Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/08

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Olympus E-500
From: bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Wed Mar 8 11:46:52 2006

Hi, Larry - Last I heard, they were doing really well with the E-500 -
selling them like the proverbial hotcakes, largely because it's been well
reviewed and has generally come out ahead of the Canon and Nikon low-end
SLRs. The one problem with the kit lenses is that they're slow - and they
are definitely not as good as the "pro" Olympus DSLR lenses.

The E-500 is a nice little DSLR = very light and compact. It's not built
anywhere as solidly as the E-1, which is a tank, but it's still pretty good.
It is better than the E-300, but...the new processor, in the E-330, which
just came out, is definitely better at high isos than anything Olympus has
had to this point.
If you're not bothered by the slow lenses, $800 for a body and two lenses is
probably a pretty good deal. Be aware, however, that the viewfinder is
fairly small, although it is sufficient.

I hope this helps.

Best

B. D.


On 3/8/06 2:14 PM, "lrzeitlin@optonline.net" <lrzeitlin@optonline.net>
wrote:

> 
> Office Max and a few other stores have been advertizing an Olympus E-500
> camera kit with two lenses for $799. These are offered as a "special
> purchase", the usual code words for a discontinued item. Most of the 
> comments
> on the subject of 4/3 cameras have been focused on the E-330 and E-300 as 
> well
> as the unavailable Panasonics. DPReview stated that the E-500 was a better
> camera than the E-300.
> 
> I've never owned a DSLR before. All I have is an early Digilux and a Canon
> D500, both very pocketable P&S cameras. Is the Olympus kit a good deal?
> Opinions?
> 
> Larry Z
> 
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