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Posted at 4:01 PM on Wednesday 08/6/08 by
Ben
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BuyDig.com has the Olympus Evolt E510 10MP Digital SLR Camera with CCD Shift Image Stabilization with 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital Lens for $469 with free shipping. [BizRate]

  • 10.1MP CMOS sensor (18x24 prints), 2.5" LCD, Lightweight ergonomic design
  • Mechanical Image Stabilization w/ Supersonic Wave Drive technology
  • Stores images on CF, xD, Micro Drive
    • Olympus Evolt E510 10MP Digital SLR + Lens Kit $469 at BuyDig.com

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      bugger - Posted 5:16 pm PDT 08/6/08 (147 Posts)  Report Spam

      Reviews
      http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse510/
      or
      http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/E510/E510A.HTM

      Video tour
      http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/OlympusE510/video_review.shtml

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      bostonman - Posted 8:37 pm PDT 08/6/08 (1455 Posts)  Report Spam

      Good camera for the money.

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      strydre - Posted 7:07 am PDT 08/7/08 (31 Posts)  Report Spam

      You can sometimes find this camera (very nice camera for the price) with the 2 lens kit for about 50 bucks more. The two together give you wide and tele - good because the 4/3 lens mount means none of your existing lenses will work with this body.

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      signalsoldier - Posted 8:37 am PDT 08/7/08 (304 Posts)  Report Spam

      I have this camera and love it...just a bit lower than what I paid for mine....However I have the two lens kit. If you want some sample images please see my flickr account. www.flickr.com/photos/signalsoldier

      Also note that there are 4/3 mount adapters out there which allow you to use older lenses. In fact I own more manual focus lenses than I do digital. Vivitar and Rokkor are wide open with adapters if you do not mind manual focusing.

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      mattb123 - Posted 9:44 am PDT 08/7/08 (1183 Posts)  Report Spam

      This is a great camera for the money. The newer e520 doesn't really add anything compelling IMO. The Olympus kit lenses are some of the nicest kit lenses out there. I got the two lens kit but use the 14-42 (double it to get the 35mm equivalent, so it's like a 28-84) the vast majority of the time.

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      TheBS - Posted 1:48 pm PDT 08/7/08 (1285 Posts)  Report Spam

      Many people swear the Evolt system is the best bang for the buck. It does seem the E520 doesn't offer much over the E510, so the E510 is a great buy. Likewise, the two lens wide+tele can often be had for just over $500.

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      JenE - Posted 9:19 pm PDT 08/8/08 (10 Posts)  Report Spam

      Would this be a good first SLR?

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      TheBS - Posted 1:41 am PDT 08/9/08 (1285 Posts)  Report Spam

      JenE wrote:
      Would this be a good first SLR?
      Yes. The E-510 is a great move. It's smaller with its 2x crop, but that still gets you 10x (or more) sensor surface area (and resulting image quality / ISO speed capability) of the majority of Point'n Shoot cameras. There are more limited numbers of lenses in the 4/3rds system, but there are definitely plenty for the novice/amateur.

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