What dSLR cameras can Olympus E-510 be compared to?
Hi!
I'm thinking about buying a dSLR camera. From the
Hi!
I'm thinking about buying a dSLR camera. From the reviews I've read -- Olympus E-510 looks close to the best bet, with its in-body emblem stabilization and dust reduction system. But, compared to Nikon or Canon, in that are very few Olympus lenses available. So -- what cameras enjoy similar characteristics and are in matching price range as E-510? What would you recommend? And, for an amateur photographer, how far-reaching is the number of available lenses?
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At the time they reviewed the E-510, www.dpreview.com compared it to the Sony DSLR-A100, Pentax K10D, & Canon EOS 400D.
HTH
There are really none. Olympus uses a much smaller sensor than the Nikon and Canon camera's
Actually, the Nikon D40 is in the price band ($50 more) of the Olympus line of camera's and will use any Nikon AF-I or AF-S lens made within the past 15 years.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_... Actually. the Olympus and 4/3 line up of lenses is fairly extensive considering that the standard is only five years outdated. Many of the lenses listed for Canon & Nikon are any older designs or reworked designs of elder lenses and, while most are very large quality at hand is a great deal of overlap surrounded by the available array for those brands.
Olympus has be very consistent within providing additional lenses since the introduction of the E-Series (and no longer list lenses that it has phased out as it introduced newer variation or designs). For most users there is an excellent
test of lenses (32 current models) especially if you include the Leica/Panasonic 4/3 mount lenses.
http://www.four-thirds.org/en/products/l...
What they have done is developed three "grades" of lenses to provide excellent optics beside different characteristics -
"Standard" grade near lighter, smaller lenses that are less expensive but not as "fast" (bright) because they hold smaller apertures. These are very sensibly priced, economy lenses beside superior optical qualities when compared to most other brands.
"High Grade", larger, brighter lenses next to more rugged construction and dust/moisture seals for rougher usage. These lenses are clearly superior contained by construction and use metal fittings where some of the smaller number expensive ones may use plastic but they are significantly more expensive. If you are a working pro or very serious amateur you will payment the extra $$ to have the hard to digest duty equipment and best possible optical performance.
"Super High Grade", enormously bright, using more special optical glass and habitually costing many times more than the cameras.
These lenses are stellar within performance.
Also, the E-Series can use nearly every lens ever made for the 35mm Olympus OM cameras (with an adapter) and MANY other brands of lenses, including various Nikon 35mm lenses with similar adapters.
For a brief history of the design check out the first site programmed below -
Here are comparable models to the E510 based on features and price -
Canon Digital Rebel XTi (also agreed as EOS 400D)
Nikon D40X
Pentax K110D
I would compare them using a tool like the one at dpreview.com (The finishing link below).
BTW, I construe the argument about sensor size is moot, largely because of a corollary to Moore's Law (check Wikipedia for an explanation of the occupancy, if you're interested). Olympus was the first company to design a DSLR base solely on a digital construction and has already surpassed every curbing that the naysayers warned nearly in 2003. And the results speak for themselves.
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