My Olympus 5060 needs replacing - what next

> Hi
>
> Many thanks for your taking the trouble to help but I found out a friend of
> mine has a Fuji 6500fd and I never knew. It is rarely used as he has pocket
> sized camera he carries around all the time but he wants to hang on to the
> 6500. However he lent it me over the past few days which has proven a really
> big help. I have now dropped my requirement for the tilting LCD but have
> also realised I need to up my budget and have now ordered an Olympus 410
> digital SLR which I feel will be dearer but better longer term option.
>
> Ken
>
>

Yeah that one has a 4/3 CCD in it, of a recent few years a "new standard" created by Olympus,
about half the size of APS-C sized CCDs. It is an interchangeable lens point and shoot with a
larger CCD than a point and shoot, larger than the Fuji's as well, so, pretty good choice.

Suggestion: always use the Adobe RGB space for deeper color than sRGB. The latter was
designed for internet JPG color qualities, and is more limited.

Did you get the two lens outfit?

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>
>> Hi
>>
>> Many thanks for your taking the trouble to help but I found out a friend
>> of mine has a Fuji 6500fd and I never knew. It is rarely used as he has
>> pocket sized camera he carries around all the time but he wants to hang
>> on to the 6500. However he lent it me over the past few days which has
>> proven a really big help. I have now dropped my requirement for the
>> tilting LCD but have also realised I need to up my budget and have now
>> ordered an Olympus 410 digital SLR which I feel will be dearer but better
>> longer term option.
>>
>> Ken
>
> Yeah that one has a 4/3 CCD in it, of a recent few years a "new standard"
> created by Olympus,
> about half the size of APS-C sized CCDs. It is an interchangeable lens
> point and shoot with a
> larger CCD than a point and shoot, larger than the Fuji's as well, so,
> pretty good choice.
>
> Suggestion: always use the Adobe RGB space for deeper color than sRGB.
> The latter was designed for internet JPG color qualities, and is more
> limited.
>
> Did you get the two lens outfit?
>
> --
> Giant_Alex }<)))*>
> not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/


It includes a 14-42mm Lens which will be fine for my day to day needs and I
can add to in due course. I came to the decision after spending a great deal
of time looking at all the review sites and looking in dealers which, where
I live, in the UK are very very thin on the ground! I feel very confident
( I hope) that both internal and external shots will be to a high quality.
I can use all my memory cards which is a bonus but never part of the
decision making process and I can use my Olympus flash unit only bought a
few months ago and which I have never really mastered. It also fits in my
bag where the 6000 meant buying a new one. Lastly on downloading shots taken
with the camera I found the Olympus ones were easier to manipulate than some
of the others.

So for £275 after Olympus £50 rebate offer, even only one lens it is a
really good buy in the UK. The camera dealers tell me most buyers are
looking at the super zooms up to 18.5x and which I felt were very good for
day to day family needs but mine is for my work!!

Ken