<LOL> Ah, but has it done 1000 cycles yet, or just 999? ;-)
To be fair, Bruce does have a point. For once I give him some credit, although he should have learned by now when to drop a subject rather than rabidly pursue it. ANY moving part in a camera increses the percentages of failure or incorrect assembly or wear or whatever. However small these percentages are, we have all heard of, or had experience of failures, sample variation, poor performance or whatever. IT DOES HAPPEN! And the more complex or difficult to produce the item, the more likely it is to happen. Also remember, that while design may indicate all should work fine, the bean counters often cut back or restrain the manufacture to the cheapest method which fits their target tolerance. I bought one of the original Canon IXUS APS cameras when they first came out - it had a pop-up flash which twice stopped popping up and had to be repaired. Now I have an Olympus MJUii and guess what - the flash has never gone wrong, and I don't expect it to! Having said this, all P&S lenses which retract into the body, and to a degree all zoom lenses and possibly all AF lenses have moving parts anyway, so maybe the impact of moving them sideways is not significantly more 'dangerous' than just moving them back and forward after all...? > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Johnston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 05 February 2003 13:47 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Sample images of Optio S revealed > > > > Very nice images from such a small camera. > > > > Gee, looks like those lens elements line up after all. > > <g> > > --Mike > >
