Stuck it in my jacket pocket this morning to catch some shots going to work in the morning and back home again.
DSC_3674 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr
DSC_3678 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr
DSC_3684 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr
DSC_3687 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr
DSC_3692 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr
DSC_3696 by Walter Kernow, on Flickr
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We're well into Autumn here in NZ so low angled sun and clear skies but also dark shadows. Coped pretty well but I'll need to tune my low-light/dawn/dusk shooting a bit. Previous owner had disabled focus-beep and shutter sound so its a silent shooter - quite nice other than the barely audible 'snick' from somewhere inside the body that you really have to listen hard for to hear.
Initial impressions -
Form-factor is a little slick feeling, could do with some camera leather, texturing or knobbly bits to get that feeling of a solid hold - I definitely need to keep my wrist loop on it as I find I like forming an angle with my wrist, forefinger and thumb to push into. Will need to get an aki-asahi skin I think.
Build quality, OK but I think but I expected more from a 'premium' compact - fit and finish wise I'd put it up against my E-PM2 or GM1 any-day. I'm not sure on the previous users usage, the buttons and dials all seem solid although the power lever seems a bit loose/flimsy to me (will see how it holds up over time).
Ergonomics & shooting, not bad, I'd put it between my E-PM2 and GM1 which both only have a single control dial but I feel the touch screen and AF are better on the others in terms of shooting it. I'll need to try the MF and some snap-shots to see how it would perform with zone-focus at some point.
Images - really nice... on my last pic, I got a bunch of decent cat-pics wide open and they look pretty good, the out-of-focus areas also look pretty good in general.
Overall - a net positive, and I'll definitely try and carry it with me in a pocket more often
