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Review of Olympus XZ-1 on DPReview!

Discussion in 'Other Systems' started by playak47, Jan 26, 2011.

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  1. playak47

    playak47 Mu-43 Veteran

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    playak47, Jan 26, 2011
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  2. shoturtle

    shoturtle  

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    Looks to be a winner, but the price needs to come down a bit. It is more then the epl-1. Great option for a compact pocket cam for pen owners. Love that it can use the pens accessories.
     
    shoturtle, Jan 26, 2011
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  3. playak47

    playak47 Mu-43 Veteran

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    Price on the canon s95 is $469 on amazon. I don't see how the price will come down any time soon. Since I have e-pl1 with 20mm lens, I dont see myself spending money for this camera either. It looks very nice though.
     
    playak47, Jan 26, 2011
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  4. lenshoarder

    lenshoarder Mu-43 All-Pro

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    The S95 goes on sale for between $300-$400 on Newegg quite often. You can get a refurbed S95 directly from Canon for $319. The LX5 is $400 on Amazon. I think the street price for this will need to be in line with those to be competitive.

    I thought this would be a M43 sensor in a compact body ala the APS sensor in Sigma DP1/2s. That would have been awesome.
     
    lenshoarder, Jan 27, 2011
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  5. Bill Gordon

    Bill Gordon Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    The new camera is touted as being a "Professional" camera.......I can't see what is "Pro" about it, in fact in looks like Oly is peddling backwards!
     
    Bill Gordon, Jan 27, 2011
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  6. Ray Sachs

    Ray Sachs Super Moderator Subscribing Member

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    It would have needed a much larger lens to get anywhere close to the same zoom range (which is the NEX achilles heel as well) - probably very tough to do with an m43 sized sensor and a fixed zoom. It could work with a fixed focal length (as it does with the Leica X-1 and hopefully will with the new Fuji), but not with a zoom of any consequence...

    -Ray
     
    Ray Sachs, Jan 27, 2011
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  7. phigmov

    phigmov Mu-43 Hall of Famer Subscribing Member

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    I kinda like it - shame they didn't resurrect the Pen EE designation :)

    Still can't afford it though :-(

    My EP1 is just a little bulky even with a pancake 17 or 20mm when on the turps or at a party so I've been eyeing up the lx3/s90 with interest waiting for the price-drop. Then again the iPod Touch / iPhone with the Hipstermatic software seems to be filling the 'party-cam' niche for a lot of people these days so does a P&S still have a future ?
     
    phigmov, Jan 27, 2011
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  8. ~tc~

    ~tc~ Mu-43 Hall of Famer

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    Anyone else not particularly impressed by the test/sample images?
     
    ~tc~, Jan 27, 2011
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  9. Spuff

    Spuff Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    They seem good to me. I am impressed.
     
    Spuff, Jan 27, 2011
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  10. stratokaster

    stratokaster Mu-43 All-Pro Subscribing Member

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    I am not impressed. Sample images look very soft and devoid of details, although color is very attractive.
     
    stratokaster, Jan 28, 2011
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  11. pictor

    pictor Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    I have never been impressed by DPReview's sample images before.
     
    pictor, Jan 28, 2011
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  12. Fiddler

    Fiddler Mu-43 Veteran

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    Sep 1, 2010
    Edinburgh, Scotland.
    Looks pretty good, but I'll stick with my EX1/TL500. I doubt if I'll ever buy another compact, now that I have discovered the joys of m4/3!

    All the best,

    Colin
     
    Fiddler, Jan 28, 2011
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