The mju 8010 share the really solid feel of it`s predecessor.
Unfortunately it is hampered by a fatal flaw. Focusing. In landscape mode it has a problem when zooming in to compose. In about 99% of cases it will not focus at all when zoom has been applied. Even when seeking a "high contrast" place in the view it will not focus. When then zooming out it will not focus again and has to be restarted.
The following photo`s will try to illustrate this.The following photo disregard all rules of composition but was deliberately take as such to illustrate the "Focus Flaw" of the Olympus mju 8010 Tough. It had to be taken this way as the next photo will illustrate in order to be "cropped" to a correct composition.
Here is the photo that was "planned". Not really excellent in composition but it was the result of being completely frustrated by the "Focus Flaw" just ending up in taking the photo to contribute to this blog.
The result of the "cropping-for-composition" because of the "Focus Flaw"
The ideal composition that should have been able with zooming.
But as this is not usually a problem with the purpose of this camera I`ll continue using it as it gives fairly acceptable photo`s even at nigh and a super macro setting as the following photo`s illustrate.
This photo was taken in "Portrait" mode as the problem of the "Focus Flaw" would not allow this type of composition. The surreal colour is because of the surrounding water and the added effect of the overcast sky.
Same as the above for this photo.
Frog taken at night in Super Macro with Light Assist mode. Actually is better than most illustrations used for identification in scientific books.
