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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / April 2006Olympus E-500 or Canon Rebel XT
A quick question (at least I hope it's quick), would one recommend the Olympus E-500 dual-lens kit or the Canon Rebel XT. (Prices in my area are similar between the two.) I'm interested in both outdoors and indoors photography. I owned a Minolta X300 (Europe) back in the day, but I'm getting tired to digital point and shoots...(I'd like to move to DSLR). Thanks in advance! David > A quick question (at least I hope it's quick), would one recommend the > Olympus E-500 dual-lens kit or the Canon Rebel XT. (Prices in my area > are similar between the two.) I'm interested in both outdoors and > indoors photography. I owned a Minolta X300 (Europe) back in the day, > but I'm getting tired to digital point and shoots...(I'd like to move > to DSLR). Not enough info.. Do you have the budget to buy good lenses for the rebel? Do you plan on shooting a lot of available low light stuff? Is ISO 800 and up important? What size prints do you expect to make most of the time? Which overall color output looks better to =YOU=? Each has it's good points and bad points, you need to look and decide. I wouldn't even venture a guess which you should buy based on what you supplied.  SignatureStacey a) Nope (budget for more lenses) b) Yes (low light), I had heard this was the Olympus's achilles heel c) It could be (ISO), is the Olympus known to be very grainy above that? d) 4x6, 8x10 Mostly, I'm interested in getting the best overall value, since I won't be able to buy other lenses, etc. in the near future. When I say value, I'm mostly interested in image quality, and battery life since I'm travelling. Thanks again If low light photography is important the Canon is better. If kit lens quality is more important, the Oly is ahead. Here is an article about the E-330, but at the bottom a comparison between the 2 kit lenses- http://www.ephotozine.com/equipment/tests/testdetail.cfm?test_id=417 Don > a) Nope (budget for more lenses) Then it's hard to beat the E-500 2 lens kit for the money. Both have good build and image quality. > b) Yes (low light), I had heard this was the Olympus's achilles heel At ISO 800 and up it is. > c) It could be (ISO), is the Olympus known to be very grainy above > that? I guess that's subjective depending on what the end product is. In smaller prints you'll never see it and it's nothing that a good NR program can't deal with. If you don't want to do any post processing on high ISO images, get the canon. This was shot in REALLY crappy lighting at ISO800 with a light touch of neat image. http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-1/937049/A_2+.jpg > d) 4x6, 8x10 Either should do OK. I'd be worried about using the canon kit lens wide open which isn't a real problem with the olympus kit lenses. If you can afford to buy the rebel body and a better lens to go with it, in low light it would have an advantage. Only you know how important that is. > Mostly, I'm interested in getting the best overall value, since I won't > be able to buy other lenses, etc. in the near future. When I say > value, I'm mostly interested in image quality, and battery life since > I'm travelling. The olympus has really good battery life, I've never found a need to buy a spare battery. No idea on how well the Canon does. I've only used on canon dSLR and never shot long enough with it to kill the battery in a day either. Again go look at some out of camera samples and see which ones output appeals to you more. I like the color the olympus delivers, some people like the canon better. Given you are stuck with whatever the sensor delivers, it's important to look at this. I wish I could have the high ISO performance of the canon with the great color the Kodak sensor in the olympus delivers but that's life.. SignatureStacey >> a) Nope (budget for more lenses) > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > performance of the canon with the great color the Kodak sensor in the > olympus delivers but that's life.. if you do low light on a budget look at the minolta 5D. built in antishake. > if you do low light on a budget look at the minolta 5D. built in > antishake. ************ Ian. Can we assume you haven't been keeping-up with current events? Minolta is gone. Until events sort themselves out, it would be unwise for anyone to invest in that system (frankly, it wasn't a very good system anyway - though the OS was neat). Rob >> if you do low light on a budget look at the minolta 5D. built in >> antishake. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > anyone to invest in that system (frankly, it wasn't a very good system > anyway - though the OS was neat). I have kept up. warranties will be honoured. Prices should go down on rrp if they haven't already. sony going to pick up the reigns. > if you do low light on a budget look at the minolta 5D. built in > antishake. You can't do what the 2 lens kit does with it at this price. SignatureStacey > > if you do low light on a budget look at the minolta 5D. built in > > antishake. > > You can't do what the 2 lens kit does with it at this price. What the hell are you trying to say? > -- > > Stacey ok, so then get the Lumix FZ-30 420mm lens for $450. > ok, so then get the Lumix FZ-30 420mm lens for $450. Read the original post, this is not a D-SLR and basicly they are pretty ordinary anyway. ok, the OP said: "Mostly, I'm interested in getting the best overall value, since I won't be able to buy other lenses, etc. in the near future." 420mm should be enough. |
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