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 enlarge | Brand: Olympus
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,279.00
Buy New: $559.00
You Save: $720.00 (56%)
New (5) Used (6) from $425.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  126 reviews
Sales Rank: 14490
Format: Cd
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: N/A
Optical Zoom: 3.2
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 45
Minimum Focal Length: 14
Maximum Resolution: 8
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.4
Dimensions (in): 13.7 x 7.1 x 6.5
MPN: 262064
Model: E-500
UPC: 050332299405
EAN: 0050332299405
ASIN: B000BK39N4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 There's better out there, and cheaper. January 13, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
The E-500 is my first DSLR. I have owned it for about two years. Overall, the camera is not too bad for what it is, but you need deep pockets for any upgrades. Also, the kit lenses are soft (fuzzy). Later, you will find out that the "high grade" upgrade lens are soft, too. This camera is about the same level as the Canon Xti. If you have ever dreamt about learning professional photography, go with Canon or Nikon and forget about this camera.
 warm, friendly service, great product, excellent price December 26, 2007
i was entirely pleased with the olympus e 500 i bought my college age daughter for christmas. and more, she was also thrilled. and as a refurbished item, i was able to outfit her with more camera than i otherwise could have afforded.
Awesome! December 18, 2007
I did a lot fo reearch before I bought this camera and I'm comletely satisfied with the Olympus E500. A family member has a Nikon 40 and was showing me all it could do and I think I have a better camera for less
money, plus got an extra 40-150mm lens. I would definetly recomend this camera to anyone looking to step up from the point and shoot type.
Cost effective transition to DSLR October 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Still not convinced that you need a DSLR? I spent a few years with various point and shoot digital cameras after giving up my old 35mm film cameras in the late 90s. I was using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5K 5MP Digital Camera with 12x Image Stabilized Optical Zoom (Black) prior to this and while the Lumix's Leica glass is hard to beat, I found the electronics to be a limiting factor in my picture taking.
I liked what I had heard about Olympus four thirds system:
http://photo.net/equipment/building-a-digital-slr-system/
and I picked up the E-500 in a store and really liked the feel - big and solid, which made my hands feel a tad smaller and the camera easier to use.
Anyhow, if you're not compelled yet, have a look here:
http://flickr.com/cameras/olympus/e500/
and browse some of the photos.
I found a number of things about this camera with the two lens kit to be to my liking:
1) Excellent low light performance
2) Usable flash on the camera - more powerful than it appears
3) Great ISO controls - the ability to limit ISO range and still use auto ISO mode
4) Excellent LCD
5) Superlative usability and feel
6) Works well with Linux - I use Ubuntu 7.10
My shots are here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwatson/sets/72157602802106412/
Olympus Evolt500 October 30, 2007
This is an excellent camera. The features and quality of the product and the pictures it produces are well worth the cost.
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