Quality of Olympus cameras

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table, cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.--Rick

This is a comparison? Please! I visit the Nikon forum, and I read more horror stories than I care to mention. film to film, or digital to digital; but no cross-comparison. Spill some water on a CP990, then get back...Barry

Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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Did water seep into the battery leads along the bottom of the camera and create a short?

Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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Hey Rick are you doing some kind of test on this cameras? first the wine and a samsung and minolta ,and now the water a nikon and a canon what's up with that?

Had the very unfortunate experience of having someone spill a glass of wine on a table with my 2020 sitting on it. Didn't seem like much at all, wiped off the bottom, camera was still okay. Next day it was dead. Sent to Olympus for warranty repair, they tell me it's $200 for repair due to liquid damage. How is this camera sealed from the elements? Anyone else had the same experience?

This camera has only been in my possession 6 weeks, the repair cented says it has water and sand inside, not very possible.

Take care not to get it wet and I'm not sure about the sand.

By the way, also had a Samsung and a Minolta sitting on the same table and they continue to function just fine.

--
Rick

Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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hey Rick ! are you doing some kind of tests on this cameras? first was the oly the samsung , minolta and wine and now oly,nikon ,canon,and water? what's up with that?

Had the very unfortunate experience of having someone spill a glass of wine on a table with my 2020 sitting on it. Didn't seem like much at all, wiped off the bottom, camera was still okay. Next day it was dead. Sent to Olympus for warranty repair, they tell me it's $200 for repair due to liquid damage. How is this camera sealed from the elements? Anyone else had the same experience?

This camera has only been in my possession 6 weeks, the repair cented says it has water and sand inside, not very possible.

Take care not to get it wet and I'm not sure about the sand.

By the way, also had a Samsung and a Minolta sitting on the same table and they continue to function just fine.

--
Rick

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Barry Carter said:

This is a comparison? Please! I visit the Nikon forum, and I read more
horror stories than I care to mention. film to film, or digital to
digital; but no cross-comparison. Spill some water on a CP990, then get
back...Barry

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Tell 'em Barry.... this guy should get a brownie..... matt

Member said:

Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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MATT said:

Barry Carter said:

This is a comparison? Please! I visit the Nikon forum, and I read more
horror stories than I care to mention. film to film, or digital to
digital; but no cross-comparison. Spill some water on a CP990, then get
back...Barry

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Tell 'em Barry.... this guy should get a brownie..... matt

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BTW, a little curious how this guy "quality" tests his computer...matt

Member said:

Member said:

Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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All jokes aside - I agree - the Nikon consumer camera linup looks like a reliability disaster to me. Most of the time in the Olympus forum, you read about a bunch of users helping each other out to gain on the learning curve, share images, etc.. There is hardly any of the chronic complaining you see on the other forums.

At present, I am thinking about a D1 purchase (come on now - no boos or hisses). However, I thank my lucky stars I purchased a 2500L for my one and only digital camera; this camera has actually sold me on the digital camera as a real photographic tool. The 2500L has been outstanding performer.

Yes! We are lucky to have Olympus cameras to discuss on this forum. Also, and this is a very important consideration, I really believe we have many very nice people in this forum (there has been zero of that "my stuff is better than your stuff" crap). It has been a real pleasure communicating with the Olympus forum group. I do wish we would hear from Noel Carboni a little more often - I miss his high level of energy.

Joe Kurkjian

MATT said:

MATT said:

Barry Carter said:

This is a comparison? Please! I visit the Nikon forum, and I read more
horror stories than I care to mention. film to film, or digital to
digital; but no cross-comparison. Spill some water on a CP990, then get
back...Barry

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Tell 'em Barry.... this guy should get a brownie..... matt

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BTW, a little curious how this guy "quality" tests his computer...matt

Member said:

Member said:

Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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I agree with you - the forum here is great, with little of the arguments and foolishness that goes on in many of the other forums.

I am also glad I purchased the 2500 - and the 2000 and the 620 and the 600....

I too am looking for an interchangable SLR - but not sure which one. Looks like either the Fuji or Cannon for me (I just cannot afford the Nikon - and the Cannon body appears to be of very solid construction also).
I am actually going to keep my Oly 2500 as a back-up.

The problem I have with the Oly is the bit noise (only a 24 bit chip)...you cannot blow it up as well as other digital cameras in the higher price ranges.

Take care
James

JoeK said:

At present, I am thinking about a D1 purchase (come on now - no boos or
hisses). However, I thank my lucky stars I purchased a 2500L for my one
and only digital camera; this camera has actually sold me on the digital
camera as a real photographic tool. The 2500L has been outstanding
performer.

Yes! We are lucky to have Olympus cameras to discuss on this forum.
Also, and this is a very important consideration, I really believe we
have many very nice people in this forum (there has been zero of that "my
stuff is better than your stuff" crap). It has been a real pleasure
communicating with the Olympus forum group. I do wish we would hear from
Noel Carboni a little more often - I miss his high level of energy.

Joe Kurkjian

MATT said:

MATT said:

Barry Carter said:

This is a comparison? Please! I visit the Nikon forum, and I read more
horror stories than I care to mention. film to film, or digital to
digital; but no cross-comparison. Spill some water on a CP990, then get
back...Barry

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Tell 'em Barry.... this guy should get a brownie..... matt

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BTW, a little curious how this guy "quality" tests his computer...matt

JoeK said:

JoeK said:

Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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Hi James:

Glad to hear you agree!!

Regarding the C2500L - yes - noise is the only issue, and it is a very minor one. In fact, it is only an issue for outdoor stuff with very dark shadows (BTW - the noise is considerably better if you shoot the 2500 in the TIFF mode).

I'll never get rid of the C2500L. With the FL40, it is the perfect camera for shooting grand-children around the house, absolutely superb, no muss, no fuss, just bang and you get a great shot (accurate color, tonal range, etc.). The camera is a real "keeper". I would not be using the D1 in the house.

The D1 is not a done deal yet. Like you, I am VERY impressed with the Fuji S1 Pro pictures (also, the beautiful models don't hurt the pictures at all). I am not at all happy about the large data files due to Fuji's interpolation. Like most people, I would prefer to interpolate up when I find it necessary, and using the algorithm of my choosing.

Curious - there really has not been a lot of information about high end Canon offerings.

Got to run - nice chatting with you! I hope you have a great day.

Joe Kurkjian

James said:

I am also glad I purchased the 2500 - and the 2000 and the 620 and the
600....

I too am looking for an interchangable SLR - but not sure which one.
Looks like either the Fuji or Cannon for me (I just cannot afford the
Nikon - and the Cannon body appears to be of very solid construction
also).
I am actually going to keep my Oly 2500 as a back-up.

The problem I have with the Oly is the bit noise (only a 24 bit
chip)...you cannot blow it up as well as other digital cameras in the
higher price ranges.

Take care
James

JoeK said:

At present, I am thinking about a D1 purchase (come on now - no boos or
hisses). However, I thank my lucky stars I purchased a 2500L for my one
and only digital camera; this camera has actually sold me on the digital
camera as a real photographic tool. The 2500L has been outstanding
performer.

Yes! We are lucky to have Olympus cameras to discuss on this forum.
Also, and this is a very important consideration, I really believe we
have many very nice people in this forum (there has been zero of that "my
stuff is better than your stuff" crap). It has been a real pleasure
communicating with the Olympus forum group. I do wish we would hear from
Noel Carboni a little more often - I miss his high level of energy.

Joe Kurkjian

MATT said:

MATT said:

Barry Carter said:

This is a comparison? Please! I visit the Nikon forum, and I read more
horror stories than I care to mention. film to film, or digital to
digital; but no cross-comparison. Spill some water on a CP990, then get
back...Barry

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Tell 'em Barry.... this guy should get a brownie..... matt

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BTW, a little curious how this guy "quality" tests his computer...matt

Member said:

Member said:

Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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che said:

Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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hey Rick ! are you doing some kind of tests on this cameras? first was
the oly the samsung , minolta and wine and now oly,nikon ,canon,and
water? what's up with that?

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great call, Che, I THOUGHT this tune sounded familiar...what in the world is this guy thinking?
newby

che23728 said:

Had the very unfortunate experience of having someone spill a glass of
wine on a table with my 2020 sitting on it. Didn't seem like much at all,
wiped off the bottom, camera was still okay. Next day it was dead. Sent
to Olympus for warranty repair, they tell me it's $200 for repair due to
liquid damage. How is this camera sealed from the elements? Anyone else
had the same experience?

This camera has only been in my possession 6 weeks, the repair cented
says it has water and sand inside, not very possible.

Take care not to get it wet and I'm not sure about the sand.

By the way, also had a Samsung and a Minolta sitting on the same table
and they continue to function just fine.

--
Rick

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Yeah...the noise IS a lot better in Tiff mode. Unfortunately, it is unexceptable for what I am doing (weddings, etc). We keep hoping that there will be a break-through in prosumer models, but it hasn't happened.

As for lack of interest in Cannon models - I think it has to do with lack of controversy...heh. The Fuji made a huge splash claiming 6.1 megapixels (out of a 3.2 mp chip - which you can tone down the size of).

Cannon scares people a bit with the CMOS, but I think that it is a great idea because the Microdrives are so energy consuming that it makes a great mate.

Take care
James

JoeK said:

Glad to hear you agree!!

Regarding the C2500L - yes - noise is the only issue, and it is a very
minor one. In fact, it is only an issue for outdoor stuff with very dark
shadows (BTW - the noise is considerably better if you shoot the 2500 in
the TIFF mode).

I'll never get rid of the C2500L. With the FL40, it is the perfect
camera for shooting grand-children around the house, absolutely superb,
no muss, no fuss, just bang and you get a great shot (accurate color,
tonal range, etc.). The camera is a real "keeper". I would not be using
the D1 in the house.

The D1 is not a done deal yet. Like you, I am VERY impressed with the
Fuji S1 Pro pictures (also, the beautiful models don't hurt the pictures
at all). I am not at all happy about the large data files due to Fuji's
interpolation. Like most people, I would prefer to interpolate up when I
find it necessary, and using the algorithm of my choosing.

Curious - there really has not been a lot of information about high end
Canon offerings.

Got to run - nice chatting with you! I hope you have a great day.

Joe Kurkjian

James said:

I am also glad I purchased the 2500 - and the 2000 and the 620 and the
600....

I too am looking for an interchangable SLR - but not sure which one.
Looks like either the Fuji or Cannon for me (I just cannot afford the
Nikon - and the Cannon body appears to be of very solid construction
also).
I am actually going to keep my Oly 2500 as a back-up.

The problem I have with the Oly is the bit noise (only a 24 bit
chip)...you cannot blow it up as well as other digital cameras in the
higher price ranges.

Take care
James

JoeK said:

At present, I am thinking about a D1 purchase (come on now - no boos or
hisses). However, I thank my lucky stars I purchased a 2500L for my one
and only digital camera; this camera has actually sold me on the digital
camera as a real photographic tool. The 2500L has been outstanding
performer.

Yes! We are lucky to have Olympus cameras to discuss on this forum.
Also, and this is a very important consideration, I really believe we
have many very nice people in this forum (there has been zero of that "my
stuff is better than your stuff" crap). It has been a real pleasure
communicating with the Olympus forum group. I do wish we would hear from
Noel Carboni a little more often - I miss his high level of energy.

Joe Kurkjian

MATT said:

MATT said:

Barry Carter said:

This is a comparison? Please! I visit the Nikon forum, and I read more
horror stories than I care to mention. film to film, or digital to
digital; but no cross-comparison. Spill some water on a CP990, then get
back...Barry

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Tell 'em Barry.... this guy should get a brownie..... matt

Click to expand...

BTW, a little curious how this guy "quality" tests his computer...matt

JoeK said:

JoeK said:

Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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JoeK said:

I do wish we would hear from
Noel Carboni a little more often - I miss his high level of energy.

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Thanks, Joe. I'm here.

Life's just been a little too busy to frequent all of the forums as much as I'd like, so I occasionally check back to see if someone's dropped my name.

I've actually been spending a lot of time at the Vicinities Photo Critics site. Submit a photo, have people tell you what's right or wrong with it, all with a flair toward winning one of the online photo contests.

http://www.vicinities.com/photocritics/

TTYL

Noel

I posted this on one of the other fora but, since its the same discussion as here . . .

This discussion is very interesting. Here I was, about to buy an Oly 3030Z at least partly due to its solid non-plasticky feel. Sooooo . . . I went back into my "photo room" and got out my Nikon F-70 SLR and found, much to my surprise, that the body is almost entirely plastic. So are all of the buttons. The lens mount is not and the tripod hole isn't either. Some of my lens (including my favorite one) has a plastic lens barrel.

Modern cameras often use plastic because it is light, durable, impervious to heat and cold, etc., etc.

They are also very delicate and fragile instruments. Frankly, the only camera I've ever had go bad on me was a Yashica twin lens reflex I had on a mt. climbing shoot about 35 years ago. It broke because I fell on it. I later bought an Oly OM-1 (my favorite ever camera) for mountaineering photography because it was the mostindestructable 35mm SLR on the market at the time. I think you pretty much have to look at what purpose you're buying a camera for before you buy it - especially at these prices.

