I have loved Olympus P&S cameras for many years and really delighted in the X series - first the XZ-1, then the XZ-2 and now the Stylus 1. When I got the Stylus, my first thoughts were "this would make a great travel camera". Now to be clear I no longer have those big SLR/DSLR kits with huge lenses. My kit now is the Olympus EM10 (while probably a bit heavier than the Stylus 1 with the EZ Pancake lens it is very close to the same size) and my last trip (Memphis/Tennessee), while I planned on taking the Stylus 1 ended up with the EM10 and some small lenses. And I was very happy.
But every time I take out the Stylus 1 I REALLY enjoy it's controls, ease of use, wonderful lens the the resulting images. (Now even with our vacation pics I rarely print over an occasional 8x10 or 11x14 - more often just 4x6's for my wife's album. Otherwise just looking at the images on computers and sharing online.)
We went to Manhattan yesterday for the annual Lincoln Center Craft Fair and then walked a bit through Central Park on our way to dinner. I thought this would be a perfect outing for the Stylus 1 as it was in areas that we go to a lot. But after looking at the images, I keep going back to the idea of using this little gem for an upcoming trip to Israel/Jordan. I almost wish that looking through yesterday's pics I could say to myself that "I could have done much better with the EM10" but I can't . Now I will assume that if the shots were at night or indoors, I would think differently, but I am not so sure that the convenience for me of the Stylus 1 would not out-weigh the few missed shots in low light that the EM10 (with a fast prime - I have the 17mm/1.8) would not have done a better job.
Thoughts and comments welcome as always, Thanks for reading, Steve
But every time I take out the Stylus 1 I REALLY enjoy it's controls, ease of use, wonderful lens the the resulting images. (Now even with our vacation pics I rarely print over an occasional 8x10 or 11x14 - more often just 4x6's for my wife's album. Otherwise just looking at the images on computers and sharing online.)
We went to Manhattan yesterday for the annual Lincoln Center Craft Fair and then walked a bit through Central Park on our way to dinner. I thought this would be a perfect outing for the Stylus 1 as it was in areas that we go to a lot. But after looking at the images, I keep going back to the idea of using this little gem for an upcoming trip to Israel/Jordan. I almost wish that looking through yesterday's pics I could say to myself that "I could have done much better with the EM10" but I can't . Now I will assume that if the shots were at night or indoors, I would think differently, but I am not so sure that the convenience for me of the Stylus 1 would not out-weigh the few missed shots in low light that the EM10 (with a fast prime - I have the 17mm/1.8) would not have done a better job.
Thoughts and comments welcome as always, Thanks for reading, Steve