On Jan 27, 2007, at 12:13 PM, Rob Harrison wrote:
<I’ve finally sold enough Nik*n MF gear on eekbay to spring for a
digital P&S o replace my aging Nik*n 995. Only been debating
what to get for a year or so.... Can*n S80 is the current front-runner.
Offers a lot more control than a F30 plus accessory wide lens that
gets me to 22.4mm for interiors shots.
Anyone have one? I’d thought I might get a Ricoh GR-D and a F30.
$1400 for the pair gets you the wide end and a superb interface with
the GR-D, and best-in-class high ISO with the F30. But I haven’t sold
that much gear yet...and the S80 seems to get me about 80% of that
capability for $425 or so.>
Rob:
Did you see this recent Olympus list note re a new Olympus P & S camera, the
SP-550 UZ? The 35mm zoom lens equivalent range is from 28-504mm! It's very
close to the price you mentioned
and the feature list is outstanding. See reference below.
Robert
----- Original Message -----From Tim Hughes <timhughes@xxxxxxxx>Date Thu, 25
Jan 2007 15:19:33 -0800 (PST)To olympus@xxxxxxx.frSubject [OM] New Oly digi P&S
with 18:1, IS and pre-release capture
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2087139,00.asp
<Today, Olympus joins Pentax, Sony, and Canon in announcing digital cameras
just after the big CES
2007 show and as a pre-PMA product launch. There are seven new Olympus digital
cameras, one of
which features the longest optical zoom lens on the market: The new Olympus
SP-550 UZ Ultra Zoom,
which will include an 18X optical zoom lens (28- to 504-mm equivalent in 35-mm
photography). Up to
this point, the closest superzoom to this one would be Samsung's Pro815, which
has a 15X optical
zoom lens.
But the SP-550 UZ differs from the Samsung in a significant way: Along with the
SP-550 UZ's
powerful zoom, this 7.1-megapixel superzoom includes dual-image stabilization
to minimize blur and
camera shake, especially in low light. One of the IS features is sensor-based
IS. The SP-550 UZ
can also shoot in RAW, has lots of manual controls, comes with a 2.5-inch LCD
and electronic
viewfinder, allows for in-camera editing, shoots VGA-quality video with sound,
and includes 30
shooting modes. The Olympus claims the SP-550 will include a pre-capture
feature, allowing the
camera to store up to five frames in the camera's buffer before the shutter is
even depressed. The
SP-550 UZ will have a list price of $499.99.>
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