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Hi folks,
i currently own a fuji hs10 bridge camera and want to upgrade to fomething a little more advanced/flexible.
I have been offered an Olympus E-510 camea with 18-42 and 40-140 lenses plus a 70-300 lens.
I understand this is a 4/3 system and was wondering if it is a worthwhile step up from the fuji.
Does anyone have hands-on experience of this camera to give advice.

MANY THANKS

Phil
 
philangel8 said:
Hi folks,
i currently own a fuji hs10 bridge camera and want to upgrade to fomething a little more advanced/flexible.
I have been offered an Olympus E-510 camea with 18-42 and 40-140 lenses plus a 70-300 lens.
I understand this is a 4/3 system and was wondering if it is a worthwhile step up from the fuji.
Does anyone have hands-on experience of this camera to give advice.

MANY THANKS

Phil
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IMVHO both Olympus and Panasonic m4/3 systems are excellent, and this is from experience.

A couple of very useful sites........

http://fourthirds-user.com/forum/

http://www.mu-43.com/forum.php
 
Thanks for the reply Dave.
those links are excellent.....much appreciated.
Just been on the 4/3 site and seen your shots of the birds of prey.....WOW !!!! superb detail and so sharp,
i am seriously considering an E-510 as my upgrade from the fuji hs10.
 
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Do you mean 4/3 or M4/3? I'm not familiar with the Olympus 4/3 cameras which I think is what your asking about, but although the answer Dave gave is relating to micro4/3 there may not be a huge amount of different in terms of tech.
 
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With the E-510, Phil is talking about FourThirds rather than MicroFourThirds.

As well as the above links, I would heartily recommend a visit to the UK Olympus group, where you will be assured of a warm welcome http://e-group.uk.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=24

Whilst it may be comparatively old technology, the E-510 does have a very good reputation for some applications and is considered by some to be sharper than many of the later models.
 
Mandoo said:
Do you mean 4/3 or M4/3? I'm not familiar with the Olympus 4/3 cameras which I think is what your asking about, but although the answer Dave gave is relating to micro4/3 there may not be a huge amount of different in terms of tech.
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I AM TALKING ABOUT THE OLYMPUS 4/3 SYSTEM WHICH IS NOT THE SAME AS MICRO 4/3 AS FAR AS I AM AWARE...I STAND TO BE CORRECTED IF I AM WRONG THOUGH !!! LOL
 
peak4 said:
With the E-510, Phil is talking about FourThirds rather than MicroFourThirds.

As well as the above links, I would heartily recommend a visit to the UK Olympus group, where you will be assured of a warm welcome http://e-group.uk.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=24

Whilst it may be comparatively old technology, the E-510 does have a very good reputation for some applications and is considered by some to be sharper than many of the later models.
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Hi Bill, i understand that the E-510 may be considered old technology these days, but i have been looking at the various olympus users forums and galleries and i like the quality of the images produced by this model.and all the reviews i have read comment on the quality of the camera with regards to its build and ergonomics,so i am quitesure i will like it.
 
philangel8 said:
Hi Bill, i understand that the E-510 may be considered old technology these days, but i have been looking at the various olympus users forums and galleries and i like the quality of the images produced by this model.and all the reviews i have read comment on the quality of the camera with regards to its build and ergonomics,so i am quite sure i will like it.
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I wasn't knocking it by speaking of "Old Technology" The E-1 never ceases to amaze my with its image quality.
I've no personal experience of the E-5xx, but if the rest of the range are anything to go by, I'm sure you will like it too.
The 14-42mm & 40-150mm kit lenses seem cracking good value for money, and the 70-300mm is capable of excellent results. I reckon the latter needs practice so do persevere. It is also quite capable as a semi macro, and seems ideally suited to butterflies etc. (rather than ants ;)).
Arguably the Mk1 version of the 40-150mm is the better lens, but it is also a fair bit bigger. I'm guessing you will be getting the Mk2 version.

Enjoy. :thumbs:
 
The old Olympus 4/3's always had a pretty good rep and if I remember correctly they have in body image stabilisation. They are a few years old now, but nothing wrong with that.
Olympus are currently working on a new 'high end' 4/3 body so if in the future you want a better camera you'll have the lenses for it.

I don't know anything about your Fuji and couldn't say if it would be worth changing or not, having selection of interchangeable lenses isn't always an advantage.
 
Danny_Two said:
The old Olympus 4/3's always had a pretty good rep and if I remember correctly they have in body image stabilisation. They are a few years old now, but nothing wrong with that.
Olympus are currently working on a new 'high end' 4/3 body so if in the future you want a better camera you'll have the lenses for it.

I don't know anything about your Fuji and couldn't say if it would be worth changing or not, having selection of interchangeable lenses isn't always an advantage.
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Thanks Dan....i do like the HS10...for a bridge camera it is quite exceptional.
the problems only arise because of the small sensor when it comes to printing anything over A4 and the resolution starts to degrade.
 
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