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My TG6 broke... what to do next?

Started 9 months ago | Discussions thread
Architeuthis Regular Member • Posts: 491
Re: My TG6 broke... what to do next?

Yannis1976 wrote:

Option 1) I was happy with the total package meaning that the TG6 was the smallest, lightest UW camera allowing me to shoot wide underwater (with the wide extender). In terms of IQ it was not the best but as you can see from my photos, my needs are not super critical

Option 2) I need both a housing but also a WA lens for the wide field which will increase both size and cost. Not sure how better would the IQ be...

You will not see much of a difference when viewing the photos, made with plenty of light, as a small fraction of the computer screen, but when producing large printouts, e.g. for calender A3/2, you will see. Another thing is noise in low light, dynamic range and AF reliability and speed. Then comes the inability of TG to operate in manual mode...

As said by Craig, a TG with flash will produce better results as a Sony RX100 without...

Wolfgang

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