I’ve been a fan of the Olympus Digital cameras for over 4 years now. I started with the 320, got a warrantee upgrade to the 400 model and then got a C-2000Z.
All the pictures in the blog are from the C2000 – a very nice, if slightly bulky 2 MegaPixel (2 MP) camera … see My Digicam Page for more history specifics.
Anyway, I noticed in the paper last week that Olympus has come out with a new 5 MP clamshell pocket camera, the C50. It has an all metal body, but they finally made some changes from all the previous models. The C50 uses a new proprietary battery and a new xD memory card. They’ve also done away with the top status panel. I did some extensive reading of reviews and commentary and it seems that a number of folks really like the previous model – the D40. Some even said its better than the new C50. Its nearly as small as the C50, had a number of nice presets, used 2 AA batteries (I’ve got 8 AA Nickel-Metal Halide batteries and a charger already), takes the old smartMedia cards (I’ve got a number of them). I even went to the local Circuit City and checked out the new C50 model – and yes, it IS compact – like a thick deck of cards!
So – I did the good thing – I shopped Ebay for the D40 – and got one for just over $300 – should be able to call in my VISA info tomorrow and maybe get it before the weekend! Thank goodness for my tax refund!