Albinar 8-20 X 50

Advantages: 12x Optical zoom, Leica lens
Disadvantages: bulky, not that good at ISO more than 100, no RAW

...I have been using this camera since early 2005. It is a very good camera. One major advantage of this camera is its 12x optical zoom at f2.8. You won't get that kind of lens with the price of FZ20. Even though it has OIS, I still recommend the use of tripod for high zoom situation. IMHO the camera gives very good photo quality at ISO 50-ISO100. This is the setting that produce very low noise on your photo if you want to produce large print. The camera also has up to ISO 400 if you want to use.But at ISO 200 and above the photo shows image noise. Now if you zoom at 12x the OIS is not really that good if you use ISO50 and there are not much light. Try this without tripod and take a picture of a bird at 12x zoom. Take at different ISO, and you will see as the ISO goes up the effect of OIS is better but then with high ISO the noise... Read review

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Advantages: Low cost, great quality, free film!
Disadvantages: Photos could get lost in the post

....99) Single prints and for 35mm films 6"x4" Up to 27 exposure per film £2.50 (extra sets £1.50) up to 39 exposure per film £3.50 (extra sets £2.50) 7.5"x5" Up to 27 exposure per film £3.50 (extra sets £1.50) up to 39 exposure per film £4.50 (extra sets £2.50) Postage and packaging - £1.20 per film sent *Extra sets at these prices must be purchased at the same time of printing A new service that is now on offer is 'photos on CD'. This is the scanning of the prints onto a CD at the same time as film processing to give digital copies of photographs. They record five different image resolutions for each photo making it easier for various needs. This is an extra £1.99. The CD also comes with free PC software to allow basic manipulation of the images. *Reprints In addition to printing films, tripleprint also allows you to order reprints... Read review

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Advantages: HD enabled with easy to use interface.
Disadvantages: Overall features and quality.

...No Digital zoom Precision 2x, TTL 6x Focus • Auto • Macro • Magnifying Glass • Preset • Single • Monitoring AF area modes • 9-point • Face Detection AF assist lamp Yes Focus distance • AF: 50cm • Macro: 80cm (tele) 8cm (wide) • Magnifying Glass: 1-20cm (wide) • AF: 50cm • Macro: 25cm (tele) 8cm (wide) • Magnifying Glass: 1-20cm (wide) Metering • Multi-pattern • Center-weighted • Spot ISO sensitivity • Auto • ISO 80 • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600 • ISO 3200 Exposure compensation +/-2EV in 1/3EV stop increments Exposure bracketing n/a Shuttter speed • Auto: 1/4-1/1000 • P: 1"-1/1000 Aperture F3.5-5.6 (wide) F4.4-10.0 (tele) F3.5-5.6 (wide) F4.3-10.0 (tele) Modes • Auto • Program Auto • Scene Scene modes • Twilight • Twilight Portrait • Landscape • Beach • Snow • Fireworks • High Speed Shutter • High... Read review

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