Why isn't there much talk on the Olympus EVOLT E-510
When researching DSLR's recently the one that impressed me the most for
image quality and price was the Olympus EVOLT E-510. I don't see it getting
much love in here though. Why is that?
Re: Why isn't there much talk on the Olympus EVOLT E-510
"Juarez" <non@functional.invalid> wrote in message
news:G%dGi.386499$Bo7.75563@fe07.news.easynews.com ...
> When researching DSLR's recently the one that impressed me the most for
> image quality and price was the Olympus EVOLT E-510. I don't see it
> getting
> much love in here though. Why is that?
Re: Why isn't there much talk on the Olympus EVOLT E-510
A large segment of people here believe size matters and feel challenged by
the size of their sensors.
There is nothing at all wrong with the Olympus although many posters to this
newsgroup automatically dismiss the 4/3 system.
The original Olympus dSLRs tried camera form factors that did not look like
a traditional, i.e. 1930s Exacta, SLR and so were immediately dismissed by
many as unworthy, unserious cameras.
Olympus has since adapted more traditional form factors for its dSLRs.
Panaleicasonic is going to have to learn the hard way.
Many posters to this newsgroup dismiss anything except the Holy Grail of the
"full frame" sensor, further betraying a mind set bolted to a dead film
paradigm.
Many people on this newsgroup seem technically obsessed and aesthetically
challenged. Hence you see posts ranking cameras that have not yet been
released and which the writer will never have the opportunity to personally
use (and probably would not know what to do with it anyway). I presume the
belief is that a technically imperfect camera (what camera isn't?) can not
be used to make an aesthetically successful image.
One issue with Olympus is bang for the buck. But value is what you think it
is.
If Olympus floats your boat go with it.
Re: Why isn't there much talk on the Olympus EVOLT E-510
In article <G%dGi.386499$Bo7.75563@fe07.news.easynews.com>, Juarez
says...
> When researching DSLR's recently the one that impressed me the most for
> image quality and price was the Olympus EVOLT E-510. I don't see it getting
> much love in here though. Why is that?
Most people in this forum are not exactly fans of Olympus cameras, so
it's not surprising that there is not much talk about it. In any case
you'll find a lot of discussion about this camera in the Olympus Yahoo
group (link below).
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Re: Why isn't there much talk on the Olympus EVOLT E-510
Juarez wrote:
> When researching DSLR's recently the one that impressed me the most for
> image quality and price was the Olympus EVOLT E-510. I don't see it getting
> much love in here though. Why is that?
It is a good value for the money.
I think the reason the Olympus digital SLRs haven't sold well is because
of other issues, such as the lens situation. If you want a true
wide-angle lens for a 4:3 camera you're looking at a lot of money. The
Olympus 7-14mm lens, which gives you 14-28mm is nearly $1500. The Canon
EF-s 10-22mm lens which gives you 16-35mm is around $600 on sale. This
is an inherent problem of the 4:3 system which uses a very small sensor.
Re: Why isn't there much talk on the Olympus EVOLT E-510
In article <46e9ea52$0$27251$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>, SMS says...
> I think the reason the Olympus digital SLRs haven't sold well is because
> of other issues, such as the lens situation. If you want a true
> wide-angle lens for a 4:3 camera you're looking at a lot of money. The
> Olympus 7-14mm lens, which gives you 14-28mm is nearly $1500. The Canon
> EF-s 10-22mm lens which gives you 16-35mm is around $600 on sale. This
> is an inherent problem of the 4:3 system which uses a very small sensor.
Why would it be more expensive to manufacture wide angle lenses for
smaller sensors?
And BTW, because of the telecentric design 4/3 cameras outperform
standard DSLRs at wide angle.
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Re: Why isn't there much talk on the Olympus EVOLT E-510
In article <G%dGi.386499$Bo7.75563@fe07.news.easynews.com>,
Juarez <non@functional.invalid> wrote:
> When researching DSLR's recently the one that impressed me the most for
> image quality and price was the Olympus EVOLT E-510. I don't see it getting
> much love in here though. Why is that?
I quit paying attention to Oly a while ago. They kept cranking out the
same crap over and over again, like the cameras they made 5 years ago
were never going to get much better.
I checked out a review and samples of the E-410. It's almost as good as
the Canon 400D. I read that the 510 has the same sensor so maybe it's
time to keep an eye on Oly's again. This is definitely good news for
those who have Oly lenses.
Re: Why isn't there much talk on the Olympus EVOLT E-510
Alfred Molon wrote:
> In article <46e9ea52$0$27251$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>, SMS says...
>
>
>>I think the reason the Olympus digital SLRs haven't sold well is because
>> of other issues, such as the lens situation. If you want a true
>>wide-angle lens for a 4:3 camera you're looking at a lot of money. The
>>Olympus 7-14mm lens, which gives you 14-28mm is nearly $1500. The Canon
>>EF-s 10-22mm lens which gives you 16-35mm is around $600 on sale. This
>>is an inherent problem of the 4:3 system which uses a very small sensor.
>
>
> Why would it be more expensive to manufacture wide angle lenses for
> smaller sensors?
Coverage, for one.
The wider the angle, with older priven lens designs the more vignetting
will occur, so to achieve the same angle of view (ie: 35mm equivalent)
the wider the lens must be due to the 2x crop fator induced by the
smalleer semor which the FourThirds standard calls for.
> And BTW, because of the telecentric design 4/3 cameras outperform
> standard DSLRs at wide angle.
What you seem to have been hoodwinked by is the (old?) Olympus
FourThirds advertising speil (attempting to justify their
all-retrocfocus range of lenses) that says that the older lenses for
other makers cannot be used with DSLR cameras.
Look at pbase.com and try and comprehend the vast number of images taken
with supposedly "unusable" (as per Olympus/FourThirds speil) lenses made
for 35mm slr cameras which are now being used with dslr cameras.
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