08-27-2014, 01:37 AM
UPDATE:
From my 'Blue Heron' thread,
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,1759253
which has been overlapping this one, I'm duplicating these posts:
I stopped in Best Buy to look at their superzooms. They don't carry Panasonics; the very knowledgeable young lady (who's been in the photo department at the Shoppers World store for quite some time) said they used to get too many back with defects. She also said that the Nikon (model?) was slow, compared to the Canon SX50 and the Sony DSC HX300, also a 50x zoom. I played with those two for a while. IMO, the Sony had by far the best electronic viewfinder, brighter, larger, and more stable than the Canon's. That alone might incline me in its direction. But on getting home I read in a review that the Sony's EVF is dim and limited in pixels. Huh?
Well, it's going to take more looking. Comments welcome, if you have any comparative info.
and. . .
Doing some Internet reading of bridge/superzoom cameras, I came across this writer recommending the Olympus SP-100, touting its novel target scope, something between an EVF and screen, with a red dot for tracking objects at maximum zoom:
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-superzoom-camera/
Anyone have one of these Olympus SP-100s? From the discussion around here, you'd think that Canon was the only company making superzooms, but there are others. . .
/Mr Lynn
From my 'Blue Heron' thread,
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,1759253
which has been overlapping this one, I'm duplicating these posts:
I stopped in Best Buy to look at their superzooms. They don't carry Panasonics; the very knowledgeable young lady (who's been in the photo department at the Shoppers World store for quite some time) said they used to get too many back with defects. She also said that the Nikon (model?) was slow, compared to the Canon SX50 and the Sony DSC HX300, also a 50x zoom. I played with those two for a while. IMO, the Sony had by far the best electronic viewfinder, brighter, larger, and more stable than the Canon's. That alone might incline me in its direction. But on getting home I read in a review that the Sony's EVF is dim and limited in pixels. Huh?
Well, it's going to take more looking. Comments welcome, if you have any comparative info.
and. . .
Doing some Internet reading of bridge/superzoom cameras, I came across this writer recommending the Olympus SP-100, touting its novel target scope, something between an EVF and screen, with a red dot for tracking objects at maximum zoom:
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-superzoom-camera/
The superzoom to get
Olympus SP-100
The Olympus SP-100 has a class-leading electronic viewfinder and an “Eagle Eye” dot sight that allows you to easily locate and track your photo subject, even when fully zoomed in at the maximum 1200mm focal length.
Whaddaya think about this? I'd love to actually have one in my hands, though I don't know who might sell them in a brick-and-mortar store around here.
Anyone have one of these Olympus SP-100s? From the discussion around here, you'd think that Canon was the only company making superzooms, but there are others. . .
/Mr Lynn