug around my SLR. I was wrong. There's just no replacement for an SLR's virtues of accurate framing, comfortable viewfinder, and ability to control depth-of-field. If you are looking for a backup for your "big" camera, I recommend you pony up the extra hundred bucks for an Olympus IS-20, which is a compact one-piece SLR with a non-interchangeable 28-110 zoom. I wish I had.

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razor sharp and contrasty Schneider optics make this one a must have. Yes, there are better/sharper lenses on a very few point and shoots. (Leica/Contax/Yashica-maybe) considerably more $$ and typically single lens length.
The ability of exposure compensation (over or under bye 3 stops)

Stopped down too much on long end of focal length. (physical limitations of optical design)

worry free operation for over 2 1/2 yrs. with the Samsung 145(which is the manufacturer). Exceptional results that rival my Canon L lenses,(28-70/70-200 2.8) with considerably less hassle of SLR.

Customer Service

none needed

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Lens range and quality, more features than just about any point and shoot ever made. By the way, it does have exposure compensation when not using flash, and you can take pictures before the warm up stuff stops. I have replaced a very bulky SLR outfit with this one camera for when I want to travel light, without much compromise in image quality.

So many features, you need to study the manual. Reminds me of a digital camera in that way. Once you get them down, very cool to have the abilities this camera does. Yes it is a bit chubby for a compact camera, but the belt pouch it comes with works great.

Too bad this camera has gone out of production. Grab one now if you can. The lens alone is worth the price.

Customer Service

My camera came missing the strap, and they answered their phone quickly and sent me one for free. They also gave me the secret to the finder--don't put your eye so close and it gives much better results.

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