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In a media scrum this past weekend in Chicago, Dana White casually mentioned how close the world was from getting a battle of colossals. You know, Brock Lesnar versus Fedor Emelianenko -- the heavyweight fight he said was light years from ever happening. The moonshot dream bout between the sworded American (who comes unnervingly close to fiction) and the serious Russian (who is solemnly real).
On Saturday night White threw it out there in passing, like it bored him to rehash that old incident. When told that this was news to the entire phalanx of reporters, the cameramen and even some of the United Center caterers, he did one of those little half grins and rolled out the old, "oh, I thought you knew." Or more accurately, he said "I told you guys that story before, we were deep in talks with [Emelianenko] and we were that close to signing him."
No, he didn't tell that that story before. "No?" He said. "We were close to signing him, right before [Fedor's] dad died. We were right there. When I was talking about doing that big Dallas Texas Stadium show, it was going to be Brock Lesnar versus Fedor."
If that weren't enough, White went on to say that he purposefully duped the media into believing just the opposite was true all those months ago when the Fedor/Lesnar whisperings were hot -- back when he said his meeting with a retired Lesnar "couldn't have gone worse." That was around the time he went on the Underground and asked if people would be interested in Emelianenko versus Lesnar and kicked up the speculation to begin with.
Why was he less than forthcoming with the media back then? Because nobody likes a snoop. (Or, you know…something like that).
In any case, Fedor said he was done when his father passed away, and at that time, so was Lesnar. Emelianenko's long-awaited UFC appearance never materialized. Lesnar's novelty comeback fight died on the vine. Both fighters are resigned to quiet country lives where they can get on with eternity.
Now, I recognize that there's nothing rational in play here. It shouldn't feel disappointing to hear that a fight we'd already accepted was never happening actually "came close" to happening -- especially considering that neither guy was as consequential in 2012 as he was in 2009.
And yet it does.
There's something about Lesnar/Emelianenko that remains captivating, regardless if they are older, beat up and beltless. This was the one that we never got. It would have been two of the fight game's seismic stars finally meeting. It's the type of fight that nobody needs but everyone wants. Think they've been demystified? Not when it comes to fighting each other.
And besides, it's a fight that doesn't carry delusions; neither fighter is going to be a champion again. Neither is even remotely contemporary. It would just be two legacies colliding right along with all of our curiosities, which would have been enough. Somebody would have gone down. At one point we were desperate to trade speculation as to what would happen in that fight for the real thing. That feeling still sort of lingers.
Why did White bring this up now?
Who knows. Perhaps it was to explain, off-handedly, why the big "Dallas" card never came together. Perhaps it was because it's something he wanted to get off his chest. Or, maybe it was because Russia was one of the focal points of the week. The UFC is headed to Russia, probably in 2013. Perhaps it was White planting a little seed. Maybe he is tempting Fedor. Maybe he's tempting Lesnar.
Or maybe it was simply remembering the one that got away. Whatever his reasoning, it becomes just another file in the company lore.

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Rick, just wanted to say that I searched the code for VTIEnvironment and found that VTIResultSet implements the interface VTIEnvironment and those methos from VTIEnvironment are used by some other classes. But you are right, I don't see VTICosting using the VTIEnvironment argument at all. So, I am not sure of the purpose of VTIEnvironment but it is being implemented by VTIResultSet class. Mamta On 3/5/07, Rick Hillegas <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > Does anyone know the purpose of the following class: > org.apache.derby.vti.VTIEnvironment? This is the type of the argument to > the VTICosting methods. However, these objects are never inspected by > any of the classes which implement VTICosting. The Cloudscape 3.5 > documentation says, "The methods take a parameter of type > COM.cloudscape.database.VTIEnvironment, which you can ignore for the > current release." > > Thanks, > -Rick >
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On the 17th of October 2006 I started a project with a friend. Movie-Get (mget for short) was a simple ruby script that was able to download videos from popular hosting sites back in the day. If you look around in the same area today you could compare it to JDownloader or youtube-dl in the provided functionality. It was a fun project for both me and my friend. It was also a nice way to learn ruby while doing something meaningful that both of us used on a daily basis.
We both were quite serious about it and mostly because it was our first 'solid' project where we tried to cover everything:
- release management
- issue tracking
- version control
- software architecture
- licensing
Over time the project grew in features, being able to download from more sites & more formats. We spun up a Ruby on Rails interface for it on movie-get.org (don't go there, the domain is defunct for a long-long time). The download counter for the Windows NSIS installer went into thousands it was really encouraging for a bunch of kids working on software for fun.
All of the above is nothing compared to the email I found in my inbox on one Wednesday morning:
Delivered-To: firstname.lastname@example.com attachment was this patch:
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:01:48 +0200
From: "Marcin Babnis" <email@example.com>
To: firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: mget module for ceskatelevize
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed;
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline
Can download videos from http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ in wmv and ra format
Marcin Babnis
Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name=czechtv.patch
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
X-Attachment-Id: f_f67lm95u
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="czechtv.patch"
It's hard to describe how I felt on that day. That single email and some code validated the whole project to me. Not only someone found value in the utility itself but also took the time to learn the code base enough to provide a meaningful contribution and actually sent it back to us. I was also forced to learn how the patch(1) tool works but that's a different story :P
So how it all went from there? Small email exchange:
and the contributors replyHi there, On 05/09/07, Marcin Babnis <email@example.com> wrote: > Can download videos from http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ in wmv and ra format > > > > Regards > > Marcin Babnis > > Thanks for the patch, it will go into the next mget release, but before we do that, please specify on what licencse are You releasing your code. Of course all credit will go to You directly. If You want to track the progress, here is a link for the issue related to Your patch http://code.google.com/p/mget/issues/detail?id=31 Please feel free to continue contributing patches, all help is appreciated. If you want to talk about the project or the possibility to join the development team, then you can reach me on jabber id: email@example.com
That's it. The code went in and was shipped to users. The thing that you might not realise is that little interaction really shaped me as a developer I am today. That's the difference between saying 'whatever' while hitting a bug and taking the time to sit down, debug & fix it. Marcin if you're reading this - I owe you a beer :) feel free to claim it. For everyone else - don't over-think stuff, you are perfectly able to contribute to a small open-source project and someone might benefit from it in a more meaningful way then you might ever expect.On 9/5/07, Mulander <email@example.com> wrote: > Hi there, > Thanks for the patch, it will go into the next mget release, but > before we do that, please specify on what licencse are You releasing > your code. Of course all credit will go to You directly. Software should be free! Keeping same licence as rest (GNU) is a good option. > Please feel free to continue contributing patches, all help is appreciated. > If you want to talk about the project or the possibility to join the > development team, then you can reach me on jabber id: > firstname.lastname@example.com I only wanted to download some shows from czechtv so I wrote a module :-) Marcin Babnis
One final note. It's really sad that Google code is closing down. The mget project was migrated to github but the repository history feels really 'pruned'. The information I wanted to look up for this post wasn't really accessible on github or I was not able to find it. This commit for example is not as easy to track compared to the old interface. I think a lot of stories like this one will be lost along with Google shutting down the service.


