Ross Alford
Forum Enthusiast
Note ratings are for its day. I bought it in 1999, about 6 mo after it was introduced, used it quite a bit for a couple of years, but image quality just wasn't good enough for many purposes. It then spent several years in a lab used as a microscope camera, image quality was good enough for that. It still works. very well built, easy to use, liked the 28mm equivalent wideangle, and the RAW mode.
Problems:
Annoying that it was sold without rechargeable battery and charger, which were optional and expensive extras. It also ran on throw-away lithium cells, but very expensive and it ate them fairly quickly. Eventually gave in and sprang for the rechargeable kit, but that really should have come with it, as it always does with more modern cameras. Otherwise, really excellent (for its time) and great build quality.
Problems:
Annoying that it was sold without rechargeable battery and charger, which were optional and expensive extras. It also ran on throw-away lithium cells, but very expensive and it ate them fairly quickly. Eventually gave in and sprang for the rechargeable kit, but that really should have come with it, as it always does with more modern cameras. Otherwise, really excellent (for its time) and great build quality.