At 01:31 PM 06/02/2002 -0800, AG Schnozz wrote:
>> Admittedly I don't own an IS (although I see an IS-30 in my
>> future to serve
>> P&S duties). I'd love to hear what some IS-3 owners out there
>> think of the
>> specs on this camera? AG-Schnozz, are you out there?
>
>I looked at the specs and the picture and think it is not even
>in the same league as the IS-3. Granted it has a few nice
>updated features--such as the focusing ring, the lens isn't
>worth squat.
>
>I suspect the lens is probably VERY sharp, but the F-stop range
>on it makes it seriously lacking. 28-140mm is a nice zoom range
>though. This could make a good "go-anywhere" camera for normal
>P&S photography, but I doubt that it could be taken seriously
>for much professional style use.
It looks very much like a Centurion-S on steroids. I *like* the Centurion-S,
but even with the new features of the IS-5000, it still ain't an OM. **SIGH**
When, oh when, are we gonna hear more about the digital w/interchangeable
lenses? All this waiting's a real drag...
Garth
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