On 9/14/2015 6:58 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
I know from time to time Olympus puts refurb Toughs on sale.
Yes they do. That and the fact that I was going somewhere I thought might reward having one led me to having a TG-850.
The underwater situation didn't happen, and I've used it very little so far, and not been very pleased. It's like DPR
says of JPEGS from the TG-4, "If you enlarge the photo above you'll see the detail smudging that is all-too-common on
compact cameras. You'll especially notice this on the trees in the background."
I know that this size sensor is capable of pretty decent results at low ISOs; I've posted quite a few from the Panny
ZS40. But without Raw output, I'd be unhappy with the ZS40, too.
As to the ST-6000 of Chuck's friend, DPR did a review of tough cameras in 2009 that included it. It was one of the
bottom performers in IQ. They said "The four other cameras in this group (including the ST-6000) are not completely
useless; certainly if you only need to produce small (5x7) prints or display images online, then all of these cameras
will produce decent enough results. But ... "
I would say about the same of the TG-850.
The only one I would consider buying today is the TG-4. With it, Oly has finally added Raw output, and DPR found that to
greatly increase the ability to get a good IQ result. None of this actually matters underwater, but for a camera likely
to be used for other situations as well, it matters to me.
The reviews on DPR and IR tell more about it. But it's not cheap, and new, so
no discounts yet.
Semi tough Moose
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