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(More customer reviews)So i've had this camera for about a week now, i've taken about 500 photos with it. I'm still learning the ins and outs of it.
My review echoes many of the above points.
Those of you expecting a DSLR image quality compact, keep looking. You'll look for years.
This is not a comparison to a DSLR, the samsung is a nice substitute as long as you keep in mind it does not and cannot take pics like a DSLR.
As long as you keep in mind the limitations listed below, you'll be happy.
I bought this camera as an alternative to carrying my dslr.
If you want
-decent shots at iso800 (3200 is not usable, 1600 maybe if you convert to black and white or artistic qualities of noise)
-hot shoe (i'm playing with radio triggers and my speedlight)
-nice screen
-midrange zoom, largest aperture in class
-nice build, great ergonomics...
-nice two dial system, like a dslr
-moderately portable point and shoot (won't fit in your jeans pocket-maybe a jacket or cargo pants)
-you can turn off the electronic shutter sound, so essentially limiting the noise it makes to a "click"...for whatever purpose that may serve you...
-non HD video
-you can flip and protect the screen when you store the camera.
this is an excellent choice....
Some cons which i think are significant to consider, but are not deal-breakers for me....However, please understand that i shoot a DSLR in RAW/NEF
-WB is not consistent from shot to shot...so this could be an issue if shooting .jpg
-If you shoot RAW so you can adjust WB, RAW takes a long time to write (although i'm using a class4 and class 6 SD card)
-typical P&S lag time from shoot to capture (again i shoot a dslr)....not quite fast enough to catch my child like my DSLR
-please don't think a 1.8 lens will have the same DOF on a P&S as DSLR...the larger the sensor, the shallower the DOF. You just won't get the shallow depth of field or bokeh that you would get with a f1.8 or f2.8 lens on a DSLR, except for when doing macro or having a very minimal distance from subject photos....
-To say that this 24-72mm f/1.8-2.4 is faster than a nikkor or canon 24-70 f/2.8 is only taking into account numbers and not the sensors of their respective cameras. Not an equal comparison.
-You can easily hand hold this camera for low shutter speeds, but you're limited to low light photography by the amount of noise above 800. So far, what do i think this camera is great for?
I think this camera is great for food shots! I think this camera would be great for static images like food or other product shots and architecture.
Not that great for capturing a playing child, but then again, most P&S are not.
I'll addend my review as i spend more time and test it with off camera flash.
Update-July 3 and 4.
So this camera is pretty good for macro photography, provided you can get up close to your subject. The minimum focal distance is such that you have to be careful not to touch the subject with the lens...
It works with my Cactus triggers a.k.a "poverty wizards" and Nikon speedlight.
I use this case-I think it fits perfectly.
http://www.amazon.com/Tenba-638-681-Large-Camera-Pouch/dp/B0029B01UM/ref=cm_cr_wr_img
Update Aug 2.
So I've gotten a little more time with this camera. The low-light is pretty good. I especially like the wide angle.
One negative is battery life. It stinks. Maybe at best you can get 200 shots or so...It takes a long time to charge with the included adapter as well.
Update 08/07/10
White balance...maybe i'm just used to raw and fixing WB in post (I think the D90 wasn't that great with WB) but I think the WB on the TL500 tends to be too cool sometimes....or at least those are the pictures i remember thinking the WB was off. So what i've done since i don't shoot raw with this camera as it takes a long time to write to the SD card (maybe i need a card faster than class 6), i set the bracket to WB and shoot. It automatically takes three shots with one click of the button. One warmer and one cooler. It only brackets in A,P,S modes though.
Another thing is i think it tends to overexpose, so i set the EV to -0.3.
I do like this camera a lot though. The lowlight ability really pleasantly surprises me and in the right setting ISO 1600 is usable.
9/7/10.
I played around with my cousin's panasonic LX3. Maybe I'm biased, but this camera feels like a tank compared to the LX3. Like the difference between a nikon d300 and nikon d40. I actually think that if i had the LX3 first, I'd like the layout and feel of the samsung more.
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