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stevenic Senior Member • Posts: 1,459
Olympus sp-100ee - review pcmag

Hi all,

This is the first professional review I found the Olympus sp-100ee , I have been looking for one for awhile see link:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2459116,00.asp

It did okay.

Cheers

Steve.

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Augustin Man
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I was an Olympus super zoom admirer, I still have their SP-810, but unfortunately I'm not at all impressed by their SP-100EE

Nikon P600 seems much better, although both lack RAW, for me an important reason to remain to SX50.

Happy shooting everyone,

Augustin

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KJaay Veteran Member • Posts: 8,490
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Hi Steve, thanks for the link, the SP100 is fast and pretty good IQ, the SX50 great IQ but slow and not as good of EVF, the P600 great IQ but slow and not as good of EVF.. The HX400v , good IQ moderate speed, lots of features, not as good of EVF. Still hoping for SX60 or Fuji HS60. I think Augustin might be wright in keeping his SX50 and waiting.

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Henry Falkner
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stevenic wrote:

Hi all,

This is the first professional review I found the Olympus sp-100ee , I have been looking for one for awhile see link:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2459116,00.asp

Here in New Zealand at Photo Warehouse the Stylus 1 lists at NZ$ 879.-, the SH-1 (24x zoom pocket P&S with WiFi and simultaneous stills and video) at NZ$ 548.-, and the SP-100EE at NZ$ 498.-. I do feel that the SP-100EE has the right cost-benefit ratio.

On the SP-100EE, being able to lock the AF is a must for moon eclipses. The red dot sight appeals for moon shots as well as for Birds In Flight.

In my perception, fast focus is more important than a higher resolution LCD and WiFi (I cancelled Facebook when they took away my copy right). In my experience, fast focus also means more reliable focus. The reviewer says nothing about the IS, which appears to be in the lens, the next best to 5-axis IS on the sensor.

'Waxy' images is not exactly a technical description, not even one which an artist might use. Does it mean that the SP-100EE smudges small detail? or that the saturation is too high? or that highlights flare easily?

Henry

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KEV1N Regular Member • Posts: 443
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Henry Falkner wrote:

stevenic wrote:

Hi all,

This is the first professional review I found the Olympus sp-100ee , I have been looking for one for awhile see link:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2459116,00.asp

Here in New Zealand at Photo Warehouse the Stylus 1 lists at NZ$ 879.-, the SH-1 (24x zoom pocket P&S with WiFi and simultaneous stills and video) at NZ$ 548.-, and the SP-100EE at NZ$ 498.-. I do feel that the SP-100EE has the right cost-benefit ratio.

On the SP-100EE, being able to lock the AF is a must for moon eclipses. The red dot sight appeals for moon shots as well as for Birds In Flight.

In my perception, fast focus is more important than a higher resolution LCD and WiFi (I cancelled Facebook when they took away my copy right). In my experience, fast focus also means more reliable focus. The reviewer says nothing about the IS, which appears to be in the lens, the next best to 5-axis IS on the sensor.

I used my X-S1 today and the focusing is slow compared to my SP-100. Also the X-S1 miss focusses more often.

'Waxy' images is not exactly a technical description, not even one which an artist might use. Does it mean that the SP-100EE smudges small detail? or that the saturation is too high? or that highlights flare easily?

You could call it waxy. I call it Mushy. I tend to ignore it, and for the most part you don't see it unless of course you zoom in on the PC. If you can't live with it then it's perhaps not the camera for you. I like using the camera and it just gets on with the job.

Kev

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