Olympus E-10 Digital SLR

October 7, 2004 10:50

4.5/5

March 18, 2004 11:12

5.0/5

February 13, 2004 02:12

5.0/5

January 27, 2004 03:53

5.0/5

June 26, 2002 07:52

4.5/5
I just got this camera, and through a special program with Olympus was able to trade in my old Olympus D-series for a $250.00 discount, making the camera $1050.00. Let me say that at that price I would give this camera a 5 rating for value, at its current retail only a 4, because of the 4.1 mgp resolution. This camera is so loaded with features it is hard to sum them up within this little review, so I will start with its only two downsides which have been commonly mentioned, a) fixed lense and b) 4.1 megapixles. First, Regarding the lense, let me say that there are no other cameras in this price range that have detachable lenses. I think that when consumers see the build quality and features they think (pro camera) but then are dissapointed they cannot remove the lense. I did a lot of research before buying this camera and you cannot even touch a pro-body-type detachable lense camera for less than $2,600.00. (if you have a pile of money Canon makes some awesome cameras around the $5k range) So that comment is unfare. Also, there are 4 add-on lenses available. Second regarding the resolution. I would have liked to see Olympus offer this in 5 mgp's and the E-20 in 6 mgp's, but it would have just raised the price even more. Unless you need poster sized photo resolution, 4.1 mgp's is plenty. This is a short-coming for a camera in this price range, but I think that gievn the array of other solid features, it is acceptable. (As a caviat, I would have never paid the origibal MSRP on this camera, $2000.00, I would have saved my pennies and jumped up to the next level.) As to its positive features, again to many to list, but let me just mention some highlights 1) manual controls for everything; 2) all settings changeable on the fly; 3) manual and automatic settings for everything; 4) superb vew finder; 5) fast auto focus; 6) two types of storage media; 7) recognized as USB drive by any modern CPU w/o software; 8) multiple battery options, attachable lenses, etc, etc. In a nutshell, flexibility, and quality.

May 6, 2003 10:42

4.5/5
So far, the camera has exceeded my expectations. As soon as I get used to the very slight delay when pressing shutter release, I will be getting some great action shots

January 31, 2003 01:53

4.0/5
I've taken about 15,000 photos with my E-10. It's a pretty smart camera. I do alot of action shots outdoors, and really like the camera.

January 21, 2003 09:32

4.0/5
I have either owned or used many digital cameras but this is the best I've tried. It gives excellent results. I wish the optional flash wasn't so expensive.

November 21, 2002 02:22
Good
1.5/5
I have been an E-10 owner for about two years now. It's takes sharp pictures, but there is a bend in the pictures on the edges when zoomed all the way in. Also I have at least 3 dead pixles in the CCD chip. The manual focus should be manual out of focus. You can't get a decent picture that's sharp in focus when using the manual focus setting. The macro setting is a real pain to use because of the depth of field at that magnification. It is tricky taking pictures through glass windows with auto focus. Overall the camera isn't worth the money you spend on it. I am disappointed in Olympus and this camers. The colors are not rich but rather washed out also.

October 25, 2002 06:02

3.0/5
Good quality photos, but service drawbacks should make consumers wary. I recently had moisture seep in between the lens elements. It was sent to Olympus for repair, but was returned with a note stating that it was beyond economic viability to repair. For a camera that cost over $1,000 a year ago, it's hard to believe that the entire camera could be "totaled" so easily, without any recourse for repair.