Olympus Camedia E-20N Digital Camera

I was going to wait for a lot of the 6meg machines to start dropping below 2.5k --- but decided it was taking to long. I was not disappointed in this one. I've got some great photos of my 11 mo. old grand-daughter - now - instead of waiting for her high school graduation.

It is very much a "pro" model and suited to users who want the max in capability, and durability. I use the FL-40 flash, the Olympus wide angle, the Olympus 1.4x Telephoto, and the T-CON 300 Tele that yields 420mm F2.8. The wide angle attachment is the sharpest of the lot- and they all are very sharp. It is solid as a tank and built within a cast aluminum body. The zoom lens is permanently attached so there can be no debris collection on the CCD that acquires the 5 megapixels of picture data- this dirt on the CCD is a huge problem on all of the competing high-end brands when one changes taking lenses frequently... Shutter lag is a very low 30 to 60 milliseconds- which is a must for shooting action. I now shoot with both of my E- Series cameras at two different resolutions which relate to the expected print sizes for my clients. I expect to integrate the Olympus E-series digitals into my wedding assignments. You'll love it once you put it through its paces.

Great camera if you don't need to take a whole lot of pictures in just a little time. Super quality. Lots of heft.

I am very dissapointed with this camera. I first owned an olympus c-3000 and love it. The e20, altho much more expensive, takes pictures no better than, and in some cases worse than my c-3000. The pictures are not nearly sharp enough. I use this for work, I'm an indoor landscaper, and I should have just stuck with the c-3000.

This SLR Digital is one of the greatest. It's rugged and man great pics. Accessories are hard on the wallet. Steep learning curve, A little slow to startup and save to the memory. If I had to say one negitive thing bad about the picture quality, it seems just a sightly undersaturated.