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EX1/TL500 owners- honest opinion wanted please

Started Aug 30, 2012 | Discussions thread
sherwoodpete
sherwoodpete Veteran Member • Posts: 7,767
Re: EX1/TL500 owners- honest opinion wanted please

dinneenp wrote:

So basically I'm wondering

1. what you think of the EX1 (I know there's an EX2 coming) and would you recommend it

  • Overall, an excellent camera.

2. why you picked this over other premium compacts

  • Lucky enough to find one at a good price.

3. what you like about it

  • solid build quality

  • sharp lens

  • wideangle lens

  • wide aperture lens

  • fully swiveling screen.

  • quality of Amoled screen image

  • full manual controls

  • hot shoe

  • RAW mode

4. what you don't like about it.

  • zoom range limited (not much tele)

  • video quality basic by today's standards

  • occasional quirky menu and settings - but not a real problem at least in my experience.

5. anything else of interest.

This is becoming a bit dated compared with more recent competition, but if the price is right, its a decent enough camera.

A comparison with some alternatives here - but even this is now somewhat dated: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/4333175133/buyers-guide-enthusiast-raw-shooting-compact-cameras

Regards,
Peter

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