(UPDATED) First Olympus XZ-1 review by DSLRmagazine (spanish)
DSLRmagazine is the very first website to post an Olympus XZ-1 review (Click here to read the google english translated text). They made a very detailed and accurate test. Those are a few interesting discoveries:
- The lens resolution is very high at 28mm and wide open (f/1.8)! Resolution decreases on the tele end.
- Moderate distorion at 28mm
- Moderate Vignetting at 28mm and f/1.8
- Very good autofocus and metering!
- Veyr good image quality up to ISO 800.
All in all a very good camera that is on par (if not slightly better) than the competition (Panasonic LX5, Samsung EX1 and Canon S95)
UPDATE: pcpop posted a XZ-1 review with many image samples.
Olympus XZ-1 preorders at Amazon, Adorama, Amazon Deutschland, Amazon France and Amazon UK.
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Comment from Voldenuit: Yes, it's a good method to get around th...
Comment from TheVoiceoverman: Very interesting about the built-in ND f...
Comment from Zenora: the oly xz-1 is better than canon 5d mk ...
Comment from Mike: It's an excellent camera but I would pre...
leendert
2 years ago |(Click here to read the google english translated text).
Where?
Mr Hipsta
2 years ago |Looks sharp even at full aperture and the bright lens reduces the need of high ISO. If the autofocus is fast it might be the best compact to date!
bilgy_no1
2 years ago |Olympus hits the nail on the head with this camera. Very positive feeling about it… Looks nice and modern, great spec, great results. The samples on DPR are excellent as well. A very nice and recommendable camera all in all.
This is certainly the way in which Olympus need to further develop the compact segment. Move away from the cheap 16MP compact madness and offer distinguished products with excellent results.
Wnguyen91
2 years ago |Love it so much!
I hope people will change their think of Olympus, after PEN E-PL1 and now XZ-1!
Henrik
2 years ago |Something is wrong with the translation page. Ive been trying that myself and get the same result. It says “Sorry, we are unable to access the page you requested”.
Henrik
2 years ago |Update: It works now. I just had to refresh the link several times. Nothing wrong with the link but rather the source.
Mike
2 years ago |It’s an excellent camera but I would prefer a 24mm
Zenora
2 years ago |the oly xz-1 is better than canon 5d mk 2 and nikon d700 put together, hands down! buy it now!!!
TheVoiceoverman
2 years ago |Very interesting about the built-in ND filter. If I’m understanding the Googlish.
Voldenuit
2 years ago |Yes, it’s a good method to get around the diffraction limit of small sensor systems. The Nokia N8 uses a similar system (ND filters instead of relying on the aperture).
Incidentally, Oly seems to have done their homework, the web calculator on this site estimates that the diffraction limit for a 2/3″ sensor starts to appear at f/8, exactly where they’ve implemented their ND filter.
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/diffraction-photography.htm