Olympus has just recently introduced their new EVOLT E-500 digital SLR. Looks lhe E-500 has many of the same features as the E-300 but it has as more traditional (YAY!) body, a larger LCD display, new noise reduction software, and much more. The EVOLT E-500 is their third camera in their Four-thirds system, this camera could be their finest offering yet. The E-500 features an eight megapixel Kodak 4/3 Type CCD sensor.
Olympus EVOLT E500 8MP Digital SLR with Zuiko 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Digital SLR Lens
Digital Camera Resource Page have just posted their Olympus EVOLT E500 8MP Digital SLR review. Here’s what DCRP thinks of the lates from Olympus-
“The E-500 is packed full of handy features. The most useful is actually its Supersonic Wave Filter, which removes dust from the sensor — a big problem with D-SLRs. The only real downside of the SSWF is that the E-500 takes longer to start up than the competition. As you’d expect from a digital SLR there are full manual controls on the E-500, white balance fine-tuning, multiple bracketing options, and support for the RAW image format. RAW images can be editing right in the camera or in the included Olympus Master software. If none of that makes any sense or you just want to put the camera on autopilot, there are numerous scene modes to choose from on the E-500.
Camera performance was excellent in nearly all areas. The camera focuses quickly, there’s minimal shutter lag, and shot-to-shot and playback delays are minimal. In low light situations you’ll want to pop up the flash, as it greatly aids in focusing. The only areas in which the E-500 falls short are startup time and continuous snapping. As I mentioned, the slightly long startup time is the trade-off for having a dust-free CCD — which I think most people won’t have a problem with. The continuous snapping mode limits you to four or five shots in row before the buffer is full — the Canon Rebel XT and Nikon D50 both perform better in this area.
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Overall there’s much to like about the E-500. While it’s not the best digital SLR in its class, it may be the best value. It offers a lot of features, good performance and photo quality, and a nicely designed body that costs less than you’d expect. If you’re moving up to a digital SLR and don’t currently own any lenses, the E-500 should be on your shopping list. Even if you already have a couple of lenses from Canon/Minolta/Nikon/Pentax it’s still worth a look.”
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI have previously owned several different long zoom compact consumer cameras. I wanted to upgrade to higher quality images though, and the E500 with the two lens kit came in at the perfect price and weight point for me. I don’t want anything so heavy that it is a burden to haul around, and the two lens kit gives me 35mm equivalent range of 28mm to 300mm. I immediatly fell in love with this camera, and can hardly put it down. It is simple enought for a beginner, but has advanced features that will make a pro happy. (I used to be a pro)-
The most important thing when buying a camera is how it “fits you”, but the E-500 has great ergonomics and speed, is easy to learn and provides outstanding quality. You can see some photos that I took on my very first day out with this camera, at
http://www.pbase.com/brdavid/olympus_e500_day_1
If there is any knock at all, it is that the kit zoom lenses perform better at least one F-stop down from wide open. But that isn’t really a knock, as that is true of most lenses, especially the lower prices ones.