Olympus C-2100 Ultra Zoom Review

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Olympus C-2100 Ultra Zoom
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edzelljohn's Review of Olympus C-2100 Ultra Zoom

28th Aug 2003

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
Good Points

Lens zoom length, lens quality (Olympus, so that was never in question), wow factor!


Bad Points

No rechargeable batteries supplied.


General Comments

I was upgrading from my first digital camera, a Fuji MX1500, and I wanted something a bit more camera-like. I do a lot of airshow photography here in the UK, and a good long lens was ultra-important, so the Olympus C-2100 Ultra Zoom fits the bill perfectly. It was originaly priced at 799.99 GBP (!!!), a ridiculous price, but I got mine online 2 years ago for 299.99 GBP, a much more palatable figure. About 9 months of ownership saw it having a trip back to the retailer for a power supply repair, but it was returned very quickly, and has performed faultlessly since. I am amazed at the picture quality, and the adjustments available in-camera put many a "real" SLR to shame. Pity the add-on flash is as expensive as the camera itself, and the need to buy a bracket as well is a bit of a downer, but as far as the camera itself is concerned, no problems at all. I can be found quite often just holding it and looking at it. Sad or what! I used to develop and print my own stuff, and I can say that I have much more fun messing around with Photoshop than I did with chemicals. It`s a shame they don`t make them now, but life (and technology) move on apace. When the time comes, I`ll go for another Olympus, as long as it still has a good long lens. Size DOES matter!

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