Olympus E-500 / EVOLT E-500 review with Zuiko Digital 14-45mm f3.5~5.6

Overall:


Good points
Unique and effective anti-dust system
Great value twin lens bundle
Good resolution and overall image quality
Detailed shooting information for a budget DSLR

Bad points
Motorised manual focusing not very tactile
View through viewfinder looks very narrow
Screen doesn’t turn off when you compose
Lens selection not as broad as major rivals

Scores
(relative to budget DSLRs)

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15 / 20
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76%

 

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