Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill makes a good point, I pretty well never use flash but when I have with my Ixus 400 it reminds me why I hate flash pix so much, burned out subject black background. Frank On 16 Jul, 2004, at 12:27, Bill O'Connell wrote: > John, > Can comment on a few. Not sure of your budget or requirements but > among > those that I have used; > > Olympus Stylus 400 and now 410. Plus is size, and water resistant. > 4mp, > nice optics but IMHO, not up to the standards they set with the film > based > stylus. Flash is not very good and found that indoor shots zoomed out > can > end up with very very underexposed images. Almost black. They know > of the > problem but... Pretty much a phd, not a lot of control available. > Have not > tried any indoor shots with the 410 yet to see if they made any > changes (400 > had some problems and they offered a upgrade at a semi reasonable > price). > There is also a 300 version, 3mp. All are 3x optical zoom with an > optical > viewfinder. > > Konica KD-500Z. Willoughby's bought a boatload of them and sells > them on > Ebay for 298 including shipping and with a spare Konica battery. > Again, a > phd with no controls but it's 5mp and will fit in a shirt pocket. 3x > optical with an optical viewfinder. Movie mode with sound. Uses SD > memory > cards. Very good optics, especially for a pocket sized camera. These > are > the original Konica branded cameras that were dumped when they bought > Minolta. There is a new improved Minolta version which I never tried > but a > friend that is pretty fussy upgraded his Konica to the KonicaMinolta, > and > promptly downgraded back to the Konica, said the optics were noticeably > better. Don't work for Willoughby's, nor Konica, just very happy with > a > camera that is that good for that price. One of the ebay links is: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? > ViewItem&category=30019&item=3827786097 > > Olympus 5050, very good optics, 5MP, 3x optical zoom, P,A,S,M modes, > fast > 1.8 lens, lots of control available, very good output, runs on AA > batteries, > takes Compact Flash and XD cards. Hot shoe for accessory flash. Very > happy > with mine, but more the size of a CL. Built on same frame as 2xxx, > 3xxx, > and 4xxx models over the past few years. Been upgraded to the 5060 > with a > slower 2.8 lens. > > Canon G5, belongs to She Who Must Be Obeyed. Very similar to the > Olympus > 5050 in quality, size and operation. It is her travel camera when > lugging > the SLR is not on her priority list. Again, very good but may be more > then > you are looking to invest in the project. If this or the Olympus is > not out > of the price/size range, can't go wrong with either one. > > Panasonic LCxx Forget the rest. 2mp, Leica lens, 3x zoom. Nice > camera > but by the time I used it I was used to the higher rez cameras and it > only > lasted a short time before it went away to a young man that only > wanted a > camera for internet stuff. > > Hope this is of some value. > Bill > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+woc2=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+woc2=earthlink.net@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of > John > Collier > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 10:04 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: [Leica] Digital P&S purchase > > > I am getting a digital P&S for my daughter and I am wondering if there > are any users out there who would like to comment on their choice. Any > complaints or praise? Good or bad service? > > Thanks, > > John > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >