[OM] Re: OT G7 review [was D40 official]

[Richard Ociepka]

Chris Barker wrote:
> 
> I really wanted to like the G7 after having handled it in my  
> favourite Olympus shop in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire ;-)).  It is such  
> a beautiful piece of machinery.  Would you  be kind enough to  
> continue reporting your impressions as you are allowed to develop  
> them ... ;-)

The reason to go with the G7 was the viewfinder along with the 2.5" LCD.
My wife has the Panasonic DMC-LZ5. It has high ISO selection but the 
biggest complaint was no viewfinder.
The second problem with the LZ5 is that if you touch a button it changes 
the setting. It should be that the first time a button is pressed it 
tells you the setting and the second time it is depressed the setting 
changes.

> I also really want to like the E-400, but Amateur Photographer is a  
> little critical of its EV range.

If we wait for a camera with no criticism we would still be waiting for 
that perfect product.

I like that the G7 has a manual mode along with shutter and aperture 
priority.
We will get a better feel for it as we use it in the real world.

Dick

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