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 Love the Camera June 25, 2009
M. Boyd (Bossier City, LA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I finally upgraded from the Olympus E-300, using the E-300 for almost 4 years for fun and professional work; I finally decided to upgrade. This may sound like a review for the E-300, but because of the E-300 being such a good camera I wanted to stay with the Olympus brand. Yes, I could have gone to Canon.. Nikon.. or whatever others but it was a valid CHOICE to stick with the Olympus. I've taken probably 100k+ pictures with the E300, the battery still lasts forever, the camera still works great. the E300 is now my backup camera.
I've had the E620 for about a month now and have nothing but praise about it as well. Its smaller than the e300, it shoots 4.5 fps and with an 233x card you can shoot about 15 CONTINUOUS shots (high jpg) before a small lag starts. I think in raw its about 5-6 pictures.
The e620 is really light weight, live view is pretty neat (i still use it sparingly) the fact that you can twist and turn the LCD is very nice and has already been helpful in a few instances. The in body image stabilizer also is a cool feature. I've used it, but, the experience with it still limited (been shooting mainly outside, w/ a fast shutter)
The only "cons" so far with it is the Raw files, higher ISO (1000+) and long exposures.
- With Raw files... I dont think Photoshop CS3 supports the camera and with CS4 you have to download the Beta camera Raw files. (for the time being until it is a full release) the olympus master works ok at best for the raw. once you do get the raw working in CS4 it unlocks a lot of options. Once you have this fix raw is great.
- higher ISO... its ok, gets grainy though. you can start to see noise at about 1000 then it gets gradually worse; as expected.
- long exposures at night. i started to get weird noise in the image. i'll be messing with this some more in time to see if this is normal or if there is really a problem.
all in all, I'm happy with my purchase. i give the product a 4.8 out of 5.
Great deal on a great camera February 2, 2010
J. Symonds (USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought the E620 as an upgrade from an E300 I've had for several years. I was very happy with the picture quality of the E300 but it doesn't support Live View nor in-camera image stabilazation. I've had the E620 for about a month now and I've been very happy with it. The image stabilization has really helped on hand-held shots with my 70-300mm zoom. The LCD is very large, bright and sharp and I really like the swivel capability. I also like that the LCD can be folded to face inward to the body for protection/storage. The body is very light and easy to handle and seems very solid despite being made of plastic. My E300 had a metal body and was as sturdy as a tank, but was also *much* heavier.
I also like that Olympus uses the Four-Thirds image sensor format. A lens designed for this format has a 2x focal length multiplier of the equivalent lens designed for the 35mm film format. For example, my 70-300mm zoom has the equivalent field of view of a 140-600mm lens designed for 35mm film. This 2x factor is also a significant increase over that of the APS-C image sensor format used by Canon and Nikon which have multipliers of 1.5x and 1.6x respectively compared to 35mm. This allows for significantly smaller and lighter lenses for the same focal range. Combine this with the excellent Olympus Zuiko kit lenses that you can buy with the E620 (as well as the rest of the Zuiko lens offerings) and you have smaller/lighter lenses with a reputation for excellent image quality for less money. Hard to beat!
chicky43545 September 12, 2009
camera mom (ohio)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this camera. I have been wanting a dslr for a long time and have always used Olymuus cameras. I am very unexperienced in the slr world, but love taking pictures and the photo bug had hit me hard. I had finally decided to purchase a dslr and then found that olympus had this model comming out. I read reviews and decided this one was worth waiting for the release of. I am not dissapointed. I am learning how to use the advanced controls one at a time, but what is really great is that I no longer miss shots because of slow auto focus. Having a camera that takes the picture when you actually push the button is great. I have printed several of the pics I have shot and am very happy with the quality. As I said I am new to dslr so I cannot comment on how that works, but this is definately a great camera at a great price for someone wanting an entry level dslr. I have read alot of reviews that said that pros were carring this camera as a backup, and love it to.
A superb camaera and an excellent value! December 23, 2009
Bron (Mechanicsville, VA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Perhaps the best mid-range DSLR money can buy (currently). A truly sweet deal and a superb camera. A rare 5 star rating from me and well deserved.
A lot of people overlook this camera, it truly is one of the best mid-range DSLR's out there. Having owned many Olympus camera's (since the E-10) like the E-500, E-300, E-330, and so on, I can attest to their quality and results. I still consider other brands when buying, but Olympus is where I look first.
The "kit" lenses supplied with Oly's cameras are really very good and all the others offered are top notch as well.
A real big plus, rarely mentioned, is that there are a ton of exquisite Olympus lenses out there from the film days that you can mount (with an adapter) and use. This opens up a new world of shooting and is a ton of fun, besides.
All in all, this has to be one of the best values around currently.
Great camera for the money March 18, 2010
Lauriano
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this camera a few weeks ago as an upgrade of another great DSLR of my own (OLY E500) and also to take advantage of the existing lenses, filters and flashlight formerly acquired for this later. Despite to have taken during several years very good pics with the E500, I would like to stress that the enhancements included in the E620 represent a great added value when comparing it with the older DSLR version: Live view, Image Stabilization, 7 AF points, CMOS sensor, Swivel LCD, art filters and, of course, greater resolution and sensitivity. The several tests that I have made in different conditions gave me so far very pleasant results and so I am delighted with my new purchase.
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