Trying the Oly C8080

[calypsonick]

I just got the 8080 and tried it on land, while visiting with the inlaws in the Congo. It is doing a good job with macro work, so far. I get the housing in the next couple of weeks and can't wait to take it under. Stay tuned......

 

[Corigan]

Great Macro Pictures. I like the one of the praying mantis quite a bit. Too bad it wasn't looking at the camera though.

Matt

 

[f3nikon]

I just got the 8080 and tried it on land, while visiting with the inlaws in the Congo. It is doing a good job with macro work, so far. I get the housing in the next couple of weeks and can't wait to take it under. Stay tuned......

Sold! I bet you will do just as well underwater! Which housing did you get?

 

[Boomerang]

Hey Calypso,
I'm looking at getting the 8080 also. Let me know what you think as soon as you've tried it in the blue. Am a little worried about low light focus and shutter lag.
Boomerang

 

[calypsonick]

Boomerang, I have taken the C8080 down four times now and it is as responsive if not more responsive than the C5050 in terms of Autofocus. Since learning with my C5050 I have always prefocused by pressing the shuter release buton halfway down before final composition of the shot. I don't have an SLR so I couldn't tell you how it compares.

I hope that helps.

All the photos dated after February 2005 in my gallery were taken with the C8080, if you want to see sample shots.

 

[gert7to3]

Watch out if you get the Olympus housing for your 8080. It has a big, separate, lens housing. This is held on with just two dinky pin lugs, about an 1/8 inch dia. They are moulded into the main housing and are very fragile. I would neither store nor pack this housing assembled, because these pins can break if the housing is bumped. It's not such a big issue in the water, because pressure is compressing the whole housing into the o-rings.