Every new camera will maybe need slightly different tweaks to get the best out of it. Maybe adjust the in-camera sharpening to +1 and see if that helps.

The real test will be the final image after sharpening in Photoshop or similar.

Every report made is answered and the situation is being monitored. The site is very fast from my PC, but of course that will vary depending whewre you are and how you access PU.

Generally I try Photodo to see if the servers are OK - if that doesn't load properly and briskly then nothing else will!

I do know there was a server glitch, hence the multiple e-mail newsletters, so any issues may have been related to that incident. Hopefully by now things will be back to normal.

Not really something that PU can address, but why not use a back up e-mail address? If you don't have another then why not sign up for a free one at Yahoo or wherever is appropriate for you?

So far, every digital camera we have had has been upgraded and passed on long before it failed.

In fact, of those we know the whereabouts of (as opposed to those sold on eBay) none have failed.

Not yet. First, try using NiMH or Lithium batteries. Duracell alkalines are not really the battery of choice and this may be the source of the problem.

Digital has already overtaken film in most respects. I wouldn't even agree that film is sharper, unless we were talking about Kodak Technical Pan with special processing and a camera mounted on a very solid tripod.

16 ISO if I remember correctly, or thereabouts.

Film flatness is another source of error - expecially when "kinks" occur in the film as it winds its way around the transport mechanism.

But almost everybody makes a digital version. It's called a compact digital camera.

The advantage now is that it's thinner, has a zoom lens instead of a fixed one and also has a means of focusing called AF. The Pentax I-10 even has sensor shift SR built in.

The Rollei 35 concept is compact, albeit it heavy for its size, but the biggest drawback is that there is no focusing aid. A rangefinder would probably have had too short a base to work accurately enough.

They are very nice cameras with very nice lenses, but a good digital compact is IMHO much better for shooting images with.

Nice picture, but yes, it does need to be sharper.

Sounds like Report a Problem, see the bottom of this page, could be the way to go.