This will be my "carrying around" camera as well. I reminds me a lot of the Minox 16mm I purchased in 1966, just a few weeks after getting my first Spotmatic.
The only downside is that I keep getting my fingers in the way of the opening lens when I turn the Optio on. I'm learning, by at my age progress is slow. The controls, especially the "4 way" controls, are quite small and a bit tricky at first, but seem to work well once you get the hang of it. This is the most exciting camera I've acquired since the old 6x7. Steve Desjardins wrote: > I had this same experience yesterday. I was opening the box at my > (messy) desk, and the camera slid out in that little white foam bag and > nestled half under a stack of paper. Took me five minutes to unravel > the mystery. > > I know everyone says this, so I won't disappoint y'all: Damn, it's > little! The only problem I have had is knowing when the shutter has > actually fired. I've actually missed some shots because I didn't > actually take the picture! I've also decided the best way to depress > the shutter is to squess the whole camera between my index finger and > thumb so that I can apply pressure equally and not jerk the camera. > It's going to take my clumsy self some time to get used to this thing. > The lens is pleasingly fast, however, and the ISO 200 equivalent > sensitivity keeps me honest with the noise low. > > This is definitely the "constant companion" camera. Trivial to carry, > fairly full featured, and fully PUGable. I am looking for a car > adaptor, however, so I don't have a "cotty".
