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Summary: Olympus iS-20
Review: After using telephoto lenses it was hard for me to go back to standard photos. Friends and family photograph better when the camera isn't "in their face." Still, manual telephotos are cumbersome. Too many right moments lost. This camera solved my problems. I'm online here because I'm having to shop for a new Olympus iS-20. The one I had is missing!
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Summary: A Happy Medium
Review: As one reviewer wrote, I reluctantly gravitated toward an autofocus SLR because my eyesight (even at 30) isn't perfect, and the one thing missing from the shots taken with my traditional Pentax SLR is "focus." An autofocus camera fixes that problem for me. But I want some options as well, to allow for some creativity amidst all the automation. From the moment I got the IS-20 QD out of the box and put in the batteries, it has been a dream to own. I finished off the first roll within an hour, and the pictures, even from the 1-hour shop at the drugstore, were outstanding. I'm not commenting on my picture-taking; I give all credit to the Olympus. Everything from portraits to landscapes to action (it stopped a spinning backyard windmill in its tracks) came out great. I know that I am sacrificing some of the freedom that one would get with a traditional SLR, but for my money (and my experience) I waste much less film by avoiding experimentation, and I can concentrate on the subject matter of my shots. I recommend this camera for both novice photography buffs, and for those who just want a fantastic hassle-free high-end camera.
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Summary: Great Pictures!
Review: Easy to use camera that takes great pictures! I replaced my old Nikon 35mm with this Olympus and have been nothing but pleased.
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Summary: Great Pictures!
Review: Easy to use camera that takes great pictures! I replaced my old Nikon 35mm with this Olympus and have been nothing but pleased.
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Summary: great camera
Review: great camera. period. i'm a amuater photographer and this was my first serious camera purchase, and i'm glad i made it.
as far as the manual, DONT LISTEN TO HYPERBOLIC SQUIGGLY or whatever his name is, he was one of the few who didn't like it and obvously was too much of a guy to just cope with the fact that he isn't god and your gonna have to read the manual.
anyway, the camera feels great in the palm, has the look of a pro tool(which i have gotten many compliments on) the pictures, came out great, especially those involving light and sunlight, came out beautiful.
if you want a pro camera with some point and shoot options, this is deffinitly the way to go.
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Summary: great camera
Review: great camera. period. i'm a amuater photographer and this was my first serious camera purchase, and i'm glad i made it.
as far as the manual, DONT LISTEN TO HYPERBOLIC SQUIGGLY or whatever his name is, he was one of the few who didn't like it and obvously was too much of a guy to just cope with the fact that he isn't god and your gonna have to read the manual.
anyway, the camera feels great in the palm, has the look of a pro tool(which i have gotten many compliments on) the pictures, came out great, especially those involving light and sunlight, came out beautiful.
if you want a pro camera with some point and shoot options, this is deffinitly the way to go.
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Summary: Everything you need, nothing you don't...
Review: I actually own the IS-30, which is almost identical to the IS-20, the only difference being that the IS-30 has exposure compensation (from -2EV to +2EV in 0.5EV steps), but I don't know if its still available, so I'm writing this review instead. I've had it for 2 years and it is a marvellous camera.This camera has all the features that you need and none that you don't. It is essentially a fully-automatic SLR camera, so you have the best of both worlds. With an SLR, when you look through the viewfinder, you're actually looking through the lens, so what you see is what you get (with composition and focus). Unlike a fully-automatic camera, which has parallax error associated with its separate viewfinder.
The IS-20 is "zoomier" (28-110mm) than a standard SLR camera lens (28-80mm), but yet it is quite a small camera when compared to most SLRs. You can also get a telephoto extender that screws on the end making it effectively a 210mm lens; although you will have to use that pretty much at full-zoom and the camera lens cap won't retract when it is in place.
The other advantage it has over fully-automatic cameras is that you can use various filters on the end of the lens. You might first consider getting a 2X macro lens and a red lens for improving the contrast in B&W photography. I used my sister's Canon EOS-500N for two overseas trips and I found that about half of the features I just didn't use. With this Olympus, however, I use ALL the features. The two most commonly used modes are the scenery mode and the portrait mode. It also has spot metering, a timer, and a nifty lens cap. Plus it has full-auto mode; just press the green button and shoot! It has twin flashes, one for wide-angle and one for telephoto, and they are mighty-powerful! There are four flash modes: autoflash, no flash, red-eye reducing, and forced flash activation. They're all important. Having no flash is crucial for night time scenes; just put the camera on something steady, select the timer -that way the camera will go off by itself and you won't bump it- and you will take photos that look like a pro. Initially, the thing that bugged me most is that you can't manually set the shutter speed and have the camera figure out the correct aperture. But now I tend to think that the only time I really wanted to set the shutter speed myself is when I wanted the fastest possible shutter speed, and the camera has a mode that automatically does that for you (up to 1/2000 sec). You can only manually select the shutter speed for long-time exposures greater than 1 sec (1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30 & 60 sec), but then camera fixes the aperture at f8, so you have to take a few shots to make sure the photo won't be under/overexposed. You can, on the other hand, choose an aperture from f4.5 to f22, and have the camera automatically use the right shutter speed. That allows you to change the depth of field of a scene. On the down side: for the smallish size, it is on the heavy side. But even though I am usually very obsessive when it comes to lightweight objects, in this case I can easily overlook that, because of its sheer convenience. If you're thinking of buying a digital camera, know that film has the equivalent of 1500 "pixels" per inch, so that a 24x36mm negative, assuming a good lens and fine-grained film, will have over 3 megapixels. Not only that, but this camera can use a wide range of film speeds, from 25 ISO all the way to 3200 ISO!!
The other reason I didn't want a digital camera, is that I've been known to take about a thousand photos while I'm travelling, and I refuse to fork out that much money for the high-capacity memory cards required. Remember that 35mm film can be bought ANYWHERE.
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Summary: best camera
Review: I am a scrapbooking fiend and I was tired of my regular cameras because I always had to get so close to the subject in order to take a shot. I wanted more portrait like pictures as well as being able to stand away from the subject in order to catch those candid shots. I actually have two other olympus cameras. I have an olympus stylus 115, which is nice and has a decent zoom, but didn't give me the picutres I was looking for. I have been taking pictures with my new camera like a fiend and I love them. The pictures have been crisp and clean...the way I like them, and I don't have to stand right in front of the subject to take a picture. I actually feel like I am taking professional pictures! Anyway, that's it. Thanks.
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Summary: I like it!
Review: I am a scrapbooking fiend and I was tired of my regular cameras because I always had to get so close to the subject in order to take a shot. I wanted more portrait like pictures as well as being able to stand away from the subject in order to catch those candid shots. I actually have two other olympus cameras. I have an olympus stylus 115, which is nice and has a decent zoom, but didn't give me the picutres I was looking for. I have been taking pictures with my new camera like a fiend and I love them. The pictures have been crisp and clean...the way I like them, and I don't have to stand right in front of the subject to take a picture. I actually feel like I am taking professional pictures! Anyway, that's it. Thanks.
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Summary: Perfect for me!
Review: I love this camera. I wanted a camera that I can take good family photos with as well as use to learn a bit about the basics of photography. The directions were easy to understand, and it took no time at all to figure it out and start shooting. My favorite is the portrait mode. It's very simple to use, and the results are fantastic!
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