Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 16:38:51 -0800
From: Motor Sport Visions Photography <msvphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Day out with friends
The new Olympus C-50 is quite cute. If I had wads of excess cash to
spend (I have zero) I would grab one for my wife for her next P&S (I
gave her a Stylus Epic a while back which she loves, but doesn't get
much use since we got the E-10 a year ago). Appears well made (all metal
even), and I bet makes really nice images provided you have enough
light. They had stacks of 'em at Costco for $569.00 when I was there
last week.
Mike Veglia
Motor Sport Visions Photography
http://www.motorsportvisions.com
Yeah, I have had my eye on the C-50Z for a while now....given that my
C4040Z got "lifted" at that hotel in Baltimore. I have been thinking
I would replace the 4040 with a more compact digital. The new C50-Z
seems like a very nice little camera, and the viewfinder is more
accurate than the C*n*n P*wershot S40 (which is what I had been
considering as a replacement for the 4040). The other thing I noticed
is that the shutter lag is notably less than the C4040, which is a
good thing (still not as fast as an E10 or E20, though). I am
thinking about getting one at some point in time, but I want to see
more reviews first. The latest scuttlebut on the digital Olympus
mailing list (at yahoo groups) is that the latest 5 megapixel Oly's
(C5050Z and C-50Z) have problems with noise issues. Seem that Oly
engineers have tried to cram 5 megapixels into a space previously
occupied by 4, and the noise has gone up. Moreover, right now, I have
to save for "L" lenses...(yes, *those* "L" lenses). OTOH, I hear that
C*nt*x is coming out with a digital TVS....hmmm....
-Stephen Scharf
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 12:14:41 +1100
From: Marc Lawrence <mlawrence@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [OM] Day out with friends
Mike Veglia [mailto:msvphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
The new Olympus C-50 is quite cute....
I've been tossing up between the 4 megapixel Canon G3
(which'll use my Canon 380EX flash with full E-TTL
compatibility) and the 5 megapixel C-5050 for my first
digital camera (the D60-suggestion causing my partner to
laugh hysterically, vomit up their own stomach, and then
bludgeon me with my own OM1, in repeating stages, until
I retracted ;-) )
<snip>
I've decided pretty much to go with the C-5050 (are you
there Wayne Culberson? It's probably not "perfect", but for
me, having looked, it seems close enough). Having finally held
that compact little body in my hands, and felt the "glove"
effect (one I've only previously got from the 35RC), the
heart may be overriding the mind in some areas. These views
*may* change on use. I *have* seen a suggestion that the
C-5050's lens is not as sharp as the G3's, but I'm wondering
if the extra megapixel compensates.
Still, what else is credit for? ;-)
Cheers
Marc
Sydney, Oz
Marc,
If you haven't gotten the C5050Z yet, you might want to do some
research on noise levels on that camera. It has been the subject of
much discussion. As for the G3, the lens barrel obstructs the lower
left portion of the viewfinder in full "wide" mode.
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 21:43:15 -0500 (EST)
From: "Boris Grigorov" <alienspecimen@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Printer Wanted
Dear Zuiks and Zuikettes,
It is this time of the year when the good boys and girls receive
presents and wifey has allowed me to spend some $130-150 on a
printer. Here are the things that are important to me.
I would like to have the one that would give me the best quality
possible for the little money. Since I admitted at the beginning
that I am cheap,
<snip>
So, what do you think? Am I going to get anything decent at this
price? I also remember that at least an year ago, someone wrote to
this list, praising an HP model and his exact words were " my
friends thought that I used wet processing to develop my pictures".
Thanks in advice.
Boris
Boris,
For $99, you can get an Epson 820....incredible printer at an
incredible price. I am VERY happy with mine.
-Stephen.
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 11:06:38 +0800
From: "C.H.Ling" <chling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] 35-70/3.6 vs 50/1.2
The film is Fuji Provia F100 (RDP III). It is the least grain slide
film currently. The scanner is Nikon LS4000ED scanned at 3000dpi.
C.H.Ling
Yeah, Provia F100 is awesome...my favorite slide film.
--
2001 CBR600F4i - Fantastic!
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