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from Austin, Texas on 1/14/2008
Comments about Olympus Olympus Evolt E-3 10.1 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera Body with 14mm - 54mm f/2.8-3.5 E-ED Lens:
I had an E-500 and before that was shooting a Contax G-2 rangefinder. I'm at my best shooting fast and intuitively so timing is everything. This camera is fast to focus, great with low light and where with the E-500 I blurred way too many shots (not so much with the G-2 which had very fast glass and focus). I really love the articulating live-view viewfinder because I tend to shoot high and low a lot and I don't have to guess if the lens is pointed at the subject if the camera is on the pavement or over my head. It is a heavy camera with the 12-60 lens but I think that just comes with the ruggedness. I think, with all the focus on Canon and Nikon, that this presents a better value for the money. One more thing. I picked up a bunch of old OM lenses for next to nothing and have the 4/3 mount converter. For example I picked up a 50 mm 1.8 very sharp lens for something like [$] and I've got four others of varying focal lengths. For me it gave me the most options and professionalism for the best price.
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Comments about Olympus Olympus Evolt E-3 10.1 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera Body with 14mm - 54mm f/2.8-3.5 E-ED Lens:
5.0 out of 5 stars Faster, sharper, true-to-life and durable, December 28, 2007
By F. A. Cuello (Brussels, Belgium) - See all my reviews
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Sharp pictures, with true-to-life colors.
Fast autofocus with any lens in the four-thirds standard. With my E-510 all of my lenses used to hunt incessantly in low light.
Rugged: shock and weather-proof. User-friendly and telecentric.
The best camera in the four-thirds standard. Matches and even surpasses the competition. Those who want their pictures sharp, without barrel distortion; those who need a shock and weather-proof camera; those who want the best glass available without having to pay extra for lens-stabilization, should look no further.
With sensor-based stabilization and with a peerless dust-removal system, you'll be free to take your pictures indoors, outdoors, in low-light, at slow-shutter speeds and at the lowest ISO levels possible. That's why, in my opinion, concerns with grainy pictures at higher ISO levels are irrelevant . With this body, I haven't had to move beyond ISO 1250 at all and I have barely used the otherwise excellent built-in flash.