excellent for budding amateurs! (Olympus Superzoom 140S)

Member Name: corman

Product:	Olympus Superzoom 140S
Date:	08/08/01 (322 review reads)
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Advantages: easy to use, pretty good zoom

Disadvantages: use a decent film

I was looking to update my last camera as the zoom lense went only up to about 70mm and having done a lot of travelling, it was frustrating not being able to take better pictures and missing out on some great shots.

I was shopping around with not too much cash to spare and found this camera, brand new, on QXL going for £80. That is at least £100 cheaper than you will find in the shops.

It might not look particularly powerful as it's a pretty average size and doesn't look that flashy, but it certainly does the job, and well!

It's a great camera, there are about 5 different flash settings, and for once I was forced to read the manual to get the most out of it. The manual however is straightforward, and you don't need to be a rocket scientist or David Bailey to understand it.

The zoom is pretty powerful, not quite the most powerful you'll get in compacts, but certainly up there and you'll get some really good photographs. Olympus is an excellent make as well, so you're pretty much guaranteed a good camera from the outset.

I've since gone through a few films, and my only gripe (such as it is) would be that you are better off using slightly more expensive films, such as Kokak zoom which you can take in any weather conditions. The cheaper films seemed to come out with rather hit or miss photographs both inside and outside.

Other than that though it's been an excellent buy and I have some really brilliant photographs to show for it. Brilliant value for those of us who like to take decent photographs, but don't necessarily want to spend a fortune on buying equipment.

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