I'll have to find a store that has them around me. I read some reviews of the Olympus and it seems nice, but the reviews are older. Do they make more lenses now for the 4/3 lens mount system?
DSLR Decision Help
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To the OP, go to a camera store, not walmart or bestbuy, and start handling the different cameras. Ask about the 4/3 lenses for the olympus. Ask all kinds of questions and go from there.
I'm really liking the Olympus even though it's not Nikon or Canon. I love that it has two lenses.
I shoot with an E-500, got the kit that you are looking at. It is a FANTASTIC beginner DSLR, with the option to use it like a P/S until you are comfortable with the basics of DSLR photography. The menu system on that particular camera is super simple and easy to figure out, the buttons on the back are all easy to decipher and are very functional, again similar to using a decent quality p/s. I have had some great results with the basic package. Most of my fish shots are taken with an F2.0 50mm macro, but, my outdoor shots are all with the kit lenses and I am perfectly happy with the results in that aspect. Just remember that the 4/3 mount always has a 2x crop ratio, so, that 50mm that I use would be equivalent to a 100mm on a film camera, the crop ratio is much smaller on a Canon or Nikon. Olympus has a good selection of lenses, covering all of the basics easily, but, Zuiko lenses aren't cheap.
I have to be honest, I have had this camera for three years and I believe that I have progressed beyond the abilities of the camera now, I will be upgrading in the near future, not certain, but, likely to a Nikon, better feel to the camera than any of the Canon's that I have picked up.
That is my $0.02, hope that helps, at least a little.
Ray
I have to be honest, I have had this camera for three years and I believe that I have progressed beyond the abilities of the camera now, I will be upgrading in the near future, not certain, but, likely to a Nikon, better feel to the camera than any of the Canon's that I have picked up.
That is my $0.02, hope that helps, at least a little.
Ray
Thanks man. I've never used a DSLR before so I'm going to check into that Olympus. Probably upgrade in a year or two when taxes come again.
I'll be the out cast that says Sony. I have an a300 and love it. Sony acquired Minolta so it's not like they are a start up new to the game. The reason I picked the Sony was the one feature it has that none of the others do (or at least didn't when I bought) image stablization built into the camera body not the lens. That make severy lens you attach IS. I'm far from being a good photographer and still manage to get some good pic's with it.
The best advice has already been given by chaitika - go hold a few and see how they feel to you. Everything else is just opinion. I had the advantage of borrowing a friends camera for a week to try it.
The best advice has already been given by chaitika - go hold a few and see how they feel to you. Everything else is just opinion. I had the advantage of borrowing a friends camera for a week to try it.
