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Olympus SP100ee tested.

Started Aug 12, 2014 | User reviews thread
Henry Falkner
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Re: Olympus SP100ee tested.

elliottnewcomb wrote:

Nice one Henry, I would be quite happy with this, (especially from such a small sensor). You are right, unless you learn how to get the best out of any camera, you will not get a lot you like.

This afternoon I collected a laminated 46x33 inch print of this one-

I expected to be irritated by the in-camera sharpening artifacts, but the print is actually quite pleasing to look at, even close up.

I had Stylus 1 for a short time, did ok, enough to learn first hand what it was about, decided to keep it, got the glass tele extender, read the whole manual, made notes, I am doing much better with it, and learning more as each difficult situation that comes up.

Most of the digicams I bought since 1998 are pocket P&S jobs. The exceptions are the SP-550UZ and the SP570UZ, which I still have. I always try to get the utmost out of each.

I spent 2 years with my Sony rx100, wrote a manual and learning guide, sent it to hundreds of people. For me now, it is absolutely ease of use, consistent results. I recently got the new version of it, rx100m3, surprisingly it was back to basics, learn how to get good results with it. Slightly different sensor, different lens, different processor, and Sony changed things that changed the OOC jpegs, many are finding now.

I have not changed brands after I started with Olympus, mostly to make the learning curve more manageable. Also, I am not very fond of triple-nested menus.

Back to the OP - I still find the SP-100EE attractive. In-the-lens-IS appears to work almost as well as 5-axis IS on the sensor. The dot sight should make full frame flying gannets easier to catch, and 1200mm reach with the hi-res 2x in-camera magnification should get me detail in my moon shots that currently elude me.

I do hope that the original poster hangs on to his SP-100EE, and learns how to use it.

Henry

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