Olympus C-4040 Zoom

Opinion: Most compact digital cameras are now shaped like a bar of soap and you can only use the LCD to view your subject. I was able to get mine in mint condition on Ebay for $56.00 with it's original box a few memory cards. I agree that Smartmedia cards can be expensive but if you can get them cheap if you can get them at auction prices on Ebay. This camera's F 1.8 lens is perfect for available light "holiday" shots. 4 MP is more than enough for pics up to 11X14 ( and my Pentax 12.4 MP is ) gets blown away by this now outdated camera. If you can find one for $200 or less on Ebay in "like new" condition...grab it quick, it's worth every cent

Opinion: This was the first digital camera I ever bought, and I still use it a lot. The reason: the lens! You just can't get an f/1.8 lens on a digital camera. This more than makes up for the lower 4 megapixel sensor. The color, image contrast, and subtlety are vastly better than most other cameras. Expensive at the time, it shows that "early adopters" of new technology sometimes get items with features and build quality never to be found later on. I have an extension tube and a polarizing filter--highly recommended.

Opinion: Ha !! This has Got to be a laugh to some, the last post for this camera was over 2 years ago, but I REALLY think this is a Great camera. I have had it for years now. I bought it, in part, because I am interested in astronomy. I bought it because it had an f/1.8 lens. I love it!! It has held up Great and I have used it ALOT. I even used it professionally. I went to shoot a wedding and 2 of the 3 film cameras failed !! (What are the Chances !!) A Mamiya RB 67 ProS took the formals, but I am glad I had taken the 4040 with me. Up to that point, I had considered digital cameras rather as toys. I used the 4040 for practically the whole wedding, used up All the cards I had. The people were Thrilled with the pix. The camera is Very easy to use with my telescopes. I simply hand hold the camera to the eyepiece and have gotten very satisfying results,especially on Mars in 2003 (with 8" Newtonian) and October 2005 (4 1/2" refractor). Pix that were processed only with Photoshop Elements have shown detail that I figure must be under 200 miles wide on Mars. There were many nights I would take over 100 pix (trying to get best focus on the scope, some bad pix from atmospheric turbulence, rotation of the planet over several hours time, etc.) With only 16 seconds I can get pix of comets (Bradfield in spring 2004) that represent what it looked like Very well. The f/1.8 is Great for getting northern lights. In general, the camera is Great in low light. The focusing was Painful in low light with an otherwise excellent 8080 and I went back to the 4040 to get sports, family gathering and theater pix.
Switching from film to digital was Very difficult for me. The 4040 really sold me. On Jupiter with film, several seconds are needed to record the moons. I was Surprised, to say the least, to find that a 1/30 second can record them digitally (Photoshop Elements really makes them easily visible)
I Love the manual controls !! Don't have to go through menus to change shutter and f/stops. I can manually control focus, Great.
Another Really big thing I like about this camera, it uses AA batteries. I remember my dad telling me a story about the depression. My grandfather was a farmer. He owned a Cadillac. When the depression hit and the Caddy got a flat, it was cheaper to get a used Ford than get a tire for the Caddy. I bet this camera, using AA batteries, will go for a LONG time.

They should bring this out again, updated, big 5meg, low noise chip, same focusing system, AA batts, f/1.8, excellent 5x lens, rangefinder type camera with a flip LCD, compact flash. The best of the 8080 put in a New 4040

I have recently purchased an E1. I like it because I can use some old telephoto lenses and it is Really quick on sports photos, but it Is bigger. I often find I am using the 4040, carrying it around in my pocket, getting shots I would otherwise miss. I am Really glad to have the E1, it is also a REALLY great camera, but boy, did they do a job on the 4040 !!! The guys that thought this up and made such a great camera gotta be justifiably proud of their work. I would buy another, used 4040 but I can't find more smart media cards. I think that is its achilles heal. What a shame !!

Opinion: 1. precise white balance.
2. nice pictures quality
3. long life battery (use AA-battery)
4. light weight.

Opinion: old age camera, but still in healthy and excellent condition, produce unexpected high quality pictures..

Opinion: Good good good..

Opinion: Easy to use camera.

Opinion: A MUST HAVE FOR KEEN PHOTOGRAPHERS

Opinion: FROM C-4040 TO SONY V1 -- USING AN OLYMPUS C-4040 FOR 15 MONTHS, AND HAVING TO PHOTO ARTWORKS AND ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS EVERYDAY, I FOUND SONY V-1 VERY HELPFULL, VERY HANDY AND EASY TO USE AND VERY PROMPT FOR WORK ALL TIMES, ONE MONTH NOW. VERY-VERY LOW NOISE, SUPERB LOW-LIGHT BEHAVIOR (BETTER THAN OLYMPUS), GREAT FLASH. I AM A HAPPY OWNER AND DAILY USER. BUT I STIL LOVE MY OLD C-4040 !