Nathebeach

Clearviewer? Tell me more? How does it compare to the Hoodman viewer? It does not appear to have an eyecup. That would seem to be useful, or is it not really needed? Have you tried this device...

Clearviewer? Tell me more? How does it compare to the Hoodman viewer? It does not appear to have an eyecup. That would seem to be useful, or is it not really needed? Have you tried this device...

So give us an update Popetographer? How did the wife like the new camera and lens? I think you said you bought the 19mm Sigma to go with it?

That 19mm is a pretty good lens. Not sure you could upgrade on it. Maybe faster would be nice, but peak center shaprness wide open and excellent center and edge sharpness up to F-8. I find that...

and I am willing to bet that four year old camera was not your first.

Yes, that is the one. I guess it has not caught on. At least credit Canon for trying.

You guys are all proving my point. Olympus, along with all the others, need to get first time buyers. If they don't they will cease to exist. It is specifically because the cell phone users do...

Smart move. As cell phone camera quaity approaches and surpasses some compacts, camera makers have to boost quality to give people a reason to spend hard earned money on a "second camera" (the...

Yabokkie? Are you out there?

yabokkie, those are not bad lenses by any stretch of the imagination, even when compared to SLR lenses. Can you quantify what you mean by poor? Color? DOF? Sharpness? Edges? I am curious why...

yabokkie, those are not bad lenses by any stretch of the imagination, even when compared to SLR lenses. Can you quantify what you mean by poor? Color? DOF? Sharpness? Edges? I am curious why...

This camera is having the same impact that the Canon G10 did when it was introduced. Each has their flaws, BUT, each introduced/introduce a new dimension to compact point and shoots that never...

And for what it's worth, it likes like an awfully nice camera. I am assuming these test shots were the kit lens. I would love to see some shots with the Panasonic 20, the Olympus 45/75 fixed...

And for what it's worth, it likes like an awfully nice camera. I saw some comments about softness, but make sure you are comparing apples to apples when you criticize sharpness. Some were shot...

And for what it's worth, it likes like an awfully nice camera. I saw some comments about softness, but make sure you are comparing apples to apples when you criticize sharpness. Some were shot...

All these whiners, if you are complaining that the camera lacks SLR features like a view finder, controls, etc., I have a solution: Go out and buy the OMD or one of the fine Panys. Quit whining...

That is what happens when marketing designs products instead of, well, engineers or actual photographers to name a few. I really want to like Pentax, but come on! They are making it really hard.

I admit I did get a little side tracked. I was trying to postulate about possible causes, nothing more.

Regarding the Sigma, I think it would be pretty hard to discern a significant image quality...

Or maybe, we are just dealing with an extreme design of a small sensor, a small lens, extreme ISO's. Can't have it all. Everything is a trade off in life. Of course I am probably completely...