Hi Everyone,
Coming out of lurk mode temporarily as this one interested me.
I have been looking around for a basic (but good quality) P&S for SWMBO.
She likes the quality from the Oly E330, but doesn't want the
size/weight and doesn't want to learn how to use it. She keeps
returning to the old disposable film cameras and being disappointed with
the results.
So I started looking around at the Oly P&S offerings and would welcome
your thoughts on them. I suppose the basic use will be "general"
snapshots & simple photography. Mixture of people shots & landscapes -
nothing too adventurous I suspect. Underwater capability really not
required, though some durability / weatherproofing is a good thing.
A lot of the ones I've looked at seem to have 35mm-105mm (or
thereabouts) optical zooms. To me this is a little tight on the wide
end. One I looked at was 28mm - about 100mm and this seemed to be a
better option (can't remember which now - having all the models
identified by numbers is a recipe for confusion).
So far I have been reading numerous reviews and looking through some
online catalogues. A couple that stood out as possibles were the FE280
or FE290, and the MJU820 (I think that's the stylus 820 in the US ?).
Whilst these seem reasonable, a lot of reviews have mentioned shutter
lag and write-times for all the Oly P&S cameras as being slow.
OK, so I guess I'm after thoughts and advice, and your experiences with
what you use.
Regards,
Jon
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