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[OM] Re: OT Digital Point and Shoot

Subject: [OM] Re: OT Digital Point and Shoot
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 15:01:15 -0700
Dean Tyler wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>I want to replace my wife's Epic with a digital P&S.  She will use it for
>travel, party and on-line photos.  I am looking at 5MP and up.  There is a
>lot out there.  I want something small, simple with good image quality right
>out the camera.  I was thinking of the VerveS or Olympus 800, but Fuji,
>Nikon and Minolta look interesting too.  I don't want to spend over $450.
>Any suggestions?
>
I believe the Fuji F10 or F11 are the best ones out there at the present 
moment. Only possible drawback for the proposed uses is slightly slow 
flash recycle, still under 4 sec. The low light capability makes  casual 
non-flash  shots possible in many group situations, which I like a lot. 
This shot of me in a bar drinking wonderful Old Brown Dog Ale from NH 
out of a Moosehead glass, taken by someone drinking Old Peculiar, was 
taken on an overcast early evening  in a not particularly well lit bar. 
It only looks bright outside because of the exposure for inside 
<http://galleries.moosemystic.net/Creatures/pages/DSCF0459.htm>. 
Completely different than a flash shot would have been, 1/17 sec., f2.8, 
iso 1600.

Another very good looking one is the Panasonic DMC-FX9. Its Leica lens 
just doesn't quite resolve as much detail as the F10, macro isn't as 
good and things really start to fall apart at iso 400 
<http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfx9/page8.asp>. It does have 
IS. It's pretty hard to tell whether equal quality at about 2 stops 
faster iso or IS would win out in any given low light situation without 
a lot of testing. Higher iso will always win out if subject movement is 
a problem, though, as in casual people pics at parties, etc. Flash 
recycle a bit faster at about 3 sec.

I wish I could recommend an Oly. At the moment, they aren't competitive 
in the very compact P&S category by my criteria.

The market does change rapidly.

Moose


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