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Re: [OM] L-5

Subject: Re: [OM] L-5
From: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 14:50:52 -0700
At 01:31 PM 06/02/2002 -0800, AG Schnozz wrote:
>>  Admittedly I don't own an IS (although I see an IS-30 in my
>> future to serve 
>> P&S duties). I'd love to hear what some IS-3 owners out there
>> think of the 
>> specs on this camera? AG-Schnozz, are you out there?
>
>I looked at the specs and the picture and think it is not even
>in the same league as the IS-3. Granted it has a few nice
>updated features--such as the focusing ring, the lens isn't
>worth squat.
>
>I suspect the lens is probably VERY sharp, but the F-stop range
>on it makes it seriously lacking.  28-140mm is a nice zoom range
>though.  This could make a good "go-anywhere" camera for normal
>P&S photography, but I doubt that it could be taken seriously
>for much professional style use.

It looks very much like a Centurion-S on steroids.  I *like* the Centurion-S, 
but even with the new features of the IS-5000, it still ain't an OM.  **SIGH**  
When, oh when, are we gonna hear more about the digital w/interchangeable 
lenses?  All this waiting's a real drag...

Garth


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