Olympus EVOLT E-500 Digital Camera

Pros: Price, performance, easy to use, features, picture quality, low noise, resolution
Cons: Manual focus not mechanically-linked, slight corner softness of the 14-45mm lens

After using the C anon Digital Rebel XT with an 18-55 mm lens, I decided to try the latest affordable digital SLR from Olympus - O lympus EVOLT E-500 with 14-45 mm f/3.5-5.6 Olympus Zuiko ...

Pros: 40-150 lens is terrific, easy to use, good ergonomics, 2.5" LCD display is great.
Cons: Significant noise at ISO1600, limited selection of lenses

Having been initiated to photography in my college days on a semi-automatic SLR camera, I have long wanted to purchase a digital SLR camera. I’ve owned a Minolta Dimage 7i for a few years, and though it’s probably still the best fixed-lens digital ...

Pros: Dual memory slots, image quality, price.
Cons: Relatively slow lenses, manual focusing not as easy as it could be.

Why This Camera Simple. Value for money. With the dual lens kit, this is an incredible amount of camera for the money. I had wanted a DSLR for a long time, well long is relative term in consumer electronics, so let us just say that I’ve wanted ...

Pros: Great picture quality and simple to use menu. A true SLR
Cons: Red-eye flashes takes too long...

Its not too heavy, not too light, its just right for my hands. Almost sounds like Goldie Locks and the three bears story tag line… However, this is no story. The Olympus E-volt 500 is one serious digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) camera. I already have ...

Pros: Value packed. Dust reduction. Digital camera from start. Easy use.
Cons: slow multi shot mode and somewhat soft sharpness. Some may find camera body small.

New update of the E300 with same 4/3 imager with 8.0 megapixels. A wide area of Telephoto and Wideangle lenses to run optimally with this cameras' imager. Designed from the start as a digital camera, and not converted from a 35mm camera. Wide area of ...

Pros: Features Quality Price Growth Potential
Cons: Low Light operations without a flash

I evaluated cameras for about 6 months and have now had this camera for 8 months. This camera is an outstanding value for someone getting into digital photography that wants a DSLR. If you just want to point and shoot don’t get a DSLR your wasting ...

Pros: Best value out there, great camera, all you need
Cons: Small viewfinder, crippled software, some high-ISO noise, but no deal-breakers

Quick note: I initially posted kind of a pre-review, then came back the next day to provide more details on my experiences with the Oly E-500. Then I found out I’d broken the rules by doing so. Having graciously accepted my 40 lashes, I’ve ...

Pros: Great camera
Cons: Average software. Below average manual

Evolt E-500 Camera Evaluation December 22, 2005 EVOLT E-500 Body Firmware Update 1.1 • I will list information not found in other reviews. I might reiterate things that are exceptional. As a technically oriented and critical person I will point out ...

Pros: size, easy menus, quick recovery time, great screen quality
Cons: grainy/pixely at higher ISO, no memory card included

I am a semi pro photographer, having been published as a freelance photographer a few times as well as paid commissions for photographing things like golf tournaments. Until this purchase, I have used an old school cannon AE-1. I was very reluctant to ...

Pros: Budget DSLR camera price with 2lens kit. Takes good pictures and no lag.
Cons: Focusing problems under low light and certain lighting conditions. Few avail. Lens - expensive lens

I have been using the point and shoot style digital cameras for 15+ years and I decided it was time to step up to a DSLR. Considering the drop in price over the years of the DSLR models I decided to give it a shot. Although I was happy with my Olympus ...

Pros: Well made. Heavy enough to handle well, takes beautiful photos.
Cons: No image stabilization, the menu is a little hard to navigate in the field.

I purchased the EVOLT 500 package that contained 2 lenses. The 28-90(35mm equivalent) and the 40-300 zoom. I purchased the Olympus 2100UZ many years ago. It was a great camera, even though it was only 2.1mp. I also took an E20n to Alaska last summer. ...

Pros: Wonderful entry level DSLR, a bundle of functions, great battery life, good price.
Cons: Small eyepiece, unable to adjust the aperture and shutter speed separately.

So the time finally came when I had to retire my 35mm SLR and upgrade to Digital SLR. Not that there was a problem with my 35mm (which I still use), but there were so many benefits to having a digital camera. I have owned about 3 consumer digital ...

Pros: Fast Image Processing, Good Optics, Well layed out controls, Good Battery Life, High Quality screen
Cons: Menus are a bit cumbersome, Lenses could be a little bit faster

For the past month, now, I have been using my Olympus E-500. I can't tell you how much of an improvement it is over my E-10. I purchased the dual lens kit from B&H Photo as well as UV filters for each lens as well as an Extreme III Compact Flash Card ...

Pros: Long batteries life, two lens included, good price quality ratio, two memory slots.
Cons: Flash not very powerful, high price for additional lens and flash

I just love this camera. With the two lens included in the package they cover the basic need in photography. You get a very good quality of the pictures taken. Not to heavy. Very long battery life (more than 200 pictures using the flash per charge). You ...

Pros: excellent quality, easy to use, lots of useful features
Cons: Auto focus feature isn't the best, no live view LCD

my old point and shoot broke, so i decided to by a DSLR on a whim. i always liked Olympus, and this camera is no different. great piece of equipment that took my photography from a snapshot level to a semi pro (i'm actually selling some photos online ...