Camera Labs

That's a cute girl wearing an Olympus.

_________________
Olympus shooter and a calm voice of reason.

Thank you
Im so proud of her, actually taking an interest in photography. I was teaching her.

_________________
E-3!
12-60 2.8-4.0
12-60 2.8-40 [Also going]
40-150 3.5-4.5
70-300 4.0-5.6
Fl-48

That's good.

Back in the days (the 70s), my father was traveling with his OM-2. An American tourist couple, the wife to be spesific, shouted out:

- Look George! He wears an Olympus!

_________________
Olympus shooter and a calm voice of reason.

My 520 will arrive today and I can't wait!!!

However, if it turns out I'm really into this stuff, I might get a pro later. It seems to me that E-3 is not amongst CLs best buys? Yet it is highly recommended?

Why should one choose E-3 instead of saying an equally classed camera like the Nikon D 300? IQ wise, Olympus seems to always be just a little behind...

_________________
Olympus E-520 with 14-42 & 40-150 mm. kit zoom
Red Lowepro Flipside 300
To come:
Tripod

12-60mm 2.8-4.0SWD is the only reason I am still in the 4/3 camp.

_________________
E-3!
12-60 2.8-4.0
12-60 2.8-40 [Also going]
40-150 3.5-4.5
70-300 4.0-5.6
Fl-48

Yet you are selling it? I wonder if I made the wrong choice with Olympus...?

_________________
Olympus E-520 with 14-42 & 40-150 mm. kit zoom
Red Lowepro Flipside 300
To come:
Tripod

Lens system, weather sealing, internal IS, flippable screen (great for tripod work) etc.

To put it this way, I'm covering 28-400mm with weather sealed, fast quality optics (14-54 and 50-200) for the price of a 24-70.

_________________
Olympus shooter and a calm voice of reason.

Great shots Atomic the E-3 is one of the best bodies! Just saw your photostream Liked especially the water falls and the Ferraris in race! Keep it up!!!

_________________
Olympus E-5 Olympus E-520
50mm f2.0 Macro 14-54mm f2.8/3.5 II
50-200mm f2.8/3.5 SWD 70-300mm f4/5.6
Hoya Filters CPL, UV, IR, ND8
Olympus FL-50 Digital Flash, x2 Vivitar 285HV x2 Yongnuo YN560
Manfrotto 055XPROB & Lowepro Mini Trekker AW
My fotostream:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/omarbongailas

I have 2

_________________
E-3!
12-60 2.8-4.0
12-60 2.8-40 [Also going]
40-150 3.5-4.5
70-300 4.0-5.6
Fl-48

if there's an olympus dealer in your area who has lenses for you to try, i recommend trying the 50-200mm (regular or swd) and the 50mm macro.

the last lens i want is that damn panaleica 25mm f1.4

_________________
www.iandavisphoto.com
aim s/n: idotddot

You know, I tried the 50-200 SWD the other day, was not actually all that impressed. Maybe I had an overinflated opinion of it, and expected it to focus as fast as the 12-60, but it actually was downright slow. It WAS on an E-510 though.

I think I decided I'd rather go for a Sigma 70-200 2.8

_________________
E-3!
12-60 2.8-4.0
12-60 2.8-40 [Also going]
40-150 3.5-4.5
70-300 4.0-5.6
Fl-48

i haven't had any speed issues with my 50-200 on the 520 or the e-3. the lens is definitely plenty sharp and if you're into portraits, the aperture on the ed version is 2.8 from the 50-70mm range or something like that. it's just an excellent performer.

when do you plan to get the sigma?

_________________
www.iandavisphoto.com
aim s/n: idotddot

It's f/2.8 all the way up to 100 (f/2.9).

I like to think of it as a 70-200/2.8 with the ability to do 200-400mm as well. It's like the 11-22, people generally refer to it as an 11mm f/2.8 prime - with the ability to do 22mm very nicely indeed.

The 50-200SWD was pretty fast on the E-3 the last time I tried it on my E-3. I have the non-SWD version right now, but would love an SWD version.

_________________
Olympus shooter and a calm voice of reason.

Hi Atomic,

This may be a stupid question, but what do you mean by "the articulating screen"?

Anderswq

The LCD screen on the back flips out and swivels all around.
http://reviews.photographyreview.com/fi ... el-lcd.jpg
Thats the E-30 but they have the same design.

Canon has done similar with some of their point and shoot cameras. Nikon has now released the D5000 which does the same but only in a different direction.

_________________
E-3!
12-60 2.8-4.0
12-60 2.8-40 [Also going]
40-150 3.5-4.5
70-300 4.0-5.6
Fl-48