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Anonymous
olympus e-510.

yes or no?

it seems to be getting great reviews but not many people seem to be buying them.
why is such a great camera going virtually unoticed?
>> Anonymous
olympus are even doing a £100 cash-back in the uk.
not sure why they aren't selling.

maybe people opting for the e-410 instead?
>> Anonymous
probably because its an olympus. with a 4/3rds mount
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
It is a self limiting problem.

People don't trust the 4/3 system because Canon and Nikon have so much more marketshare. Canon and Nikon have so much more marketshare because people don't trust the 4/3 system.

Well, that and the fact that 4/3 cameras have no room to grow beyond their little 2x-crop sensors whereas if you go Canon or Nikon you can hope to upgrade some day to a full-frame sensor camera. But most people don't really think about that, they just know that all the pros they know (who do know about that) are using Canon or Nikon.
>> Anonymous
tbh thats stupid because if im buying an entusiast amatuer camera im not exactly going to be buying a £600 lens for it.
The two lenses that cme with the e-510 kit are actually very good.
perfect for the sort of person who would be buying a camera n that price range.
>> Anonymous
what camera would you guy recommend instead of the e-510?
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
Do they have any worthwhile image stab on them yet?
>> Anonymous
>>90495

They are pretty decent. I saw a comparison with a Leica lens stabilisation and the in built stabilisation on the same body and the 100% crops didn't show up much difference. It's a good feature to get for "free" on all your lenses and you can always turn it off if you have a lens that has its own built in and know that will do better. I'd love it if I could just attach some older lenses and get added IS.

Maybe the lens IS will be better in some cases, especially in the longer focal lengths and bigger and more expensive zooms out there, but it's certainly better than nothing and so far performs well enough for most people.
>> Anonymous
or the nikkon d80.
>> Anonymous
The nikkon d80 comes in at roughly the same price and i would say it's a better buy.
You will really be able to grow with the d80 due to it's large selection of lenses.
With the e-510 (don't get me wrong, it's a cracking camera) you will start to feel a bit limited and restricted once you advance in skill.
with the d80 or cannon equivelant you can easily upgrade lenses and not have to worry about the qauilty of the body.
The only downside with the d80 is that it doesn't have built in IS or live view.
but it's still a better buy imo.
>> Anonymous
there are kits on ebay for the nikkon d80 where you get the vibration reduction 50-200mm lense and the standard kit lense for about £500.
Wich is about the same maybe even less as what you would pay for the olympus e-510 Two lense kit.
>> Anonymous
i want the nikkon d80 aswell.
My uncle has one with the VR lense and it's an absoloutley brilliant combo. Bit heavy but still amazing.

Im going to have to get a job over christmas is i want one though. :(
>> Anonymous
The D80 is good value. Get it before Nikon pull a D40 on it and start removing the old autofocus from the line.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
K last time i used an Olympus (in this sort of price range) it had 0 image stab on it and with its super light plastic body / lenses i couldnt get a decent shot. My A100 slaughtered it tbh (for the same price).
>> Anonymous
Olympus makes great lenses, then fails miserably at making said lenses available. The current lens line-up for the 4/3 system is comparable to that of Sony Alpha, but good luck finding anything in your local photo store.
>> Anonymous
>>90533

Truth. They do seem to have trouble with supply outside of the kit lens sets. Supposed to be nice optics in their lenses for the money.