Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Spencer, The whole family of 8MP cameras released two years ago were not a commercial success in the market, Olympus's 8080 included. There have been several 7MP cameras released recently that provide a much better image, especially at higher ISO's. I would take a look at the Canon Powershot G-6 and the Sony V3 as two capable cameras. Both are a little on the large size for pocket use but picture quality is very good for a P&S. Both are getting to be a little long in the tooth so deals might be out there. Of course if you are looking at this size camera then take a look at the Olympus Evolt SLR. Should you want a camera that is very small and also takes a great image then I would take a look at the Sony W7, the Casio Exslim Z750, the Canon SD500, the Sony P150 or P200, and the Nikon 7900. One of the reviewers at dpreview got it right, he/she was comparing differences in cameras at effective print sizes over 40". The differences in these cameras are mostly in ergonomics and feature set, not actual performance. If you ruled out the Sony's then you could buy a 128MB SD card for much less than $20, go to your local emporium, shot a shot or two with all the camera and take a look at the results at home if you have a card reader. Enjoy the hunt. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 7/12/05, Spencer Cheng <spencer@aotera.org> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I've started looking for a digital P&S for travel purpose. The LUG > archives suggested that the C-8080 is a good choice for what I want (5 > + megapixels, relatively compact, relatively narrow range zoom, > relatively fast lens). Unfortunately, Olympus has discontinued C-8080 > and no retailer in Ottawa seems to have any in stock. > > So what are your recommendations for something like the C-8080? > > As this is off topic, please feel free to send me your suggestion in > private and I will summarize for anyone who is interested. > > Regards, > Spencer > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >