NIK11
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Re: The TL350 is Freaking Awesome
cgarrard
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What a gem, what a find.
Samsung, please do NOT give up on this line. Make a TL400 successor PLEASE.
TL350's are rare in the US, hard to find. I was lucky to get one at 160.00 new in the box.
Going over the raws after a day and night of shooting and this is hands down one of the best if not the best ultra-compacts I've ever used. It was this camera or the S100 for me (wanted the wide angle) and I'm really glad I got this one. The S100 is a fine camera and I would have been happy with it indeed, but all the extra features the TL350 has the S100 doesn't makes it one of the most versatile and fun compacts I've used in 4 years of reviewing cameras.
I haven't been this excited about an ultra-compact ever, that I can recall. The closest was the GRD IV and III from Ricoh but those aren't ultra-compacts.
Too much to go into on one post, but if you are looking for one, get one and don't look back. Couple of quirks, but all cameras have them, and the pleasures far outweigh the quirks.
I don't know why the TL350(WB2000) was snubbed by all the major reviewers. Had it been wearing a Canon badge I'm sure they would have queued up to pay homage, bearing mind it is a 24-120 ultra compact with manual+RAW and released some 2 years ahead of the S100.
If you don't need the latest technology then there are some wonderful bargains to be had. I recently picked up a very cheap GX200 which offers the slimmest 24 wide camera available sporting an (attachable) EVF. It's good for daylight shooting.
How do you think the DR and other attributes of the TL350 would compare to the GX200?
Nick