>I got a Verve for my wife and she loves it as a real point and shoot. Other
> times she's using the E-10. Verve's have no viewfinder window, lcd is
> always on, only 2X zoom, takes xD cards only. All the verves are gone
> from the dealer price list, they are all discontinued, but I bet you can
> still find them around.
>
> John Hermanson
> Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
> 21 South Lane, Huntington, NY 11743
> 631-424-2121 | omtech@xxxxxxxxx
> www.zuiko.com
> Factory Trained OM Service since 1977
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dean Tyler" <dtyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 2:24 PM
> Subject: [OM] Re: OT Digital Point and Shoot
>
>
>>
>> Thanks to all for the recommendations. I would love to get her a C-7070,
>> but she wants something small and sleek. I will add the Cannon to the
>> list.
>> Has anyone bought a Verve? It got good reviews and the design is very
>> nice,
>> but nobody talks about it.
>>
>> Dean
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Roger Key [mailto:rogerdkey@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:13 PM
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [OM] Re: OT Digital Point and Shoot
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Dean,
>>
>> you could also consider an Olympus c-7070 WZ (Wide Zoom). This has
>> recently
>> been voted as European Compact camera of the year (EISA). It has the same
>> body dimensions as a 5060 WZ, if you know that camera. It is of the type
>> sometimes called 'creative compact', and is nowhere near as small as a
>> Fuji
>> F11.
>> It has a 27-110 (35mm equiv) f2.8-4.8 lens with 2 aspheric and 1 ED
>> elements, giving excellent image quality;
>> great build quality (rubber-covered magnesium, made in Japan);
>> 27mm wideangle;
>> lots of direct buttons, to avoid menus;
>> 4 metering modes (ESP, centre.weighted, spot, and multi-spot(like OM-4));
>> Spot Autofocus option with 143 selectable focus points;
>> dual AF system (, predictive AF, continuous AF;
>> good movie mode including anti-shake;
>> good tilt-and-swivel LCD useable in sunlight;
>> 2 kinds of live histograms;
>> 2 kinds of framing marks, just like OM 1-10 screen;
>> good macro modes;
>> uses same battery, flash guns, and memory cards (CF and xD) as E-300,
>> E-500,
>> and E1;
>> and lots more....
>>
>> I love mine (except for the viewfinder..)
>>
>> Roger Key
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On 26 Oct 2005, at 22:11, Dean Tyler wrote:
>>>
>>> > I want to replace my wife's Epic with a digital P&S. She will use
>>> > it for
>>> > travel, party and on-line photos. I am looking at 5MP and up.
>>> > There is a
>>> > lot out there. I want something small, simple with good image
>>> > quality right
>>> > out the camera. I was thinking of the VerveS or Olympus 800, but
>>> > Fuji,
>>> > Nikon and Minolta look interesting too. I don't want to spend over
>>> > $450.
>>> > Any suggestions?
>>> >
>>> > Dean
>>> >
>>>
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