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Hello readers! I can't wait to tell you how awesome this M/M boxed set of Sexy to Go is going to be. Because it's going to rock! It's gonna be more fun than a vacation, sexier than a night on the town and 100% jam-packed with awesomeness!
You can tell I'm a little excited, right? Heh.
This is our first M/M box set and it's only one of a few where we've had a definite theme. Prior to this we had the Paranormal edition, the Spanking edition, the Valentines edition and 2 Halloween editions. It's always good to branch out IMO, because all readers are different I know I love to read all different kinds of genres. Maybe I'm odd? I am not sure. Probably. LOL
But wait – before you answer, let me leave you with this parting thought:
And an excerpt, of course!
I walked toward the hot bartender, wondering exactly what he wanted from me. He gestured for me to follow him. His long legs moved quickly, but I didn't mind walking behind him since it meant I could watch that tight ass move in his clinging pants. The rest of him was just as sexy as I had expected, broad shoulders tapering down into a small waist that emphasized his perfect rear. He was a little taller than I, which would make him just over six feet. We walked through a door marked "Employees only" and down a long, winding hallway. I suppressed the voice in my head reminding me this was a set-up for an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.
Finally, some sense of self-preservation emerged and I asked him, "Where are we going?"
He turned around, smiled at me, and leaned against the wall. "Here is good."
I looked around the barren hallway, "But…what am I helping you with?"
"It's actually more of what I helped you with."
I was stumped. I mean, the guy was hot as hell, but I was starting to feel as if I'd fallen down the rabbit hole. I really hoped he wasn't going to try to sell me something, or rope me into a get-rich-quick scheme. The time for me to make my escape had definitely come. Pity such hotness was going to waste. "Look, buddy, I appreciate whatever you mean to do, but I'm meeting a friend and should get going."
He started to laugh and I froze—seriously, I could not move. When he smiled, his eyes crinkled up at the corners and his whole face lit up; I had never seen anything more mesmerizing.
He put his hand out. "Wait a minute, was I reading you wrong? Because seriously, I did NOT think you were interested in giving that woman her dream of two-point-five kids and a white picket fence." He put his hand on my shoulder. "C'mon, we can go back."
"No!" I yelled, probably a little too enthusiastically. "L-Let's not go back."
"Well, I have to go back if I want to get paid, but I can get you out the back door—for a price."
"What's the price?"
One side of his mouth kicked up. "Your number and a kiss."
I was stunned; this walking dream wanted to kiss me? Mr. Bland? I started looking around the hall.
"What are you looking for?"
"The cameras. This must be some sort of reality show."
His smile widened and he stepped closer to me. "No hidden cameras. I just saw one of my own needing some rescuing and I really wanted to be the one to do it."
PLEASE NOTE: That's a VERY tame excerpt. You can expect hot m/m loving in this volume and plenty of it! So don't delay, put us on your reading list! We've got some terrific stories to share with you.
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'Occupy Wall Street' Gets Key Endorsements
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The "Occupy Wall Street" crowd is thrilled. Why? For starters, because the leader of Venezuela who has a habit of imprisoning dissenters has offered his support for their cause — what ever that is. This means the protest can look forward to a visit from Chavez's US liaison, Sean Penn, very soon.
OWS was also happy to get the support of an Iranian military commander, as well as Marxist/Capitalist actor Danny Glover.
Naturally Big Labor is involved. You can now also make a little money being a rent-a-protester (I wonder if there's a bonus program for sh*#tting on police cars). Notice that the ad is dated last month ("spontaneous movement of the people" my a$$).
Let's see, who else? Supporters of an accused Islamic terrorist are on board with the "occupy" movement. Nothing like the seal of approval of a military leader from the country that hangs gays and lashes & imprisons women for speaking out against censorship (no better way to prove her wrong, eh?).
The Communist Party USA is also down with OWS. Well count me in!
And of course with all those quality endorsements on board, the Democratic Party is also going all in.
When it comes down to the choice between the country being run exclusively by all of the above, or Goldman Sachs — I'll choose the latter every single time.
Here's a little behind the scenes peek at the high tech operation:
Update: OWS Quote of the Day:
The free chow offered to protesters was boosting the crowd.
"People say they are here for the cause, but the real reason is the free food," quipped Cameron, 26, of Jersey City.
"On my third day, they had smoked salmon with cream cheese. You know how much smoked salmon is a pound? Sixteen dollars. I eat better here than I do with my parents!"
4 Responses to "'Occupy Wall Street' Gets Key Endorsements"
Marshall_Will on
October 10th, 2011 11:48 am
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October 10th, 2011 12:08 pm
Let's assume I'll work for the minimum of $350. One of OWS's demands was a $20 an hour minimum wage. So are these people telling me they'll give me $350 for 17 and 1/2 hours of work? Not bad pay just for refusing to shower and being a general annoyance to society.
Marshall_Will on
October 10th, 2011 12:26 pm
Unfortunately Not Working Families -for- Self-Disenfranchised Single Gamers/Marriage is a JOKE and forced to compete w/ our Taxpayer Funded Unenjoyment for hearts & 'minds'. ( Which the nice lady on the phone said I didn't have to 'report' )
How was your weekend? The homemade Kahlua turned out smashing and provided some much needed relief for walking pneumonia. Sadly I'm not getting $650 or $350 a week and have to man my desk just in case a client watching the "grass roots movement" calls to say "Sell everything!".
Hyperfobea on
October 10th, 2011 2:25 pm
The funenjoyment moonbat recipients are on the streets.
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Cause Fitness – Thailand Retreat Reflections: Part 2
Continued from Part 1 here…
I was en route to witnessing a dream come true and it wasn't happening because I made it happen, but because God allowed it to. He was carrying me there…
…It was the feeling of knowing that I was exactly where I was supposed to be at exactly the right time doing exactly what I was meant to be doing without even really trying to.
"I feel equal parts 'why me?' and 'I was born for this!' but humbled by both," I wrote in my journal on my layover in Bangkok.
(I'm so grateful that I kept a journal! Always keep a journal – It's your personal history book!)
The feelings continued overlapping faster and faster as the retreat I'd envisioned so many times played out in real time. I so wish you could have been there, but my hope is that by reading this blog you'll be able to imagine yourself there with us (and join us next time)!
When I arrived at the airport in Koh Samui, I was ready for the adventure ahead, and my driver was waiting for me. I spent the entire 20 minute drive taking the island in through the window's of his car, capturing some of it on video, but it doesn't do it justice. (I did a pretty decent job of "Snapchat-documenting" the trip, so I'm working on stitching a couple videos together for ya'll too, so you can get a feel for it.)
The scene changed suddenly and the car stopped. I was no longer winding through no-traffic-laws streets of colorful Thai-island culture, but on on a cliff, overlooking the Gulf of Thailand, being welcomed into my home for the week: Vikasa. I checked in and was greeted with fresh coconut water served in a young coconut. Looking out over the ocean from the top of this open-air, cliff-side resort restaurant, waiting for my guests while my bags were delivered to my personal bungalow was nothing short of overwhelming…in the best way possible.
