Throwback Thursday: the Olympus C-2100UZ
Even in 2000, the Olympus C-2100UZ's 2MP sensor was a bit behind the times. Plenty of other cameras offered 3MP sensors, but what the C-2100UZ lacked in resolution it sought to make up with a huge (at the time) 10x stabilized zoom. That 38-380mm equiv. F2.8-3.5 lens was matched with a full slate of manual exposure controls, built-in EVF and a focus assist lamp that 'actually works'.
The C-2100UZ shared a lot of features with the C-2020Z on which it was based, which offered a 35-105mm equiv. F2-2.8 zoom. Shared features included a 1.8" 114k-dot rear LCD, which site founder Phil Askey noted was in sore need of an anti-reflective coating.
The lens was obviously the C-2100's biggest selling point. At the time, the only other 'compacts' to offer a lens this long were Sony's floppy disk-based Mavica cameras. There wasn't much out there to get you to 380mm equiv. on a DSLR either, so the C-2100's relatively compact, stabilized lens was a pretty wondrous thing. Phil Askey noted some slight chromatic aberration in images, and lamented the camera's over aggressive sharpening algorithm.
The C-2100 cost $1300 at launch, but a dip in street price to $900 later made it much more competitive in its class. Askey revised his review in 2001 to give it a 'Recommended' rating reflecting its new price. Do you have fond memories of the C-2100? Let us know in the comments.
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We've
just posted our review of Olympus's C-2100 "Ultra Zoom". This
surprisingly compact camera delivers a ten times optically stabilised
zoom and a two megapixel sensor. It's a sensible package and one that
will serve up the goods for anyone who's looking for a long zoom compact
digital camera. |
Olympus
Japan announce the a new digital camera based on the 2 megapixel C-2020Z
with an Olympus ten times stabalised zoom lens (38mm - 380mm, F2.8 - F3.5)
with optical stability. Expected retail price is 138,000 YEN ($1300) in
Japan available in August. Olympus's answer to the FD-95 & MVC-CD1000
?
UPDATE: Full specifications inside.
Essentials: 1.92 megapixels effective (1600 x 1200),
10x stabalised zoom lens (38mm - 380mm), TTL LCD Viewfinder, SmartMedia |
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