yenta
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I bought this camera as a back up for my S2Pro for professional shoots (weddings, etc.). I could not afford another SLR body, so there it is. I bought it specifically because it had a PC connector and I could therefore use all of my already owned equipment. At any rate, I found that the image quality, particularly up to 200 was very good, almost excellent, and certainly enough to meet my needs should the S2Pro fail (which it never has!). People pics up to 8X10 are excellent and 11X14 are very good, but not beyond that for my taste. The camera is well built enough (I am not ham-handed with my stuff) and I have never had problems with stuff breaking off (from any of my cameras). I shoot at least one event per week on the average. Probably 300-600 shots. (Sometimes more, but that would be the median range.) I use a Vivitar 285 HV and a portrait bracket that holds the flash above the lens. The results are excellent. Don't use the pop-up flash (except for MAYBE the occasional fill flash). Frankly I don't think I've evershot landscapes with this camera, simply because that's not what I bought it for.
Problems:
None so far. But you have to have realistic expectations. This is after all a "bridge" camera and as such, it may fill a niche that may no longer be needed. After alll, buy a used DSLR in good shape for less than the new price of a similar "bridge" camera, and you have something better for less money. However, I cannot complain because this model does exactly what I wanted it to at the time I needed it to.
Problems:
None so far. But you have to have realistic expectations. This is after all a "bridge" camera and as such, it may fill a niche that may no longer be needed. After alll, buy a used DSLR in good shape for less than the new price of a similar "bridge" camera, and you have something better for less money. However, I cannot complain because this model does exactly what I wanted it to at the time I needed it to.