 Olympus E-410: An Excellent Entry Level DSLR |
| Review Date: December 2, 2007 |
| Reviewer: J. Rios, So. Cal |
As a person who was a serious SLR film enthusiast about 27yrs. ago with a Cannon A1, I decided, after purchasing a good quality digital point and shoot camera a couple of years ago, to get back into photography, but this time digital photography. So, after reading about several new DSLR cameras this past summer, I decided to buy the Olympus E-410 a couple of months ago. The important factors were its compact size, cost, self-cleaning sensor, live view LCD, and ease of use. After two months and about 700+ pictures, I can happily say that this camera is serving its purpose in introducing me to the wonderful world of DSLR photography. In my opinion, one of its strengths is its solid build despite its light weight. The buttons and dials feel good and you're unlikely to accidently change a setting. There is one weakness in the E-410 which deals with backlighting without the use of flash. The only way of correcting it is by going to the EV compensation with a +2/3 or +3/3(this equals 1 f stop), or the manual mode with a +1 f stop exposure. With most cameras, you can simply point and focus on the darker area and press the shutter halfway and you'll see the camera making the appropriate adjustments.
In regards to the two lenses that come with the E-410, I really appreciate the performance of the 14-42mm lense. I've taken many excellent close up pictures of flowers with it. Sigma, however, does have a better and faster, but more expensive, f:2.8 18-50mm lense. The 40-150mm lense is nice to have due to its light weight and compact size, but you may want to get the Zuiko(Olympus) f:2.8-3.5 50-200mm lense later on when you can afford it because it's also somewhat more expensive. Overall, the lense kit is good. Right now, I'm now starting to work with RAW format pictures using this excellent camera. Of course, there are other good entry level DSLR cameras such as the Nikon D80, Sony A100, and the Cannon Rebel, but the E-410 had the package that suited me. I highly recommend it! Which ever camera you decide is right for you, make sure you read up on it, ask questions, and enjoy the beautiful world of digital photography. |
Olympus Evolt E-410: A Great Compact DSLR Camera
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| Review Date: December 25, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Joseph Z., |
I received this camera as a combination Birthday and Christmas Gift, and have been amazed at the quality of images that this compact, easy to use Digital SLR is capable of producing. I have attached some sample photos to this product page to show some examples of the clarity and resolution the E-410 is capable of achieving using the two lenses which are provided in this kit. In addition to being very user friendly, this model boasts 20 different scene modes which quickly allow the first time user to achieve excellent results under a variety of shooting situations.
Highly recommended to anyone looking for a lightweight, compact DSLR with a Live View LCD and all the features needed by both novice and experienced photographers. |
E 410 opinion
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| Review Date: December 29, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Eldred Reaney, Superior, Arizona |
| I really like my e 410. It's small and light. It takes great pics with the right settings. Out of the box, the default settings smudge details because of excessive noise reduction. Turn off the noise filter! Also reduce sharpening -2. I don't know why Olympus hasn't fixed the problem with a firmware update. Anyway, I really like the camera. It's the best buy in digital SLRs right now! |
Love Olympus
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| Review Date: May 9, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Darcel Cook, Idaho |
| Olympus Evolt E410 10MP Digital SLR Camera with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 and 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 Zuiko Lenses This is a great camera. Absolutely love the quality of pictures and the ability to use Auto features or get really creative and manually set features. I researched Consumer Reports before I bought a camera and this was a top 3; they were right. I got more for the money with Olympus. If I had a second opportunity to buy a SLR Camera I would buy this one again. |
Finally a return to SLR photography for me at a great price and quality
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| Review Date: January 21, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Larry Diamond, Austin, TX USA |
Digital photography is great. No film, bad pictures..poof gone, instant pictures, sharing with friends and family around the world, different ISOs, black and white or color all at the touch of a button. We are all familiar with why we like digital photography. Well I was a 35mm SLR photographer for a long time. I LOVED it. Loved the lenses, loved the control, and loved the results. I even developed my own photos for a time. But digital seduced me. DSLR was simply out of my price range.
Enter the Olympus 410. I just received it last week but had an unexpected vacation opportunity come up this past weekend so I was able to take it through its paces. First off do some research. There is a great review above and plenty more all over the web. I did and found the 410 very highly regarded. One of its big selling points to me is that it was designed as a DSLR as where the included lenses here from the ground up. That means that everything is optimized for digital SLR photography and this produces very good results. You will also find from the reviews that it is more compact and lighter than most DSLRs around. I tried a friend's Nikon D60 and it was certainly smaller and lighter than the D60.
Over the past weekend I took the best pictures of people and landscapes I have ever taken with a digital camera. If you never have used a 35mm SLR this camera has a VERY well designed menu that will let you shoot in automatic mode right out of the box and also put some of the more common adjustments right in front of you. The auto-focusing is fast and accurate. I was using aperture priority and what happens is there is a wheel next to the shutter button. You simply twist the wheel and the aperture changes. If you were in shutter priority it would change the shutter speed. There is also an exposure under/over button right by the shutter and you can 'bracket' photos very easily with it.
I frankly just used the view-finder since I was so overjoyed to be back to SLR photography. However I did use the live view on a macro shot and it worked very well for that. If you are not familiar with SLR cameras you might think what the big deal is. Well ever wonder how sports photographers get their shots? I mean using a point and shoot by the time you press the shutter button and a picture is shot forget it usually. It is because the sports photographers use SLR cameras. When you press the shutter the picture is taken, no lag. If you want to capture good action shots you need a DSLR. Do note though that using live view you are 'back' to the lag in point and shoot digital cameras. You only get the instant shooting with the viewfinder.
Also the photo quality is better because the sensors are bigger than on point and shoot cameras. So even though a point and shoot might have 10 megs, its pixel size will be smaller.
This kit is an awesome way to get into DSLRs with a quality camera, TWO quality lenses, and good support from Olympus. I asked an email question and it was answered in depth within 2 hours. About the lenses they will take you from wide-angle to a pretty high zoom range. And the bigger lens is not that much heavier or larger than the smaller one. Sure it would be nice to have one lens with the same range as both of these but the price is already amazing for this package. But this is still real money and is not cheap. It would not make sense to get this if it was not also a very good camera, which it is. Many competitors did not design their DSLRs as digital cameras from the ground up, Olympus did with its E series. With this package you can reap the benefit of that decision along with a truly amazing price point.
Highly suggested for people wanting to return to SLRs within a budget and digital photographers looking to get much better results and explore the world of SLR control and creativity. |
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