That arrival evening was full of moments like this as I took my retreaters through a brief orientation, our first buffet dinner of fresh Pescatarian Thai, and got settled in our rooms.
The first full day couldn't have been better, in my opinion.
I got up an hour before the schedule began, took my coffee and a homemade protein bar (leave me a comment below if you want the recipe) out onto my private deck where I had my "Jesus Time," and prepared for the day to the sound of island-birds and waves crashing on the beach below me. *Bliss!*
The days all started early, but I made sure there would be plenty of down-time to schedule spa treatments, hang out at the beach or the infinity pool, explore nearby towns, or take any of the yoga classes the resort offered. I wanted everyone there to get the workouts and education they came for, but I also wanted the retreat to be just that: a retreat! With time to breathe, time to relax and rejuvenate and restore…time to just BE, away from "it all".
Here's what our scheduled days looked like:
8:00 Devotions (optional) @ Small Sala
8:30 UnBootcamp @ Small Sala
9:30-11:30 Brunch Buffet
12:00 'Cause Fitness: Nutrition' Workshop
1:00 Free-time
4:00 Open-workout @ Sky Gym
6:30-8:30 Dinner Buffet
To be honest, as I was walking to the "Small Sala" to lead a pre-workout devotions that day, I wasn't sure if anyone would show up since it was optional and the retreat wasn't a "Christian" retreat, but to my surprise everyone was there; curious, expectant and full of energy! I said a silent "thank you" prayer.
I said A LOT of silent "thank you" prayers that week.
Wanna know another fun-fact?
I had prepared everything ahead of time for the retreat except for the devotions. The topic(s) to focus on escaped me all the way up until my trip there but I was confident that God would enlighten me and provide the message(s) He wanted me to deliver in His good time. I just had to trust and be willing to share.
He did. He always does.
I was in the middle of reading "Love Does" by Bob Goff, the book I had brought to read on the plane (highly recommend it), when I started thinking about what I would talk about. Distracted by the reminder that time was running out, I stopped reading and prayed for clarity. Later on the trip I was reading again and stopped to dog-ear yet another great example-story about what real love looks like when it hit me. Love. I'll talk all about real love; unconditional love; God's love vs the world's love. I had also recently been reading what John and 1 John have to say about love. It was all coming together and I had my inspiration. God's love is love that "does". Thank you Jesus, and thank you, Bob Goff! :)
Day 1: What is love?
Day 2: The Laws of Love
Day 3: Love Does (Love as Action)
Day 4: Love is… (My story of how agape love, God's love, changed my life).
So Tuesday was on schedule, and wonderful, but it was a day to adjust. The scheduled free-time was a blessing, but one I found I struggled with. I felt the need to "do" something, as if I couldn't allow myself to just enjoy it all without a to-do list. But I did adjust. I prayed silently. I breathed it all in, and out slowly, and tried to accept that everything I was experiencing was real; that I was where I was. It was all so…good! As I began to relax, I started observing in more detail. This island and culture were unfamiliar, but so was the lifestyle. It was quiet – no music; very "zen". I felt a bit out of place for a second, but then took it as an opportunity to stand out in a good way; a conversation starter. It turned out to be just that, and wonderfully so.
I had a feeling things would continue to get even better as the week progressed and I was right. Wednesday was our second scheduled day, and established and adjusted we all took every opportunity to experience more.
Everyone showed up at the devotion time again, UnBootcamp was awesome and went even more smoothly since everyone was familiar with the flow of it now, and heading up to brunch (about 200 stair steps "up") we were all looking forward to more of the resort's amazing food! Our conversations were more relaxed; deeper. My little tribe was thriving!
After brunch, Maggie and Julia left for the massages they'd booked, and Jonathan and I continued to talk. He shared his story with me and I got to know better how much of a gift this retreat really was. While we talked, Lisa, one of the Vikasa employees came over and sat down with us to check in. When she asked how everything was going so far, I began to take her through the schedule saying something like "It's been great! Today was our second full day. We started with devotions at 8…"
"Devotions?" She cut me off with the question.
"Yes, a Bible study," I confirmed. At that moment I got the feeling that this was good news to her.
"Really…" she said, looking at me incredulously.
I confirmed again. Lisa just sat there for a second, speechless, before explaining that she had been working and studying at the resort for seven months as the only Christian there and, missing like-minded community, had texted her sister about it just minutes before sitting down with us.
I immediately invited her to join us. She accepted enthusiastically, and was excited try UnBootcamp too. We also agreed to get together later to talk more. This was too good!
Something even crazier…
Without going into too much detail, I had had a dream about 3-4 weeks before I left for Thailand where I woke up with the unshakable sense that I needed to pray for someone, a woman, in Thailand outside of my group/retreat. I truly believe I was praying for Lisa long before I met her! It was all so unbelievable, and that is just one of the miracle stories I have from the trip! God works in such crazy, awesome ways!
Thai New Year
We were in Thailand at such a great time. The week we were there was the week all of Thailand celebrates "Songkran," the Thai New Year, with a playful country-wide water fight. With any means necessary (hoses, buckets, water guns, etc) the entire country goes outside and gets soaked. And it's not just water. They make a white paste (baby powder mixed with water) to cover each other with too. The water symbolizes a washing away of the old year and the paste is a blessing of good luck for the new year.
Sounds of music and laughter and delighted screams were coming from the street outside the resort. The girls had gone to the pool, right after the nutrition workshop, but Jonathan was curious, I was definitely curious, and since this retreat was symbolic of new beginnings for me too, I embraced it all!
Wash the old away and bless the new!
I embraced something else that day too.
After experiencing the loud of Songkran I went for a swim, then walked down to the quiet of the beach by my bungalow. I laid down in the shallow sun-warmed turquoise water and let the waves lap over me as I scooped up sandy pebbles and watched every glassy color sift through parted fingers back into the water. I embraced stillness.
Thursday was excursion day! That morning, Lisa joined us for devotions, UnBootcamp, and a quick brunch before jumping in the tour guide van for a day exploring the lower part of the island of Koh Samui!
The pictures will tell the story better than I will, but I will tell you where we went! We hiked up to "Waterfall II", toured a safari zoo (saw tigers and monkeys and elephants and crocodiles up close), visited a coconut farm and saw how coconut milk is made, saw a Buddhist temple on the beach, ate fresh papaya salad made from a papaya tree behind the restaurant we stopped by for lunch, perused a pearl farm and store, and explored a couple of street markets where we had coconut ice cream out of the coconut and bartered for souvenirs!
Last day on the schedule, but one of the best. The tribe had grown! Lisa came to the devotions again, and Roberto (another yoga instructor at the resort) joined us for UnBootcamp. Beyond blessed by this, because two of my retreaters had had to drop out last minute. Lisa and Roberto were a picture of redemption for me. God is so good.
