Comments on: Olympus new compact cameras http://lawrenceripsher.com/blog/2007/01/olympus_new_com.html Photos, Reviews, Instruction Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:11:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Eckhart Derschmidt http://lawrenceripsher.com/blog/2007/01/olympus_new_com.html/comment-page-1#comment-198 Eckhart Derschmidt Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:41:05 +0000 http://lawrenceripsher.com/2007/01/olympus_new_com.html#comment-198 <p>For me, the features of the 770 SW seem very attractive, as I have been looking for a camera that I can take for kayaking without additional water protection. However, as far as I have read in tests so far, it is still quite slow (which is crucial when trying to take a kayaker running a rapid or dropping off a waterfall), and the Olympus sensors usually are very noisy in anything above ISO 400 (at least our E-300 office camera is, and I heard that this is a general Olympus problem). But I agree with you that the Olympus developers are very creative and often come up with features other makers have not even thougt about so far. </p> For me, the features of the 770 SW seem very attractive, as I have been looking for a camera that I can take for kayaking without additional water protection. However, as far as I have read in tests so far, it is still quite slow (which is crucial when trying to take a kayaker running a rapid or dropping off a waterfall), and the Olympus sensors usually are very noisy in anything above ISO 400 (at least our E-300 office camera is, and I heard that this is a general Olympus problem). But I agree with you that the Olympus developers are very creative and often come up with features other makers have not even thougt about so far.

]]> By: Niall O'Shea http://lawrenceripsher.com/blog/2007/01/olympus_new_com.html/comment-page-1#comment-197 Niall O'Shea Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:40:51 +0000 http://lawrenceripsher.com/2007/01/olympus_new_com.html#comment-197 <p>"I gotta say tho, Olympus are certainly putting their best minds into turning out creative bits of kit. I predict a resurgence of this great brand. If you like this sort of thing, it's nice to see a company innovating in ways other than by just adding megapixels to their increasingly crammed sensors. Olympus already have some of the best glass in the industry for their pro range and this year I am confident they'll produce some market shaking DSLR's to go along with it. "</p> <p>Damn straight! Can't wait to go back. ;)<br /> Sing it now, "Oly! Oly! Oly!" etc.<br /> </p> "I gotta say tho, Olympus are certainly putting their best minds into turning out creative bits of kit. I predict a resurgence of this great brand. If you like this sort of thing, it's nice to see a company innovating in ways other than by just adding megapixels to their increasingly crammed sensors. Olympus already have some of the best glass in the industry for their pro range and this year I am confident they'll produce some market shaking DSLR's to go along with it. "

Damn straight! Can't wait to go back. ;)
Sing it now, "Oly! Oly! Oly!" etc.

]]> By: Craig Persel http://lawrenceripsher.com/blog/2007/01/olympus_new_com.html/comment-page-1#comment-196 Craig Persel Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:47:19 +0000 http://lawrenceripsher.com/2007/01/olympus_new_com.html#comment-196 <p>The 550 features are pretty damn impressive. 540mm equivalent at full zoom? Yikes. Might end up being a very big seller at $500. Wouldn't mind playing around with one.</p> The 550 features are pretty damn impressive. 540mm equivalent at full zoom? Yikes. Might end up being a very big seller at $500. Wouldn't mind playing around with one.

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