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Not so tough, not that bright

Started Sep 2, 2016 | User reviews thread
OP Andrei L Regular Member • Posts: 111
Re: Not so tough, not that bright

Thanks for sharing your experience. Fortunately, I didn't have a problem with returning it, as the Olympus representatives assumed responsibility for the design issues which I had pointed out when sending it back.

I agree underwater housing is expensive, however I'd sooner use a K-S Pentax series than this type of compact cameras.

Got a promise for an RX100 II @ 250 EUR in very good shape, I'm expecting to find some suitable underwater housing for it if I ever get the idea again.

For poolside, something like the S4 Active or a similar smartphone (Sony has one, can't remember its name) is always enough.

I've been using Olympus since E-10/E-20, which I thoroughly enjoyed apart from them being on the slow side and devouring a set of batteries in 10-15 minutes. Really liked the E-30 and generally their features, however I could never settle on their FT/MFT system, it simply lacked something.

Apart from Nikon, the best pick I've had was Pentax, however since Fuji X-T1 and their weather sealed primes Pentax lost a lot of its appeal. For compacts, I'm partial to Panny and Sony, since they offer an excellent balance of photo and video features. The old bunch (Nikanon) failed to properly innovate in the last decade. Oly I still like though.

 Andrei L's gear list:Andrei L's gear list
Fujifilm FinePix X100 Sony RX100 II Fujifilm X-Pro1 Fujifilm XF 18mm F2 R Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R +1 more
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