Olympus 5060

Gizmo · 1st November 2003

Fyi to all.. juz saw this at the Olympus booth at CK Tangs today.. retailing at $1399..

blurblock · 1st November 2003

Originally Posted by Gizmo

Fyi to all.. juz saw this at the Olympus booth at CK Tangs today.. retailing at $1399..

Parallel import from European Countries, no warrenty in Singapore.

Barrios · 1st November 2003

I dun think CK Tang would set up an Olympus booth with parallel-imported products as big departmental stores usually deal with local vendors/suppliers that give warranties for their products.

AJ23 · 1st November 2003

The new cam can be seen/bought @ your favourite camera shop liao.

frisky · 1st November 2003

Saw it at park way best connection. Significantly bigger than the C5050.....

ivor · 1st November 2003

There is one unit on display in the Harvey Norman Centrepoint, but no price tag. Look cool... anyone getting??

soul_lam · 2nd November 2003

Originally Posted by ivor

There is one unit on display in the Harvey Norman Centrepoint, but no price tag. Look cool... anyone getting??

Hi all, F.Y.I. yesterday my friend got 1 unit at Harvey Norman for $1399. Got free olympus drybox and package includes remote.

shark · 2nd November 2003

Seem like diff branch offer diff package. Today I went to Harvey Norman Millennium Walk, it was bundle with tripod, camera bag and 128Mb.
Price at $1,399.

kahheng · 3rd November 2003

At the Oly Japanese site.

http://olympus-imaging.jp/lineup/dig...ple/index.html

Very clean images even at the default sharpening setting.

ivor · 3rd November 2003

The camera is very good... don't really feel the shutter lag compare to C-5050Z... however, for the 4X wide zoom of 27-110mm, the f/stop were down to 2.8-4.6 compare to C-5050Z of f/stop 1.8-2.6

The best of all, I love the the B-HLD20 Batt Grip. Look cool...

In my 2 cents opinion, if one doesn't mind the f/stop, it is a good DC to consider.

blurblock · 3rd November 2003

Originally Posted by ivor

The camera is very good... don't really feel the shutter lag compare to C-5050Z... however, for the 4X wide zoom of 27-110mm, the f/stop were down to 2.8-4.6 compare to C-5050Z of f/stop 1.8-2.6

The best of all, I love the the B-HLD20 Batt Grip. Look cool...

In my 2 cents opinion, if one doesn't mind the f/stop, it is a good DC to consider.

Hmmm.... I guess the olyumpus serivce centre is lying to me .......

shark · 3rd November 2003

Just updated the price at CP today.

C-5060WZ - $1,200
Underwater Housing - $300

redstorm · 5th November 2003

Has anybody bought this cam? Would like to hear from you what you feel about its performance and features. I intend to upgrade and this cam is one of my choices and am also waiting to see if Canon G series will come out with another cam soon. Not particularly impressed by the 5060's swivel which can flip upward instead of outward as in the case of Canon and Nikon. In flipping upward to take a self-portrait shot, the LCD would be obstructed if you use a mounted flash unit. U don't face such problem with the Canon or Nikon's swivel.

ivor · 5th November 2003

What was told to you by them...??

Originally Posted by blurblock

Hmmm.... I guess the olyumpus serivce centre is lying to me .......

ivor · 5th November 2003

In my opinion, how the LCD swivel which way depend on your usage... if you think the Nikon or Canon served you well, then go for them...

But the helpfulness of the LCD is to be able to see what you shoot above eye level, eg. in a crowded area... and to be able to see what you are shooting below waist level.

Guess what?? C-5060 is able to do both.

