Olympus Begins to Fall
(This entry has long brewed in the back of my mind since first reading about the scandals in Olympus corporate . I just need to get it out even if it is a month or so behind the times.) I've pretty much been an Oly user for most of my online digital photography life (save for the brief stint with the Aiptek pencam and the Canon G3). I'm a fan of the small format. I'd like to embelish some more, but the truth is it was mostly opportunity that brought the Olympus brand into my life. The hot-shoe-having C5000Z and the underwater scuba housing that we got at sale price gave me the chance to go digital seriously with my personal photography and at the same time give me digital access to the beauty of life under water. The C5000Z served me well, but my desire for more pixel power and DSLR-like looks and functionality came calling to me in the form of the C8080WZ. The C8080 was robust, looked a lot like a DSLR, had the hot shoe that I knew I couldn't live without, bu