On 7 Mar 16, at 11:08, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Of my several cameras the one that gets practically no use is the one that
doesn't support raw. That began to bother me about the TG-860. Along with your
other warnings I began to realize this was not the right camera. I canceled
the order with Adorama. I'll get a TG-4 when I get a better price deal in the
future. Thanks for the warning... it made me think about a more general
purpose camera than simply something that's waterproof.
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/6/2016 7:13 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
Thanks for the warning. I do remember a post about a bad Oly Tough
camera but didn't recall the model number. I chose to go with the
TG-860 based on the recommendation in DPReview. The purpose for buying
the camera is to have a waterproof camera to take on this fishing trip
and also for use in my kayak. I have plenty of other gear to handle dry
weather.
I'll follow your recommendations and if the IQ is bad will return it
right away. I can understand lens quality differences but the problems
with DR and artifacts should be a function of the sensor which should be
the same on both cameras. In any case, if it doesn't do fine in sun or
modest light it will go back. Maybe the TG-4 does better in the noise
department by shooting at F/2 all the time.