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Unbeatable value for money at present, the c2100 offers things which no other camera offers for the price - a 10x optical zoom and image stabilising for example. For me, you can keep cameras with a higher pixel count. Unless they have the zoom power to frame the shot, like this one, you'll end up cropping so many pixels in post-processing that you'll have less pixels in the final shot anyway.
The build is pretty good although the zoom switch seems to be making a little squeaking noise. I dropped it once and after initial paranoia that I had broken the image stabilising system, it has proved to have stood up to the rough treatment admirably. I'd like less plastic and more metal or a heavier durable plastic for the body.
I bought a UV filter and a lens hood, and these are really useful (UV filter is a must as soon as you get it out of the box). However, I get a little vignetting on wide angle with the lens hood on, so I have to be careful when I attach it otherwise I end up cropping black corners from the picture.
As for chromatic aberration, which I had read about before, yes it does suffer in very high light levels, especially backlit objects, but for just about every shot I have taken there have been no problems. Usually the aberration has occurred on a shot which was overexposed, and so useless anyway.
As a final word, I have to say that I have taken the best photographs of my life with this camera. There is an unparalleled joy in discovering that something you have invested hard earned cash in really was worth the dosh - and it's something which doesn't happen very often.
Problems:
Squeaking Zoom switch/button
The build is pretty good although the zoom switch seems to be making a little squeaking noise. I dropped it once and after initial paranoia that I had broken the image stabilising system, it has proved to have stood up to the rough treatment admirably. I'd like less plastic and more metal or a heavier durable plastic for the body.
I bought a UV filter and a lens hood, and these are really useful (UV filter is a must as soon as you get it out of the box). However, I get a little vignetting on wide angle with the lens hood on, so I have to be careful when I attach it otherwise I end up cropping black corners from the picture.
As for chromatic aberration, which I had read about before, yes it does suffer in very high light levels, especially backlit objects, but for just about every shot I have taken there have been no problems. Usually the aberration has occurred on a shot which was overexposed, and so useless anyway.
As a final word, I have to say that I have taken the best photographs of my life with this camera. There is an unparalleled joy in discovering that something you have invested hard earned cash in really was worth the dosh - and it's something which doesn't happen very often.
Problems:
Squeaking Zoom switch/button