Maiden Voyage Olympus TG-1
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Unfortunately a week ago, my Olympus 720SW of 5 years went south on me. Great camera that gave many years of good service. So I went out and replaced it with an Olympus TG-1 for about the same price I paid for the SW720 five years ago. http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1621. Sight unseen it showed up from Best Buy last week.
After playing around with it at home on Saturday, I took it out on the river this morning for a few hours to see how it would do. Still have a lot to learn about it, but the few photos I took seem to bear out the good reviews it gets. The controls are easy to use one-handed, just need to learn where all the icons are located on the screen and interpret them correctly. It is a tad bit larger and heavier than the SW720 but I didn’t seem to notice that on the river. I think the thing I like about it best is the OLED screen. It is bright and can clearly be seen with polarized lenses, something I had problems with LED screens.
One of the biggest selling points on this camera is its low light performance so I took it out at dawn. So here’s some the maiden voyage shots I took this morning. All these are unaltered, right out of the camera. Unfortunately, all the fires have resulted in lots of haze.
Dusty road at the put in immediately after another vehicle passed. I should have let the dust settle first.
Once the dust settled
With the flash off
Ready to go
Waking up the geese at full zoom
Before the sun came up
Home of Mr. Brown
The crack of dawn
The sun peaks around the Bridgers
The sun is shining
A trio of Upland Sandpipers (at full zoom)
One of manyI think I am going to enjoy this camera. 🙂
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