Originally Posted by redstorm

Has anybody bought this cam? Would like to hear from you what you feel about its performance and features. I intend to update and this cam is one of my choice and am also waiting to see if Canon G series will come out with another cam soon. Not particularly impressed by the 5060's swivel which can flip upward instead of outward as in the case of Canon and Nikon. In flipping upward to take a self-portrait shot, the LCD would be obstructed if you use a mounted flash unit. U don't face such problem with the Canon or Nikon's swivel.

ed9119 · 5th November 2003

Originally Posted by ivor

....the helpfulness of the LCD is to be able to see what you shoot above eye level, eg. in a crowded area... and to be able to see what you are shooting below waist level.

and to be able to see what you are shooting sideways ......and behind u

Gizmo · 5th November 2003

Can anyone compare the shutter lag between the 5060 and the G5? Which is faster?

ivor · 6th November 2003

Huh?? Isn't the picture not going to be sharp... since one cannot even hold the DC firmly and properly...??

Originally Posted by ed9119

and to be able to see what you are shooting sideways ......and behind u

ivor · 6th November 2003

In my opinion,

1. They are on the diff class... NOT the MP, but the C-5060 is a wide lens 27, while G5 is of 35mm.

2. Haven't try G5, but I personally can tell you that C-5060 would be a winner over G5 on the shutter lag thingy.

Maybe one can try both DC at the shop, or wait for Phil Askey to do review on the C-5060, and then compare between the G5 shutter lag.

Originally Posted by Gizmo

Can anyone compare the shutter lag between the 5060 and the G5? Which is faster?

ed9119 · 6th November 2003

Dinesh used to own the G3 and just bought the 5060 last week..... he's confident that the shutter lag on the 5060 is shorter than the G5's

I had a go at the 5060 at Cathay today too and the lag did seem lesser. I own a G5.

1st November 2003	#1
Gizmo Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 126	Olympus 5060 Fyi to all.. juz saw this at the Olympus booth at CK Tangs today.. retailing at $1399..

3rd November 2003	#9
kahheng Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,380	C5060 sample pictures available At the Oly Japanese site. http://olympus-imaging.jp/lineup/dig...ple/index.html Very clean images even at the default sharpening setting.

3rd November 2003	#10
ivor Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: SINGAPOUR Posts: 1,906	The camera is very good... don't really feel the shutter lag compare to C-5050Z... however, for the 4X wide zoom of 27-110mm, the f/stop were down to 2.8-4.6 compare to C-5050Z of f/stop 1.8-2.6 The best of all, I love the the B-HLD20 Batt Grip. Look cool... In my 2 cents opinion, if one doesn't mind the f/stop, it is a good DC to consider. Last edited by ivor; 3rd November 2003 at 05:01 PM.

3rd November 2003	#12
shark Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: West Posts: 436	C5060wz Just updated the price at CP today. C-5060WZ - $1,200 Underwater Housing - $300

5th November 2003	#13
redstorm Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hougang Posts: 396	C5060 Has anybody bought this cam? Would like to hear from you what you feel about its performance and features. I intend to upgrade and this cam is one of my choices and am also waiting to see if Canon G series will come out with another cam soon. Not particularly impressed by the 5060's swivel which can flip upward instead of outward as in the case of Canon and Nikon. In flipping upward to take a self-portrait shot, the LCD would be obstructed if you use a mounted flash unit. U don't face such problem with the Canon or Nikon's swivel. Last edited by redstorm; 6th November 2003 at 07:28 PM.

1st November 2003	#3
Barrios Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 808	I dun think CK Tang would set up an Olympus booth with parallel-imported products as big departmental stores usually deal with local vendors/suppliers that give warranties for their products.

1st November 2003	#4
AJ23 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Town of Queens doing PORT-9YOU Posts: 6,715	The new cam can be seen/bought @ your favourite camera shop liao.

1st November 2003	#5
frisky Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kitten's Den Posts: 736	Saw it at park way best connection. Significantly bigger than the C5050.....

2nd November 2003	#8
shark Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: West Posts: 436	Seem like diff branch offer diff package. Today I went to Harvey Norman Millennium Walk, it was bundle with tripod, camera bag and 128Mb. Price at $1,399.

6th November 2003	#20
ed9119 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapaore Posts: 1,982	Dinesh used to own the G3 and just bought the 5060 last week..... he's confident that the shutter lag on the 5060 is shorter than the G5's I had a go at the 5060 at Cathay today too and the lag did seem lesser. I own a G5.