Greetings,
I've owned a Stylus Epic for a while and am very pleased with it in the
context of what I find it most useful for. It's a great emergency back-up
camera if the OM goes on the fritz. It's always in the bag loaded with ISO
400 to force a greater depth of field out of that little gem. The 35mm lens
is sharp and does a good job on landscapes. Certainly the exposure system
can be fooled by difficult lighting and the flash is pathetic, but on the
whole I like it. Best of all, it is literally a pocket camera (assuming I
don't forget it's in there).
Charlie
From: Ray Moth <ray_moth@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: Olympus Mailing List <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Do you like your P&S?
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 02:25:00 -0800 (PST)
Hi, everyone!
I've owned a reasonably well-featured P&S for the past 3 years: a Leica
Mini Zoom. This camera has a particularly good 35-70mm lens, for
sharpness and contrast, although it can be very prone to flare. It has
auto-focus and auto-exposure program mode only, with absolutely no
feedback on anything the camera has decided for itself. It's got some
override features (flash off, flash on, infinity & no flash, +2ev,
pre-flash to avoid red-eye, etc.) but I find the degree of control
inadequate. The built-in flash has the usual problems of being fixed
and underpowered. The viewfinder is good but not great.
My problem is, I think I'm developing an aversion to this camera! Even
though its results can be very good, I don't feel confident using it.
I'd much rather lug an SLR with a few extra lenses in a bag than use
the Mini Zoom. It's uncomfortable, fiddly, unfriendly and uninspiring.
Do other listees have similar feelings about P&S cameras?
Regards,
=====
Ray
"The trouble with resisting temptation is
you never know when you'll get another chance!"
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