Canon IXUS 240 HS
Canon PowerShot SX240 HS
Nikon D800
Samsung DV300F
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Nikon Coolpix P510
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30
Nikon Coolpix S9300
Glowing Review for Olympus E-1
The weekly UK magazine Amateur Photographer have given the Olympus E-1 DSLR a glowing review in this week’s issue (8 November 2003), awarding it 95%. Specification was awarded 28/30, Build 20/20, Handling 19/20 and Performance 28/30. Considering that the same magazine rated the Canon EOS 300D at 85% last week, that is very good news for Olympus and the E-1. Here’s a short extract from the conclusion:
“Considering that Olympus has not had a new SLR for nearly a decade, and the E-1 is its first digital SLR, the company has hit the proverbial nail squarely on the head first time. This is a fantastic camera in terms of performance and we are seeing digital imaging yet another step closer to offering us the Holy Grail of “film quality”. Indeed, in some respects the E-1 already surpasses it.”
High praise indeed! Amateur Photographer is available from your local newsagents for £1.95.
Website: Amateur Photographer
Canon IXUS 240 HS Review
Canon PowerShot SX240 HS Review
Nikon D800 Review
Samsung DV300F Review
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Review
Nikon Coolpix P510
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
Fujifilm X-Pro1
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V
#1 George Schaub
I would guuess that they hadn't worked with or had a copy of the software, the Olympus Viwer or Studio. That was only just released, and there's work that needs to be done on it to fully utilize the .ORF files or to at least work with them with any sense of speed.
3:46 pm - Wednesday, November 5, 2003
#2 Texas T-Bone
Nearer to the Holy Grail, but for a price I can't come close to affording. I'll just use my granny's Olympus OM-1 (circa 1977) with fully mechanical shutter that has never let me down.
3:58 pm - Wednesday, November 5, 2003
#3 Oleg
no wonder, for that price. i think the right way to review the cameras would be to give quality/price ratio, something like a value of the camera, so i think E1 would be somewhere at the bottom and Canon 300D - somewhere at the top
4:35 am - Thursday, November 6, 2003
#4 Matti Harju
Amateur Photographer actually rated Canon EOS 300D at 86%, not 85%! I have this magazine in front of me right now.
Greetings from Finland...
4:25 pm - Thursday, November 6, 2003
#5 Mark Goldstein
Matti, what's a mere 1% between friends! I was writing from memory when I published this...
4:34 pm - Thursday, November 6, 2003
#6 Bradley
Same magazine here in the states is 8-12 dollars if you can even find it
Guess I'll just wait for the full online reviews.
5:58 am - Friday, November 7, 2003