Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/12

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] [OT] Now that the Olympus C-8080 has been discontinued...
From: msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad)
Date: Tue Jul 12 19:41:50 2005
References: <55A1A2B5-ECF6-48A2-937F-41015BD5E8BC@aotera.org> <9b678e050712190755a7865c@mail.gmail.com>

another good one is the panasonic sister of the leica d2, it is an
excellent camera and feels very much like a "real" camera with the
manual zoom.

On 7/12/05, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote:
> Spencer,
> The whole family of 8MP cameras released two years ago were not a
> commercial success in the market, Olympus's 8080 included.
> 
> There have been several 7MP cameras released recently that provide a
> much better image, especially at higher ISO's.  I would take a look at
> the Canon Powershot G-6 and the Sony V3 as two capable cameras.  Both
> are a little on the large size for pocket use but picture quality is
> very good for a P&S.  Both are getting to be a little long in the
> tooth so deals might be out there.
> 
> Of course if you are looking at this size camera then take a look at
> the Olympus Evolt SLR.
> 
> Should you want a camera that is very small and also takes a great
> image then I would take a look at the Sony W7, the Casio Exslim Z750,
> the Canon SD500, the Sony P150 or P200, and the Nikon 7900.
> 
> One of the reviewers at dpreview got it right, he/she was comparing
> differences in cameras at effective print sizes over 40".  The
> differences in these cameras are mostly in ergonomics and feature set,
> not actual performance.
> 
> If you ruled out the Sony's then you could buy a 128MB SD card for
> much less than $20, go to your local emporium, shot a shot or two with
> all the camera and take a look at the results at home if you have a
> card reader.
> 
> Enjoy the hunt.
> 
> Don
> don.dory@gmail.com
> 
> 
> 
> On 7/12/05, Spencer Cheng <spencer@aotera.org> wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I've started looking for a digital P&S for travel purpose. The LUG
> > archives suggested that the C-8080 is a good choice for what I want (5
> > + megapixels, relatively compact, relatively narrow range zoom,
> > relatively fast lens). Unfortunately, Olympus has discontinued C-8080
> > and no retailer in Ottawa seems to have any in stock.
> >
> > So what are your recommendations for something like the C-8080?
> >
> > As this is off topic, please feel free to send me your suggestion in
> > private and I will summarize for anyone who is interested.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Spencer
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Leica Users Group.
> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
> >
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
> 


-- 
  -------------------------------------
  regards, mehrdad


In reply to: Message from spencer at aotera.org (Spencer Cheng) ([Leica] [OT] Now that the Olympus C-8080 has been discontinued...)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] [OT] Now that the Olympus C-8080 has been discontinued...)