And, my little tribe was awesome! Roberto loved the class, Maggie and Julia crushed it, Lisa was enjoying the change of pace from yoga to high intensity, and Jonathan was doing more pushups and burpees consecutively than he had all week!
The day was relaxed and productive – there was a sense of accomplishment and of sadness as it was our last full day all together. That afternoon, Jonathan, Julia and I got a workout in before dinner at SkyGym while Maggie got some beach time, then we all got back together for dinner and drinks to celebrate the week and ring in the Thai New Year with Vikasa!
Deep, deep gratitude.
Jonathan had already left for the airport at 6am (we all said our goodbyes the night before), but this morning everything seemed to slow down in reflection of a week full of adventure, and sadness for the end of it.
I took Roberto's meditation class at 7am before the last UnBootcamp (which actually wasn't scheduled but he and the girls talked me into it) and spent the time praying and praising. I have never experienced such a deep sense of gratitude! My week's experience summarized. Tears fell silently; unexpectedly.
Julia and Maggie and I spent Julia's last hour together after brunch. We sent her off together, with happy tears.
One more beach opportunity for Maggie while I got my first massage of the week at the cliff-side, open-air spa: heavenly.
Afterwards, we met again to say goodbye, and I sent Maggie off, again, with happy tears.
I took the afternoon in slow motion too. I had a lot to take in and process. So much had just happened that even being a part of it all I feel like I still have catching up to do!
I took my first acro-yoga class though. It was something I've wanted to try forever, and Lisa was in the class so I got a little professional help too! (I'm obsessed…)
The rest of the trip was blissful. The responsibility of a schedule and leading was over so I got to really, truly relax and enjoy the paradise I was surrounded with, and spend time with the new friends I'd made until I left Sunday evening.
Mission accomplished, the first international Cause Fitness retreat had been a complete success, and all I can say to that thought as I type it, is that I still struggle with the gift of it all — it blows my mind every time I sit with the realization of it.
Remember what I said in Part 1? How I had "very good intentions of writing and posting this immediately," but "little did I know that such a surreal trip…would also induce (in equal parts) feelings of intense gratitude and mourning or grief, which would then provoke a foggy, almost escapist mindset for the entire rest of the week(s) following my return"? Yeah. This is what I'm talking about. I mean, how long has it taken me to process it all, sit down and write this to share the experience with you? Too long.
That said, God willing, I will do it again, and next time, I want you to come with me!
Until then, whatever you're doing, #CauseFitness!
YOUR TURN: Where should we go for the next Cause Fitness retreat? Tell me in the comments below!


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- Very sturdy body is one of the most rugged on the market
- Fast F2.0 maximum aperture at wide-angle (though it's just average at the telephoto end)
- Good photo quality; no color cast underwater
- Responsive performance in all areas
- Generous GPS feature set, with manometer, landmarks, tracking and (very limited) maps
- Aperture priority mode (using ND filters)
- Wireless flash control
- 1080/30p video recording with stereo sound
- Supports fish-eye and telephoto conversion lenses
- Unique 'tap control' feature lets you adjust settings when wearing gloves/underwater
- Very good battery life
- Optional underwater housing lets you take camera even deeper
What We Don't Like
- Images slightly soft, with mushy details
- Tends to clip highlights; chromatic aberrations can be strong at times
- Display very difficult to see outdoors and underwater
- Fairly weak flash
- Movies are wobbly/choppy when panning
- Landmark database is limited (and camera often picks the wrong one); no way to remove a landmark attached to a photo
Olympus was one of the pioneers of 'rugged' cameras, and its latest flagship, the Tough TG-2 iHS, is one of its best. The TG-2 is able to take a beating, whether it's underwater (up to 15 meters), dropped (from to 2.1 meters), frozen (as cold as -10C), or crushed (up to 100 kg). In other words, this is a camera you can feel comfortable taking outdoors. We had one incident of condensation build-up inside the lens - moisture got in there somehow - but we couldn't replicate the problem during our extended shooting.
The TG-2's other big claim to fame is its lens, which has a maximum aperture range of F2.0-4.9. At wide-angle, that's at least a full stop faster than most of the competition. Since more light is coming in, you can use faster shutter speeds, and won't need to crank up the sensitivity as quickly. However, the lens' maximum aperture at the telephoto end is less impressive, and more in-line with the competition. The TG-2 is also unique in that it supports telephoto and fish-eye conversion lenses - and yes, they're waterproof too.
The camera has a LED illuminator, which serves as an AF-assist lamp, video lamp, and flashlight. Another neat trick the TG-2 can perform is controlling an Olympus external flash wirelessly, via the company's RC flash system. Speaking of flashes, the one built into the TG-2 is on the weak side, which requires considerably increasing the sensitivity. Photos are composed on the TG-2's 3-inch OLED display. This display looks great indoors, with 610k dots, vivid colors, and a wide viewing angle. However, once outdoors (or underwater), visibility is very poor, even with the brightness turned all the way up. Not exactly what you'd want on a camera made to be out in the elements.
The TG-2 has the usual features that you'll find on most point-and-shoot cameras. They include an 'Intelligent' auto mode, special effects ('Magic Filters'), and a large selection of scene modes (cat mode, anyone?). There are three ways to create panoramic images (two of them are stitched together right on the camera), and the results are satisfying. Olympus has taken things a step further on the TG-2, providing an aperture priority mode to go along with all those auto modes. While the Av mode isn't perfect, as it only gives you three choices at any given focal length, it's more than you'll find on other compact cameras and can prevent overexposure in exceptionally bright conditions (as well as allowing you to use long shutter speeds for light-trails, waterfalls etc).
Another big draw on the TG-2 is its elaborate GPS system. In addition to locating you, the camera will tell you your altitude or depth (using a manometer instead of the usual GPS method) as well as which direction you're facing. There's also a database of landmarks, though it's not very 'deep', and if the camera picks the wrong landmark, the only thing you can do is choose another, as there's no way to remove that tag. One interesting use of the landmark database is to display a sort of compass on the display, showing various destinations in the vicinity. In other words, the TG-2 can literally guide you to landmarks. The camera also has a map view, though the scale of the map makes it essentially pointless.
You won't do a lot of waiting on the Olympus TG-2. It starts up in less than a second, focuses extremely quickly (even in low light), and has minimal delays between shots. In continuous shooting mode, the TG-2 can take up to one hundred images at over 5 frames/second. If you're in an open area (and have used the GPS-A function), the camera can locate itself in just fifteen seconds (though you won't be so lucky in the big city). The TG-2's battery life number of 350 shots per charge (without the battery-sucking GPS turned on) is excellent for a compact camera.
Photo quality isn't fantastic on the TG-2, but it's more than good enough for purpose and target audience. While the camera exposes accurately, like most compacts it tends to clip highlights. Colors have a vivid look that has become a trademark of Olympus cameras. Photos are a little soft, but your favorite photo editor can take care of that. Underwater, we were very pleased that there were no color casts to be found, unlike most of the competition. At low ISOs you'll find both luminance noise and detail smudging, though that's par for the course on compacts. Photos taken at sensitivities as high as ISO 800 are usable for most purposes, with the two highest settings saved for desperation only. Occasional CA can be a problem, around high-contrast edges, but in normal shooting it isn't a big issue.
