I have the earlier 450Z and have taken several thousand pictures. I've
not seen the *bad* lens on mine. I have a friend that just bought the
490Z and he is thrilled with it. I just bought my son a 460Z and he too
is having a ball. I've done macro work for my genealogy where I've
copied documents and books just fine. If I have any complaint, it would
be that on occasion, the exposure is a little dark as the light sensing
system default is a full averaging. It has the ability to do a spot
exposure and that takes care of it just fine. You do need to use some
of the tweaks that are available at times, but then I also do this with
my standard film cameras to achieve certain exposures and effects as
well. I have a number of the photos take with this camera on my web site
listed at the bottom of this email (Home page).
Keith Thompson
Rick wrote:
>
> Check out the Olympus 490L Zoom.
>
> I have no idea what kind of problems Clint's friends are having. Maybe they
> have a lower end model.
> I have no problems whatsoever with the 490LZoom that I have. It has all the
> features Clint mentioned plus the ability to buy larger smart cards for more
> storage.
>
> It has two zoom options. one mechanical one digital.
>
> I have a 64MB smart card and 16MB card that came with the camera.
> With the 64MB card I can store about 130 high resolution pictures( 1600 X
> 1200 24BPP color)
>
> Many features with this camera. I'm sure you can search the web and get the
> run down on it. For the price you'll be hard pressed to beat it.
>
> I have no reservations recommending this camera to any one other than a top
> professional photographer( who probably wouldn't use a digital camera any
> way other than setting up shots.)
>
> The LED screen is nice but I wouldn't recommend using it very much unless
> you have spare batteries as it eats up a lot of juice.
>
> I'll be glad to send some sample pictures under various (lighting)
> conditions to use as comparison if you would like.
>
> Rick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Clint Hamilton"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 3:24 AM
> Subject: Re: PCWorks: Shopping for a digital camera
>
> > Peter from what I have heard, stay away from Olympus. I know
> > of several people who purchased them and all had focus
> > problems. Strange since they make such good 35mm cams.
> >
> > Zoom functions are very limited on dig cams now, try and get
> > the most powerful zoom that you can, you never know when you
> > may need it. The digital zoom part is not of the best
> > quality.
> >
> >
> > Also look for override of all automatic functions like
> > backlighting, exposure, fill-in flash, etc. If a cam does
> > not have these and you are in some unusual lighting
> > situations, the pictures won't be that great. Many dig cams
> > only have a max shutter speed of 1/250. You want at least
> > 1000th of a sec to 'stop' action shots.
> >
> > An LCD screen is nice..look for one that will also show you
> > thumbnails of all images in the camera. One that will save
> > images in a native format of bmp is not good, since that will
> > really suck up the memory in no time at all.
> >
> > Some connect via serial cable, some via USB, some via
> > dedicated docking station, etc. That's just a matter of
> > personal preference.
> >
> > Some offer several seconds of audio recording as well as
> > video recording. This may be useful in your case.
> > -Clint
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Kaulback" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >
> > Hello listers, I'm shopping for a digital camera presently so
> > I'm open to
> > anyone else's experiences and insight. I'm aiming for at
> > least a 3 mega
> > pixel for picture quality and storage options. Any input
> > would be so very
> > helpful. Thank you.
> > Peter Kaulback
--
Keith Thompson, Worthington, OH
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