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May 08, 2005

[ FIRST IMPRESSIONS ... ]

Here are some First Impressions of things we have in the dpexpert shed under test:

Olympus C7070 zoom wide
FI: outstanding optical viewfinder camera, superb construction, excellent image output—we love it—a perfect score were it not for the absence of a printed user manual from the kit—it is 222 pages in a pdf.

KODAK Z700
FI: cute little camera, 4 megapixels, Retinar glass lens, usual Kodak bright and cheerful images, big discounts [Australia] RRP $599 but only $399 in Dick Smith Superstore catalogue

KODAK Professional inkjet paper
FI: lovely surfaces, gloss and lustre—nice output once the printer parameters are properly set—not to be confused with Kodak's disappointing consumer papers.

PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-FZ5
FI: plastic bodied pseudo single lens reflex with small electronic viewfinder—good lens—5 megapixel, seriously overpriced against 6 megapixel competition—does a Leica lens justify the price? it is certainly good and it is image stabilised which is necessary for a 432mm equivalent lens.

JASC PAINTSHOP PRO 9
FI: excellent value for money Photoshop alternative—more features than Photoshop Elements which sells at about the same price—very good printed manual, not to be taken for granted these days. free 60 day trial download.

Keep coming back to dpexpert to check the full reviews as they appear.

Posted by terry at May 8, 2005 03:23 PM

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