It's tough to not get all worked up about a live LCD on a
DSLR, but if you've managed to hold off until a thorough review came your way, your patience has paid off. The discerning folks over at DPReview were able to crack the whip on the
E-410 EVOLT, and after the dust settled, it seemed like a pretty good buy. Initial praises included its light weight, outstanding out-of-the-box results, effective
dust remover, low noise across the ISO spectrum, and the speedy auto focus / shutter performance. Notably, the list of digs was rather puny compared to the cheers, as the disappointing dynamic range performance and counterproductive Noise Filter were the only major qualms that reviewers felt were worth mentioning in detail. Overall, it seems the E-410 should fit the bill quite nicely if you're looking for a relatively advanced entry-level DSLR, but be sure and visit the read link to make absolutely sure this is where you want your $800 or so to go.
posted June 15th 2007 2:50PM
duplicate post: http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/14/sigma-sd14-reviewed-promising-but-not-quite-there/
Joe, can you not read?
Didnt you know, all DSLR's are the same? Well at least Joe thinks so
I've got the E-500 with the two kit lenses (purchased in Hadano Japan for $530) and I have to say that I've got absolutely no complaints with this camera. The E-410 is the new low end camera but with few exceptions it is superior. If I hadn't gotten such a good price (and had no need for more megapixels) I would get this camera or the new E-510.
It surprises me that Olympus doesn't get regarded more highly like Cannon and Nikon.
That's probably has to do with various lens options available to Nikon and Canon... but I also think Olympus & Panasonic's 4:3 ratio sensors are also a big drawbacks (expecially with Panasonic & their Leica lenses). I'm sure you'll get great images but there's nothing significantly that stands out from other small point-and-shoot digital cameras when you resize & upload it to webpages.
Olympus is regarded fairly highly, at least optically. The problem is, at least on their previous cams (and I haven't read this review yet), their image processing and sensors were clearly a generation behind Canon's and Nikon's. When I was shopping around in the Rebel XT days, the comparison between night shots, for example, on the Rebel XT vs. the E-Volt 300, for example, was really no comparison at all.
That may have changed now. But I doubt *every* shortcoming of the earlier E-Volts has been remedied.
whoop, my bad
I'm sure you'll get great images but there's nothing significantly that stands out from other small point-and-shoot digital cameras when you resize & upload it to webpages.
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you're comparing a DSLR to a point-n-shoot for upload-to-the-web applications? Put in that context, nothing has really has a chance to significantly stand out, be it Olympus, Canon, Pentax, Nikon, Sony - does it?
A p&s would do fine, albeit worse in low-light/high ISO shots. I'm a bit confused as to why you're even comparing two completely different classes of cameras to begin with. Olympus does not make P&S-level DSLRs.