Overall, we really enjoyed our time with the Olympus Tough TG-2. It's very solidly built, performs well, has lots of bells-and-whistles, and produces satisfying images for nearly all purposes. The only things that keep this rugged camera from earning a gold award are its weak flash and poor visibility, and we hope Olympus addresses both of those on the next TG-series model.
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The Olympus TG-2 offers a very rugged body combined with good image quality, a fast lens, superb performance, a full-featured GPS system and plenty of fun extras. Downsides are few, which include issues with panning in movies, highlight clipping and chromatic aberrations in photos, and difficulty seeing the display outdoors.
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I recently got a Sealife SL961 underwater digital pro strobe to try out with the TG-2, and it seems to be synching up all right. I found the manual wasn't particularly clear on what settings to chose though. What eventually worked for me was the following:
1. TG-2 set-up menu --> accessory settings -->remote flash
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i want to buy this camera, but i'm a little concern about visibility of display in direct sunlight. Could you please tell me how bad is it? Is it only bad visibility and usable, or really not usable? I need to buy a cammera really quick, becouse of a trip, so if you can, please respond quick. Thank you very much!
This camera is full of lies, water easily can get inside this unit within in just 2 meters below the water, at first I thought that I just got a bad batch, but a month after a friend of mine with the same unit also experience the same thing, just a waste of money.
Why do all you reviewers not tell the truth. That is, you cannot see the LCD screen when in sunlight. This simple truth that the reviewers are well aware of makes these rugged cameras a dismal failure. Spew out all the specs and image quality blah blah blah but ignore thw fact that not only does the user have to point and hope, they also can not change any settings because they cant read the screen in daylight. I own a brand new Olympus TG2 and it is unusable because of this
Let's see whether or not we 'told the truth' about this. Here are some direct quotes from the review talking about the screen:
"While the TG-2's OLED display looks beautiful indoors, outdoor performance was lacking. It's nearly impossible to use in bright light, even with brightness cranked to the maximum setting. It was also very difficult to use when snorkeling."
"What we don't like: •Display very difficult to see outdoors and underwater"
"This display looks great indoors, with 610k dots, vivid colors, and a wide viewing angle. However, once outdoors (or underwater), visibility is very poor, even with the brightness turned all the way up. Not exactly what you'd want on a camera made to be out in the elements."
"Downsides ... include ... difficulty seeing the display outdoors."
Okay, you have got me right between the eyes, I apologise. I have read many many reviews from "respected" places.I think I lumped them all together. I honestly donot remember reading the above but I think my argument stands up.BUT NOT FOR YOU.
After buying the camera, my young daughter went on a school overseas trip to New Zealand and came back utterly dissapointed.
I believe it is so unusable these companies should be found in breach of some law because they are marketing a product that does not do what they advertise or imply.
I also believe reviews should make this clear in the strongest possible manner.
Once again I would like to apologise. I would ponder though how the camera recieved a Silver award.
Thankyou for responding, you have won a supporter and my trust.
I would still maintain this though. I, and my family cannot use this camera in sunny daylight. I will contend that reviews should state. "It is unusable in bright daylight" Donot buy it unless you try it first.
There are many people who agree about the total absurdity of relying on a screen (rather than a VF) to try to take pictures. But there seems to be no solution, as the manufacturers persist in making them. There are even interchangeable lens camera that lack VFs (many of the NEX series; many Olympus cameras, the Nikon 1AW1, etc.). I have had to pass on otherwise good cameras due to this "point and guess" feature.
One problem is that many users claim that they have no trouble seeing the screen, no matter what the conditions. They claim that it's a matter of good or bad eyesight. I personally think this is rubbish. But it's what we're stuck with.
I would love to see review sites begin by listing main features *lacking* in a camera being reviewed. Sort of an advance warning. My list would include VF, 60p video, RAW, burst of at least 5fps, burst depth sufficient for at least 4 seconds at whatever rate. Many reviewers act as if these features don't matter.
The TG2 was ok.
I own one and I'm happy with the results.
What your young daughter wanted was an Iphone that will make her look hip & cool, instead of a...camera.
Remember the day when WHAT you needed was roller blades or a roller board instead of a...stupid bicycle?
papanatas seems to be a very appropriate handle. Why indulge in snarky mind-reading? Evidently both the OP and his daughter have higher standards.
I also had the TG2 and found it lacking in many areas, including very poor IQ both in and out of water, erratic AF, and poor LCD visibility (or lack thereof). My Canon D10 had much better IQ, and for me the screen was easier to see in comparable conditions. The TG2 went back.
Has anyone noticed any optical problems with this camera/lens?
Please see my thread: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52064842
rboyd !!! I had the exact same experience than you ! I had this camera for about one week. I bought it because i wanted to take pictures during my vacation in South Carolina so obviously lots of beach pictures. I was able to take approximatively 20 pictures. Never dropped the thing, always had the locks on when i took pictures in water (took 1 ou 2). The day after, the back buttons stopped working. I was able to shoot pictures but no menu, no zoom, none of the back buttons were working. And then things started to get extremely strange, i took off the sd card and took some pictures on the internal memory until i got the message that the internal was full. THEN the back buttons started working again !!! Erased all the pictures from internal memory, back buttons stopped working again. Took pictures until the memory was full again and back buttons started working again. I had fun doing this 3 ou 4 times until i got this camera back to the store and bought a Fuji x20...
Having the same issues with this damn thing now. Just bought it while on vacation in Bermuda when our old (and very reliable) Canon D10 was washed away. Grrrrr. Now I have one missing camera eaten by the sea and one that is going haywire less than 24 hours after being out of the box. I tried filling the internal memory, but with no luck. Any other suggestions from anyone would be wonderful. Trying to get one more day of pics out of this thing before sending it back to Olympus. Maddening.
I will amend my last post below to include this important information. My camera has since returned and was done fast and efficiently. The whole process took about three weeks and all the repairs were covered by the standard manufacture warranty and I only paid the cost of shipping to the Olympus repair facility. Nothing was argued and nothing was blamed on me. I do wonder though now if was not the fault of the Olympus Silicone case i was using that increased my chances of having water damage done to the camera... Overall I was very upset that this camera broke. But the camera was covered and it was fixed. The main board and back rubber middle was replaced. Because water came in from the back of the camera and not one of the doors I figure that the new TG-2 has been beefed up to prevent this as the two cameras look the same but are very different. This is my only Olympus product but I would buy more of there products in the future. THANK YOU OLYMPUS! I really like the picture quality.