My point being that if you abuse any camera, it will break. Dumping water, wine, whatever on it isn't really very smart. Neither is taking pictures in the rain without proper precautions. Neither is taking beach shots if you're not careful. Neither, as I found out long ago, is rock climbing with a bulky camera hanging from my neck - particularly when you fall.

I'm looking forward to picking up the Oly.

Mike

Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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Hi James:

Weddings are tough - you never know what the heck size print might be ordered in advance. From what I have seen, unless the S1 Pro is brain dead, it should be pretty good for weddings. Otherwise, I think you will be stuck for bigger bucks for the D1 (the D1 has very impressive noise performance). What I mean by brain dead is a camera that does not work like a camera should. For example, the Canon Pro70 took absolutely fantastic pictures - too bad it never remembered what mode I was in when power cycled ON/OFF. Without actually using the the S1 Pro, it will be hard to know if it just plain works like a camera should; that type of information is difficult to get out of a review. After testing a lot of cameras, in addition to great performance, the C2500L actually worked like I thought a camera should - it is always one of those IMHO type of things.

Talk to you later - have a great weekend. I just came back from a photo trip (tried out a negative film I have not used yet). I hope the stuff scans well.

Joe Kurkjian

James said:

As for lack of interest in Cannon models - I think it has to do with lack
of controversy...heh. The Fuji made a huge splash claiming 6.1
megapixels (out of a 3.2 mp chip - which you can tone down the size of).

Cannon scares people a bit with the CMOS, but I think that it is a great
idea because the Microdrives are so energy consuming that it makes a
great mate.

Take care
James

JoeK said:

Glad to hear you agree!!

Regarding the C2500L - yes - noise is the only issue, and it is a very
minor one. In fact, it is only an issue for outdoor stuff with very dark
shadows (BTW - the noise is considerably better if you shoot the 2500 in
the TIFF mode).

I'll never get rid of the C2500L. With the FL40, it is the perfect
camera for shooting grand-children around the house, absolutely superb,
no muss, no fuss, just bang and you get a great shot (accurate color,
tonal range, etc.). The camera is a real "keeper". I would not be using
the D1 in the house.

The D1 is not a done deal yet. Like you, I am VERY impressed with the
Fuji S1 Pro pictures (also, the beautiful models don't hurt the pictures
at all). I am not at all happy about the large data files due to Fuji's
interpolation. Like most people, I would prefer to interpolate up when I
find it necessary, and using the algorithm of my choosing.

Curious - there really has not been a lot of information about high end
Canon offerings.

Got to run - nice chatting with you! I hope you have a great day.

Joe Kurkjian

James said:

I am also glad I purchased the 2500 - and the 2000 and the 620 and the
600....

I too am looking for an interchangable SLR - but not sure which one.
Looks like either the Fuji or Cannon for me (I just cannot afford the
Nikon - and the Cannon body appears to be of very solid construction
also).
I am actually going to keep my Oly 2500 as a back-up.

The problem I have with the Oly is the bit noise (only a 24 bit
chip)...you cannot blow it up as well as other digital cameras in the
higher price ranges.

Take care
James

JoeK said:

At present, I am thinking about a D1 purchase (come on now - no boos or
hisses). However, I thank my lucky stars I purchased a 2500L for my one
and only digital camera; this camera has actually sold me on the digital
camera as a real photographic tool. The 2500L has been outstanding
performer.

Yes! We are lucky to have Olympus cameras to discuss on this forum.
Also, and this is a very important consideration, I really believe we
have many very nice people in this forum (there has been zero of that "my
stuff is better than your stuff" crap). It has been a real pleasure
communicating with the Olympus forum group. I do wish we would hear from
Noel Carboni a little more often - I miss his high level of energy.

Joe Kurkjian

MATT said:

MATT said:

Barry Carter said:

This is a comparison? Please! I visit the Nikon forum, and I read more
horror stories than I care to mention. film to film, or digital to
digital; but no cross-comparison. Spill some water on a CP990, then get
back...Barry

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Tell 'em Barry.... this guy should get a brownie..... matt

Click to expand...

BTW, a little curious how this guy "quality" tests his computer...matt

Member said:

Member said:

Rick said:

Try something else. You're right about the quality. The bottom of my
C2020 barely got wet when someone spilled a glass of water on the table,
cost $200 to fix, now the camera is in for repair again. This time they
will actually warranty the camera, the service people have not been very
nice to deal with. On the table where the water was spilled sat a Nikon
and a Canon film camera, no problems with either one.

