Olympus Stylus 1

canon_togger · 12 Dec 2013

Anyone else thinking of getting this new olympus camera?
I have an XZ-1 and totally love it as a carry around compact. I'm fancying the look of the Stylus 1 but beginning to wonder if I'll get one in time for Christmas.
I've just pre-ordered at wex, they think they will have stock on monday but its first come first served so who knows :shrug:

alfbranch · 12 Dec 2013

Marie
I would like one but I cant afford one at the moment. I too have an XZ-1 and love it.

fuzzyfelt30 · 13 Dec 2013

Another XZ-1 owner here....I would be very interested to know your opinions on the Stylus 1 when it arrives as I was thinking about one....although that was before I splashed most of my spare cash on a Pentax K3!

alfbranch · 13 Dec 2013

fuzzyfelt30 said:
Another XZ-1 owner here....I would be very interested to know your opinions on the Stylus 1 when it arrives as I was thinking about one....although that was before I splashed most of my spare cash on a Pentax K3!

I too would like to see your thoughts on the Stylus 1

canon_togger · 15 Dec 2013

It has appeared on Amazon this morning as in stock, so I've ordered from them and cancelled wex pre-order.
It also seems to have hit US in the last day or so, with reviews starting to appear on dpreview. So far the reiews are all very positive.
Here is a link to the pdf manual if you fancy a browse:
http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/manual/stylus/man_stylus1_e.pdf

I will let you know what I think of the camera once it arrives.

canon_togger · 25 Dec 2013

First impressions:
Chunkier than the XZ-1 but not dramatically so. Lots of extra features such as touch screen, built in lens cap, tilt screen, evf.
Will post some images when the weather improves.

canon_togger · 5 Jan 2014

I haven't had much cause to try the stylus 1 due to the bad weather, but this morning there was a nice bit of colour on the distant hills. So I tried the camera at full zoom from inside the house and it picked up the colour and detail quite well. Its just a quick snap mind, but I think I'm going to enjoy this camera as a carry around. The only problem at the moment is iphoto can't read the raw images, hopefully that will update soon. This was av mode, f2.8 shot in raw.

alfbranch · 7 Jan 2014

canon_togger said:
I haven't had much cause to try the stylus 1 due to the bad weather, but this morning there was a nice bit of colour on the distant hills. So I tried the camera at full zoom from inside the house and it picked up the colour and detail quite well. Its just a quick snap mind, but I think I'm going to enjoy this camera as a carry around. The only problem at the moment is iphoto can't read the raw images, hopefully that will update soon. This was av mode, f2.8 shot in raw.

Thats rather nice