Help Me Choose a Olympus Stylus Replacement

Cholentpot · Apr 21, 2021

Huss said:
Dood, you coulda had a V6, I mean LiteTouch for $80 less.
Definitely went to a good cause - their CEO's 7 figure salary.

Yes, let's make sure everyone knows that Goodwill raises money for a very needy cause. Goodwill.

John Bragg · Apr 21, 2021

Huss said:
Lovely photo.

Thankyou. The Sureshot Supreme has a tendency towards good sharp well exposed images. My first one died on me, but I now have 2 more in good usable condition. This photo was just lit by a north facing window. Probably hand held @ 1/15 second or thereabouts.

John Bragg · Apr 21, 2021

Adam W said:
Thanks for all the suggestions and comments, folks. I just bought an XA2 w/flash for $145 and an Sure Shot Supreme for $41 (tax + shipping included for both.) I blew my $100 budget, but I bought them from the Goodwill auction site, so the money goes to a good cause.

Adam

Good luck with your new acquisitions. I know I recommended the Sureshot supreme and I'm sure it wont disappoint. I also have an XA3, which is an improved XA2. Be prepared to replace foam seals on the back door. They are most certainly bad by now. No such problem with the Canon as it doesn't use foam.

Craig75 · Apr 21, 2021

Ive had a xa2 and xa3 but much prefer the xa2. Dx coding on the 3 seems to stop you using the manual asa settings on the camera as exposure compensation like you can with non dx coded 2 so all you are left with is the +1.5 lever.

At least thats i how i understand how the 3 works. Ive only had it a few weeks whereas 2 was my regular bag camera for years.

Adam W · Apr 21, 2021

Cholentpot said:
Yes, let's make sure everyone knows that Goodwill raises money for a very needy cause. Goodwill.

I don't know about that. Goodwill Industries of San Francisco San Mateo & Marin County has a 100% score on Charity Navigator: https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/941156540
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John Bragg said:
Good luck with your new acquisitions. I know I reccomended the Sureshot supreme and I'm sure it wont disappoint. I also have an XA3, which is an improved XA2. Be prepared to replace foam seals on the back door. They are most certainly bad by now. No such problem with the Canon as it doesn't use foam.

Thanks, John!

Cholentpot · Apr 21, 2021

Adam W said:
I don't know about that. Goodwill Industries of San Francisco San Mateo & Marin County has a 100% score on Charity Navigator: https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/941156540
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Thanks, John!

The internet never lies.

Don't get me wrong, I hit up Goodwill when I can. They do good by reusing peoples stuff. They're in it for the money though.

Huss · Apr 21, 2021

Adam W said:
I don't know about that. Goodwill Industries of San Francisco San Mateo & Marin County has a 100% score on Charity Navigator: https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/941156540
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Thanks, John!

CEO pulls in 7 figures. Think about that for a company whose 'mission' is to help others, based purely on getting people to give them stuff for free.

Anyway, back to the cameras! Let us know how they work out. I had an XA2 years ago, and have no idea what happened to it...

Patrick Robert James · Apr 21, 2021

Huss said:
Dood, you coulda had a V6, I mean LiteTouch for $80 less.
Definitely went to a good cause - their CEO's 7 figure salary.

Exactly what I was thinking.....

eurekaiv · Apr 25, 2021

Is the Pentax UC-1 under the radar still? This is by far my favorite compact AF P&S of all time. The lens is hardly any worse than a T4, which I also own, and I find I get more consistently accurate exposure with the UC-1.

Huss · Apr 25, 2021

eurekaiv said:
Is the Pentax UC-1 under the radar still? This is by far my favorite compact AF P&S of all time. The lens is hardly any worse than a T4, which I also own, and I find I get more consistently accurate exposure with the UC-1.

Not sure how under the radar it is, seeing it is going for $200+

eurekaiv · Apr 25, 2021

Yeah, I guess that's pricey. I just never see it mentioned by any of the "film resurgence" youtubers that get foamy over this sort of camera. It all mju's and T4s basically.

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