Buy a Nikon or a Canon, you'll love either one.
--
Rick

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Noel Carboni said:

JoeK said:

I do wish we would hear from
Noel Carboni a little more often - I miss his high level of energy.

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Thanks, Joe. I'm here.

Life's just been a little too busy to frequent all of the forums as much
as I'd like, so I occasionally check back to see if someone's dropped my
name.

I've actually been spending a lot of time at the Vicinities Photo Critics
site. Submit a photo, have people tell you what's right or wrong with
it, all with a flair toward winning one of the online photo contests.

http://www.vicinities.com/photocritics/

TTYL

Noel

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Noel, happy to hear from you again. I'm searching for a real digital camera. I've given my N950 to my son, I'm tired of its colour balance, often over exposed flash & red-eye problem. I've bought the Sony S70, very good resolution but lack of enough control, the colour is a bit too warm & the speed (focusing as well as time between shots). I'm considering the Oly & hope to have a try. I'm considering the 3030 as well as a used 2500L, could you give your comment on these two Oly. It seems to me that Oly can give better colour balance which is my biggest concern. Now here seems not much discussion on the C2500L, I know you've one, please give me some advice about its performance on resolution, colour balance, noice, flash quality as compare to current 3.3Mp camera including the C3030. Hope to hear your reply soon.

I'just wonder in previous post, C2500L has noticeable noise when boosted to ISO 200 or 400, to my knowledge, it has bigger CCD size, it means that the S/N ratio could be lower, am I right?

Could there be a new SLR Oly digicam soon?

Francis C.F.P.

Hello Francis and Noel:

Noel - thanks for the tip about the photo evaluation site. Sounds like it will be a lot of fun. Keep looking in on us at the Olympus forum.

Francis - the C2500L is a terrific performer. It is not discussed much because the folks out there don't have problems with it. Great color and tonal range accuracy. Yes - it is noisy compared to a $6000 Nikon D1. But the noise is not nearly as bad as you imagine. Check out a noise comparison I did between a D1 and the C2500L.

http://members3.clubphoto.com/joe243826/

The C2500L noise is better if you shoot in the TIFF mode. Regardless, the noise performance is great at the price point the camera is selling for. BTW - the C2500L is superior to the D1 from the standpoint of color and tonal range accuracy (Nikon has a lot of work left to do on that camera).

Joe Kurkjian

Francis C.F.P. said:

Noel Carboni said:

JoeK said:

I do wish we would hear from
Noel Carboni a little more often - I miss his high level of energy.

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Thanks, Joe. I'm here.

Life's just been a little too busy to frequent all of the forums as much
as I'd like, so I occasionally check back to see if someone's dropped my
name.

I've actually been spending a lot of time at the Vicinities Photo Critics
site. Submit a photo, have people tell you what's right or wrong with
it, all with a flair toward winning one of the online photo contests.

http://www.vicinities.com/photocritics/

TTYL

Noel

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Noel, happy to hear from you again. I'm searching for a real digital
camera. I've given my N950 to my son, I'm tired of its colour balance,
often over exposed flash & red-eye problem. I've bought the Sony S70,
very good resolution but lack of enough control, the colour is a bit too
warm & the speed (focusing as well as time between shots). I'm
considering the Oly & hope to have a try. I'm considering the 3030 as
well as a used 2500L, could you give your comment on these two Oly. It
seems to me that Oly can give better colour balance which is my biggest
concern. Now here seems not much discussion on the C2500L, I know you've
one, please give me some advice about its performance on resolution,
colour balance, noice, flash quality as compare to current 3.3Mp camera
including the C3030. Hope to hear your reply soon.

I'just wonder in previous post, C2500L has noticeable noise when boosted
to ISO 200 or 400, to my knowledge, it has bigger CCD size, it means that
the S/N ratio could be lower, am I right?

Could there be a new SLR Oly digicam soon?

Francis C.F.P.

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JoeK said:

Check out a noise
comparison I did between a D1 and the C2500L.
http://members3.clubphoto.com/joe243826/

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Yes, the D1 is quite a bit cleaner, noise-wise, than the C-2500L, but I noticed one little detail where the C-2500L wins... The D1 image of the sky (D1-Sky.bmp) has one or two dust specks on it (dark blotches)! This is a small downside of having an interchangeable lens. The C-2500L, on the other hand, is sealed against dust.

-Noel