Olympus Reviews

The camera case is a very small carrying case which barely fits the camera, leaving room for almost nothing else. I doubt if I could get the camera strap to fit.

The UV filter is a standard 55mm diameter, much larger than the Olympus lens. It is attached to the camera by means of a two piece adaptor which is a terrible kludge. When installed, the edge of the filter can be seen through the viewfinder, obscuring the view of the subject. There has to be a better solution.

Discarding those items, I am left with an overpriced AC adaptor, a cheap lens cleaning kit (I already have two) and some software which I didn't bother to try. I have no use for the tripod or for the smart media wallet. I am returning the kit and taking a trip to my local camera store.

There were only a few items which interested me in the first place, and those didn't turn out to be of any value. The rest is padding to raise the price of the package. Save your money.

The camera "bag" is not designed to be a camera bag at all. It is designed to be a protector for the camera when you are traveling with it around your neck like a tourist. Not to carry every gadget under the sun. It is perfect, holds spare batteries, card and remote. What more do you want to lug around when you are traveling? It keeps the camera protected well. you can keep the camera in the bag while wearing it around your neck with the neck strap. It also has a clip to attach it to the camera so it hangs right there while taking pictures.

The remote and tripod I use a lot for group photos. Let's you setup the camera and take a picture with YOU IN IT!!! Very usefull at family gatherings. AC adaptor is the thing I use the least, you need a card reader if you are going to do any kind of volume picture taking. Way faster, and easier to use than the serial port connectors. Besides, the camera has such great battery life, why use it? I recommend the kit to everyone. There is a big difference between a camera BAG and a camera CASE!!

The camera bag included in this kit is pretty tight when you put a C3000 Olympus camera in it. I was rather disappointed with that.

I just got my P-400 printer. Using XP operating system I found that they have not got a good print driver as yet but will sometime this spring. The print is beautiful. I still have much to learn about lightening the print. It seems to print on the dark side. Big drawback is the 7.64 x10 print rather than 8x10. It just barely covers under a frame and much harder to trim. I would like to know where the viewer from Olympia, WA gets their paper for 19.95 and ribbon for 39.95. Please write and let me know. Does anyone have a good price on these items? I want to keep costs down as I do a lot of printing. I am having trouble getting the USB port to print. It must be something I just don't know. I would not be worried about showing these prints to any customer. creativeimages2@earthlink.net.

I've used this paper with my A2 printer and the results are amazing. The printer is as close to true dye sublimation as you can get at home. If your looking to make full use of this type of printer you need the best paper for the job. The Olympus photo quality paper is that medium. The color was vibrant and the end result was amazing. It is worth the extra few dollars when you compare this paper to its competitors.

Everything as listed! No problems! Will buy through them again

SmartMedia is sold under several brands. Olympus branded SmartMedia allows you to take "panorama" shots. Essentially, you take multiple shots while making sure to overlap edges. You then reassemble these multiple shots using the "Camedia" software that came with your Olympus camera. The difference is that when an Olympus brand SmartMedia card is used, your digital camera keeps exposure settings constant across these multiple shots; which makes for a consistent panorama when you reassemble the individual shots via your computer.

This is a nice feature, but not a feature most of us use often. If you are going to purchase multiple SmartMedia cards, you might be able to do with just one or two Olympus brand cards - especially since they cost more than other brands. I use two 32Mb other brand cards, and save my two 8Mb Olympus brand cards for when panorama shots present (since you can switch the cards out at anytime - unlike traditional camera film).

The Olympus PCIII 7x21 binoculars are very lightweight and compact, and offer quite a wide and bright field of view with high quality optics. These binoculars are small enough to take almost anyplace, and they come with a nicely made black cloth and vinyl carrying case that attaches to your belt. I have only one criticism: The interocular adjustment range, for the distance between the user's eyes, is only 60 to 70 mm. If you have a large head and your eyes are set rather far apart, as mine are, the 70 mm distance may not be quite enough. I'm able to use the binoculars, but my view would be greatly improved by an additional one or two millimeters between the eye pieces.

I bought two pair of these and I love them. They are very clear. I wear glasses and have a difficult time seeing through binoculars but with these it is wonderful. Very lightweight too.

At a reasonable price, this Olympus binoculor is really cool. It's small enough to bring with you for travl. A bag (for protection) comes with the package, which could be attach to your belt easily. And the optical effect is decent for its price.

I love it. Highly recommended.