I’ve used the Sony R1 for almost 3 years, and so far this is the best prosumer class camera that I’ve come across. The camera produces very sharp and natural colored photos, especially for landscape, macro and portrait shots and the best part is that the camera lens is wide enough at 24mm, which is something always lacking in other compact cameras…hihi…70% of my previous work was produced from this camera.
Result of 24mm Wide Angle Lens (**Normal Compact Camera Wide Range from 28mm - 35mm)
Nowadays, almost all compact cameras in the same price range has almost the same features, and for the average user, and if you can only get one digital compact camera, you might want to consider getting a wide-angled camera, you shouldn’t pass up these 3 models which has lens as wide as ~ 24mm.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 (Coming Soon)
Ricoh GX100 (not easy to get it in Malaysia loh 
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Samsung NV24 (Available now)
More Details about the camera spec…click here
lastly, haha, though I am not so an expert, I hope this will help you to narrow down the choices for all of you. As there’s no harm in using a wide-angles camera, who knows, it will come in handy in situations where you need to take group shots and the room is just not big enough for you to move back to get everyone in the photo!
Good Try
August 11th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
aiseh… start to put on more and more camera related post liao lo…
hmm….. a lot more to learn form you, sometime it is good to get to know more from you all before choosing the camera, dun waste $$ to buy something that you may aware of the limitation of them form the expert.
Great post…….
August 12th, 2008 at 3:08 am
70% from Sony R1? i tot ur photo were taken using Sony Alpha?
August 12th, 2008 at 9:57 am
my experience even funnier, clients will get huu-hah if I use small cam to go shoot, they usually starts question, “can or not one ah?”
this happends to video camera mostly.
August 12th, 2008 at 10:22 am
thankd CS, just some of my opinion to share lah
Hi Don, i am user of alpha a700 for about 6 month only, overall it is a great camera but just because of back focus problem on wide lens :(, if you check back by works from 2005 onwards, almost all are taken by R1.
yahyah….some people will have this thinking, is normal lahhh~. anyway…above compact camera is for normal use. hihi
August 12th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
hi TY,
your personal advice. LX3, would it be good to consider if i do not plan to invest so much on lens & kits upgrades…
any advice on this product? since u can obtain such perfect pictures via a presumer instead of SLR
August 12th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Hi Shaun, compact camera for normal use is ok lah, 4r or websize no complains there…. but for enlarge print, the details sure not there already, especially at indoor/lowlight condition.
For prosumer camera, sony R1 is my top fav, but if you are able to find it in the market, maybe you should consider 1, but the price for this camera is not cheap lah, one thing good is u no need to invest on lens.
there is no perfect camera, you have to know wat you want, try b4 you buy