I'm really disappointed in my TG-1. I just mailed it out to El Paso, TX this afternoon for warranty repair. I'm completely bummed... Summer is short in Minnesota and will not have my camera for use for my summer fun activities I purchased it for. I have only used it a few times and was on vacation with my family in San Diego when the back buttons stopped working. I have sent a letter via certified mail to explain my frustrations with Olympus and this model... I'm not the first customer to take their camera to the beach and then realize that the back buttons no longer work. No menus... no videos... nothing. I think this is a great camera, just don't get it wet, and make sure you have a backup camera for when this one falls apart or stops working.
I just repaired my little brothers' Stylus "Tough" 3000. Rear button design/construction was terribly flimsy. The zoom buttons were the worst, and that's what broke. They were held in place by an S-shaped plastic spring a fraction of a millimeter thick. This spring was both a locator and a return spring.
In other words, pictures something that has to swing back and forth like a car suspension. Now picture it supported by one spring and that's all. And it's positioned so that the spring twists back and forth with every press of the button. Fatigue design right in, so it fails like a paper clip bent too many times.
Now, I realize this this is a cheaper model, but still...it could be designed to be more durable with the amount and type of materials. See: goo [dot] gl/5Tefe
Um, and the TG2 I've handled seems well enough made. Not much different than my waterproof Pentax W30.
Are people reporting build quality problems with Olympus tough cameras, say in the Amazon comments section?
Well yesterday the Mode selector dial fell off. I mean, on this picture: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympus-tg2/images/side-by-side.jpg it's the dial with A, MAGIC, C1, C2, etc.
After only two days of use (and not tough testing at all!), I am a bit surprised... Gonna take it to the shop later on to see if this can be fixed.
Sorry to read about your troubles, at least that's the right model.
Are people reporting similar problems with the TG1 (nearly the same body from last year) at Amazon?
I got it just before this review was made, and I'm pleased with it!
I think there might have a mistake in the review, though:
"The TG-2 can also record high speed video at 60 or 120 fps, though the resolution drops to 640 x 480 and 320 x 240. When played back at normal speed, everything appears to move in slow motion."
But in the documentation of the camera, it is 120 fps in 640x480, and 240 fps in 320x240.
Although 320x240 is a very small resolution, the effect is really nice, especially with water drops :)
For a rugged camera the LCD seems terribly exposed with no cover. One scrape against a rock and the rugged camera would be near unusable ...
Um it's like almost all small "tough" cameras.
And then, just get a screen protector--it's one of the first things people buying new digital cameras are encouraged to do.
A scratched monitor does not make any camera unusable, by far. It's only for cadring, anyway. A scratch or three does not affect anything important (except maybe reselling as used).
And if the camera was used as intended in outdoors circumstances, it will gather scratches, no way around it.
Where in your head did you ever think a scratch on the glass would make a camera unusable? Also, it is not a LCD it is an OLED screen.
somehow I always felt that Olympus PnS shots are very good in color/contrast/sharpness. I never owned one but compared them with my Nikons and Canons. Always up a notch. Apart from extremely low light photo samples, the daylight shots are great. Hikers will enjoy this cam IMHO...
This is plenty good for a jpeg only camera, I've tested it and PhotographyBlog posted jpegs months ago.
(I know nothing about the video capacities and qualities.)
In other words, it does everything except produce sharp pictures. I guess that's why it missed getting the gold award.
The 200 ASA through 800 ASA jpegs posted at PhotographyBlog are plenty sharp.
I have some ISO 1600 pictures that I shot in store, and they're plenty sharp for that kind jpeg only small camera set at high ISOs.
So guessing from low the ASA PhotograpyBlog jpegs, at least one shot at F2.0, this camera has a plenty sharp lens.
Olympus has always made great, small cameras and lenses so I wouldn't be surprised if this camera has outstanding quality. But then, the review is misleading, except for the award.
Then don't pay attention to the DPReview's conclusions regarding sharpness and look at PhotograpyBlog's jpegs from months ago. (None shot underwater--just the street and bookcase scenes they always use.)
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this is not a comparison review. no same scene shot with different camera
only studio shot which for unknown reason TG-2 is not too good contradicting my real world use
in studio shot WG-3 is best
Comparative review is coming after all six cameras get full reviews.
check out this comparison page
To my surprise the camera with the most detail is Pentax WG-3
I have TG-2 and is generally happy with it
100 shots at f5.4 fps, wow. But I did not get about 15 fps and 60 fps: "If you don't mind lowering the resolution to 3 megapixels, you can shoot at 15 or 60 frames/second, which produces high-speed and slow-motion videos (respectively) when played back at normal speed."
Does it produce VIDEO of those fps (and then is it 3 MP video, meaning higher resolution than FullHD), or does it produce series of shots that you can CONVERT to video (and then what software do you use to convert, is it included or is it in camera)?
And at 15 and 60 fps - what shutter speed does it use - depending on that you can either freeze motion or get smooth video.
I bought this camera before a snorkeling trip to the Caribbean, thinking that, with the bright lens, it would deliver sharp images. I was wrong, and fortunately, I realized that before I went and returned it, for the Canon G15, which is not an underwater camera and more expensive, for sure, but which produced incredible images throughout our trip, almost on a par with my DSLR. Glad I made the change. Having said this, for years I had the Olympus 850 SW, which was an underwater camera. While I never had the opportunity to use it underwater, it did turn out very sharp images, Unfortunately, it was dropped and the LCD screen broke, necessitating the search for a new camera (for my wife). Needless to say, I was shocked at how soft the images from the TG-2 were.
Were you shooting raw with the Canon G15?
For most people not used to underwater photography, almost every camera might appear as producing soft(er) images. But many times it comes from the ambiental reasons, and not from the camera deficiences.
Water is very different photographing medium from the air. It changes the light very much depending on the surface state, refraction level, suspended matter (visible by eye or not), even temperature and density differences - such as freshwater spring in saltwater, etc. It requires a bit getting used to.
Otherwise, many people in water tend to take photos rather optimistically as regards shooting distance (especially with flash).
Excepting w/a photos, rarely will one be able to shoot objects further than 2 meters away. Also, that's why u/w macros usually come out the best.
There are strong differences in u/w vs. dry land photography, it should be studied prior to shooting photos, so it pays to look it up on the net. This will add reality to expectations, and quality to pictures.
You compare underwater shots against landlubber shots with other cameras. Not very fair or meaningful. Even Caribbean waters have silt or algae, and light is good only at mid-day. The waters absorbe red wavelengths quickly and muddle images at distances over 10' or so.
hum, is there underwater white balance on the cam?
For what it's worth, UW WB on any underwater camera is not very important. We use daylight to see an underwater scenery, and so does the camera. Thus, what we see is what the camera sees, and vice versa.
The (sun)light filtering through the water layer varies with water depth, but also water chemistry, surface state (e.g., calm, wavy, insolation angle / time of the day) and other things, such as quantity and sort of suspended matter in the water. There are factors like added diving depth to the object distance, etc.
We do not know for which kind of water the pre-programmed UW WB was intended. There is a difference between sea(s) waters and also lake(s), rivers and creeks which is quite wide in variety. Thus, there is no such thing as an universal "WB for water".
