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Olympus E-500 / EVOLT E-500 review with Zuiko Digital 14-45mm f3.5~5.6 Gordon Laing, February 2006


 



 




Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Corner sharpness / Fringe and macro / Geometry / Vignetting

Outdoor scene - Olympus E-500 versus Canon EOS-350D using kit 3x lenses

Olympus E500 with 14-45mm Zuiko Digital lens at 32mm f8   To compare real-life performance we shot the same scene with using the Olympus E-500 and Canon EOS-350D within a few moments of each other using their best quality JPEG settings. The Olympus was fitted with the Zuiko Digital 14-45mm while the Canon was fitted with the 18-55mm EF-S, both set to an aperture of f8 in Aperture Priority mode. The crops are taken from far left, center and far right portions of the originals and presented here at 100%.

The image left was taken with the Olympus E-500 using the 14-45mm Zuiko Digital lens at 32mm f8 (64mm equivalent); the original JPEG measured 5.69MB.

Viewed at 100%, the crops show very similar levels of actual detail, although the Olympus metered a slightly longer exposure with the result of some highlights being washed-out.


Olympus E-500 with Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Canon EOS-350D with 18-55mm EF-S
Olympus E500 crop 1
Canon EOS 350D crop 1
1/200, f8, 100 ISO
1/250, f8, 100 ISO
Olympus E500 crop 2
Canon EOS 350D crop 2
1/200, f8, 100 ISO
1/250, f8, 100 ISO
Olympus E500 crop 3
Canon EOS 350D crop 3
1/200, f8, 100 ISO
1/250, f8, 100 ISO


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Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Corner sharpness / Fringe and macro / Geometry / Vignetting

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