Happy I waited. I am coming from an Olympus C-8080 and a Panasonic DMC-FZ18. Both of these are decent cameras, but not quite SLR quality. Also, the Panasonic is the worst macro camera I have owned. Since I was looking for more options with macro/closeup photography, I wanted a DSLR. My old SLR was an OM2n (back in the prehistoric camera days). I considered getting the E-510 or Nikon D60. Both are decent cameras, but after seeing pictures, decided to stick with Olympus and wait for the 520. I am glad I di...
[Olympus Evolt E520 10MP Digital SLR Camera with Image Stabilization w/ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Lens (E520 14-42) review by goodwishes can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | goodwishes | | Review Date: | 07/19/2008 | | User Location: | Northeast, OH | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (47 of 47) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great value for money I evaluated the Canon 40D and new EOS XSI before stumbling onto this little beauty. I can argue that it takes just as good pictures as the 40D - at least in my hands. It's smaller than the Canons and for the price, an incredible deal.
Now, not to put down Canon... I actually broke my Canon brand loyalty for this camera, but overall, Olympus did a great job in packing features and ease of use into this camera and once its in your hands, you'll see it.
The back has lots of bu...
[Olympus Evolt E520 10MP Digital SLR Camera with Image Stabilization w/ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Lens (E520 14-42) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 08/06/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (25 of 25) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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A New Era in DSLR I have done quite a lot of analysis before buying this camera, have used Nikon D40, D40x, D80, D200, Canon D350, D400, D450; but finally it was the Olympus E520 I fell in love with. I recently bought this camera in Hong Kong, when it wasn't even released anywhere in the rest of the world yet. :D
Why did I like it? The ease of use, I have used a prosumer camera for a couple of years now, and was waiting for a camera with similar ease of use, and Olympus heard my prayers.
Te...
[Olympus Evolt E520 10MP Digital SLR Camera with Image Stabilization w/ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Lens (E520 14-42) review by Tzar can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Tzar | | Review Date: | 07/18/2008 | | User Location: | Bangalore, India | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (21 of 21) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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A Great DSLR - Highly Recommended! This is my first DSLR. I bought this and the Canon XSI at the same time and tried them both for a week. To make a long story short, I returned the XSI and kept the E520. It was just easier to take good pictures indoors, which is where I do most of my shooting. The Canon took more effort to produce good pictures. Plus I liked the interface of the Olympus more.
The XSI has a better viewfinder and a slightly better autofocus system but the Olympus image quality won me over in the ...
[Olympus Evolt E520 10MP Digital SLR Camera with Image Stabilization w/ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Lens (E520 14-42) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 07/21/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (19 of 19) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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My first dSLR, and it blew my socks off! Yes, the E-520 is my first dSLR. It took me months to make the leap, during which I did A LOT of research, posted questions in forums, went everywhere my mouse would take me. Here were my reasons for choosing this camera:
1. Weight. I have back and shoulder problems, and lugging around a huge camera and heavy lenses was never an option.
2. Mirror-cleaning system. One of the issues that held me back for so long, as I'd been reading about the problems and annoyances caused by dust in mir...
[Olympus Evolt E520 10MP Digital SLR Camera with Image Stabilization w/ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Lens (E520 14-42) review by ubat can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | ubat | | Review Date: | 10/11/2008 | | User Location: | Sao Paulo, Brazil | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Olympus E-520, an excellent choice I was shopping from my first DSLR and finally settled for the Oly E520 after shortlisting it with Canon XSi [450D] and Sony A300. Some of the features that made me go for it are mentioned below:
- a nice package with 14-42mm and 40-150mm lenses
- the quality of Zuiko lenses [and they are smart to market them as optimized for digital photography]
- SSWF dust removal system [which according to some works the best]
- Live View [XSi and A300 have that too]
- In body Im...
[Olympus Evolt E520 10MP Digital SLR Camera with Image Stabilization w/ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Lens (E520 14-42) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 08/14/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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First SLR with Real Auto Focus Live View Just got this SLR today,have owned many Past & Present. First thoughts are this is a TOP Notch Step Up in a Digital SLR Camera. The Auto Focus in Live View is out of this world, just press the shutter botton half way and you are in focus. I currently Own the Canon 40D and Olympus 510. This is what I have been waiting for,SLR Quailty with the ease of operation of a Point and Shoot for quick easy pictures when you need them. Cant go wrong with this one.
[Olympus Evolt E520 10MP Digital SLR Camera with Image Stabilization w/ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Lens (E520 14-42) review by Izzybee can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Izzybee | | Review Date: | 07/08/2008 | | User Location: | Jersey Shore | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
92% (24 of 26) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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very much worth the purchase The E-520 from Olympus is my first DSLR purchase and I must say that it is an excellent camera. I've taken some great shots with it outside and I'm very impressed. The kit lens (Zuiko 14-42mm) i find to be a great starter lens although in low light situations the auto focus takes much time and can be inaccurate. i plan to get the Olympus Zuiko 12-60mm lens to go with this camera as it handles lower light situations much better. the auto white balance can generally be accurate but i do suggest us...
[Olympus Evolt E520 10MP Digital SLR Camera with Image Stabilization w/ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Lens (E520 14-42) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 08/15/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (8 of 8) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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E510 / E520 | Awesome - Gem of the mid level DSLR: Though I have E510. I actually tried and tested the E520 as well and picked E510 for the 2 kit lens deal and the extra features E520 has over E510 which I rarely care about. I thought to add my E510 review under this to give the readers a better idea about how the Olympus E510/E520 wins over the Canons XSi and Nikon D80 we tested. Hope this helps.
Myself and a Canon lover Friend and a Nikon lover Cousin were hunting for DSLRs. We had Film SLRs and few Point & Shoot Digis. We don't wan...
[Olympus Evolt E520 10MP Digital SLR Camera with Image Stabilization w/ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Lens (E520 14-42) review by Y. Manoharan "Yuva" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Y. Manoharan "Yuva" | | Review Date: | 11/11/2008 | | User Location: | Herndon, VA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (7 of 7) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best Entry Level DSLR I have this SLR with ZD 14-54 2.8-3.5 lens.
There no other body and lens combination under one grand that can match the value and quality of pictures I can get from Olympus. The E520 is compact yet has super ergnormics when compared to E420 and Canon XTi, both of which I owned at one time.
[Olympus Evolt E520 10MP Digital SLR Camera with Image Stabilization w/ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Lens (E520 14-42) review by Drifter can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Drifter | | Review Date: | 09/06/2008 | | User Location: | NYC, NY | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (4 of 4) Users Found This Review Helpful |