On the other hand, whether one may or may not like the bluish or greenish hues which will appear on the photos, is a matter of taste. But it is usually easier to post-process the Daylight WB-shot pics than UW WB-shot images.
If the screen can't be seen underwater or out in the sun and surf or the beach it is useless for the environment most of us want it for. If you are out in the surf it is very frustrating to see a reflection of yourself in the screen. I tried several. The Fuji had a great screen but the IQ was terrible. Frankly, I was quite irritated because reviewers never mentioned the one thing that made them useless. Also irritated because this one looks like a cool camera rendered useless because the designers never got it out of the lab or they would never have let it happen.
You might like to add some sort of soft material shade around the upper and side rims of the monitor, such as thin Neoprene supported with wire. It can be fastened to the tripod connecting point. It will not help much with sheer image quality, but it might help you to see what you frame (which is the main purpose of the camera monitor anyway).
DIY has always been an important source of photography aids. There is no use waiting until the manufacturers think of something, as they, more often than not, appear to "listen to some other voices". :)
Maybe a COMPARISON of water-resistant cameras might have put the optical observations into perspective. I understand that underwater you loose light very rapidly, hence the need for noise reduction. - But what took you so long to do the review? The camera has been on the shelves for months!
I was foolishly holding out hope for this camera. With the "slightly soft imagest, clipped highlights, chroma aberration," no thanks.
"Images slightly soft, with mushy details
Tends to clip highlights; chromatic aberrations can be strong at times"
How is that good inage quality?
Good for its class. All of these compact cameras do that to some degree.
And raw recording could make this camera's image quality outstanding, for it's class.
If "slightly soft and mushy" qualifies for an award, it might make sense to put it in context. "Ok, it's not great, but it's a little better than camera A and a little worse than camera B". Just seems odd that something like image quality does not have to be outstanding to get an award.
Comparing underwater cameras in quality with dry-land cameras will always be confusing, as the ambients differ too much. It is especially true if you review amphibious cameras. These are supposed to operate in both media, and it has its limitations.
True underwater optics must be corrected for water. These corrections (like dome ports or other non-flat solutions) will then not work outside. And if you have zoom lenses which range from wide-angle to short tele, there is no solution other than using flat port, which is not equally good at all focal lengths.
That's why Nikonos (mark II through V) had a choice of five lenses. Beside its dry-land-only 28mm, there were additional 28mm and 15mm for exclusive underwater use.
The (prime) 35mm and also 80mm lens had flat ports, and were usable on both sides of the surface. The UW 28mm had a concave front element, and 15mm UW had a dome.
There is a way to make high quality UW cameras... but it seems the will to do so sadly lacks...
For what it's worth you have to remember that Olympus gave up making cameras, film and any digital it had out, in about 2001. Then a few years later they reentered the camera market.
Also most housings for say the Canon G series aren't made by Canon. (And Canon's the odd man it that it appears to also make some housing still.)
I bought this camera a few months ago when it came available. I generally like it a lot for the "beach camera" purpose. The only dislikes are the GPS that sucks battery big time. It is empty in one day even when the camera is off, as it keeps on tracking when you shut it down to get a faster fix when you put it on again. The other dislike is the red ring around the lense. It keeps on dropping off the camera. I have already lost one of them (it can with two).
1. Why is it that every one the manufacturers of these rugged cameras assume that the people who need them aren't interested in higher IQ? Outdoor photographers (hikers, climbers, cavers, kayakers, cyclists, yachties, etc) really value their forays into wild places and the images they bring back. Would somebody kindly offer a more serious camera with a larger sensor. I fully expect it to cost more and weigh more and I would be prepared to pay for the improvement.
2. Why do they all ignore two hundred years of engineering knowledge about seals? The internet is full of leak experiences and failures to honor guarantees. They could use a 1" O-ring on the base of a decent grip and it would be big enough to take an SD card and an appropriately shaped battery. And it would allow them to offer better specs. Just do it.
Because the "serious underwater photographers" are using outstanding cameras with very expensive underwater housings, and not some $499 compact camera.
You just can't have perfection at this price point.
Dpreview understands this, and reviews a Tough camera for exactly what it is, and not as a competitor for a Nikon D4 with an waterproof housing.
Whoever has an interest in how the proper underwater / all weather camera should be built and protected, should look up and study the Nikonos III model. The ergonomics of the camera were perfect, the sealing and locking system allowed for interchangeable lenses, and the camera was able to stand double the rated pressure depth easily.
The swimming and walking body positions require different layout of the camera control elements - and Nik III had it solved.
Also, never mind that it was not "shirt-pocketable" - it fitted the wind jacket pocket easily.
Long time ago I thought that model III or V would be replicated in digital version as a matter of pure logic, but to this day nobody attempted that (or maybe someone blocked the idea?).
In the meantime, the current line of amphibious cameras is far inferior in every sense, with "betterings" every two years or so... while the same market, once so happy with Nikonos, is still out there, waiting...
Is there such a thing as "design crime"?
To Marty4650......I know full well that these compacts don't attempt to emulate a D4 in a housing (that probably cost as much as the D4). Your response suggests that there is no possibility of an engineering option in-between, which is completely false. Oldarrow has mentioned the Nikonos. Yes a modern day equivalent would probably be $2K, but it would be a whole lot better than these compacts and, to many users, a whole lot better than a black mastodon in an UW housing. Try kayaking with one of those stuffed into your life jacket. Fujifilm also developed a series of inexpensive water resistant heavy duty cameras in the film era that used proper O-rings for the battery compartments. It can be done.
Can we burry this phrase. It's overused, apologetic, meaningless and a bit silly:
"Photo quality isn't fantastic on the TG-2, but it's more than good enough for purpose and target audience. "
Olympus claims that "the Olympus TG-2 iHS was designed with the serious photographer in mind. ". If the target audience is the serious photographer, I would think IQ would be a concern.
A serious photographer uses the camera that's appropriate for the assignment. If the conditions force the use of a rugged camera, the photographer will work with what he has.
A waterproof camera cannot have an extending lens, which is probably the biggest limitation in its optical design.
So why have an extending lens at all? How useful is telephoto under water, especially as the lenses get gosh awful slow when extended.
I've had tons of fun with a simple disposable fixed focal length waterproof film camera. Why not a decent fixed focal length UW camera? I'd think such a camera would be popular with the camera crowd. Put a M43 sensor with a fixed 35mm equivalent lens in reasonably sized body and you'd have a nice little snorkeling gem.
Or you could put a telephoto lens in a fixed body. Casio did it with the 5X EX-P505 and I loved that little camera. Enclosing the telphoto lens makes it a favorite to hand over to the kids.
I think what BorisK1 meant would be a lens that extends (changes its volume) underwater. Any variable-volume casing which contains gas is very complicated to build, although it is technically possible. A variable-volume casing would work well in a liquid-filled system, or if the camera is connected to its own dynamic pressure-compensation gas source.
