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03 Sep, 2013
Brilliant camera for all, reasonable price, very tactile and good functions
I have had this camera for at least a week now and I think it is a brilliant camera, I am loyal to Olympus as they do provide brilliant image quality for a reasonable price My last being a FE-230 I wanted something to match its image quality or better it.
In full auto mode the exposure is a bit too.... enthusiastic, lets say, for sunny days in parks. so you will need to set it to the "P" setting and reduce it slightly to your preferences, this however is not difficult and is as easy as setting your digital thermostat.
There is a wide range of special effects available in Olympus's patented "Magic" mode where you can select anything from Popart through Pinhole and all the way to drawing. this is brilliant if you want to be a bit creative but if your not you may never use it.
The zoom is brilliant at 12.5 it is a really wide zoom perfect for creating landscape shots, it also has Olympus's panoramic mode which is far easier to use than previous models and unlike the previous models you don't have to buy your memory card from Olympus to use it, There is also all the other settings you would expect like Macro and Super Macro for close up shots.
Charging is also much easier with this camera, you dont have to take out the battery to charge it (wareing out the contacts)you charge it in situe, this also means that when connected to your computer your not losing power in your batteries like previous models.
In short weather you use it for casual use, your a amateur photographist or even a photography student this is a brilliant camera for everyone at a very reasonable price
02 Jul, 2016
Celestion 15XRs, the best "Budget Bookshelf"?
5 of 7 found this helpful Yes I know that they're not exactly small, most modern bookshelf speakers aren't as tall as these are wide but these beautiful speakers are still considered by many to be a bookshelf unit.
They're available in 2 colours: Teak and Walnut, the former photorgraphs slightly yellow and the latter far darker than it actually is.
The Celestion community refers to Mk. 1 and Mk. 2 alot, as far as sound is considered there's little to no difference on XRs, it mainly refers to veneered fronts, earlier Mk. 1 models didn't have the luxury of this but later models did, this is synonymous with all the Celestion models.
On the Mk. 2 15 XRs you may notice a deformity in the veneer. This is nothing to worry about, it's where the grille's anti rattle foam rests and the rest of the fronts have faded through the cloth over time, it isn't visible unless you're photographing on most pairs.
The wattage may seem meager compared to some modern speakers but these are RMS (Continuous) Watts rather than the lower quality Peak watts preferred by modern companies which deliver a less wholesome sound compared to RMS. Everything about these speakers is designed to take the wattage you supply them and use it with maximum efficiency, the HFU (Tweeter) is considered to be one of the best ever produced, the mid-range cone delivers superb sound quality across the entire genre spectrum and when you've had enough of mellow genres you can start with bass, 15XRs feature Auxiliary Bass Radiators (ABRs) which are not driven from the crossover like a conventional bass unit but are instead driven from the mid-range in a sealed cabinet, as the mid-range is pulled in the ABR is forced out and vice versa all this means that unless they've been in a cold environment they can run from practically 0Watts Per Channel at best quality.
You NEED a pair of these in your life, you would have to pay at least 1.5x more to match quality of sound.
14 Sep, 2016
Excellent product. Brilliant perfomance
I love the product, it has brilliant performance and the only issue I can find is, when new anyway, the battery needs a bit of stretching. In the first week the charge it can hold is only suitable for 1 session of 4-6 minutes however the charge held greatly improves after this period.
Heads aren't cheap but they're not expensive and certainly not the MOST expensive available on the market.
If the Vitality isn't up your street I recommend looking into other products by Oral - B