Olympus E-510 Digital SLRs
Olympus E-510 Digital SLRs
USER REVIEWS
[Dec 18, 2008]
Eoghanr
Intermediate
Strength:
Light and unpretentious
Weakness:
A bit slow to focus in low light
Uninfluenced by anybody, I researched DSLRs on the web , read reviews and concluded that the E510 was very good value for money.
Customer Service Good |
[May 01, 2008]
rssarma
Intermediate
Strength:
- Image stabilization
Weakness:
- slightly limited dynamic range
Initially I bought this camera from Amazon, but then returned and purchased from craigslist since I was getting a much better price.
|
[Feb 13, 2008]
Asmarlak
Intermediate
Strength:
All of the above.
Weakness:
The one and only thing I had problem with was the small dynamic range. It only accures when a subject has a variation of shady and bright sunlighted areas, the image becomes too contrasty and dark areas become darker and bright areas become overexposed and lose details. You just have to be careful in those situations. The thing I was successful doing is to reduce the EV exposure by -0.3 to -1.0 or even more depending on the situation in order to preserve details in the bright areas, then I darken the bright and lighten the dark in post proccessing. The Olympus E-510 is an excellent camera especially when you pay less than $650 for the body and two excellent kit lenses (I think it costs less now). I added the Zuiko 70-300mm for another $399 and ended up spending total of $1150 for the body and three lenses that provide 28-600mm. The camera passed the test with great success in my East Africa safari vacation. The features and photo quality are comperable to $1200 (body only) cameras. The camera feels good in the hand thanks to a comfortable hand grip, easy to use, light weight, and compact which along with the price make it apeal to first time DSLR users such as myself. not to mention the live view, in camera IS, and the Sonicwave dust removal system. The lenses are compact and light weight as well. Customer Service No experience. Similar Products Used: Nikon D40x
|
[Dec 09, 2007]
davoonroe
Expert
Strength:
Lightweight but sturdy. Only slightly heavier than the Fuji s9000 I had been using.
Weakness:
Only 3 AF points. To me this is the one place where Olynpus may have cut corners, but I can work with it.
Absolutely the best value in its class. Compact, but with a solid feel. I love the Olympus palette, which I first enjoyed in the SP-350. Focus is fairly quick,even with only three points. It's been said before, but I'll say it here... Olympus gives you the best quality right out of the box. The Image Stabilization works well with the 14-42, I haven't tried with the 40-150. Overall a great package. Next year's shooting will be a lot of fun. Customer Service None needed Similar Products Used: fuji s9000
|
[Nov 20, 2007]
John marzich
Intermediate
Strength:
Sharp pictures from edge to edge. The first 40-150mm was 3.6-4.5 Fast! Wonderous pictures from that lens. The size of the camera is perfect and build quality is extreme for sucjh a low price. I compare all the time to my D80 and they are close in many ways.
Weakness:
Not as quiet as some of the competition above ISO 400. Again if you need it then this may not be your camera. Up to 800 works great for my pictures and I have no complaints in that areas. battery door to some is fragile? Again I havenever had problem with this on the E-300, E-500, E-510 and have taken all over in rough areas for hours.
A true bargain among digital slr cameras. As with all cameras there is no perfect one and on top of that the way a camera looks at the world is like all eye's of people. Always see in a different light. Pictures are subjective and all the facts in the world do not matter if you do not like the way a given camera takes them,
Customer Service Very good and agressive for answering e-mail and general support if needed on a personal level. Similar Products Used: Nikon D80, Leica V-lux 1, canon SD 900, Canon 5s IS....
|
[Sep 22, 2007]
mfahrur
Expert
Strength:
Very good build quality, IS 3+ stops, complete right hand control, compact, feature rich (pro level)
Weakness:
Small OVF, 3 AF points, ISO 1600 usable, DR is a bit narrower I welcome in-body IS and Live View to expand my photography learning experience. Ergonomically, it is an E-500 clone, and I love the total photographic control my right hand has so that my eye don't have to leave the OVF during shots to change the camera settings.
Customer Service None needed, yet. Similar Products Used: Olympus E-500 |
[Aug 16, 2007]
Graham
Beginner
Strength:
* Live view
Weakness:
Non yet Well I started off with a Canon EOS350D, a very good camera indeed... My bigest gripe with the Canon system is how hard it is to remove dust from the sensor (It got so bad I was always seeing specs, and knowing that they were there iritated the hell out of me).... I spent quite a bit of money getting lenses for the Canon Setup in the end I gave it up and traded for a Olympus E300... This was the turning point for my photography experience, I was dust free and the quality was quite good... When I found out about the E510 I was hooked and needed to get it... Well the E510 is the best DSLR i've ever used, now I have a E510/E300/C5060wz combo...
Similar Products Used: Canon E350D
|
[Jul 25, 2007]
Greg McCary
Intermediate
Strength:
Live Preview, with Grids, Scales and a live histogram
Weakness:
Olympus Master 2 could be improved.
I find that the 510 is a great improvement over the 500. This IS technology and the live preview works very well. I thought, being old school, that I would rarely use the live preview but find myselef using it more and more. It is a really nice feature to have when you are setting up a shot on a tripod. You can watch the exposure and DOF change as you adjust the camera. You can also place a grid, scale or live histogram on the screen while shooting.
Similar Products Used: Olympus 500 |