You could actually have much better results with interchangeable lenses, each covering a limited range which would not be affected by the port form. Thus, there could be, say, 15-28mm zooms behind a dome port, and 35-100mm zoom with flat-glass port, each in their fixed-volume housing. The latter could be used on dry land as well.
If someone would decide to replicate a Nikonos system, I expect they'd offer some new zoom lenses too. Meantime, the existing fixed-focus Nikonos range would still be as good as always.
These waterproof camera tests are being published quite '5 to 12', don't you think? Since the majority of us are crammed in the same hemisphere, I would suggest to finish these in the next week or so.
Other than that, great work, DPR team!
We're in Seattle - summer's only just started ;)
The Olympus seems to better that other waterproofed cameras, but one thing is not clear to me...
The image quality is what you'd expect from a $150 camera. People say "it's allright, it's waterproofed..." and I agree with that, but... take a little more expensive camera, add $100 worth of waterproofing, maybe $150 --- can't be more than that, and you will end up with a much better camera... Some people would pay for it... I mean, what is the market for this camera? If you can afford a trip to Hawaii for snorkeling, I am sure paying a little more for a camera is not that much of a concern.
The graphic designer who created the above image probably should have thought things through a bit more, the last thing you want to see coming out of your underwater camera is air bubbles.
But... but... you don't want the camera to suffocate...!
Must be from the fish inside.
Maybe a flatulent fish? Not to mention the scene on the camera screen doesn't seem to match the one if is trying to shoot...
Images are so fine. Both in wide angel & closer ones as well. Totally suprisiing.
The images have nice color and contrast to them.
For the camera with so impressive set of features you'd expect someone at Olympus would finally decide to implement a proper water-sealing system at the hatches. These gaskets are simply too sensitive and unreliable. As always, it leaves an impression of purposefully created weak spot, which will never be covered by warranty.
Also, Olympus (and others) could significantly reduce the possibility of water ingress by creating one single access hatch sealed by o-ring, instead of two, sealed with their funny gummy-things.
Third, it is never wise to charge the battery within the sealed casing. Aside of augmenting the explosion force, it heats up the case interior. This may later cause port / monitor fogging.
As to the fogging you mention, the humidity possibly remained from the camera assembly line - no need for additional water leak to create it.
One of the best ways to remove fogging would be to replace the inner air volume with nitrogen. It is not difficult, as any tyre service has it...
I'm suggesting a possible solution against internal fogging, and not after every opening. For a while, it will remain in there.
It would be quite simple for manufacturers to partition the user-accessible space in a way that will keep the dry gas (nitrogen) in the rest of the camera volume unaffected by opening of contact / battery / memory card ports. If you think of this access as a box with gilded contacts on the service side and several wires on the other, it is not difficult to seal (thermal glue would suffice).
It does not cost worth a mention, and if the camera was then assembled in (or purged with) nitrogen, it would solve a source or two of frustration. Even if a drop or two of water would enter the user-accessible space, that barrier would keep it from going deeper.
From experience: whenever any wet camera is opened, care should be taken that the port is facing downwards, and the cover is opened slowly. That takes care of the drops that might have remained around the seal.
Sure, but with the current state of battery technology, it is still safer to charge batteries outside of the sealed casing. If there's an explosion, the casing could make it really dangerous.
It is possible to make a permanently sealed camera with sufficiently large internal memory and wireless data transfer, and maybe organize an outside, (replaceable) batery module screwed into properly sealed contact point.
There are many easy ways to make today's UW cameras better, more depth-resistant, with better range od accessories (as if there's any), but the manufacturers have chosen to do it all "next time".
We are being fed the already existing technology by eyedropper. There are no technical problems in replicating Nikonos in its digital version, articulated monitor and external flash / lighting included, but they will continue to sell us anything as long as there are sufficient buyers of anything.
Next year cameras will go sensational 3" deeper and play MP3 sounds.
That's business. :(
Has DPR reviewed a camera that hasn't gotten at least a silver award in the last 2 years?
Awards lose their meaning a bit when everyone gets them...
Not every camera gets an award.
The first waterproof camera in this series got no award: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-powershot-d20/
And a Diamond award for scores above 100...?
First, you'll have to explain what 'Lake Wobegon effect' means.
The Lake Wobegon effect, a natural human tendency to overestimate one's capabilities. Lake Wobegon is some kinda fictional invented town in Minesota. You need to see the live show A Prairie Home Companion that you could see in Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul, Min, to understand this. MichaelKJ has stated something he knows and others ignore, what I would classify as a bad idea in this context.
One can never rate any stuff in a correct way for just anyone. We all have different points of view, I like testers writing they think or estimate this or that, what reflects their point of view. But, we all are the creators we read about in the Bible, we create the world to our own image by comparing all we see with our personality, and this ego is composed of all we find in life, the evidence we encounter, on the other side all the crap that is washed in our brain by others, people, News, TV, Obama, Ron Paul, the Pope, the Imam, our doctor, and what ever we find as brainlaundromats on earth.
It is this diversity of opinions and points of view that makes the world go forward, or retract, by destruction and reconstruction. Creativity is always a question of virginity. You can't create anything on a place where something is, the old has to go first and you create a state of nothingness, a virgin space, be this by demolition or simple barbarian destruction, like wars. Out of that virgin space emerges a new virgin birth. Now, all in life goes that way, and once created, we can modify and improve the created object or being, until it becomes valueless and then it collapses. To replace it, we need to destroy and create something new, but here again, someone creates it to his image and points of view. Market tries here to see what can fit most of us, but never all of us, even if i found that marketing is a place where many famous donkeys, that walk beside of their shoes, move around. But, one needs a lot of things to create a world anyway.
Lots of cameras have gotten nothing. For whatever reason, the Pentax K-01, Nikon 1 V1, and Panasonic GF2 were deemed not worthy of a DPR award.
How a camera with the gorgeous IQ of the K-01 or the unrivaled AF performance / processing of the V1 are considered unworthy when pretty much anything with a lens gets an award is anybody's guess.
marike6, both cameras had fatal flaws (compared to its peers) which totally overcame their good features you mention. For example, k-01 practically cannot autofocus, LiveView AF of DSLR lenses is unusable, and is too big and heavy compared to its viewfinderless peers (and its IQ is no better then every NEX with the same sensor, BTW). Conversely, V1 is too far behind its peers in image quality, does not take normal flashes, does not have good user interface. These are not marginal features nobody cares about, these are core.
To HowaboutRaw, I did shoot mostly RAW with the G15, but my wife shot primarily JPEG. Both were excellent. As for my comments regarding the TG-2, I did not have an opportunity to shoot underwater, so I have to recuse myself from commenting on its underwater capabilities, which, I admit, is one of the main draws for this camera. Having said that, I was not looking for a camera that could just perform well underwater. Indeed, I would be using it more on land. Possibly, it was my comparison with DSLR images and those from the four Olympus cameras that I have owned, one of which, as I stated, WAS an underwater camera (the 850 SW) that heavily influenced my opinion. Anyone who does not have that reference point may find this camera to their liking. Just my experience.
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