Home > Cameras > Standard Cameras (35mm) > Samsung Standard Cameras (35mm) > Samsung Vega 170 Compact Camera > Review
Samsung Vega 170 Compact Camera

User Review

for Samsung Vega 170 Compact Camera
5 Stars Still better than digital
6 of 9 Ciao Users found the following review helpful See ratings
Recommendable: Yes

Advantages sharpest affordable P&S film camera

Disadvantages larger than Minolta & Pentax P&S's

Detailed Rating

Picture Quality
Range & Quality of Features
Ease of Use
Durability
Reliability
Size
Weight
more

The Author

litesong

Author's newest reviews

I like P&S film cameras. The Samsung I love. The Schneider lens is better in contrast & resolution than Minolta, Pentax & other affordable P&S's. M & P are great...Samsung is greater. Also the Samsung at 170mm focal length setting(less quality than lower mm's), still beats 5 megapixel digital cameras at any focal length. You will take hundreds(thousands?) of pix before an affordable digital camera will appear that'll beat the Samsung.
The Samsung has features that most of the feature laden P&S's don't have. On the SNAP mode you can power up the Samsung & quickly take pictures at 38mm focal setting that are in focus from 5 to 20 feet(great for kids, animals or any action swirling about you-use ASA 400 film). There is a Portrait mode supposedly allowing the zoom lens to automatically zoom in & out to maintain the same subject image size on film even when the subject moves around(haven't tried this feature)!? Another mode allows two delayed exposures 2 seconds apart rather than the usual single delayed exposure. The Samsung allows both Landscape & Spot metering modes that some P&S's don't allow. & of course the Samsung has almost all the flash & red-eye features of the other P&S's. Yes, at this late date(August 2004) the Samsung 170 w/Schneider lens has better image quality than any affordable digital(& more zoom than the ubiquitous 3 power zooms on digital cameras). Nuf said.

Rate this User Review

How helpful was this review to you? Rating guidelines

Attention, this is the first review from this author

Instead of giving a negative rating, consider:

  • Help this member by giving your advice

  • Report fraud (for example plagiarism) or other issue with the review to the Ciao support team

Activate low rating buttons

Add your comment

 Post comment  Post comment

JavaScript should be enabled to rate or post a comment.

Comments

Maybe you have a question about Samsung Vega 170 Compact Camera? Ask here
Previous page Next page Page 1 of 3 | 1 - 5 out of 11 comments
  • quan 13/12/2006 19:57

    well done!

  • litesong 05/11/2004 19:35

    Since I wrote this review, I have discovered panoramic pix(4 by 12 inch pix processors can give you at small extra cost instead of the standard 4" by 6"). Increasing the size of the 1.5 inch negative to a 12 inch positive is revelatory showing the ultimate superb quality of the Samsung Schneider lens on the Maxima 170. The satisfaction of panoramic pix surpass snapshot pix by far more than the size doubling. I dedicate one Samsung camera(of cameras I have) loaded with ASA 100 film to the panoramic format(don't use fast films or lesser lenses). Now pictures can be sought out that match the long elegant format without losing your eye for standard format pix. Grace & peace to all readers....litesong

  • MAFARRIMOND 29/08/2004 20:08
    Rated this review as
    Helpful

    Welcome to Ciao. Maureen

  • Siobhany 29/08/2004 15:37
    Rated this review as
    Somewhat Helpful
  • emilyo 29/08/2004 11:50
    Rated this review as
    Helpful
Previous page Next page Page 1 of 3 | 1 - 5 out of 11 comments